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Fine & Country founder Jon Cooke has promised an autumn of innovation for the agency brand’s licensees. Cooke released a bullish statement...

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...

An estate agency that launched in 2018 saying that High Street offices were dead…has now opened its second physical branch in...

OnTheMarket agents are to have access to the prospecting tool SmartMail, produced by data firm Sprift. SmartMail is a canvassing and prospecting...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, technology has proven to be the answer for many problems faced by sectors across...

The biggest challenge facing many agents in the current climate is the general shortage of stock, both for sales & lettings. Let’s...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...

Estate agents quitting companies and setting up on their own will prosper only by tapping into the most appropriate level of...

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...

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

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:...

It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...

The government is being urged to allow estate and lettings agents to return to work as soon as possible when the...

Week three of the lockdown begins - we hope you’re faring well with these temporary restrictions. We’re here to help where...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

The big question for the industry at the moment is the cost and future of portals.  This is especially key for agents...

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

Housing minister Esther McVey says Compulsory Purchase Orders and brownfield land registers are to be made digitally transparent.  This will allow CPO...

One of the earliest property websites, nethouseprices.com, has been acquired by fledgling property portal OneDome.  Nethouseprices was set up in 2004 and...

A leading agent has urged major portals Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket to feature virtual viewings content more prominently on their platforms. Writing...

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

How can you use data to benefit and better your business? It’s something you’ll no doubt have asked yourself down the...

Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and gone and I find myself now looking ahead to the Summer.  The...

Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...

Firstly, a huge thanks to everyone who shared and commented on my first blog and for all those that emailed me...

PropTech has been the industry soundbite for the last couple of years. For many of my fellow agents, I think it’s one...