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If a picture paints a thousand words, then compelling videos paint an entire book. Whereas photos and text can only show...

The digital transformation of the property industry is not a new chapter, but an ongoing journey in which the winners are...

Many agents may communicate with vendors and potential buyers over WhatsApp but could your profile picture be harming client relations. Previous analysis...

Online agent 99home is planning to go international. The brand, which lets sellers pay to list their property on the major portals...

In this article, Kristian Stott, Head of New Business at iamproperty, analyses the digital revolution in our lives and in property and why...

A EweMove franchisee has revealed how her first sale was so successful that it convinced the vendor to become an estate...

The chance of a vendor selling a property is at its highest level for a decade, research claims.  The continuing imbalance between...

Auction house iamproperty is marking a record start to the year with landmark sales and fees raised for partner agents. The brand...

Google rather than the portals is the starting point for sellers finding an estate agent, a survey claims. A survey among 2,000...

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

Property industry veteran Mal McCallion is among two new high-profile recruits for GetAgent. McCallion, who helped launch Primelocation in 2000 and was...

A County Down-based estate agent has acquired a local rival and launched a new “stop-gap” accommodation service for buyers and sellers...

New research has revealed the regional hotspots where Japanese knotweed has been identified. The data could be of interest to estate agents...

There seems a consensus amongst agents, analysts and amateur pundits alike that the market will stay relatively strong for some months,...

Agents helped vendors sell homes at 97.9% of asking price on average last year, research claims. Analysis of portal and Land Registry...

Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better.  Here are some of the...

Zoopla has launched a new tool that promises to speed up and improve how agents receive leads. The portal previously sent leads...

A ‘quick buy’ service launched by veteran proptech innovator Giles Mackay is now looking to help fix broken chains. UPSTIX, which launched...

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....

The lack of housing stock, rising inflation and rising mortgage rates could all lead to agents running out of stock in...

You’re probably up to your neck at the start of a busy spring market but I’d hope there’s one thing most...

Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...

Zoopla has unveiled a Sales Advisory Board in an attempt to give agents a greater say in how the portal is...

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

More vendors are wanting to use property logbooks in a bid to speed their sales and reduce the risk of fall-throughs. That’s...

The ValPal Network, a PropTech supplier working with over 4,000 agency branches across the UK, has calculated the key hour for...

Challenger portal group OneDome has linked with a chain repair service to provide what it calls an end-to-end property offering. The OneDome...

There is a danger that some agents forget to undertake basic activities after a lengthy period of a super-strong market. That’s the...

There’s been a remarkable 1.7 per cent increase in the average asking price of homes coming to the market in just...

An estate agent who has now become a PropTech entrepreneur says fees are absolutely not what makes a vendor choose who...

For the second time in recent weeks, Purplebricks has de-listed a property after an unacceptable comment by the seller on social...

We know from our customer research that being able to showcase property that looks the best it can online is the...

The OneDome group websites - OneDome itself and nethouseprices - are launching their largest ever advertising campaign. It will target buyers and...

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...

Some agents say they have as many as one in 10 vendors taking their properties off the market and seeking to...

In the last two years digital Property Logbooks for our homes have moved from concept to reality with almost a quarter...

In the first few months of 2022, agents have experienced some of the lowest stock levels in several years. The number...

The overwhelming majority of vendors do not choose their estate agent based on fees, but on wider market expertise. That’s the finding...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

Normally estate agents are rightly proud of their professional abilities to provide expertise to vendors when it comes to selling -...

The Experts in Property trade group has cut its subscription and rolled out marketing initiatives in a bid to woo new...

A leading estate agency figure has hit back at a lawyer’s claim that agents who use exclusivity agreements are “shysters”.  Last week...

The government’s call for a pack of property information to be made available upfront during the sales process has been welcomed...

Here’s the odd thing about interest rates - we all care about them, but they don’t directly affect that many people...

The Property Ombudsman should ban agents from using so-called exclusivity agreements on sales, claims a law firm.  Donal Blaney, founder of Griffin...

