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As UK temperatures soared last week, potential property buyers and sellers were even too hot to enquire about homes. Data from live...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents have begun experience a ‘more traditional’ market with demand dropping and offers coming in slightly under asking price, research claims. The...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Connells agents are to start using an app that will boost the safety of lone staff at viewings. The agent has partnered...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Being an estate agent can be sweat-inducing at the best of times but property professionals intend to keep going through the...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Former Countrywide boss Bob Scarff has warned that estate agents have become too reliant on alerts, emails and text messages for...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Proptech firm iamproperty has formed its own committee of agents to discuss issues facing the property market. The auctioneer and sales progression...
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

Images can have the ability to paint a vivid image, but video content can take this to the next level if...
22 June 2022
From: Marketing & Social Media

Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people to sell properties at the best prices. Working in this field...
22 June 2022
From: Recruitment & Business Matters

Prime estate agent John D Wood & Co has moved its Chiswick office to a larger premises to boost its sales...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Today’s consumers judge a business not just on the quality of its products, but also on their experience in using them....
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Reapit’s AgencyCloud users now have access to proptech firm Viewber. Agents will be able to use vetted “Viewbers” to help secure viewings...
15 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

Why the urgency? Because the appetite is strong. Research by the Conveyancing Association reports that 98% of consumers are overwhelmingly in...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News

There are many myths about using virtual tours to sell or let properties. The most common perceptions are that virtual property...
28 May 2022
From: Features

With Earth Day in April and Environment Day looming in June, all businesses and individuals are becoming more aware of their...
25 May 2022
From: Features

Excitement is building for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. A four-day Bank Holiday to mark the occasion will kick off on 2...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Homeowners may have become less willing to pay upfront fees to sell their home. Despite efforts by online-only brands such as Purplebricks...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Sussex-based estate agent Mishon Mackay is celebrating 25 years of sevice each for three of its staff members. Sarah Fitzgerald, Sarah McCarthy,...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The outgoing chief executive of Rightmove has claimed he has a good relationship with the portal’s customers. It was announced this week...
11 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

Three of the leading industry content specialists are set to gather on stage together for what is believe to be the...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A Yorkshire based agent has come up with a novel way of reducing its carbon footprint while conducting viewings with potential...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Online agent Strike is preparing to name a home seller who will be reimbursed the equivalent of an estate agent fee...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Netflix addicts may have come across Selling Sunset, an American series focused on the drama of US real estate agents selling...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents are preparing their businesses for the cost of living crunch, with considerations on fuel use, heating and window display lighting. Much...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents are being offered an easier way to offer 3D virtual viewings that could get homes listed more quickly. Spatial data technology...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A French billionaire who made his money from estate agency is promising to transform the UK property industry with his unique...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Zoopla’s cloud based software service Alto has launched a video series giving a behind the scenes look at estate agencies around...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An estate agency which previously operated only through a remote working model has established a headquarters and expanded its team. Chosen Home,...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News

In this special video interview, Angels Media's Lee Dahill chats to Mitch Handley of Inventory Hive about why - post-Covid -...
23 March 2022
From: Features

For the second time in recent weeks, Purplebricks has de-listed a property after an unacceptable comment by the seller on social...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks issued an unexpected tweet yesterday, showing one of its own advertisements posted on a London tube train - upside down. With...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

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

An agency is warning some house hunters that they face a more competitive time this year following a “truly remarkable” change...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Savills has welcomed its first intake of residential apprentices with seven individuals hired by the business to study and work within...
10 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

There’s been a surge in the number of sellers who resort to using quick buy firms, according to the sector’s trade...
19 January 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

From first-time buyers to serial investors, no two days are ever the same for a Sales and Investment Consultant at Walton...
15 January 2022
From: Features

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for estate and letting agents in...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A new agency service has been launched seeking to attract vendors of second-hand residential park homes. Quickmove Properties has partnered with park industry...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading PropTech entrepreneur with a lengthy pedigree as an estate agent says agents should use more technology in a bid...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The surge in Omicron cases and possible future restrictions are set to hit the housing market in 2022 - and may...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Almost exactly two thirds of buyers questioned by Savills say their choice of home to purchase was a case of ‘love...
31 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has come out in support of the Scottish government’s demand that buyers take lateral flow tests before viewings. The measure is...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...
18 December 2021
From: Features

