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The number of prospective sellers contacting estate agents to have their home valued has hit its highest level since January, Rightmove...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has unveiled a new marketing campaign aimed at high-value home movers and claims it has already boosted leads with agents. The...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Customer insight provider KnowYourMarket has partnered with sales conversion strategist, Tony Morris International to develop a product that promises to boost...
28 June 2022
From: Breaking News

There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...
25 June 2022
From: Features

In the third part of this exclusive series with Homesearch’s chief operating officer, Sam Hunter, Angels Media’s Lee Dahill questions him...
22 June 2022
From: Features

Homeowners in England and Wales overvalue their properties by an average of 8%, research suggests. Property buying firm Quick Move Now compared...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell fire tragedy, but are high rises any safer today than they were then? On 14th...
18 June 2022
From: Features

Mortgage down valuations are being driven-up by sellers trying their luck and ignoring their estate agent’s advice, a broker claims. Analysis by...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Zoopla is piloting a new data migration tool to quickly transfer agent data from its Jupix to Alto software brand in just...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

House price growth may be slowing but there is still plenty of movement in the property jobs market. Here are some of...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents using Boomin have managed to convert more than 20% of SmartVal valuation requests into instructions. The challenger portal and lead generation...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agency listings appear to be on the rise with major brands seeing a spike in valuations and instructions. Data from national agent Jackson-Stops...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents are being urged to make better use of technology to balance calls for a shorter working week and consumer demand...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

In this video interview – part of a regular monthly series – Homesearch’s Sam Hunter speaks to Angels Media’s Lee Dahill...
04 May 2022
From: Features

Mortgage brokers have warned that an increase in downvaluations is starting to hit the property market. Lenders and their valuers are cutting...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better. Here are some of the...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Increasingly cautious mortgage lending could dampen the property market and cause more sales to fall-through, it has been warned. Recent house price...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has given details of what some believe is market-leading use of technology to drive its sales and lettings effort. In a...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

At least 18 MPs have come out in favour of a new annual Proportional Property Tax which would be levied on...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

We know from our customer research that being able to showcase property that looks the best it can online is the...
09 March 2022
From: Features

We know that agents rely heavily on property software solutions to run their agency, particularly to ease the burden of administrative...
01 March 2022
From: Sponsored Content

A consultation exercise on government proposals for its business rates review is totally “underwhelming” according to property agency Colliers. The consultation ends...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Strike, formerly known as Housesimple, is the latest online agency to claim it’s going to secure a 10 per cent market...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is claiming that literally thousands of High Street agents from conventional bricks-and-mortar firms are applying to the agency. It says this...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Bruce brothers’ new portal Boomin has given its first statistics regarding usage following the launch of a new marketing campaign...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Data out today from Rightmove shows the predictable seasonal effect of around 0.7 per cent knocked off the typical asking price. The...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

An agent is considering charging divorcing couples because so many ask for valuations merely to calculate how they will split the...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin has revealed an upgrade to its SmartVal feature, which tries to blend real-time online valuations with local expertise from member...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...
10 November 2021
From: Features

OnTheMarket says it delivered a record number of instant valuation enquiries last month, beating its previous best period in June of...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

PropTech industry giant epropservices has acquired Property Technology Ltd, better known to agents as marketing platform LeadPro. epropservices is the parent company of...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Fledgling portal Boomin says its new SmartVal tool has received over 10,000 requests since launching in early September. SmartVal is powered in part by...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A think tank has proposed scrapping Council Tax and stamp duty in favour of an annual property levy. The Institute for Public...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News

An agency claims that across the UK there have been very nearly 400,000 property transactions down valued in the last year...
31 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The work of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team is “vital” it claims - and the case of the...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A banned West Midlands estate agent has today been sentenced to a custodial sentence of six weeks, suspended for two years, and fined £4,000 at Wolverhampton Crown Court after pleading guilty...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News
26 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Yet another housing market snapshot is reporting the stock of property for sale plummeting further downwards. Property website Home says that while...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Michael Bruce says the new SmartVal automated valuation system he is this month introducing on Boomin will be the most accurate...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Apart from a buoyant market, high transaction levels, and consumer confidence in the property market, one considerable additional benefit which has...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has welcomed the move by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to help make certain leasehold flats more attractive to would-be buyers...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Regional hybrid agency Hortons says its repaid its £50,000 bounce back loan at the earliest opportunity - because the industry has...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The biggest challenge facing many agents in the current climate is the general shortage of stock, both for sales & lettings. Let’s...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News
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A young Conservative says “the rich are getting a free pass” thanks to the current council tax system, and there should...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...
17 July 2021
From: Features

Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...
10 July 2021
From: Features

OnTheMarket has announced new functionality in a direct bid to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. The functionality, to go live within the...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News

An agency says two thirds of its sales valuations in London in the first quarter of the year have been conducted...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Before you read on, ask yourself, how many times did you hear “we want to move, but just we can’t find...
26 May 2021
From: Features

Free to list portal Residential People has launched a market intelligence platform called Prospr. This has been developed with the aim of...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Three of the leading portals have made major announcements as the fierce rivalry between the big players continues apace. Firstly Zoopla claims its latest...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...
13 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A series offering “insight and advice” to agents is being launched by Zoopla’s cloud-based software brand, Alto, which was acquired by...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Century 21 UK is the first agency in the country to white label an app which covers transaction components from property...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 45 per cent of people who had their home valued by an agent or sold it in the past three years discovered it...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News

We’re officially transitioning to summer – marked by the clocks going forward and warmer weather – just as restrictions start to...
15 April 2021
From: Sponsored Content

The MP leading a new parliamentary committee on the housing market says a radical reform of tax would help more people move...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agency offices in Wales, closed for many weeks as part of that country’s lockdown, will reopen from next Monday, April 12. The...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth remains strong but it has slowed significantly according to the Nationwide. Prices dropped 0.2 per cent on average...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

An agency says it now sells more prime London properties than any of its rivals. Chestertons makes the claim based on figures...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading estate agent says fear of strangers coming into people’s homes is leading to a fall in supply of properties...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

It seems like a week does not go by without a new ‘gamechanging’ piece of technology being announced to the industry. 2020...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am the General Manager of Ravensworth, which is what...
28 January 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Well, what a start to 2021! None of us thought things would change as the clock struck midnight on New Year’s...
23 January 2021
From: Features

The BBC says some buyers are taking advantage of lockdown rules to travel hundreds of miles to view homes. The story suggests...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s former management seriously damaged the company’s share value and status by adopting a flawed business plan - and then executing...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Well, what a year it has been for everyone, including the property market. I don’t think there’s anyone out there who...
19 December 2020
From: Features

Down valuations could leave some surveyors liable to professional negligence claims, a law firm says. Nelsons law firm says down valuations have...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

After you. No, after you. That is often how innovation seems amongst the real estate elite. And this week I see it...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

As what now seems like a common occurrence everything has changed again since I last sat down to write about the...
28 November 2020
From: Features

The housing market in England and Wales is stabilising, according to analysis of web traffic from a property advice site. Valuation requests...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The new property portal Boomin has revealed its fees structure for agents. Tapping into the industry debate over portal fees, Boomin describes...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The second England-wide lockdown is here. The good news is that this time round, the property market remains open for business,...
14 November 2020
From: Features

The six brands that make up The Property Franchise Group are the latest signings for yet-to-launch portal Boomin. TPFG’s brands are national...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Fledgling portal Boomin - launching later this month - has announced another 10 independent regional agencies as founder members. This includes its...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

An agency in London which was stung by fierce criticism in the spring lockdown has announced its policy for branch activity...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Advanced information released today about Boomin suggests it will seek a much closer relationship with agents than existing portals, with lifetime...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning provides a rare piece of good news for the troubled London agency. It says business...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...
27 October 2020
From: PropTech & Innovation

They’ve got it covered - the charitable arm of Propertymark is offering free face coverings to member agents. The Arbon Trust is...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...
23 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Most agents' branches in Wales are expected to close for just over two weeks from 6pm this Friday, October 23 - moving...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A mortgage service claims 46 per cent of buyers have had their prospective property down-valued by lenders - often forcing them...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new portal-style PropTech product has launched and wants to recruit estate agents to its fold - despite describing the way...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agent in Liverpool has adopted the unusual technique of urging vendors to sell now “before prices crash.” Clearly unworried about...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new PropTech product claims to help agents generate and nurture leads - even while they sleep. MovePal generates leads through Facebook...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...
23 September 2020
From: Features

A survey of over 2,300 home owners across the UK suggests market sentiment is mixed, with most doubting house prices have risen. The...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

With the high street open again, and the Chancellor’s temporary stamp duty holiday helping to stimulate the market, estate and letting...
19 September 2020
From: Features

If you’re in any way connected to estate agency all it takes is a quick glance at Facebook or LinkedIn to...
12 September 2020
From: Features

Be proactive, have a plan, and keep prospecting. After the easing of lockdown measures, it’s safe to say the property market picked...
09 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content

