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More than one in four estate agents are unsatisfied with the property portals that they use, according to a new survey. An...

In his latest column, Jonathan Rolande, founder of House Buy Fast, explains how those working in the sector can beat the...

Prestige and Village, the premium property agency firm, are continuing their drive to recruit more estate agents as part of their...

It may be cliche to say, but technology is advancing at such a fast pace. So fast, in fact, that according...

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...

Kirstie Allsopp says the Sunday Times has amended its report of an interview in which she says first time buyers may...

Location Location Location co-presenter Kirstie Allsopp has fought back after her comments on first time buyers were sharply criticised oil social...

OnTheMarket figures for the first half of this year show stronger revenue and improved profits. Agency numbers have increased modestly since January...

Two leading agencies and an agent network have signed up to the UK’s first dedicated portal for those finding, researching, buying...

A health business is offering a free support package to estate agencies with between three and 100 employees, to help staff...

Only half of the branches signed up to Zoopla have taken advantage of one or other of the discount offers made...

It’s time to draw a line in the sand and condemn our rival portals for their current charging structure. Little will...

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...

Another weekend, another storm: it’s hard to put a smile on your face when winter goes on this long but the...

An agent is defying attempts by a property portal to get him to pay subscriptions for two branches - because he...

“Multiple”members of the new trade body, the Federation of Independent Agents, are considering cancelling their subscriptions to Rightmove. FIA founder Graham Lock...

OnTheMarket’s share price slumped to an all-time low just before the end of trading last week. The price fell to 69.0p during trading on...

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...

OnTheMarket has applied to the London Stock Exchange for the release of over a million new shares to agents who have...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Eric Woodhams F.N.A.E.A. mio Account Manager What is mio and what...

Shareholders at today’s annual general meeting of OnTheMarket will hear the latest conversion figures showing how many agents on free or...

The head of the portal PropertyMutual has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of being “corporate dinosaurs” and has called on agents...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

Almost one in five online sales valuations generated by The ValPal Network over a two-year period resulted in a completion with...

A property technology analyst has floated the idea that portals could become eclipsed by powerful alternatives such as Google, triggered by...

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

OnTheMarket is declining to comment after suggestions were floated that some debts by its member agents could be deferred, or in some...

The roadshow of presentations of Agents’ Mutual’s plans to float on the stock market have just passed the half-way mark. Remaining sessions...

Agents’ Mutual has confirmed that it proposes to form a new company, OnTheMarket plc, to list on the AIM market of...

As an agency business, how much are you spending on professional body memberships? Perhaps it’s time to question how much you...

One of Britain’s foremost PropTech experts says OnTheMarket could still disrupt the portal landscape - but has trust issues following disputes...

An online search engine claims it will allow estate agents to “make significant cost savings in advertising portal fees” with the...

Solicitors’ company Tollers says more than 50 estate agents have now formally instructed it in relation to claims against Agents’ Mutual,...

Over 40 separate estate agencies have agreed to join forces to fund litigation against Agents’ Mutual, parent company of OnTheMarket. The firms represent...

Agents' boards get a lot of stick. Many see them as stains on the landscape, some see them as useless in...

Zoopla is set to announce its latest total of agent members later this week. Back in May Zoopla revealed that it had...

Zoopla says it has lost 16 per cent of its global members in the year to the end of March -...