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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...

We know that the tenant fee ban has cost letting agents dearly, with an estimated loss of £300 million paid to...

London-focussed business-to-business deal data service LonRes has acquired an anti-money laundering compliance consultancy specialising in residential and commercial property. Financial Crime Services,...

In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...

How can estate and letting agents nurture leads who aren't ready to sell or let a property instantly? It's a question many...

In the run up to his appointment as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson suggested that he might cut Stamp Duty Land Tax...

Global free-to-list property portal Residential People has announced it’s almost at its next milestone of 800,000 listings within its first six...

Zoopla is mining data from users of its website to target sellers on Facebook and Instagram, producing leads and making it unnecessary for agencies to...

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

What a great time to be a letting agent. In decades, never has there been so much change. As you’re well aware,...

Every day thousands of estate agency boards are erected across the UK. Even in the digital age the board remains one...

In the past year it seems every other story has been about PropTech - the big stuff like Purplebricks and the...

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...

Estate and letting agents are being warned not to slow down too early in the run up to Christmas as it...

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

The Competition and Markets Authority is stepping up its campaign to identify and prosecute companies behind cartels - and it’s offering...

The head of a leading Chinese property portal has taken the unusual step of commenting on a British tax policy -...

Those of you who receive (and read) my Sunday PropTech Review will know that, by far and away, the most shared...

Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain orange-tinted president in recent years. And everyone, from tech giants like...

A downbeat report from property investment specialist London Central Portfolio says “there are very few causes for optimism in the domestic...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...

London estate agency Kay & Co says it is targeting Chinese buyers following research data produced by a portal. The China property...

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

There is a common misconception that the private rented sector (PRS) is entirely made up of young professionals and students. While...

The printing industry is in the midst of a decline as digital products and services displace printed materials, which is why...

A new ‘quick buy’ property company claims it will make an offer on any home within 24 hours of the vendor...

In a sign of how technology has become a mainstream part of the house sales process. the consumer group Which? has...

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...

One of the founding agents behind Agents’ Mutual and OnTheMarket and one of the current directors of Countrywide will be amongst...

An organisation that calls itself the Cornish Republican Army - and which has claimed responsibility for starting a fire in one...

Government schemes like Help To Buy, supposedly assisting more people get on the ladder, have little impact on improving social mobility...

Not in vain the distance beacons. Forward, forward let us range, Let the great world spin forever down the ringing grooves of...

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

Fledgling trade body The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) has described Purplebricks as the 'biggest enemy currently facing...

Fine & Country has opened a new office at Lymington in the New Forest.   The branch is using staff from local...

Hybrid agency EweMove is rapidly expanding its network footprint this year and will be a “challenger brand” deliberately designed to be...

Around six in 10 estate agents say their experience shows that mortgage lending restrictions targeting customers aged 55 or over are...

If you provide a service, you expect to be paid for it. Sound fair? But with the forthcoming ban on tenant...

Forecasts are a tricky business. And as I wrote in a recent Industry Views opinion piece, any prediction in the current...

The ESTAS, the unique customer feedback and awards scheme for estate and letting agents and other sectors of the property industry,...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...

A modest 0.4 per cent rise in average asking prices over the past month conceals a nasty surprise for first time...

The summer term – rounders, cricket and hayfever. It's also the last dash before the housing market supposedly closes down for...

There has been a broad welcome for what would appear to be a government U-turn over the imposition of the stamp...

Who are you? My name is Sham, I am based in the UK and my core experience is in running cross border...

In January readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given the opportunity to give their views on proposed...

Surely people will start moving again soon. The employment rate for the last quarter of 2015 is likely to be the...

In many respects 2015 has been a good year. Despite global challenges, we have seen a marked improvement in the UK...

Someone told me the other day that it’s now only seven Mondays till Christmas. Now there’s a scary thought. Best get...

Up Estates, an online estate agency operating chiefly in Coventry, Nuneaton and Hinckley, says it will next year open a string...

Over the past few years Rightmove and Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) have each been spending massive sums on marketing and product...

The recent changes in stamp duty means some investors in high value locations like London are splitting their purchases to reduce...

Labour’s housing spokesperson on the London Assembly wants estate agents and mayor Boris Johnson to take money laundering in property more...

OK, you’re being spoilt. This column is now going to be on a bi-weekly rather than monthly basis. You lucky people,...

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