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Former NAEA Propertymark President Stephen McCarron has questioned if agents should be held responsible for clients losing out from overvalued properties. Speaking...

In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...

Let’s be completely honest - as challenges go, estate agents are up against it trying to persuade reluctant vendors to take...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a property investment firm from using a letter claiming that it wanted to buy homes...

A popular myth suggesting 50 per cent of homes sell with a second agent, is simply untrue. That’s the claim from property...

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

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

A controversial estate agent and former head of an online agency is urging agents to knock on the doors of vendors...

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

Agents’ Mutual (oops, that name might need to change…read on) has been touting its recent legal victory and is about to...

It’s traditional for estate agents to support each other when they come under attack from the press or public. After all,...

As I sit here writing this on the Glorious 12th, I realise I’m going on about my favourite grouse – agents...

If you’re considering using a telephone answering service, what are the types of questions you need to ask, before you commit...

Well, the hosts have left the party early. England have crashed out of their own Rugby World Cup after a demoralising...

An online estate agency is accusing a High Street agent of trying to “sabotage” a transaction by sending a touting letter...