The average home sale in England and Wales in 2021 achieved 98 per cent of the asking price - slightly improved...

A free to list portal has launched a tool which it claims will predict a seller’s propensity to switch agents.  Residential People...

Was Purplebricks right to delist a property from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple - were opposed...

An agency has re-opened its head office after a two-year break because of Covid. Davidsons Estates has kept open a city centre...

Purplebricks’ decision to de-list a property after the Christian vendors made anti-gay comments has won widespread support from industry figures, including...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

Purplebricks is reported to have removed a property listing from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple...

An estate agency that launched in 2018 saying that High Street offices were dead…has now opened its second physical branch in...

The Bruce brothers’ new portal Boomin has given its first statistics regarding usage following the launch of a new marketing campaign...

A High Street estate agent on Merseyside has criticised online rivals for creating nightmares for vendors who are then obliged to...

Agents finding it difficult to persuade potential vendors to come to the market this early in the year have new ammunition...

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb is warning that we might be near the top of the market. His portal’s latest sentiment index...

From first-time buyers to serial investors, no two days are ever the same for a Sales and Investment Consultant at Walton...

Strong house price growth since the pandemic began has boosted seller gains with the typical vendor who bought two decades ago...

A new agency service has been launched seeking to attract vendors of second-hand residential park homes.  Quickmove Properties has partnered with park industry...

It’s often said that agency is a people business, and I can see no reason to disagree - agents dealing face-to-face...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

A hybrid agency that charges no fees to vendors but instead relies on referral fees for income has officially rolled out...

An extensive online training programme has been devised to help properly professionals identify and treat Japanese Knotweed. A programme of 15 videos...

Hybrid agency eXp UK is the latest to include the Modern Method of Auction as a sales possibility for its remote...

The surge in Omicron cases and possible future restrictions are set to hit the housing market in 2022 - and may...

Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...

Zoopla’s chief operating officer says the portal has made progress for agents in 2021 but recognises there’s more to do next...

Halifax has revealed the UK’s most expensive streets in 2021 - and it’s no surprise that the very dearest examples are...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

A regional estate agency that markets homes without charging the vendor is set to expand next year. Midlands-based Chosen Home explains its...

A petition is being started, urging the government to ban the payment of referral fees to estate agents. It’s reported to have...

House prices will rise next year says Rightmove - but it warns that tax hikes will curb price rises, particularly later in...

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...

Cluttons has given its market snapshot for the sales market in central London - and it’s echoing the familiar story of...

Conveyancing firms in the Simplify Group, hit by a massive systems crash for much of this week, say they are working...

The owner of an estate agency in Sussex has been jailed for five years for what a judge has called “an...

OnTheMarket says it delivered a record number of instant valuation enquiries last month, beating its previous best period in June of...

Knight Frank says it’s already being contacted by prospective vendors wanting their homes to be listed for sale next spring. James Cleland,...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

Tech stack is a term often used nowadays to describe all the software tools within a business. Calling it a stack...

An agent is warning the government it must manage Covid and not simply react ‘too late and too little’. He’s suggesting some...

The  housing market is not immune from the supply shortage hitting the economy, according to Knight Frank - with London the...

There were 13 new buyers for every property listed for sale in the UK in September according to Knight Frank.  Over the...

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...

Best and Final Offers should be scrapped - and a property expert claims that would be good because they do a massive...

It’s a truism that most property enquiries from buyers these days come through portals but there are several reasons why agents...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says HM Revenue & Customs will probe any alleged wrongdoing in property purchases included in the so-called Pandora...

Estate agents, even before Covid-19 reared its ugly head, were flexible, hybrid workers. It is a job that requires a significant...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

We’re not sure if agents will agree with this but a high profile consumer group has come up with the final...

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

With the competition for new listings between agents as fierce as ever, it can sometimes feel like a race to the...

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

Implementing measures recommended in an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) could boost the sales price of a property for a vendor, the...