Rightmove is to try to help potential buyers get their finances in order much earlier in the transaction process, to reduce...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A survey of sellers shows that 61 per cent of them visit the agent’s website before instructing them. According to respondents the...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...
04 December 2021
From: Features

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...
04 December 2021
From: Features

Estate agents and other workers in Northern Ireland are being urged to work from home "where possible" in a bid to...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...
20 November 2021
From: Features

As we all know, the sector is constantly evolving and as we start to get to grips with the changes, another...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Cluttons has given its market snapshot for the sales market in central London - and it’s echoing the familiar story of...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The push for greater sustainability, energy efficiency and generally being ‘green’ has existed in the agency world for several years -...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...
13 November 2021
From: Features

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...
10 November 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

The challenge of selling a property that has been garishly decorated over the Christmas period is one many agents will be familiar...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...
06 November 2021
From: Features

In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...
06 November 2021
From: Features

Virtual tours are becoming an increasing necessity for agents when listing properties for sale or let. Covid has of course accelerated this...
03 November 2021
From: Features

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...
30 October 2021
From: Features

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...
30 October 2021
From: Features

An agent is warning the government it must manage Covid and not simply react ‘too late and too little’. He’s suggesting some...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A portal says many buyers feel disappointed when viewing a property becuase it is typically smaller than agents’ photographs suggest. MoveStreets claims...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...
13 October 2021
From: Features

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...
09 October 2021
From: Features

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...
02 October 2021
From: Features

Estate agents, even before Covid-19 reared its ugly head, were flexible, hybrid workers. It is a job that requires a significant...
02 October 2021
From: Features

Forget en-suites and garden rooms, could you boost viewings with the postcode of a property? Research by comparison website Money.co.uk has identified...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has hailed the online agent’s no-fee model after reaching £5 billion worth of sales. The agency, previously...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News

As virtual tours start to get even more popular, and in some cases become the norm for the majority of letting...
18 September 2021
From: Features

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...
15 September 2021
From: Sponsored Content

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...
11 September 2021
From: Features

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...
08 September 2021
From: Sponsored Content

360 tour technology company Made Snappy has grown rapidly over the past 18 months and whilst many agents have grasped the...
28 August 2021
From: Features
26 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A housing expert says the psychology of a population coping with the pandemic lies behind the house moving frenzy of recent...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A new survey suggests the majority of vendors remain wary of allowing too many unknown people into their home during viewings. Some...
12 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

The controversial proposal by a PropTech start up to charge potential viewers of properties to let or for sale has been...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Viewings are in the news right now and with good reason. As the impact of the stamp duty holiday fades, and transaction...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Trust the process: subscribe your landlords and tenants to Task Plans and receive automated prompts when it’s the right time to...
05 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Are you experiencing Estate Agent burnout? As The Stamp Duty Holiday has begun to tail off, it didn’t bring the relaxation in...
05 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content

NAEA Propertymark says there’s no appetite that it can see amongst its representatives across the UK for charging people £30 for...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...
31 July 2021
From: Features

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, technology has proven to be the answer for many problems faced by sectors across...
30 July 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Available residential property listings across the country are at historic lows according to property data firm Homesearch. The company, which focuses its...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The platform behind a controversial proposal to charge prospective buyers and renters £30 or more to view a property on the...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The controversial ViewRabbit service, which proposes to charge prospective buyers and tenants for viewing properties, may seek international investment. The site has...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says a new pay-per-viewing service is “interesting” but warns agents to protect themselves by abiding by consumer protection regulations. The warning has come following...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents have been told in new government guidance that the liftings of some Covid restraints in wider society “does not mark...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A number of estate agencies have signed up to a service which charges £30 to view a property. The online service, called...
24 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Remember the early days of lockdown when there was a general panic? Perhaps the hot demand for toilet rolls was a sign...
24 July 2021
From: Features

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

An agent support service set up in the early days of the pandemic has closed down with its architect saying “If...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News

It may be ‘Freedom Day’ but it looks certain that many estate agents will still wear masks in offices today and...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Properties with professional marketing packs sell up to 48 per cent quicker than those without, according to an experiment conducted by...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Property auctioneer Auction House has recorded its best first half results in its 14-year history, and says it’s going to continue...
15 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A supplier of virtual viewings claims physical viewings cost £233 of an agent’s time on average - and that’s without fuel...
15 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Like many of you, I have watched a lot of football recently and I’ve enjoyed every minute. It has been an...
07 July 2021
From: Sponsored Content

