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In the bustling world of social media, success isn't just about posting content; it's about fostering engagement, maintaining consistency, and implementing...

If you saw our recent article, you’ll know that one in five (19.24%) ValPal leads generated via Facebook ads actually went...

Winkworth is expanding its country house operation to capitalise on demand from UK and international buyers. The operation will work from Winkworth’s...

In 1999 (yep) I set up some websites thinking I could generate leads from everyone in the world. I had an...

The Register of Overseas Entities has hit the 30,000 registration milestone. The register, which is administered by Companies House, came into force...

We’re now just 2 days away from the end of 2023 and what a year it’s been for the property industry....

The Guild of Property Professionals is urging estate agents across the UK to be on high alert as cyberattacks targeting the...

Welcome back to the second instalment of our blog series on social media marketing tips for estate agents! In part one,...

The Government’s First Homes Scheme is set to be the first state-backed initiative to use digital property logbooks. It comes after a...

Many agents have forgotten what it takes to sell property, an industry figure claims. Speaking on the latest Agents MVMT Pass The...

According to research, the average cost of home insurance was £300 in 2022 – a record low. However, this could increase...

Have you heard of the Pareto Principle…? Named after economist Vilfredo Pareto, it describes the imbalance of most work-related events -...

This May, we saw almost twice as many properties listed for sale across the UK than there were in May 2022....

Whether you know them as sold-in-your-area campaigns, sold-on-your-road postcards or 20:20s, the practice of prospecting 20 doors up and 20 doors...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Home-movers are being warned to be on alert for ‘Friday afternoon fraud,’ which experts claim is becoming more common since the...

Taking a proactive approach with viewing generation can increase foot flow through properties and generate more offers, and ultimately close more...

Did you know that 46% of withdrawn properties will return to the market within 24 months? Here are 3 steps showing...

For agents who take full advantage of new developments in technology in 2023, it’s a chance for them to move ahead...

Thousands of foreign companies with property in the UK have failed to declare their true owners. It comes as new anti-money laundering (AML)...

Outbound and inbound marketing have many elements in common, but they’re still very different approaches within your marketing strategy to achieve...

In recent weeks, the big buzzword across all industries has been AI, as it has the real potential to transform the...

Rightmove has launched a new product that enables an agent’s brand to be seen by more prospective local sellers who are...

In this guest piece, Andy Jones, Corporate & Build To Rent Director at LRG, looks at whether commercial property can help solve...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt should be wary of placing a greater financial burden on homeowners in next weeks’s Autumn Statement, an agent...

Foxtons has upped its expectations for its full year financial performance despites acknowledging a “less certain market backdrop.” A trading update from...

A portal that has historically focused on affordable housing and accessible rental listings is trailing a move into sales. MovingSoon, which provides...

Agency acquirer the Lomond Group has further extended its national footprint after targeting a burgeoning city in North West England for...

Is Facebook giving you a headache? If you’re in the property sector, you’re not alone! From the Cambridge Analytica Scandal to...

A webinar explaining the best way to navigate the tough new Facebook advertising rules for estate agents is to be hosted...

The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...

Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...

During the summer holidays, your home is left susceptible to opportunistic thieves. Despite this rise in threat, data found that only...

Yesterday’s publication of Purplebricks’ annual results – which made for very difficult reading for the troubled brand – came as part...

With green issues on the agenda more than ever, homeowners wanting to learn more about making their homes more eco-friendly have...

Recent months have seen interest rates rise from historic lows back closer to pre-financial crisis levels as the Bank of England...

Anti-money laundering (AML) software provider SmartSearch is warning of a rise in financial crime, particularly targeting smaller property firms. A survey of...

A client called asking for advice on their social media marketing strategy. They’d thrown a lot of budget at it, but...

More than 100,000 property transactions have benefitted from access to digitised local land charges (LLCs) data. Conveyancing software provider Search Acumen has...

Images can have the ability to paint a vivid image, but video content can take this to the next level if...

A lack of mortgage knowledge could be holding buyers back, research claims. A survey of more than 1,000 consumers by Nottingham Building...

An industry veteran who helped train Purplebricks agents has partnered with easyProperty to foster its franchisee talent. The online hybrid agent is...

A rural body in Wales has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals for draconian new taxes on second homes.  Earlier this...