Demand from buyers is set to be strong for the rest of 2021 as the stamp duty holiday unwinds but uncertainty...

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...

Newly instructed properties across the country dropped by 10 per cent in August compared to July’s numbers, according to Homesearch. The company,...

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are.  Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...

We are living in the age of information. Our working and personal lives are underpinned by software, data and technology to...

A small survey commissioned by a PropTech firm appears to show that a majority of respondents believe estate agents lack expertise...

It may be the final day of August but Propertymark has first out of the blocks with advice for agents to...

360 tour technology company Made Snappy has grown rapidly over the past 18 months and whilst many agents have grasped the...

OnTheMarket’s new market appraisal guides - first announced some months ago - have this morning gone live.  In June OTM announced a...

Bramleys says it’s to resume property auctions in October. The auction will be the first held since March 2020. Previous auctions have been...

Connells-owned Hamptons says it’s calculated that no fewer the 117,500 sellers this year have chosen to rent before buying their next home.  The...

The estate agents’ trade body has set out three ways conveyancers can further help the sales process. Propertymark has made the suggestions...

The largest player in the Modern Method of Auction sector has reported a record average number of bids per property. In July...

A new survey suggests the majority of vendors remain wary of allowing too many unknown people into their home during viewings. Some...

Referral revenues shared between agents in a major industry trade group has hit over £1.35m.  Daniel Pepperell, regional director at The Guild...

Rightmove data released this morning shows that the average asking price of a detached house has risen literally 10 times the...

Michael Bruce says the new SmartVal automated valuation system he is this month introducing on Boomin will be the most accurate...

Viewings are in the news right now and with good reason.  As the impact of the stamp duty holiday fades, and transaction...

Here’s a new way to encourage house moves - pay the potential vendor £50,000. The Scottish Government is launching an official consultation...

NAEA Propertymark says there’s no appetite that it can see amongst its representatives across the UK for charging people £30 for...

Some 18 months on, we’re only just beginning to understand the impact of Covid-19 and how it’ll shape the future economy...

The platform behind a controversial proposal to charge prospective buyers and renters £30 or more to view a property on the...

Agents have been told in new government guidance that the liftings of some Covid restraints in wider society “does not mark...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...

Almost a million shares in Purplebricks have been ‘awarded’ to the two most senior men in the organisation. The golden handcuff deal...

The biggest challenge facing many agents in the current climate is the general shortage of stock, both for sales & lettings. Let’s...

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

Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Jamie Cooke, Co-Founder and Managing Director of iamsold, part...

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...

Purplebricks will this week reveal the result of almost two years of trials into a new pricing structure.  The details will come...

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...

Online estate agency Strike - which used to be HouseSimple - is expanding its sell-for-free service out across the Midlands and...

All eyes on Rome this weekend as England face Ukraine on their way - we hope - to winning Euro 2020. Some...

There’s no need for excuses if you’re not fund raising for good causes on Saturday evening - tens of millions will...

Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...

The property market was expected to struggle to recover after the first lockdown, but, thanks to the stamp duty holiday and...

Estate agency comparison website GetAgent has calculated the typical fees charged to vendors in different parts of the country. It says agents...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Thom Hudson, photographer at Meyers Estate Agents What is Meyers...

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...

In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Well I rarely use them now! Chris Hodgkinson, Managing Director What...

OnTheMarket has announced new functionality in a direct bid to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. The functionality, to go live within the...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to give its members a tool which, it claims, will show existing owners’ propensity to...

Rightmove is to review the processes of an online platform which directly uploads sellers' property details via an app. Two years ago...

After a recent incident involving an Estate Agent based in Devon in which a property virtual tour they published revealed a...

A Channel 4 property TV presenter is to become an estate agent. Kerr Drummond, who hosts Coast vs Country, has joined the...

An agency says sellers should improve the attractiveness of their properties for sellers - so it's linked with a florist to offer...

Some sellers are suffering cash flow issues as a result of glitches in the Capital Gains Tax reporting system, according to...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

A first-time-buyer couple in a part of the country renowned for its second homes and shortage of stock has praised a...

