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The term ‘time bomb’ is sometimes overly used in the housing market, and while it has been linked to many things...
06 April 2024
From: Features
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Many agents may perceive that the need to negotiate only comes into play at the point of offer if a property...
30 March 2024
From: Features
Everyone seems to be talking about artificial intelligence (AI) right now. It is an issue which has been bubbling under since Covid -...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Financial crime within the property sector is on the rise and the stats are alarming. According to data from Apex Bridging,...
23 March 2024
From: Features
Two of national sales and lettings agency Martin & Co’s Oxfordshire branches are under new ownership. Experienced international property professional David Rebe...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK Residential division of agency and property brand Knight Frank has won the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy Award’ at the UK Customer...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
OneDome is expanding its flagship product HomeBuyer Service to include surveying. The property platform said it now provides a full suite of...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of...
09 March 2024
From: Features
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has questioned if allowing agents to choose their own redress scheme damages consumer trust. Speaking to the House...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A premium agency network launched by former Fine & Country boss David Lindley has appointed two new licensees. The network now operates in...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
“I like finance. I find it intellectually interesting – there’s lots of numbers and that’s great.” That sentence coming out of the...
02 March 2024
From: Features
The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of your property...
02 March 2024
From: Features
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Kerfuffle has finalised the acquisition of agency reviews platform View Agents. With the acquisition of Kerfuffle founder Simon Whale said the brand’s...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
On the 24th of January, Adam Walker wrote a very interesting piece about the consolidation of the lettings industry where he...
10 February 2024
From: Features
Five years ago, Lettings expert, Tim Lawler, wrote an article for Estate Agent Today charting his early experiences of setting up...
03 February 2024
From: Features
There’s no question that trust is the bedrock of any longstanding client relationship. It is built on delivering on your promises...
03 February 2024
From: Features
The most successful agents are typically those who invest in self-improvement. Whether it's staying abreast of changes in social media, experimenting...
27 January 2024
From: Features
Like millions of others, I watched in open-mouthed astonishment as details emerged about the Post Office scandal. I knew a little bit about...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The intellectual property of collapsed online agency brand Doorsteps has sold for just £3,666. Begbies Traynor, the liquidator for Doorsteps, sought offers...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Yopa has detailed a restructure of its business after chairman Grenville Turner mysteriously stepped down as a director. Companies House documents last...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
As 2024 progresses, I expect to see an increase in the role that estate agents play in local communities. Once perceived...
06 January 2024
From: Features
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Around half of sellers would highly recommend their estate agent, new research suggests. Coaching platform the Property Academy’s latest Home Moving trends...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The recent cyber attack on CTS left around 80 conveyancing firms across the country commercially paralysed as the harm to their...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agents remain among the least trusted professions, the latest Ipsos Veracity Index has revealed – but there is a silver...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the most heart-warming parts of my job is having the privilege to be the patron of Agents Giving, the...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s not uncommon to see a seasonal slump around December and the Christmas period. Last year, Propertymark reported an average of...
02 December 2023
From: Features
Proptech firm iamproperty has named a former eBay and MoneySupermarket executive as group chairman. Mark Lewis is the latest high profile recruit...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
As domestic battery storage systems become increasingly prevalent in UK homes, enquiries about their usage and functionality are on the rise....
20 November 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The role of a residential landlord has changed considerably over the years. What was once a relatively straightforward means of generating...
18 November 2023
From: Features
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
In this interview, Riccardo Dawson, Chief Operating Officer at Alto and Chris Hutchinson, CEO of Canopy discuss the benefits of their...
08 November 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The Propertymark Trust is offering grants to agents and family members affect by Storm Ciaran. The Met Office has issued almost 200...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Three major agency brands have unveiled high-profile appointments this week. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature here, email...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Over a hundred years before the climate emergency became a global concern, it was recognised that, ‘He who plants a tree,...
28 October 2023
From: Features
By Alan Siggins, indoor ventilation expert and Managing Director of Airflow. Whilst the UK’s focus on Net Zero and green efforts may...
28 October 2023
From: Features
The final tickets are on sale for next month’s Agency Excellence Summit. The event takes place at the Manchester Piccadilly Hotel on...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Clive Humby of Dunn Humby (the Mega Minds behind the Tesco Clubcard) declared that "Data is the new oil" in 2006....
