To commemorate PayProp’s 20th year in business, Estate Agent Today’s Lee Dahill took a walk down memory lane with Neil Cobbold,...
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![Conveyancing executive joins open property data committee](/upload/images/shutterstock_1559871887(1).jpg)
The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has expanded its executive committee with the appointment of Nick Chadbourne from conveyancing panel provider LMS. The...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![New lawyers action group queries material information rules](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A new action group has been formed that is expressing concern about ineffective legal regulation as well as extra responsibilities being...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla-backed Alto launches proptech Partner Hub](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Agency software provider Alto has launched a new Partner Hub for proptech firms. The Zoopla-backed brand said proptech firms will be able...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Proptech firm defies investment downturn with £4m fundraise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Blockchain property network Coadjute has secured £4m of funding as it looks to continue efforts to transform the ease and speed...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![GetAgent ranked among fastest growing UK tech firms](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
Estate agency comparison website GetAgent has been ranked amongst the UK’s 50 fastest growing technology companies in the 2022 Deloitte UK...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today – PropTech shows Britain can still be a leader on the world stage](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents urged to ‘get heads out of the sand’ on transaction times](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransactionsConcept-400x310.jpg)
Industry veteran Bryan Mansell has questioned why the property sector has allowed transaction times to slow to record levels. It comes as...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Proptech firms partner to boost agency offerings](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-4-400x310.jpg)
Agency proptech supplier Muuvo has partnered with Canopy to provide its RentPassport and RentTracking products. Muuvo provides software for agents to help...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![What can estate agents learn from tech companies?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineAgents-1-400x310.jpg)
When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...
19 March 2022
From: Features
![Phil Spencer - Now is the perfect time to reassess your agency](/upload/images/library/PhilSpencer-MoveIQ-EATLAT-400x310.jpg)
Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![We Salute You! - industry tribute after the stamp duty holiday frenzy](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-2020-400x310.jpg)
The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Unique Property Reference Number concept backed by government](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
The government has thrown its weight behind the concept of Unique Property Reference Numbers as a way of speeding up transactions. UPRNs...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today – have we reached peak PropTech?](/img/default/eat.png)
In the third part of this series, Neil Cobbold – Chief Sales Officer at rental payment automation provider PayProp – explores...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket success: agency numbers up, in profit, repays furlough](/img/default/eat.png)
OnTheMarket’s new chief executive has posted his first full year’s trading figures - and they suggest the portal is making progress...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cutting through the noise – evaluating the volume of estate agent partnerships](/img/default/eat.png)
We recently conducted a survey and discussion session with estate and lettings agencies called Agency panel - Cut through the noise...
22 May 2021
From: Features
![State of the property nation survey…have your say!](/img/default/eat.png)
Will Rightmove still be the dominant portal by 2030? Will Boomin really shake up the industry as Purplebricks did before it?...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - is working from anywhere the future for UK estate agency?](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...
13 March 2021
From: Features
![Property Natter: why didn’t Foxtons’ American dream work out?](/img/default/eat.png)
Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...
26 September 2020
From: Features
![PropTech Today - why do PropTech companies fail?](/img/default/eat.png)
I was giving an interview this week for an upcoming conference - yet another to convert from a physical to a...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: why haven’t the Big 4 tech firms got involved with property?](/img/default/eat.png)
For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...
12 September 2020
From: Features
![Anti-Rightmove agencies sign up to free-to-list challenger portal](/img/default/eat.png)
OneDome has released a list of High Street agencies that have signed up to its free-to-list portal and sister website Nethouseprices -...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Start-ups saving letting agents time and money will thrive](/img/default/eat.png)
As we adjust to a life post-Covid-19, letting agents, landlords, and tenants are thinking - ways to speed up the process...
24 June 2020
From: Features
![Property Jobs Today - key appointments made during lockdown](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - our first for some weeks as the coverage has previously been dominated by...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Change - The key to unlocking demand after the lockdown](/img/default/eat.png)
If it’s really the case that estate agents’ offices could be in the category of High Street premises first allowed to...