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks will this week reveal the result of almost two years of trials into a new pricing structure. The details will come...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...
01 July 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Property portal app MoveStreets says the latest upgrade to its app sends leads to agents’ inboxes and allows users to instantly arrange...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News

For many, paying money to use an estate agent is primarily because that company has a database of buyers or tenants....
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The frenzy of activity in the housing market thanks to the stamp duty holiday shows the need for automated processes to...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...
19 June 2021
From: Features

The row over whether agents should be allowed to vet people who view properties on the basis of their wealth has...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A traditional problem for agents has been ‘tyre kickers’ who come to view a home out of curiosity with little or...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The current housing market frenzy would be easier to deal with if upfront buyers’ packs were available, improving transparency and cutting...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agent has been accused of charging prospective clients to view a property. The claim has been made on Twitter by...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A recent survey run by mio revealed that almost 50% of home movers selected their estate agent because they liked them....
09 June 2021
From: Features

Despite the vast amount of publicity given to the concept of virtual viewing, a survey suggests relatively few properties on sale...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...
05 June 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

An anonymous conveyancer has admitted increasing fees to deter buyers and sellers in the frenzied housing market during the stamp duty...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is to review the processes of an online platform which directly uploads sellers' property details via an app. Two years ago...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...
22 May 2021
From: Features

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

Propertymark has produced a new guide for estate agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Gathering and analysing feedback at all stages in the customer journey is highly important. So, where do we begin? For many estate...
15 May 2021
From: Features
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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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid In your experience,...
12 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Boomin founder Michael Bruce says his new site has enjoyed a stronger start than any other portal in terms of visits, viewings,...
10 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

You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...
01 May 2021
From: Features

Rightmove and Zoopla have both made PropTech announcements as the scramble to retain and win agents continues. Rightmove’s draw-a-search tool has been...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agent says that for every house he puts on the market, he has over 40 requests for viewings -...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News

If someone broke into your house and took a video of lots of personal information, like photos of family and pets,...
17 April 2021
From: Features

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

An agent in part of the UK with the strongest seller’s market claims the stock shortage is the worst he’s seen...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Our recent state of the property nation survey, which yielded nearly 350 responses from directors to junior negotiators, and many others...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Data from agency Knight Frank suggests the number of UK exchanges last month was the highest in 10 years - well above...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a drop of no less than 16,000 in the number of physical viewings over the past year thanks to just...
07 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

We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...
03 April 2021
From: Features

First off, happy Good Friday to all our readers. Here’s to a great, if still slightly different, long Easter bank holiday...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Bruce brothers' new portal Boomin has launched a day early - and no, this isn't an April Fool. The site went live...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...
31 March 2021
From: Features

A company in the German Axel Springer publishing empire - which also invested in Purplebricks in the past - has put...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Buyer behaviour has changed over the past year of the pandemic and it’s up to estate agents to calculate how to...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

As an indication of the frenzied property market, this may take some beating - an agent has had 18 viewings on...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...
27 March 2021
From: Features

The Chancellor’s recent announcement that the stamp duty holiday would be extended for another three months was undoubtedly great news for...
27 March 2021
From: Features

We recently launched our state of the property nation survey – a two-minute poll designed to give estate and letting agents...
27 March 2021
From: Features

On Monday, we launched our state of the property nation survey – a 14-question poll designed to give estate and letting...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Ed Mead, all-round property guru and founder...
20 March 2021
From: Features

London’s residential market appears to be showing renewed signs of life thanks to the rollout of the government roadmap and vaccine...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

On Monday next week, Estate Agent Today will launch its state of the property nation survey, a 14-question poll for UK...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A new estate agency says it aims to sell homes within 30 days - and dismisses the idea of a traditional...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Following the fluctuation of the property market during the UK’s first national lockdown, the industry was given a lifeline by the...
13 March 2021
From: Features

The increasingly common live-streaming of property viewings is becoming a source of lead generation according to an industry supplier. The creators of...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Recently I heard the stat that over 50% of property is sold with the second agent, which was backed up by...
10 March 2021
From: Features

A panel of estate agents recently participated in a webinar to discuss the benefits of livestream open house viewings. The webinar, part...
06 March 2021
From: Features

Fundamental changes to the way in which agents can work were shown at the online launch of Lifesycle 2 by Iceberg...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...
01 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...
27 February 2021
From: Features