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Tangible, tactile, and tested. Those are the three words that Royal Mail used to describe direct mail marketing campaigns. Despite living in...
21 September 2023
From: Features
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...
12 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Marketing expert Simon Leadbetter has recommended that Purplebricks absorb its owner’s brand to consolidate its market position. Leadbetter, former group marketing director...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Industry partner Jerry Lyons is launching a new network to support independent ethical estate agencies. The Ethical Agent Network (EAN) aims to...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
I'll start with a confession. I am not an estate agent - I'm a marketer. But since I joined the industry...
09 September 2023
From: Features
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) and Gumtree have teamed up to help fightback against fraudsters, particularly when it comes...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
United Trust Bank (UTB) has become the first lender to sign up to the Open Property Data (OPDA) Association. Additionally, the bank’s...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
By Dawson Scott, CTO of Reapit. As the Chief Technology Officer of Reapit, I have always held the view that the privacy,...
19 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Do you need help to reach your target audience with the right content at the right time? Do you wish there...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Adam Pigott, CEO of OpenBrix What is ‘company name’ and what...
09 August 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
A well-known Yorkshire estate agent is celebrating 40 years working at the same firm - and he’s marking his involvement in...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords considering selling up are being urged to lease their homes to a trust catering for homeless people instead. With fears that...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
An improvement is defined by the Cambridge dictionary as ‘an occasion when something gets better or when you make it better’. ...
26 July 2023
From: Features
Tackling economic crime is part of the day job for estate agents. But how can the latest digital ID tools help...
12 July 2023
From: Features
CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The UK real estate industry faces a “particularly precarious” situation in the near to medium term, according to analysts at the...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s the start of what promises - perhaps ‘threatens’ is a better word - to be a challenging second half of...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Here’s the news you don’t normally get to hear about - the agency industry in full swing doing good work. If you’ve...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Property data in the UK is mined from a labyrinth of sources such as local authorities, various government departments and private...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
In the fiercely competitive property industry, staying ahead of the game is essential for thriving and achieving success. That's where the...
30 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Agents have been showing there is more to being charitable than just donating money. This weeks charitable exploits have a big focus...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
As we move into a more challenging market this summer with interest rates still on the rise, house prices relaxing and...
14 June 2023
From: Features
Zoopla has sealed a new long-term contract with estate agent Andrews, which encompasses 44 branches across southern England. Andrews has signed up...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) has formed an independent industry body, the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), for companies...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
By Michele Gettins, Chief Marketing Officer at iamproperty Data is a powerful tool and understanding how to successfully identify and utilise reliable...
07 June 2023
From: Features
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
02 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The Home Buying & Selling Technology Group (HBSG) has launched the latest version of the Property Data Trust Framework following live...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heather Staff and it says Co-Founder of Street Group...
18 May 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
12 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes, has been announced as Propertymark’s final keynote speaker for its landmark conference next month. She will...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Next month’s much-anticipated Propertymark One conference is set to go out with a bang, the trade body has said – and...
09 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Letting agents are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to opening a client account and getting Client...
06 May 2023
From: Features
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Hamptons: Agency brand Hamptons has announced it...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A new product to help agents meet their anti-money laundering (AML) responsibilities has launched. Lifetime Legal has unveiled Smart Compliance, which advises...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Landmark Information Group has unveiled a series of open, accessible and standardised digital hubs that aim to connect parts of the...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents will receive automatic updates for ‘on market’ and ‘sold/let’ by area under the latest innovation from prospecting tool, Spectre. It will assist...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
At a time of great uncertainty, the HomeOwners Alliance (HOA) and the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) have announced a partnership...
13 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents and consumers have given their backing to minimum industry standards but there are differences when it comes to the level...
12 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The long-awaited Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules will still be introduced but most probably in a different form, it has...
05 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A Relocation Agent Network (RAN) member was happy to have her morning meeting interrupted last week to be presented with a...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Annual staff turnover in the property industry sits at almost 30%, with the most common reason given for leaving a job...
30 March 2023
From: Breaking News
From Million Dollar Listing to Selling Sunset, we’re used to seeing real estate reality TV in full force on Netflix. Whilst...
29 March 2023
From: Features
Estate agents have expressed hope that the latest interest rate rise is the last after the Bank of England increased the...
24 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...