18 April 2020
From: Features
![Conquering Corona - self-employment webinar, more PropTech offers](/img/default/eat.png)
Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – how is the industry coming together during self-isolation?](/img/default/eat.png)
Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...
28 March 2020
From: Features
![LonRes at 20: the lightbulb moment behind one of the first PropTech firms](/img/default/eat.png)
The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...
14 March 2020
From: Features
![All Change: new TA6 Property Information Form launches next week](/img/default/eat.png)
The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - who’s in? who’s out? who’s moving?](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![The government’s PropTech plans have the potential to be good news for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...
14 December 2019
From: Features
![PropTech firms link to maximise valuation leads for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
PropTech services The ValPal Network and Loop Software have launched an integration which they say will reduce admin and maximise valuation opportunities...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Reapit’s new platform “to take away manual grunt work” from agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Reapit has launched a platform, cloud infrastructure and marketplace called Foundations which aims to provide “all the PropTech solutions” for agencies’...
07 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: The government and its attitude towards PropTech](/img/default/eat.png)
It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...
23 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: What is the point of industry collaboration? It’s a risk, surely?](/img/default/eat.png)
I have been banging on about partnerships and collaborations for years now. Whether it’s between two real estate firms, two PropTech firms,...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Recruiting staff - new platform promising industry 'disruption'](/img/default/eat.png)
We’re accustomed to tech firms promising disruption in how homes are bought, let, sold and rented: now one is pledging to...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Nurturing leads is top priority as high-profile PropTech firms join forces](/img/default/eat.png)
Two of the PropTech sector's highest profile digital marketing suppliers are integrating in a bid to help agents nurture the leads...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![How can agents keep property transactions on track?](/img/default/eat.png)
More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...
30 March 2019
From: Features
![Major Purplebricks backer launches new PropTech start-up fund](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the largest investors in Purplebricks has now joined forces with an off-shoot of luxury car firm Porsche to launch...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Is PropTech ‘atrocious’ at marketing, or do we need to relax?](/img/default/eat.png)
An interesting debate has been sparked in PropTech this week. It started with an interview, published on YouTube, in which Kristjan Byfield...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![In Light of the Fee Ban, Can PropTech Firms Damage Control?](/img/default/eat.png)
Recent years have seen tighter regulation and new legislation hit the lettings industry. Combined with the fee ban, there is no...
10 January 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Emoov’s humiliation - the fallout for the industry](/img/default/eat.png)
Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...
08 December 2018
From: Features
![Smaller estate agencies to have access to cutting-edge IT under new plan](/img/default/eat.png)
A property software guru says he wants PropTech firms to join with him in an ‘open platform’ which would allow smaller...
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Which hybrid agents and PropTech firms made the top 100 startups list?](/img/default/eat.png)
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...
22 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: UK PropTech Awards 2018 - the winners](/img/default/eat.png)
There is a lull in my imminent flat sale. Just no activity at all, despite a price reduction! So, I am forced...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Ex-London agency director takes a swipe at firms 'doing a Purplebricks'](/img/default/eat.png)
A former director at London agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has taken a swipe at agencies that have made knee-jerk changes...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech firms Iceberg Digital and EyeSpy360 announce new deals](/img/default/eat.png)
PropTech firm Iceberg Digital has revealed an expansion of its marketing deal with franchise agency giant Hunters. This will involve local content...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: 14 industry leaders give their 2018 predictions](/img/default/eat.png)
Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...
03 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![London tech-centres may boom despite Brexit, agency forecasts](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agency has used the experiences of Cambridge, Oxford and other cities to forecast that pockets of central London's housing...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![House Buying Review pushes PropTech firms into action](/img/default/eat.png)
The government's call for evidence from agents and others in a bid to improve the house buying process has pushed some...