It was officially announced last week that the UK is in recession for the first time since 2009, and although this...
22 August 2020
From: Features

Agents are being advised to operate an appointments-only system if they have offices with only one person on duty during the...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla says it wants to know what agents think of its new TV advert which airs from tomorrow but can be...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News

I want to talk to you about new ways to sell homes. Let's not encourage people to sell but just swap...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...
18 July 2020
From: Features

Purplebricks is starting a new wave of TV advertisements today, continuing its theme from earlier this year as a sponsor of...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The return of non-essential businesses to lockdown in Leicester as a result of a localised spike in Coronavirus cases is a...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...
27 June 2020
From: Features

The Welsh housing market is back in business today - at least in part. Letting and estate agents can reopen their offices...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Most letting agents don’t set up a business to become accountants but losing control of client money poses serious risks for...
20 June 2020
From: Features

The property market is used to change, and I’m confident it will bounce back from any lockdown effects. Despite being acutely aware...
20 June 2020
From: Features

With most fund-raising involving organised runs, treks or mudders, we know how difficult it is right now to do great work...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s official – the property market is back open for business. Estate agents have started to unfurlough staff and many are...
10 June 2020
From: Features

LSL Property Services has this morning released details of its response to the Coronavirus crisis. All members of its board have taken...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Covid-19 crisis hasn’t caused the revolution it has been reported to have. Despite the challenges it has brought, fundamentally, the...
27 May 2020
From: Features

New figures released by Foxtons this morning show a collapse in commission income to the agency during the Coronavirus period. Sales commissions...
26 May 2020
From: Breaking News

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The Bank of Ireland UK is the latest mortgage lender to resume physical valuations of properties in England, subject of course...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has temporarily suspended its official house price index as a result of the Coronavirus crisis. In a long and far-reaching announcement...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...
09 May 2020
From: Features

An instant valuation service has launched a new tool aimed at helping agents prioritise leads through prospective vendors uploading photographs to...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Chris Pincher is drawing up guidelines which could allow agents to return to something like normal working in the near...
03 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Industry supplier epropservices has created a new virtual valuation platform to help the industry operate during the lockdown and social distancing...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A six-point guide is to be issued today to agents reopening offices when the government gives the go ahead, possibly in...
28 April 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the few agents anywhere in the British Isles who has returned to something like normal working has revealed new...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News

It may seem a long time since normal trading took place but many agencies are now finding they are picking up...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A regional agency has thrown its weight behind an independent report which says estate and lettings agents could lead the economy...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The government is being urged to allow estate and lettings agents to return to work as soon as possible when the...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove and Knight Frank are today both calling for a series of government incentives to kick-start the market after the Coronavirus...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Winkworth is now offering free video valuations to clients who are considering a future house move. It’s created a bespoke virtual service...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News

With a lengthy lockdown already behind us one might think that fund-raising was a step too far - but not for...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hunters has expanded its online offering to improve its service to both the sales and lettings sectors - and it’s even...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Independent agency Nicol & Co is donating £100 to the NHS for every new instruction signed up by April 21. The agency...
13 April 2020
From: Breaking News

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...
11 April 2020
From: Features

A leading estate agency says it has observed that some banks previously opposed to accepting remote and desktop valuations have started...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the first analyses of portal listings since the start of the Coronavirus crisis shows that new listings have plummeted...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s leading automated valuation services says it’s running at approaching 1,000 leads a day for agents even during...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services says one of its measures to “rightsize” the organisation during the Coronavirus crisis will be to put agents...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

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

It’s been reported that the government is talking with banks and building societies about putting the housing market ‘on ice’ during the...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

New sales agreed have already plummeted by 15 per cent and over the next three months there’s going to be a...
26 March 2020
From: Breaking News

New research of the buying habits of first-time buyers in the UK we’ve undertaken here at reallymoving.com shows that Shared Ownership...
25 March 2020
From: Features

A surveyors’ firm has been wound up after courts declared that it had misled clients over the success of its core...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Analysis by an online valuation and lead generation service shows that requests from prospective sellers and landlords are increasingly happening in...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

An online valuation service says the number of leads it generated for agents in January was over double the figure in...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...
06 February 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

Rightmove may continue to be a target for criticism from some agents and rival portals but it has just enjoyed it...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The people behind an online valuation service is warning agents that having a widget on their website is not enough by...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The ValPal Network claims its new product allows agents to gather the maximum amount of information from customers using its automated...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Estate agents who deliberately over-value properties in order to win instructions are effectively committing fraud according to a prominent industry figure. Russell...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News