Zoopla says over 250 agents have now signed up to its partnership deal with PropTech firm FocalAgent, set up by former...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 12 per cent of buyers will pull out of their transaction if it does not complete in time for their stamp...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

OneDome says it’s seen a surge in consumer activity in 2021, culminating in its two websites growing to a combined visitor...
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

Two mothers have launched a new estate agency using a virtual office - and they have overcome personal challenges to achieve their...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An online agency has apologised to a single mother who felt pressured into allowing viewings of a property she was renting. Local media in...
12 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

We are now over four weeks in to our third national lockdown in the UK. Although the property market remains open,...
03 February 2021
From: Features

Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...
30 January 2021
From: Features

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we evaluate our lives and, looking more specifically at the property market, it...
30 January 2021
From: Features

As we now find ourselves in the UK’s third national lockdown in 10 months, what tenants want, and need from their...
30 January 2021
From: Features

Property commentator Phil Spencer says lockdown - which we know will now last for another six weeks at least, and possibly...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Homeowners staying at home during another lockdown are doing more than sharing memes of groundhog day or doing family quizzes on...
27 January 2021
From: Features

There is little doubt that the last year was one which none of us will easily forget both personally and professionally....
27 January 2021
From: Features

One of the country’s top auctioneers is not going to stage any ballroom auctions this year - and it’s keeping its 2022...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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
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The property market became somewhat fractious during 2020. After receiving a much-needed boost with the promise of stamp duty relief, things...
20 January 2021
From: Features

Government guidance on how agents can continue working during the lockdown has given a new importance to virtual viewings, says an...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...
16 January 2021
From: Features

An online petition wants all agents’ offices to close during the pandemic. Keeping them open means agents feel "forced and pressured" to conduct...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

London mayor Sadiq Khan is reported to be asking the Prime Minister to review the status of ‘essential retail’ which can...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

In the not-too-distant future, it will be possible to order a driverless car to collect you and then drive you to...
13 January 2021
From: Features

The ‘future of residential’ is a huge term to contend with but one that was addressed last week through our RE:Connect...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Sir Kier Starmer has told the government it should look again at whether estate agents’ viewings of properties for sale and...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Agents have been outlining how they have beefed up their measures to combat the risk of Coronavirus, especially during property viewings. “We...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a call this morning for estate and letting agents to regard the physical viewing of any property on sale or...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has issued a lengthy guidance note to prospective buyers, including a suggestion they ask estate agents whether PPE will be...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are sharply split over how they should operate during the current phase of the Coronavirus crisis. In a poll of almost...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents and the housing market in England are still in business even during the third national lockdown which begins on Wednesday and...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is considering stricter tier structures for the coming weeks as the number of Coronavirus infections continues to rise. There is...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

We’re sure agents have been working hard to urge vendors to take it easy on the dodgy decorations if there are...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

An agency operating in the new Tier 4 area has abandoned viewings and visits to homes until New Year, even though the...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market is to stay open across the UK, including in the new Tier 4 areas of England. An announcement from Housing Secretary...
20 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Ever since the initial ripples of innovation in the 1990s, PropTech has proceeded to reshape our market beyond recognition; going on...
19 December 2020
From: Features

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...
19 December 2020
From: Features

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
Described on this site as a ‘powerful disruptor’ in March 2020, few would deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on...
16 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Buyer feedback is a key resource for agents who want to keep on top of market changes and so handle vendors’...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...
05 December 2020
From: Features

If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...
05 December 2020
From: Features

Here at Giraffe360, the PropTech startup, we have raised a £3.5 million funding round to further accelerate our product development and...
05 December 2020
From: Features

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content

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

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...
25 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Propertymark is in touch with the government to see how the new Tier structure being introduced on December 3 will affect...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Tenants, landlords, agents, and house buyers all breathed a sigh of relief on Halloween when the government announced that home moves...
21 November 2020
From: Features

It’s no secret that the recent pandemic has forced more businesses to operate remotely, but the shift for estate agents has...
18 November 2020
From: Features

The advertising watchdog has told the agency industry to clean up its act on four issues, with clarity over fees being...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...
14 November 2020
From: Features

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 London sales market is slowing as Christmas nears but no significant impact has been caused by the second wave of...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A former London estate agency owner and finalist on The Apprentice says he’s now returning to the sector to sell new-builds. Jamie...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

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

A relaunched home buying service says it wants to partner with agents to unlock sales if the housing market deteriorates. The service...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

House prices by the end of October were running 7.5 per cent above their level a year ago - but the...
09 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

