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Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

I would argue the property industry is fundamentally inefficient. Much of that inefficiency is now being handled by PropTech companies and...

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...

Analysis of over 120,000 sales valuations has revealed some of the UK's most expensive and cheapest property regions. Central London's 'W' postcode...

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...

Over 1,000 guests celebrated the success of the industry at the 14th annual ESTAS awards on Friday. The event, which is sponsored...

It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season. And, while Brexit and a shock snap general election are dominating...

A record number of over 300 agents have so far signed up for next week’s FUTURE: PropTech conference, the largest event...

For my latest Property Natter I have sought the opinions of two well-known property consultants - Michael Day, managing director of...

Only one in nine customers of estate agents regard face-to-face contact as the most important element of the process to determine...

Organisers of the Future:PropTech2017 conference on May 4 have revealed new sponsors involved with the event - including Angels Media, publisher...

The first week of February has seen some extraordinary goings on in the property sector, from which two stories particularly stand out...

Instant gratification is nothing new. It’s been around for millennia. It’s an in-built survival instinct for humans – that want, that...

One of the country’s leading estate agency consultants and trainers, Richard Rawlings, this week embarks on a six-week tour of the...

A post-Christmas treat this week, as I carry out a Q & A with one of the leading figures in property,...

Zoopla says it delivered a record number of unique appraisal leads to its agent members in December, up 112 per cent...

Technology has been continuing to shape the way estate agents manage their customer service offering for years. It’s now a completely...

Carpe diem, seize the day – whatever you call it, it’s something all of us in the property industry should be looking...

The industry has reacted angrily to the Chancellor declining to change stamp duty despite pleas from agents and suppliers ahead of the Autumn...

It’s all been kicking off in recent weeks, hasn’t it? Marmite wars, the endless Trump v Clinton debate, Samsung phones blowing...

This week we have the Head Shepherd of EweMove, Glenn Ackroyd, in the hotseat. He’s been co-owner of EweMove Sales and Lettings,...

A fantastic exclusive this week as I carry out a question and answer session with one of the leading names in...

Later on, the title of this piece should become clearer (at least I hope so). First, though, a few bits and...

The Guild of Professional Estate Agents has launched a new tool to analyse members’ own performance by analysing data from the...

Agents take an average of seven working hours and 11 minutes to respond to email leads - and just over a...

It’s easy to forget, but there was a time when the internet didn’t exist. When the idea behind the world wide...

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Summer finally arrived, the transport system (as always) went into meltdown, everyone complained that it was too hot and the sun...

Analysis of data from some 2,100 estate agents suggest that the single busiest period for prospective vendors seeking an automated valuation...

The joke doing the rounds last week still seems to be just as relevant this week: “the only man with a...

The Property Professionals Support Centre, set up earlier this year to provide compliance advice and training, has launched a free compliance...

A few of our Industry Views pieces this week focus on the upcoming EU referendum. I don’t think I can add...

It’s nearly June – June! – already. Seriously, where has this year gone? This means summer is nearly upon us, with a...

Last time out I spoke about the beginnings of a PropTech revolution, with two major London-based events in the offing over...

On Tuesday we managed hail, snow, rain, sun and a chilly wind all in one day. Whatever you want to say...

Storm Katie (makes it sound so harmless when they give it a name like that, doesn’t it?) might have given the...

A record 30,000 surveys have been submitted to the organisers of The ESTAS awards on the performance of estate and letting...

ValPal is an instant online valuation tool that sits on an agents' site and converts their web traffic into vendor and...

Marketing and property often go hand in hand. But from time to time you might come across certain marketing terms that...

Right, so it’s one more week till Christmas and two more weeks until we head face first into 2016. Both these...

It was an end of an era in the property world this week. Christopher Hamer stepped down as the Property Ombudsman...

An interesting story caught my eye a few weeks ago. A man from Lytham St Annes in Lancashire attempted to sell...

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

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