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Agents using Boomin have managed to convert more than 20% of SmartVal valuation requests into instructions. The challenger portal and lead generation...

Spicerhaart’s annual conference and awards ceremony returned earlier this month after a three-year hiatus caused by the pandemic. The company’s two day...

More than half of properties across England and Wales only meet insulation standards of 1976 or older. The startling figures, based on...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

Agency franchisees with brands such as Hunters, Martin & Co, Belvoir and EasyProperty are being given the chance to sign up...

OnTheMarket has revealed it is expanding the scope and scale of its successful Town Hall initiative in response to growing demand...

Boomin has unveiled its latest round of paying agents. The challenger portal, launched by former Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce, has revealed 10...

Foxtons, Chancellors and Douglas & Gordon have been named among the first paid-up agency brands on Boomin. The challenger portal, launched by...

Spring may be struggling to break through the clouds but agents are continuing to step up for good causes. The humanitarian crisis...

New portal Boomin suggests it has “thousands” of agents who have signed up on a paid basis. The portal - which launched almost...

The ValPal Network, a PropTech supplier working with over 4,000 agency branches across the UK, has calculated the key hour for...

Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce has for the first time given some figures on the usage of some of the key...

With Boomin nearly turning one, I decided to catch up with Michael Bruce, the co-founder of the property website and more...

In a new column, solicitor Colum Smith, an expert in combating fraud at Taylor Rose MW Solicitors, explains why those looking...

A prominent independent production company is looking for property professionals for a new television programme idea to be filmed in the...

Boomin claims that one of the online influencers it has commissioned to create YouTube content has won has many viewers as...

As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...

There’s been a marked reduction in mortgage product availability for a second consecutive month.  Independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says there are...

A national newspaper has lifted the lid on what it alleges to be the backgrounds of high-end self-employed agents who feature...

Netflix’s period romantic comedy Bridgerton appears to have registered with Asian property buyers - and as a result they want to...

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

Identity verification service Credas claims the UK sits second in the list of global money laundering hotspots. The amount laundered - much...

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

Outspoken TV property expert Kirstie Allsopp has told first time buyers they may have to sacrifice lattes, Netflix and gym membership...

Housing ministers have lined up in recent days to support beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Housing minister Chris Pincher, upon hearing of new...

Was Purplebricks right to delist a property from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple - were opposed...

The Bruce brothers’ new portal Boomin has given its first statistics regarding usage following the launch of a new marketing campaign...

The ValPal Network has announced the release of its MovePal app on the Apple App and Google Play stores. The app is...

A hybrid agency that charges no fees to vendors but instead relies on referral fees for income has officially rolled out...

Savills has announced a major new advertising campaign that will run across all media channels, breaking with a 60 second TV...

The chair of the strategic board of fledgling Boomin says most existing portals are merely operating like digital newspapers with listings,...

Boomin is launching a new ad campaign from Boxing Day, December 26 - the date previously associated with record visits to...

A massive multi-million pound marketing blitz by Zoopla starts on Monday. The portal says the campaign will capitalise on what it says...

OnTheMarket has revamped its website in a bid to shed the final connections with the portal’s failed leadership and strategy of...

The product choice for buyers wanting mortgages is now the highest it has been since 2008 according to the independent service...

A survey of sellers shows that 61 per cent of them visit the agent’s website before instructing them. According to respondents the...

The agency that last year was showcased in the one-off Channel 4 show Britain's Most Expensive Houses is now to star...

Boomin has revealed an upgrade to its SmartVal feature, which tries to blend real-time online valuations with local expertise from member...

The Relocation Agent Network has unveiled its speakers for its national conference and exhibition early next month. Called RAN Live! 2021 it...

TV property celebrity Amanda Lamb has revealed the winners of the 2021 allAgents customer experience awards. They were announced at the awards’...

Virtual tours are becoming an increasing necessity for agents when listing properties for sale or let. Covid has of course accelerated this...

A property media analyst claims Purplebricks has record-breaking website traffic thanks to its “relentless” and vast budget marketing. “Whether you like to...

The largest live event in the property industry for two years took place last Friday - the ESTAS awards.  TV property expert...

As a character from a fairly well-known TV show once said, winter is coming and we’re all contemplating where 2021 has...