A league table of the most important issues facing vendors places the scale of estate agents’ charges at the bottom - and this...

A row has blown up over a house raffle where the property prize was withdrawn and a cash alternative offered because...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Ben Ridgway, Group Managing Director at iamproperty. What is iamproperty...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Mark Armstrong, and my business card says...

Property owners who play it cool when it comes to marketing their home find their frustration soon becomes overheated. The constant we...

The current crisis has led to many of us to re-evaluate our lives to ensure that we put ourselves in the...

An agent has contacted Estate Agent Today to issue what he calls “an urgent alert” about the risk of Capital Gains...

Whilst it was once seen as a way to sell niche or run-down properties, auction is now a mainstream method of...

Agents are being advised on what course of action they should take to safeguard their right to fees should they be dis-instructed...

A leading buying agent says the phenomenon of ‘buying unseen’ is the most dramatic property trend to have emerged from the...

International investment bank UBS has double-downgraded Purplebricks from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’ - and that could be good for independent agents, a...

Zoopla today begins a new marketing drive - the latest move in the fierce battle between Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket and Boomin. Zoopla is...

An analysis of the average time taken for properties from 10 leading estate agency brands to complete shows a significant increase...

Rightmove’s new Modern Method of Auction service launches on Monday.  The service - which Rightmove calls Online Conditional Auctions - will involve...

New research shared with Estate Agent Today suggest that in areas of the country almost four in 10 homes for sale...

We’re officially transitioning to summer – marked by the clocks going forward and warmer weather – just as restrictions start to...

An online agency that already operates in the lettings field is spreading into sales - and pledges to give most of...

A portal says it’s the most significant challenger to the Big Three of Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket. OneDome says it bases this on...

A company in the German Axel Springer publishing empire - which also invested in Purplebricks in the past - has put...

Agents who use cheap PropTech could end up spending a lot more than they expect, according to an industry expert. Anton Babkov,...

Emoov’s new 'guaranteed offer' service means fall-thoughs and chain-related delays are effectively eliminated, the agency claims. Emoov - now owned by a firm...

You can’t blame agents for trying to get the highest possible price for their vendor’s property, but Purplebricks probably wins the...

New data from The ValPal Network suggests 57 per cent of leads are generated outside office hours, putting the emphasis on...

PropTech firm Sprift has entered into a deal with The Guild of Property Professionals. The partnership means that Guild member agents have...

An estate agency has apologised unreservedly for “most regrettable” comments made by two members of staff who described a vendor’s property...

Later this year, on October 22, the ESTAS 2021 will take place in London. The glittering ceremony will welcome property professionals...

Online agency Yopa says it will change a claim on its website that appears to suggest no fee will be charged...

Following the fluctuation of the property market during the UK’s first national lockdown, the industry was given a lifeline by the...

You could be forgiven for overlooking International Women’s Day on Monday. Well, almost. Focus was instead turned to the first day back...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the market should prepare itself for a glut of new supply thanks to the...

The increasingly common live-streaming of property viewings is becoming a source of lead generation according to an industry supplier. The creators of...

Recently I heard the stat that over 50% of property is sold with the second agent, which was backed up by...

As a property agent, fancy marketing terminology such as ‘omnichannel’ might not hold too much interest for you right now. We’re in...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Dan Muir, Area Sales Manager, LetsBid Property What is LetsBid and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Jake Field - Area Sales Manager What is lets bid Property...

When I joined Zoopla, I took the same approach that I always take whenever I enter a new sector: I was...

Dexters, which last week secured a reported £130m in new investment for the coming years, has snapped up the historic Roy...

Challenger portal OneDome has signed up one of the larger UK agencies, the Leaders Romans Group. LRG will list all its residential sales...

An estate agency is this month launching packs of up-front information for buyers in a bid to speed sales and reduce fall-throughs.  Miles...

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...