First things first, a big happy New Year to everyone. Welcome to 2020! It looks set to be another interesting year...
04 January 2020
From: Features

As part of its commitment to promoting and enforcing high standards, RICS has launched its Home Survey Standard, which will become...
14 December 2019
From: Features

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...
14 December 2019
From: Features

Purplebricks says it’s put four different pricing strategies into the market with a view to testing them in 2020. In a trading...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands. The offer is...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Property voyeurism and the festive season have long been bedfellows for many Brits. The heady combination of over-indulgence and regret, close proximity...
30 November 2019
From: Features

A survey conducted by Estate Agent Today suggests there is huge anger from agencies against Rightmove in particular for its fees. On...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jason Wilson, mio Account Manager What is mio and what does...
05 November 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

One of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or freelance agents operating under the same...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Yopa – launched in 2015 as part of the new breed of hybrid operators seeking to shake up the industry –...
19 October 2019
From: Features

A London agent is urging rivals to provide realistic valuations, even if vendors want more and despite temptations to over-value to...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Property portal OnTheMarket has thrown down the challenge to Rightmove by launching two new features for its listing agents. The first, Market...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A yet-to-launch estate agency comparison site is nearing its crowdfunding target of £50,000. Invite Agents, which is crowdfunding on crowdcube, had, as...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A company that treats Japanese Knotweed has made startling claims about the extent of the problem across the UK. Environet claims that...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech company is suggesting that property mis-measurements and resulting over-valuations may be the next PPI scandal. The firm - Spec, which...
17 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A new online estate agency has attacked the industry for being “largely cloaked and ambiguous” - and says that of all...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News

An independent estate agency says a No Deal Brexit will prompt a “feeding frenzy” of foreign buyers who are already “piling...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The head of online agency Housesimple has made another strident attack on the integrity of High Street agents by saying some...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Estate agents have collectively been fiercely criticised for allegedly exaggerating valuations to win instructions, doing a disservice to vendors and not...
13 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech start up says its new free tool allows prospective sellers and buyers to get an automated valuation of their...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Estate and letting agents will for the first time be able to use WhatsApp to respond to leads on a 24/7...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Online agency Housesimple has become the first in the UK to sell houses for free. It says that based on the average...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm which claims its products offer “industry-leading” response times says agents lose a majority of their leads due to slow...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the agency completes on over 80 per cent of the homes it lists...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A former Territory Owner at Purplebricks, who at one time managed 11 Local Property Experts, has spoken out in support of...
24 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A conveyancing body is calling on mortgage lenders to standardise their policies in respect of unexpired lease terms in order to...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Instant online valuation service The ValPal Network has revealed a conveyancing partner which it says will help agents boost referral fees. The...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has been an interesting journey, however I don’t want to bore you...
08 June 2019
From: Features

PropTech company Landmark has thrown its weight behind the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ new Home Survey Standard, which is now out...
06 June 2019
From: Breaking News

As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...
22 May 2019
From: Features

Reforms to the house buying process in England and Wales to bring it more into line with Scotland could slash the...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Hunters is to be the subject of a Channel 4 TV show on air this evening at 8pm. When I...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...
15 May 2019
From: Features

In a world where people want instant gratification, it’s important to find ways to connect and engage with customers when they...
08 May 2019
From: Features

Landmark Information’s online valuation tool SmartVal is being retired by the company, with agents who use it being advised to switch to...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News

1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...
04 May 2019
From: Features

Humberts, the agency which was one of the first to ditch High Street offices in favour of fewer larger hubs, has...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Having a responsive website - one which is designed to automatically resize to fit the size of the screen of the...
24 April 2019
From: Features

Agents boasting qualifications could generate higher fees and more clients, especially if they are ‘ahead of the game’ and improve their...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission out of any nation in the European Union, according to a recent study by...
09 April 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Online estate agents have seized on the recent national newspaper article accusing estate agents of over-valuing properties to earn higher fees. The...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s anger in the industry over an article in The Times which accused agents of overvaluing properties - although why this was happening...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News

When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and lettings agents were predicted to swiftly spell the end for traditional...
30 March 2019
From: Features

The National Association of Estate Agents and the referral service Relocation Agent Network have announced a link-up. Under it, selected NAEA members...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Four high-profile industry figures have sent an open letter urging agents to think about what they call “smarter marketing” in a...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The Met Office says today, March 1, is the first official day of spring - perfect timing to coincide with the...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News

In these tougher times, we recognise that helping agents win new inventory is the key to their businesses. There were more than...
20 February 2019
From: Features

Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

We all know the three essential things an estate agent must have on their website include the ability to be able...
13 February 2019
From: Features

The monthly index of house price changes in Britain’s major cities, for many years operated under the Hometrack banner, has been...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents need to focus on more targeted marketing using a mix of traditional and modern methods to optimise their position in...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News

There were 102,330 residential property transactions in December - that’s up 3.6 per cent on the same month last year on...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Former Emoov chief executive Russell Quirk has made his first on-the-record comments about the factors behind the dramatic collapse of his...
14 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Having built over 1900 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 16 years, we know a thing or two...
19 December 2018
From: Features

Investment platform Crowdcube has told Estate Agent Today that defunct online estate agency Emoov revised down its company valuation from £104m...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

When was the last time you looked at your business and really thought about what you could do to improve? Yesterday? Last...
28 November 2018
From: Features

Estate and letting agents are being warned not to slow down too early in the run up to Christmas as it...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The ValPal Network, an automated valuation system, has for the first time provided over 100,000 leads to agents in just one...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Coutts Private Bank is the latest institution to express its concern over London’s housing market. The latest Courts London Prime Property Index...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agency that’s been commended for its flexible working has launched a recruitment drive for franchisees who would keep 75...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

What questions keep you awake at night? Do you know if you’re losing new instructions by undervaluing, or whether you could...
01 November 2018
From: Sponsored Content

A recent 'red flag alert' report from an insolvency firm warned that the number of real estate businesses defined as being...
31 October 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...
24 October 2018
From: Features

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...
20 October 2018
From: Features

It’s been nine years since we created a dedicated team of property receptionists to answer telephone calls on behalf of agents,...
20 October 2018
From: Features

Almost one in five online sales valuations generated by The ValPal Network over a two-year period resulted in a completion with...
19 October 2018
From: Breaking News

London has been identified as one of a number of ‘bubble risk cities’ in a report by Swiss bank UBS. In a...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Having delivered over 1,800 websites for estate agents over the last 15 years, I have come to recognise one major common...
26 September 2018
From: Features

Fine & Country has opened its latest office in the Lancashire town of Rossendale, specialising in high-end properties across the county. The...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Over the last 10 years, so much has changed within the marketing sector, including the surge of mobile use, the way...
19 September 2018
From: Features

As the property market gears up for a busy autumn period, agents and property firms have been equally busy bolstering their...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain orange-tinted president in recent years. And everyone, from tech giants like...
08 September 2018
From: Features

My eye was caught yesterday morning by news that PropTech company, Agent Software, is claiming that ‘some agencies deliberately over-value properties...
15 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm has adopted the unusual position of claiming some agencies deliberately over-value properties in a bid to win instructions. Agent...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Rumours abound over the future of Countrywide, which lost further share value on Friday, closing very slightly down on the day...
13 August 2018
From: Breaking News

When you are starting up a new business, it is unlikely that you will already have enough capital to invest. Taking...
10 August 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Purplebricks co-founder Michael Bruce says traditional agents sell only around 50 per cent of the homes that they list, so spend...
07 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading buying agency is warning about asking prices that are higher than those acceptable to mortgage companies who therefore down-value...
31 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The debate over alleged ‘down-valuing’ by mortgage lenders has flared again with one leading agent claiming that surveyors are just “covering...
24 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Agents are being offered a new way to capture details of prospective clients thanks to a partnership between The ValPal Network...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...
11 July 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agency chain has produced strikingly successful sales figures for the first half of the year - evidence, it says,...
05 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Clients of software provider Reapit can now integrate with leading sharing and online valuation service The ValPal Network. The objective is to help Reapit...
12 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Is there really any true value to an estate agent in our current climate? Will there be a role for traditional agents...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...
02 June 2018
From: Features

Firstly, my sincere apologies - it has now been over a month since my last PropTech blog, doesn’t time fly! In the...
26 May 2018
From: Features

How can you use data to benefit and better your business? It’s something you’ll no doubt have asked yourself down the...
21 May 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Another high end estate agency is reporting difficulties in the London market with Knight Frank saying prices are down in both...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Coutts bank has issued a starkly pessimistic snapshot of prime London’s housing landscape, reporting price falls, valuation mark-downs and slower sales...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency House Network claims that “the percentage of houses sold at the original valuation price is 98 per cent”. The...
26 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Let us know what’s...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News

I’m writing this a week into my instruction decision. It has been a fascinating journey to date. As I discussed last week,...
18 April 2018
From: Breaking News