TV property personality Amanda Lamb has been named as the presenter of the first ever allAgents Annual Customer Experience Awards in...

Fledgling portal Boomin says its new SmartVal tool has received over 10,000 requests since launching in early September. SmartVal is powered in part by...

Rightmove is at the centre of a revolutionary advertising initiative involving Channel 4’s Location, Location, Location. Using Artificial Intelligence technology, a digital...

Purplebricks is launching its biggest advertising campaign in five years this evening. The multichannel campaign kicks off with a 60-second spot on Channel 4’s...

Following speculation overnight, Foxtons - one of London's leading and most high-profile agencies - has this morning announced the appointment of Nigel Rich CBE...

A soap star has swapped scripts for property sales. Actor Marc Silcock was involved in one of ITV soap Emmerdale’s biggest storylines,...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another edition of good will and cheer generated by the industry’s fund-raising heroes. It’s...

A TV advertising campaign begins today to promote SmartVal, its real-time valuation tool available on the Boomin portal. The advertisements will start...

A broker claims the high profile return of the 95 per cent mortgage has actually made little impact on the housing...

There’s a lot being said about how the workforce will operate in the post-pandemic world. We’re still largely remote at Homesearch but as...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

Michael Bruce says the new SmartVal automated valuation system he is this month introducing on Boomin will be the most accurate...

Purplebricks’ chief executive says a £4m marketing blitz scheduled for the autumn will go ahead despite the upheaval caused by the...

Boomin has given its member agents more details of its new valuation tool being launched next month. Called SmartVal, it is described...

Fledgling portal Boomin is launching what it claims to be the most interactive and accurate online valuation tool on the market.  It...

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...

The signs are that even with the stamp duty holiday tapering to a close at the end of the summer, the...

One of the most senior politicians involved in the property industry is embroiled in a row over her anti-Marcus Rashford social...

Purplebricks is to launch an extensive marketing campaign after this summer’s Olympics to emphasise the local knowledge of its 600 agents...

Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...

Have you recovered yet?  We don’t mean the hangover, but the shock from the fact that England never gave their fans cause...

For many, paying money to use an estate agent is primarily because that company has a database of buyers or tenants....

There are now more mortgage products available than at any time since the start of the pandemic in March 2021. Data from...

Buying agents level the playing field with estate agents according to Phil Spencer - the TV property expert who started his...

A Channel 4 property TV presenter is to become an estate agent. Kerr Drummond, who hosts Coast vs Country, has joined the...

A new four part TV series is to lift the lid on some of the agency activities that go on to...

It’s nearly two years since The Tenant Fees Act came into force for tenancies in England. On 1 June 2019 it...

Nationwide Building Society is to become the largest mortgage provider to reintroduce 95 per cent Loan-to-Value home loans without government support.  These...

Purplebricks has pulled off another publicity coup - it’s to sell the Rovers Return in Coronation Street. The hybrid agency, which already...

It’s not just housing transactions that signal a red-hot market - the mortgage landscape is at its strongest for some time...

In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...

With property transactions taking longer than ever and many people operating at capacity, it is easy to overlook the progress made,...

Zoopla today begins a new marketing drive - the latest move in the fierce battle between Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket and Boomin. Zoopla is...

The latest Moneyfacts monitor of the mortgage market suggests a significant number of new 95 per cent products - even without the...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...

The Bruce brothers' new portal Boomin has launched a day early - and no, this isn't an April Fool. The site went live...

Here are the first three TV adverts for Boomin, the new property portal which launches on Friday.The new website launches early...

A controversial property crowdfunding platform, criticised in the past on TV's Dragon’s Den, has gone into administration.  The House Crowd was launched...

Bank of England figures reveal that in February there were 87,700 mortgage approvals - down from a peak of 103,700 in...

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

Another TV programme will this weekend examine the fate of Suzy Lamplugh, the London estate agent who disappeared 35 years ago...

Mortgage availability has risen for the fifth consecutive month according to respected market monitor Moneyfacts. With 3,532 products on offer, this is...

Boomin has revealed its launch date after months of high-profile publicity. It’s to be three and a half weeks from now on...

One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been the Netflix show Call My Agent! It’s a surprise success, perhaps, because...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Jake Field - Area Sales Manager What is lets bid Property...