Estate agents and other property businesses need to ensure their customer screening processes are robust and up to date following extensive...

A lead generation platform that boasts Leaders, EweMove and Northwood amongst its clients says it’s expanding into mortgages. Rentround, now in its...

As debate rages over levelling up and a north/south property divide, in the first of a new monthly column, property expert...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

Zoopla’s chief operating officer says the portal has made progress for agents in 2021 but recognises there’s more to do next...

A business analyst is warning that the growing emphasis on energy efficiency of homes could spell trouble for the value of...

Zoopla says its new In-Search ads have secured over 38m impressions since their launch.  ‘In-Search’ ads are hosted on Zoopla’s listings search...

Buyers are being warned about scams conning people out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. The Law Society of England and Wales...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well surmises the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

A long-standing critic of OnTheMarket, who was once excluded from a presentation by the portal’s leadership, has spoken enthusiastically of the...

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

HM Revenue & Customs is reported to be targeting recent home buyers after a slump in income from property taxes during...

The Crown Prosecution Service has joined in the criticism of unemployed estate agent Lewis Hughes, who last week admitted a count...

As agents, we’ve finally got used to the word PropTech - some of us even like it! What’s more, PropTech has,...

A leading agent has been in touch with EAT to vent his frustration at the government for extending most of the...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching a new PropTech platform called Fee Street, which is in its own words “dedicated...

One of the men behind the defunct Emoov online estate agency has re-emerged as the head of a marketing service. The service...

Over the next few years, the property sector is set to change for the better – all thanks to PropTech. While the...

The last 12 months have heralded significant change across the property market and indeed we could argue across all markets in...

The Nationwide Building Society has launched a product which, controversially, allows some first time buyers to borrow 5.5 times their income. From...

As the property market continues to boom, competition between portals such as Zoopla, Rightmove, OnTheMarket and Boomin has been hotting up...

We’ve all spent the past nine months adapting to a more digital way of life. Whether that’s been working from home,...

A mortgage has been launched targeting borrowers who believe they are unlikely to complete their purchase before the stamp duty holiday’s...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...

Zoopla has revealed a multi-million-pound programme of future developments which have taken 18 months to finalise. Chief executive Charlie Bryant has told...

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...

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

Today sees the government’s Spending Review, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak taking centre stage as he presents a 12 month spending plan to...

The founder of OneDome says a likely housing market slowdown is the perfect time for agents to optimise revenue by investing in PropTech. Babek Ismayil believes...

Residential People, one of many free-to-list platforms in the hectic portal marketplace, is set to launch which it calls its “AI...

Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

The property market has bounced back with all of the expected resilience and flexibility that is its hallmark since it reopened...

The country producing the largest number of buyers of prime London properties is not China, nor from north America or the...

I wanted to take this opportunity to write an advice piece on what we here at Angels Media have found important...

A buying agency targeting what it calls the “prime and super-prime” London market is offering clients not only a sourcing service, but also...

Be proactive, have a plan, and keep prospecting.  After the easing of lockdown measures, it’s safe to say the property market picked...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...

A new portal launches today with 100,000 listings and a pledge to target buyers largely ignored by established websites - investors. It’s...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

A new website that describes itself as an estate agency says it wants to “empower people to sell their own home”...

Businesses across all sectors have struggled to adapt to the changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. One group that have bucked...

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have announced that they are extending their cut-price fees deals, introduced because of Coronavirus. This morning Rightmove says: "We have...

The latest branch of Fine & Country says it intends to expand both its premises and its workforce by the end...

A hybrid agency which set a target of rivalling Purplebricks when it launched has announced a recruitment drive and expansion in...

Consumers are not as worried as they should be about conveyancing fraud, putting them at risk of losing life-changing sums of...

OnTheMarket is not responding to requests to reveal details of any pay-off for its chief executive Ian Springett, who was sacked...

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...

The people behind an online valuation service is warning agents that having a widget on their website is not enough by...

Independent agents in a fast-growing trade body are to be given the opportunity to secure exclusivity on land deals and new...

The Property Franchise Group - which operates five High Street agency brands and the EweMove hybrid - has set up a...

First things first, a big happy New Year to everyone. Welcome to 2020! It looks set to be another interesting year...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

The new managing director of easyProperty claims the hybrid agency will be targeting branch managers and senior negotiators who think they...