Honesty is a concept that journalists will tell their readers is non-existent for estate agents. Yeah, right! But as the end...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

Estate agents quitting companies and setting up on their own will prosper only by tapping into the most appropriate level of...

Agents should put as much emphasis on ensuring a house move actually happens as on winning the instruction to begin with,...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...

Zoopla has revealed a multi-million-pound programme of future developments which have taken 18 months to finalise. Chief executive Charlie Bryant has told...

Homeowners staying at home during another lockdown are doing more than sharing memes of groundhog day or doing family quizzes on...

A hybrid agency is appealing to corporate estate agents to jump ship and try its self employed business model. Mr & Mrs...

The property market became somewhat fractious during 2020. After receiving a much-needed boost with the promise of stamp duty relief, things...

A PropTech firm claims its new interactive property reports are “the most comprehensive on any UK property” and reduce the need...

A housing index says the market continues to defy Coronavirus and Brexit worries with asking prices up 4.9 per cent in...

One of the most respected figures in the industry, trainer and consultant Richard Rawlings, is suggesting that stamp duty should be...

The largest company involved in the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it’s producing a “disruptive digital market campaign to address...

One of the founder agencies of the new Boomin portal, scheduled to launch in the New Year, has also rejoined Zoopla. Farrell...

We’re sure agents have been working hard to urge vendors to take it easy on the dodgy decorations if there are...

The shock and almost immediate increase in stamp duty on additional homes in Wales has prompted one question in the industry...

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...

Buyer feedback is a key resource for agents who want to keep on top of market changes and so handle vendors’...

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...

If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...

Over 100 Zoopla member branches have signed up to the Modern Method of Auction system offered via the portal. Over the summer Zoopla...

The Federation of Independent Agents trade group has unveiled a new automated nurture product available exclusively to members - and it claims...

As what now seems like a common occurrence everything has changed again since I last sat down to write about the...

Rezi’s integration with Zapier has transformed the way in which estate agents can now save time, money and resource. Agents are...

Online network love2move - which gives partner High Street agents an option to offer vendors an online sales service - is...

Connells Group has announced a major recruitment drive as it looks to create 250 new agents' positions - and it’s launched...

Safety checks which are apparently now preventing thousands of owners selling flats are to be eased - but there is confusion...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

Searches that are bound by the Search Code, protecting the seller, buyer and lender, are property and not client specific. As...

Newspapers are pushed through the door, whereas websites have to pull in visitors - it’s a simple but fundamental difference with vast implications...

One of the country’s top buying agents is advising purchasers and vendors to avoid online agencies and 'bucketshop' conveyancers. Edward Heaton - founder...

As we embark on another nationwide lockdown, the team at SDL Auctions are keen to help agents ride the storm, beat...

Conveyancers have considered whether the long-standing ‘caveat emptor’ or buyer beware principle in a property purchase should be replaced by ‘vendor...

A relaunched home buying service says it wants to partner with agents to unlock sales if the housing market deteriorates. The service...

The trend of buyers apparently fleeing the city to get more for their money in the country has hit the buffers...

Hello and welcome to yet another Agents Do Charity, the weekly forum for the industry to share its good news on...

An online agency says its virtual auction service can be used even by its rivals between now and the end of...

Advanced information released today about Boomin suggests it will seek a much closer relationship with agents than existing portals, with lifetime...

We can all agree that the recovery of the property market since May has been outstanding. The latest data from Zoopla...

The housing market is to remain open in the four week lockdown in England. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

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

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

The property market has bounced back with all of the expected resilience and flexibility that is its hallmark since it reopened...

The Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday has been a hot topic of conversation for many in the residential property industry –...

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...

Online auction service Iamsold secured £52.7m in total for vendors in September, an increase of 16 per cent on the same period last...

Another new property portal has been launched, this one - Mutual - describing itself as the ‘Pre-Portal Property Platform for estate...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to...

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

Let’s be honest: things are getting just a little tougher aren’t they?  We’re delighted to say that the spirit of the industry...

A prominent housing market analyst is warning that in 14 years of studying prices and transactions he has never seen the...