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...

This week’s In Conversation Today interviewee needs no introduction. One of the property industry’s most recognisable names, she has been a...

First time buyers with just a 10 per cent deposit - for long almost excluded from the mortgage market - now...

Property porn as a popular pastime is as big in the US as it is here, as fans of shows like Netflix’s...

There’s now more choice in the mortgage market than at any time since last March, before the pandemic reached a peak. The...

Boomin, created by Michael and Kenny Bruce, promises “highly memorable and engaging” TV and radio ads at its launch in the near...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity, the regular round-up of industry good work. Whatever the cause, it’s great to publicise agents’...

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to buying agent and TV property pundit Henry...

An estate agent has shut both branches of his business for safety reasons and wants tighter Coronavirus restrictions on the industry.  ITV...

The online petition calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday is set to pass 100,000 signatures today. This means the...

Two of the most outspoken agents in the industry have criticised those calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday...

A national newspaper is today launching a campaign for the stamp duty holiday to be extended. The Daily Telegraph says its campaign...

Property expert Phil Spencer is warning that “chaos” and “mayhem” looms in the housing market if the stamp duty holiday is...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

The UK outlet of Warren Buffett's estate agency empire is launching its first TV advert in this country.  Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Kay &...

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...

One of the country’s most exclusive agencies, UK Sotheby’s International Realty, was the subject of a Channel 4 documentary last evening. The...

One of Countrywide’s top-end brands begins a TV advertisement campaign on Boxing Day.  Hamptons’ ad is the first ever TV promotion from the agency and...

A 10 week marketing campaign is being launched by Zoopla - and the portal urges agents to stay open as much...

Agents and property experts have reacted angrily to the government's refusal to extend the stamp duty holiday. The government has told campaigners that...

A TV show relating the story of London estate agent Suzy Lamplugh will this evening reveal that there is a possible new...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

A TV advert for Rightmove first screened in 2018 has been cleared of gender stereotyping. A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority...

A prominent PropTech supplier wants agents to hand over much more information to conveyancers to allow them to make faster progress on...

A new report funded by high profile consumer champion Martin Lewis says the government must do more to help ‘mortgage prisoners’. These...

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...

Hello and welcome to yet another Agents Do Charity, the weekly forum for the industry to share its good news on...

Boomin is to levy a traditional monthly fee for estate and letting agents listing on the site, in line with other...

Recent figures emanating from the mortgage and housing market suggest that – since lockdown was ended in mid-May – transaction levels...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

We all know what the problem is, but what’s the solution? The problem is that landlords, thinking they offer a valuable service...

Hello and welcome to the start of the weekend and that means it's time for Agents Do Charity. Each week, we publicise...

Another US real estate agency wants to follow Keller Williams, Berkshire Hathaway and others by opening in the United Kingdom. Nest Seekers International...

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...

With access to finance being such a hot topic at the moment, more and more estate agents are turning to commercial...

Zoopla has been awarded £50,000 of premium ad space with the Telegraph Media Group in recognition of a campaign to help the UK...

A leading buying agency is warning sellers and buyers not to jump the gun and abandon London in the belief that...

Estate agents’ offices have been explicitly mentioned by the Scottish Government as locations where face masks must now be worn by...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

Zoopla says it wants to know what agents think of its new TV advert which airs from tomorrow but can be...

Zoopla has revealed details of its biggest ever marketing campaign in a bid to cash in on agents’ growing dissatisfaction with...

OnTheMarket has confirmed it is “considering” making redundancies - the second of the large portals to be in this position. Rumours have been...

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

What do General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and WhatsApp have in common? Yes, they are American companies that boasted revenues of $50...

Steve, his name was. Steve, the board man. A rather frightening man, if truth be told. When I started at Foxtons, he used...

A founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, suggests there was nothing wrong with the controversial Commisery TV ads that contributed to making...

An agent in Hertfordshire says he routinely secures 5,000 visits to ‘live open houses’ on Facebook Live, and have on one...

Zoopla's Research and Insight Director Richard Donnell writes: Just over a fortnight on since the Chancellor announced the Stamp Duty holiday and...

The online agency Housesimple has rebranded to become 'Strike' with immediate effect. The news comes as a surprise given the apparent success...