To say I had a lot of reaction to last week's column about selling my flat would be an understatement. I've never...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News

With the rise of Purplebricks in recent years, many will be eager to know what the hybrid agency’s Local Property Experts...
07 April 2018
From: Features

It’s all very easy, talking and evangelising about the use of technology in the property market, but, now that I’m selling...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

As the Easter sales weekend kicks off, the head of a prominent buying agency says estate agents confuse the true valuation...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the most important aspects of running a successful estate or letting agency is being able to generate new business...
21 March 2018
From: Features

The provider of an automated valuation system has introduced a new feature to allow agents to amend the valuation if there...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

When it comes to property, ‘Japanese knotweed’ are the two words most homeowners and prospective buyers do not want to hear. With...
03 March 2018
From: Features

A network of agents representing over 800 brands with over 4,000 branches has announced the launch of a host of new...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The other day I met with two agents who have 30 years of property sales experience between them, and yet also...
17 February 2018
From: Features

House Network, which describes itself as the UK’s first online estate agency, is using TV advertising to promote a new "20-point...
14 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...
08 February 2018
From: Sponsored Content

The housing market has started 2018 as it ended 2017 according to the RICS, with new buyer enquiries, instructions and sales...
08 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Home owners seeking lease extensions may now have to pay more as a result of a controversial judgement handed down by...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The war between AllAgents review website and Purplebricks has continued with the site naming the hybrid agency the “worst rated one...
17 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Court of Appeal is today expected to rule on a legal battle which may be critical in determining the value...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Cotswold property and land agency Butler Sherborn has changed its business status to become a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). The agency currently...
04 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ latest trading statement for the six months ending October 31 claims a large rise in revenue, its number of UK...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News

ZPG has revealed its 2017 annual report this morning with a stream of records - 648 million visits to portals, revenue...
29 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A firm which offers a white-labelled online estate agency platform which can be used by otherwise-traditional agencies to provide a Purplebricks-style...
20 November 2017
From: Breaking News

What does your role involve? By answering my estate agent clients’ telephone calls, I assist in their day-to-day office needs. An...
13 November 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Complaints about a Purplebricks claim concerning its Local Property Experts have been rejected by the Advertising Standards Authority. Complaints came from PDQ...
25 October 2017
From: Breaking News

There’s much said in the mainstream press about estate agency fees and how costly they can be for consumers. But one point...
11 October 2017
From: Sponsored Content

What is your experience in the property industry? I worked in estate agency for 12 years before joining Moneypenny and really enjoyed...
09 October 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Estate agency James Pendleton says it wants to give its clients more digital advantages without becoming an online operation itself -...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Many industries in the UK are currently facing a tumultuous time as the great unknown of Brexit looms on the horizon...
09 September 2017
From: Features

Hunters’ figures for the six months to the end of June show small rises in income and turnover but a substantial...
08 September 2017
From: Breaking News

eMoov, the online agency which last month secured an additional £9m funding from investors, has launched a recruitment drive for what...
01 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Almost half of all property purchase valuations last month were conducted on behalf of first-time buyers according to Connells - well...
23 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has revealed a massive plunge in its profits for the first six months of 2017. Pre-tax profit for the six months...
27 July 2017
From: Breaking News

I would argue the property industry is fundamentally inefficient. Much of that inefficiency is now being handled by PropTech companies and...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News

As discussed in our previous article, it’s all about the first impression. Once your team have handled that initial phone call...
22 July 2017
From: Features

A London independent says it has doubled its valuations so far this year and is opening a new office, despite the...
17 July 2017
From: Breaking News

PropTech start-up OneDome - which describes its products as allowing traditional estate agents to challenge Purplebricks and other online rivals -...
13 July 2017
From: Breaking News

How many property professionals are truly happy with their revenue? High levels of competition from new market entrants is a significant...
08 July 2017
From: Features

Great Expectations was a fantastic novel-cum-social-history written by Charles Dickens, who once lived in my adopted home city of Portsmouth. But these...
17 June 2017
From: Features

Just 27% of property valuations in May were requested by prospective home sellers, according to the latest data from Connells Survey...
16 June 2017
From: Breaking News

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...
12 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Calls made to estate agents to book property valuations increased by 26% this spring, according to telephone answering service Moneypenny. Enquiries made...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Any good estate agent knows that they have to be available for customers when they need them. But many forget that...
01 June 2017
From: Sponsored Content

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...
20 May 2017
From: Features

A company which last month launched a service which it claims allows High Street estate agents to compete with online and...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News