A platform which signs up vendors and allocates their sale to a high-performing local agent says it sells property two months...

A new portal-style PropTech product has launched and wants to recruit estate agents to its fold - despite describing the way...

An estate agency in the south of England has abandoned its online-only strategy and has decided to open a physical office...

Many agents, certainly those in London, will have faced the difficult task of selling a flat with a shorter lease. A...

It’s about this time of year, pandemic or not, that agents may be asked one particularly awkward question by a vendor...

An estate agent in Liverpool has adopted the unusual technique of urging vendors to sell now “before prices crash.” Clearly unworried about...

A new online platform claims to be the first of its kind to speed up the private treaty sales process for...

A quick buy firm which typically purchases homes from sellers at below market levels has accused estate agents and the private...

Vendors spend an average £41 a day for 144 days when selling their home - but some spend a remarkable £140 a...

Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...

Two agencies have entered the debate on whether the current frenzied housing market is seeing delays in completions. Yesterday EAT reported that...

Logjams in the mortgage, conveyancing and removal stages of house moving mean sales are taking much longer than usual, according to...

A family-run agency which last year asked people to “make an offer” to buy a franchise is now claiming it will...

A quick buy firm boasting it has ‘sold’ a home within six days also says it now takes 140 days on...

Almost a third of property sellers (29%) say they won't accept a lower offer for their property, according to new research. Online...

The strong performance of the auction market in recent months has been reinforced by the latest figures from iamsold, the UK's...

Ahead of the launch of a new iBuyer platform later this year, agents are being invited to attend two webinars hosted...

Independent agents are busier than they have ever been thanks to the post-lockdown surge but larger corporates are actually losing market...

A leading agent says the government’s new Coronavirus clampdown from Monday will push more home owners to sell. Caspar Harvard-Wills, a partner at...

Knight Frank has launched an auction business to give vendors a wider range of sale options as market uncertainty remains because...

With estate agents increasingly offering auction options to vendors, new research makes interesting reading - and suggests that homes sold via...

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...

Estate agents are increasingly using low-key ‘grey’ marketing to avoid too many prospective buyers swamping them when homes go on sale. That’s...

One of the victims of a notorious estate agency price fixing cartel has spoken out against one of the offenders.  Christina Davis...

An American realtor who once predicted his company would have 5,000 UK estate agents working under its banner is now saying...

An insurance firm claims estate agents are taught not to quote VAT in fees until the final bill. A statement from Admiral...

OneDome, which operates two free-to-list property listing sites, says it’s had a record month as it strives to build an alternative...

In another sign of the buoyant housing market, estate agency Savills is breaking tradition by staging its first ever August auction...

Hindsight is 20-20 vision, of course, and we can all see things we did ‘then’ that we would not do ‘now’....

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

An online agency says it’s offering its customers a kind of ‘fall-through insurance’ after over 100 deals collapsed between mid-March and...

A leading buying agency is warning sellers and buyers not to jump the gun and abandon London in the belief that...

An unusual property sales concept, which signs up vendors and then effectively sub-contracts their sales to strongly-performing local estate agents, has...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

Asking prices are up again for a third consecutive month in all English regions and across Scotland and Wales.  The measurement, from...

It has been three months since the property market was given the green light to reopen. During this time, we have...

A property developer has set up an estate agency that charges no commission to sellers but instead levies a non-refundable reservation...

A row is brewing over an agency which acted on a vendor’s request to use the English version of a house...

Property raffles are a legal minefield and many are too good to be true, according to a leading lawyer. There has been...

Following the easing of lockdown restrictions on England’s property market in May, NAEA Propertymark reported a sharp increase in business for...

A survey of estate agents’ market share post-lockdown indicates significant advances for independent agencies and online operators. TwentyCi, a data consultancy, says...

New information has come to light which suggests that a leading marketing platform may be planning to step into the CRM...

A BBC presenter has used her local newspaper column to mock an estate agency for suggesting fridge magnets be removed to improve...