With stamp duty cuts and 90% mortgages on their way back, anyone could think the housing market was about to go...

The advertising and sponsorship links between Purplebricks and Team GB have won the agency a silver medal according to a leading...

Britain’s second largest lender is to offer 90 per cent loan to value mortgages once again from next Monday - a...

An industry analyst is challenging the long-established agents’ view that reducing or temporarily scrapping stamp duty would help the market. On the...

Have you ever wondered how industry-specific software and property portals have influenced the typical estate agency of today? A new book, which...

Purplebricks is starting a new wave of TV advertisements today, continuing its theme from earlier this year as a sponsor of...

A survey of 2,000 prospective movers by Zoopla shows the vast majority still intent on buying - but younger purchasers’ plans...

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...

The death has been announced of one of the country’s leading campaigners against the injustices of the leasehold system, Louie Burns. Burns...

An estate agency with a reputation for PropTech innovation says it now live-streams all instructions in a bid to operate more...

There’s no doubt we’re in a less-than-rosy phase of the property cycle. This, however, is not another doom and gloom piece:...

The outlook for the housing market is still taking shape, but here I take a look at three market indicators to...

Housing Minister Chris Pincher and Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick stayed well clear of the Dominic Cummings row over the weekend -...

The acting chief executive of OnTheMarket says the Coronavirus crisis could indirectly create a catalyst for change in the portals marketplace. Clive...

Over Easter we carried stories of good deeds done by agents and how firms were coping with working from home -...

We all know the world has gone digital—nothing new there. Every time you jump online, you’re one of 4.5 billion internet...

An estate agency that runs its own TV shows via YouTube has launched a second season featuring local companies, amenities and...

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

Hello and welcome to this week’s list of good work - yes, despite the virus lockdown.  Earlier this week we featured many...

Purplebricks has this morning revealed what it calls “immediate and significant measures to preserve cash and implement a lean operating model”...

Nested is the latest online agency to base a marketing campaign around criticism of established estate agents.  In three 30-second TV ads...

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...

Who are you? Jed Topping, Business Development Executive for Virgin Media How can sales and letting agents work with Virgin Media to earn extra revenue?...

The government will not announce a Mansion Tax at next month’s Budget. It was first reported by the Sunday Telegraph a week ago,...

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

Conservatives have been lining up to criticise a mansion tax which may be introduced on expensive homes to fund infrastructure improvements...

Agents now have only seven days to complete a referral fees survey, announced late on Friday by Trading Standards and The...

Agents have reacted angrily to the government contemplating introducing a Mansion Tax, and to the Housing Secretary not ruling out the...

The National Trading Standards Estate & Letting Agency Team and The Property Ombudsman have launched an urgent survey to assess awareness...

For a very long time, it was one of the best ways – if not the best way – of generating...

Here’s a reminder of some news we broke last week - the hugely-respected Phil Spencer starts a regular column for the...

The hugely-respected Phil Spencer is to write a regular column for the industry on Estate Agent Today under the auspices of...

Purplebricks today launches its media campaign as ‘The Official Estate Agent of Team GB’ for this summer’s Olympic Games. Today’s PR onslaught...

He’s a young and very wealthy up-and-coming MP in his 30s, a Cambridge graduate who also studied in the US and...

Zoopla is launching a new eight week marketing campaign on Boxing Day - and Estate Agent Today has an exclusive look at...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

OnTheMarket’s TV advert, promoting its ‘New & exclusive’ feature, will be back on screens from Boxing Day ahead of what it calls a...

A leading estate agent has urged others in the industry to follow his example and make local TV programmes to build...

It’s beginning to look a lot like…we’re running a very popular service for agents, as we’ve been inundated with more fund-raising...

There’s bad news peak-time TV shows this evening like DIY SOS and Coronation Street - it looks likely that viewers will...

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

This line is one that I use a lot in my speeches and presentations, often as part of the final slide. I...

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...

The number of prime residential housing transactions has increased rapidly in the past two decades and even in the past five...

London agency Benjamin Stevens has made a lifestyle-focused viral ‘TV show’ for YouTube viewers. The agency has called it North London TV...

Yopa – launched in 2015 as part of the new breed of hybrid operators seeking to shake up the industry –...