It has emerged that global property firm Savills won a case in the Court of Appeal, entitling them to claim an...
16 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The director of a respected mortgage broker is warning that market sentiment is changing with more down-valuations from surveyors and some...
09 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Not only did Theresa May stun everyone with her decision to call a ‘snap election’ but with the campaign now underway...
29 April 2017
From: Features

A London investment broker says Purplebricks’ share price - currently around 300p - could rise another 50 per cent or more...
25 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A firm is claiming to be allow high street agents to offer vendors an online sale services as well, without the...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A Financial Times article reports a bank analysis shows Purplebricks with a market share of 3.3 per cent of properties marked...
24 March 2017
From: Breaking News

It has been a busy week for investment in PropTech businesses and no doubt you have already got reading fatigue about...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...
04 March 2017
From: Features

Connells Group has announced strong figures for 2016 with the total number of properties sold rising five per cent and lettings...
02 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The guys at Which? are at it again, all over estate agents like a rash for “over valuing” properties so they...
17 February 2017
From: Features

The consumer body Which? claims that 19 per cent of properties sold in the year to September went for prices five...
15 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The first week of February has seen some extraordinary goings on in the property sector, from which two stories particularly stand out...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News

James Dearsley, founder of The Digital Marketing Bureau and arguably the best known figure in the fast-emerging property technology sector, is...
07 February 2017
From: Breaking News

A City consultancy has issued a note to investors backing Zoopla Property Group’s acquisition of data company Hometrack, suggested there is...
02 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group’s £120m purchase of Hometrack, announced yesterday evening, is part of its aim to create “the UK’s most valuable...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group is buying Hometrack, one of the country’s leading property market business consultancies. Established in 1999, Hometrack is one of...
31 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has issued its second statement to the City on successive trading days - and its share price has risen by...
31 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The board of Purplebricks has issued a statement to the City saying it has no idea what lies behind the soaring...
30 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The stock market appears to be continuing its love affair with Purplebricks, as the hybrid agency share price rose once again...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News

2016 was quite a year – eventful, dramatic, shocking and impossible to predict. In no particular order, we saw Leicester winning...
18 January 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Savills has acquired Guernsey-based company Montagu Evans Channel Islands Limited to create the company’s first presence on the island, and to...
11 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...
09 December 2016
From: Features

Countrywide estate agency group is to drop out of the FTSE 250 from the start of trading on December 19. The news...
02 December 2016
From: Breaking News

A building society that owns two estate agency companies has hit out at what it calls “a lack of sound estate...
17 November 2016
From: Breaking News

There were some absolutely brilliant figures released recently by telephone answering specialist, Moneypenny. The highest call volumes diverted from agents to Moneypenny occurred between 10am-11am...
12 November 2016
From: Features

All estate and letting agents now have a website – but just how effective is yours? Your 'virtual shop window' is now...
31 October 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Connells Group is to continue with its experimental ‘live chat’ facility on its website after seeing a significant rise in valuation bookings...
19 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A media firm says estate agents are increasingly using Facebook as a way of improving their local marketing. “While other media such...
13 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A London estate agency has revealed that it is offering local homeowners cash incentives for valuations and instructions. Keating Estates, based in...
19 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Later on, the title of this piece should become clearer (at least I hope so). First, though, a few bits and...
09 September 2016
From: Features

YOPA, the online agency which now has financial investment from Savills, says its instructions have risen five-fold since February. It also says...
30 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Professional Estate Agents has launched a new tool to analyse members’ own performance by analysing data from the...
30 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the controversial findings of an insurance firm’s research shows that millions of homeowners may...
11 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Over seven million owners have chosen not to have a survey completed on their current property - with half of them...
10 August 2016
From: Breaking News

There was a small two per cent drop in residential valuations in July compared to the same month last year, according to...
05 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Jackson-Stops & Staff has opened a new branch in in Blandford, Dorset, expanding the agency’s west country presence to nine offices. Simon...
05 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Analysis of data from some 2,100 estate agents suggest that the single busiest period for prospective vendors seeking an automated valuation...
01 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The pace of property valuations conducted last month grew on both an annual basis and since the previous month, despite jitters...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Valuation activity in May rose by nearly a fifth on an annual basis despite the upcoming EU referendum according to research...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News

One of the original online estate agents, Hatched, is marking its tenth anniversary with a series of announcements. The firm, which began...
03 June 2016
From: Breaking News

So what is it with young people failing to stand up for themselves and not making the most of their money...
20 May 2016
From: Features