The police are looking for witnesses or anyone who can help identify the burglars accused of an extensive spray-paint attack on...

As the country nears a Brexit deal (maybe… perhaps… possibly) there’s time to reflect on a quite contrasting process - the no-nonsense...

A few weeks ago, I came across a couple of really interesting articles which I immediately thought worth writing a piece...

Upad, the national online letting agent set up by entrepreneur James Davis has announced that it is “closed to new business”...

Countrywide says London agency Greene & Co, acquired back in May 2015, will become ‘fully immersed’ into its Hamptons International brand...

A study from Santander Mortgages has blown the cover on first time buyers, suggesting they know almost nothing and research very...

OnTheMarket TV adverts return on Monday with what the portal calls “a refreshed version” giving more prominence to its ‘new and...

The Guardian has revealed that small investors lured into putting money into TV property guru Kevin McCloud’s eco-friendly housing projects -...

It’s that time again. Each year I take a look at newspaper readership - not from the angle of journalists, but...

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

Esther McVey is to be the new housing minister - one of the most seasoned politicians to take the job in...

How many of you are in favour of estate agents being licenced? Would most agents rather not be overseen by a regulator...

Property pundit Henry Pryor says he is invited on TV and radio in order to provide “balance” against estate agents who...

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

The minister at the centre of reforms to the estate and lettings industry sector has apologised for what she calls “inappropriate...

Instant online valuation service The ValPal Network has revealed a conveyancing partner which it says will help agents boost referral fees.  The...

My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has been an interesting journey, however I don’t want to bore you...

A TV production company is looking for family-run estate agencies to be considered for a possible reality TV show. Curve Media -...

A volume house builder is launching a TV advertising campaign claiming its properties are a “premium alternative” to second hand homes...

Earlier this month we celebrated the 16th annual ESTAS Awards, once again hosted by TV property expert Phil Spencer.  The glittering ceremony...

It appears almost certain that there will be another new housing minister named when a new Conservative leader - and thus...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

Franchise giant Hunters is to be the subject of a Channel 4 TV show on air this evening at 8pm.  When I...

The scores have been counted and the results are in for the 2019 ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Zoopla. On Friday, over 1,000...

In a world where people want instant gratification, it’s important to find ways to connect and engage with customers when they...

Landmark Information’s online valuation tool SmartVal is being retired by the company, with agents who use it being advised to switch to...

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...

The issue of ‘intergenerational fairness’ has been raised in recent weeks, some might say somewhat ironically by a House of Lords’...

Trading in OnTheMarket’s shares was subject to two so-called Price Monitoring Extensions - temporary freezing of transactions because of erratic movements. The...

A lawyer appears to be suggesting that ‘clean and tidy’ clauses be inserted into house purchase deals, allowing buyers to retain...

A man has surrendered to police after admitting smashing an estate agency's window. The Oxford Mail reports that a 30-year-old from Abingdon, who has...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

Two of the PropTech sector's highest profile digital marketing suppliers are integrating in a bid to help agents nurture the leads...

It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

Police are continuing to appeal for information on a horrific hammer attack on the owner and chairman of Bridges Estate Agents...

It’s no secret that the UK’s housing sector is in crisis. Headlines scream about the shortage of new-build homes. TV pundits...

An estate agency which was set up in south Wales late last year is opening a new branch that it describes...

GetAgent, the comparison estate agency business, has secured £2.2m in investment from a consortium of investors including Channel 4. The backers are...

The best suppliers to the estate and letting agent sector for customer service have been announced by the ESTAS in the...

Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive.  Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...

Nobody likes change. It makes people feel threatened, undermines their confidence, and makes them worry about the future. But regardless of...

Monthly mortgage payments as a proportion of income have dropped to 31 per cent now from 43 per cent a decade...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...

The former LSL director of estate agency, David Newnes, has made what is officially described as “a significant investment” in a...

OnTheMarket is to continue its TV advertising campaign throughout February - and this time it’s ad is also going to be...

An estate agent who stole per £300,000 from an estate agency spent the money on designer goods and expensive holidays -...

The monthly index of house price changes in Britain’s major cities, for many years operated under the Hometrack banner, has been...

Michael O’Flaherty, an area director at the Connells Group and at one time a resident property expert on a popular TV...

Agents need to focus on more targeted marketing using a mix of traditional and modern methods to optimise their position in...

In what promises to be a transformative year for conveyancing in the UK, the ESTAS is joining forces with the well-known...

A PropTech firm that provides photography for virtual tours, floor plans and online and hard copy property details is relocating from Latvia to...

It’s been an interesting week of contrasts when it comes to online replacing ‘the old school’. Data from that clever consultancy The...

Recent years have seen tighter regulation and new legislation hit the lettings industry. Combined with the fee ban, there is no...

Early figures suggest record numbers of people visited Rightmove just after Christmas, giving renewed hope that the market may step up...

It’s been reported that an estate agency in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, has had its windows smashed, causing £1,500 of damage. Arlington...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

Zoopla is launching its latest advertising campaign from Boxing Day with ideas from the creative minds behind Wallace & Gromit.  From Wednesday...

Emoov has this afternoon appointed administrators as a result of not being able to secure a buyer - the move had...

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...

The introduction of the Propertymark brand as a ‘consumer friendly’ umbrella name for a series of trade bodies has been a...

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

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

Agents may sometimes have a tense relationship with conveyancers but admit it - when our legal colleagues are good, they are...

It is a sobering thought that 40 years have slipped by since I first ran a tape measure across the inside...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

Purplebricks’ share price dropped yesterday to barely over 200p - its lowest level for some 18 months and reflecting a near...

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Marco Ferrara, Director of Tili What is Tili and what does...

Tili does all the work to deliver a smooth home move for customers and income for agents. An innovative and easy to...

OnTheMarket today launches a new TV advertising campaign which aims to highlight its 'New & Exclusive' marketing feature. Agents listing with the...

Some 175,000 pieces of data relating to service in the conveyancing sector have been provided by 7,000 consumers for the second annual Conveyancer Awards...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld one of two complaints made against OnTheMarket's TV and print advertising. The complaints refer to...

An established estate agency in Guernsey is being listed as 'voluntarily winding up' and liquidators have been appointed. Concerns about Sarnia Estate...

The brief but troubled history of individuals and companies attempting to raffle homes as prizes has received another blow as a...

Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - and as ever we have a breakdown of key moves within our industry. To...

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...

Hello and welcome to this week’s hat-tip towards those in our industry doing so much to help others in need. Summer fund-raising...

The creative agency behind the new round of Purplebricks Commisery TV advertisements have been explaining the philosophy they brought to the...

Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...

Another Purplebricks ad has been stamped down on by the Advertising Standards Authority following a complaint by Hunters Property Group - but...

Senior management at Countrywide came in for a pasting on Twitter yesterday as TV market commentator and buying agent Henry Pryor...

Location, Location, Location: it’s no coincidence the TV show seized on that title because the importance of a property’s position is...

News media in Australia say Purplebricks is the subject of an investigation by a consumer watchdog in the province of Western...

Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help compensate for the introduction of...

Russell Quirk, chief executive of Emoov, says his agency is now one of the top seven in the UK following its...

OnTheMarket’s first formal annual figures released since its flotation reveal losses in what it describes as its “transformational year” but also...

TV property expert Sarah Beeny says she expects online agencies to take 70 per cent market share in the future -...

The so-called ‘merger’ of Emoov, Tepilo and a lettings firm is actually an acquisition by Emoov of the other two companies. That's...

Firstly, my sincere apologies - it has now been over a month since my last PropTech blog, doesn’t time fly!  In the...

Two online agents and a number of PropTech companies have been named in startups.co.uk's Startups 100 index. Coming in at number 64...

As promised a few weeks ago, this week’s Natter concentrates on the importance of content, design and social media, three easily...

Online estate agencies are the centre of attention right now - but one of them seems to be seeking publicity in...

GetAgent, an estate agent comparison website, has won investment from a growth fund that also provides a 10 month advertising campaign on...

Ever wondered what it’s like to be on the frontline of property journalism? Well, wonder no more, as our very own...

A new survey suggests that despite many lenders increasing their rates, most mainstream mortgages are down compared to the start of...

Barclays is next week launching a so-called ‘green mortgage’ which links the loan to the Energy Performance Certificate rating of the...

A US TV company is considering making a news programme about Russian involvement in property transactions in the UK and particularly London. The...

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

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...