The main debate at this year’s FUTURE: PropTech conference - the industry’s leading technology forum, held yesterday in London - saw...
20 May 2016
From: Breaking News

One of the founders of online agency Purplebricks says his aim is for the firm to become the "first choice" for...
04 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Dear Sales Doctor, About 90% of my valuations end in the vendor saying to me “your fees are too expensive” and with...
23 April 2016
From: Features

Connells Survey and Valuation says the total number of valuations conducted in March showed a 21 per cent increase over the...
12 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Despite being round the block quite a few times in the property world, it was only in 2008 that the importance...
25 March 2016
From: Features

The days are getting longer, the sun is starting to appear on a more regular basis, Easter is just around the...
18 March 2016
From: Features

The firm which this week announced it had won a landmark money laundering appeal case says it's not all doom and...
16 March 2016
From: Breaking News

These days we have a wealth of information at our fingertips, the mere touch of a button or two provides more...
12 March 2016
From: Features

We're all wise to the fact that spring is typically the busiest time of year for the property market. The financial...
23 February 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Hybrid estate agency EweMove has unveiled its new website which claims to set a new bar for agents looking to use...
15 February 2016
From: Breaking News

A west country property developer is reported to have taken “a significant stake” in Netanagent, a price comparison website focused on...
09 February 2016
From: Breaking News

There was a remarkable 52 per cent increase in valuations undertaken by Connells in January this year compared to the same...
05 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Miller Metcalfe Surveyors is a centre of excellence, with accreditation from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors for residential surveys and...
28 January 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Shepherd Direct Limited - best known for owning the Century 21 UK franchise business which has 50 operators across England -...
08 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors wants to make a valuation an optional element of the long-standing Home Buyer Report. This will...
07 January 2016
From: Breaking News

In many respects 2015 has been a good year. Despite global challenges, we have seen a marked improvement in the UK...
11 December 2015
From: Features

Britain’s biggest mortgage lender, the Halifax, says the housing market will slow next year with average price rises of four to...
07 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The private sale website EMOH has announced that it's to have a "hard hitting marketing campaign" in the New Year in...
23 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Start increasing stock levels today using Ravensworth's Marketing Toolkit. We understand that stock can be hard to come by in today’s competitive...
21 October 2015
From: Sponsored Content

The future estate agency model is going to be neither the traditional High Street office nor the online-only alternative - instead...
16 October 2015
From: Breaking News

If it’s Friday it must be Agents Do Charity. Our industry does great work all year round, of course, but as...
16 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Residential valuations have reached their highest level for six months according to Connells’ survey and valuation group. Valuation activity in September was...
13 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Century 21, which describes itself as "the fastest growing agency franchise in the UK," has announced its seventh office opening in...
07 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Remortgaging activity has soared in recent weeks, outperforming all other areas of the housing market. New research from Connells Survey & Valuation...
08 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Connells Group has announced a new £5m annual investment into growing its team of chartered surveyors across the UK. The announcement follows...
07 September 2015
From: Breaking News

It’s always interesting when Which? produces a report that includes estate agency. It asked 1,990 people their views on buying and selling...
21 August 2015
From: Features

The number of valuations has dropped over the summer according to figures from Connells. Although valuation volumes for July are significantly up...
18 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Agents across the country, hopefully refreshed by a nice holiday somewhere warm, will be gearing up for the phones to start...
14 August 2015
From: Features

The Halifax house price index says house prices jumped 1.7 per cent in June and 3.3 per cent over the past...
09 July 2015
From: Breaking News

June has witnessed a surge in residential valuations according to Connells. It says there were 23 per cent more property valuations conducted...
08 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The not-for-profit Residential Property Surveyors Association wants estate agents to tell clients they should commission 'real' surveys and not settle for automated valuations. Recently...
06 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The methodology used by the Nationwide to compile its house price index is to be changed from next month, with more...
03 July 2015
From: Breaking News

What do we actually do as estate agents to serve our wonderful public? Some might think we go out, value houses, advise...
26 June 2015
From: Features

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it is working on a revised HomeBuyer Report which will not include the ‘historic’...
24 June 2015
From: Breaking News

OK, you’re being spoilt. This column is now going to be on a bi-weekly rather than monthly basis. You lucky people,...
19 June 2015
From: Features

An online property sales platform - with a catchphrase that says traditional agents’ fees “are bigger than a Texan’s waistband and...
19 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The post-election period has triggered a flurry of interest in buy to let but a sharp decline in business from first...
11 June 2015
From: Breaking News

While many agents reported business slowing in the run-up to the election, there was quite different news coming from Connells Valuation...