The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...
07 November 2020
From: Features

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

A leading market analyst says the widespread belief that we are ‘safe’ in our homes may indirectly lead to the recent...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

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

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

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

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....
24 October 2020
From: Features

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am James D. Marshall, Founder and CEO of Pupil. What...
22 October 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

One of the industry's senior agency leaders says it would be a mistake for agents to be stopped from working in...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

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

2020 has definitely been a year of change. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the day-to-day operations of almost every industry...
17 October 2020
From: Features

Zoopla has linked with a PropTech company led by the former boss of Purplebricks to offer agents free virtual viewings services. The...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Online agency Purplebricks says an absence of technology in property details is one of the biggest turn-offs for potential buyers. A survey...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new Proptech platform is launching next month with claims it will “up-end the way agents do business” and that it will...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...
10 October 2020
From: Features

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

New PropTech products continue to appear, many aimed at enhancing transparency in buying and selling, or helping agents adopt new ways of...
24 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

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

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...
12 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

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...
03 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Estate agents are increasingly using low-key ‘grey’ marketing to avoid too many prospective buyers swamping them when homes go on sale. That’s...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...
29 August 2020
From: Features

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

A PropTech platform that claims to halve the time a transaction takes has received a huge cash injection from investors for...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A new agency called Eazy Agent has launched - it’s another online operation, this time with a starting price of £249. For...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...
15 August 2020
From: Features

A leading expert on estate agency and the housing market in Australia has lifted the lid on how Purplebricks failed down...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News

It has been three months since the property market was given the green light to reopen. During this time, we have...
12 August 2020
From: Features

Agents should check where buyers and sellers have been on holiday as part of their approach to safety during the Coronavirus...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank says the stamp duty holiday for properties at £500,000 and below should be made permanent. The holiday is due to...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The Federation of Independent Agents has announced its latest partnership - this time with a live-streaming viewing service called Gavl. The platform...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm that regularly claims London homes are mis-measured in property descriptions has taken a swipe at Purplebricks. Pupil, a spatial...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News

What do General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and WhatsApp have in common? Yes, they are American companies that boasted revenues of $50...
29 July 2020
From: Features

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...
28 July 2020
From: Sponsored Content

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning reveals that 85 per cent of staff are now off furlough, and that the...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

An agent in Hertfordshire says he routinely secures 5,000 visits to ‘live open houses’ on Facebook Live, and have on one...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News

It is widely expected that Purplebricks will shortly reveal the result of an experiment with a number of different pricing strategies. The...
23 July 2020
From: Breaking News

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Matt Nicol, managing director of Nicol &...
18 July 2020
From: Features

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

Knight Frank has reported a remarkable set of figures for June showing how the housing market has bounced back with a...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The estate agency industry has been sharply criticised for its record on protecting staff and customers during the Coronavirus crisis. The compliance...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford, has suggested that there will be further housing market lockdown easing later this month. His announcement...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...
11 July 2020
From: Features

Government guidelines regarding future Leicester-style local lockdowns suggest that branches can remain open and viewings can continue. However auction houses must shut. So...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The property market has been reopen for almost eight weeks now and during that time demand from prospective buyers has soared. Rightmove...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to industry video expert Christopher Watkin. Watkin gives his...
04 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

As we adjust to a life post-Covid-19, letting agents, landlords, and tenants are thinking - ways to speed up the process...
24 June 2020
From: Features

There was a big spike in the use of live chat across all agency sectors during lockdown - no doubt spurred...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

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

The phrase ‘game-changer’ has been hugely overused. But when applied to how Covid-19 is changing the way estate agents will work...
20 June 2020
From: Features

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

Video tours, heralded as the next big thing just a few weeks ago, are being abandoned by buyers and dismissed as...
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

An estate agency with a reputation for PropTech innovation says it now live-streams all instructions in a bid to operate more...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The devolved government in Wales - where the housing market is still officially closed - has urged agents to report rivals...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Virtual viewings could transform estate agency so fundamentally that they might mean the work of five negotiators could in future be...
11 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

The managing director of a Winkworth branch is threatening to report a senior member of a nearby Countrywide office to the...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News

If you are an established UK estate agent, the status quo dictates that you will most likely work for ‘the man.’ Corporate...
09 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to former agent and founder of Viewber, Ed...
06 June 2020
From: Features

An agent in the unusual position of operating across the England and Welsh border says many of his competitors appear to...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group - parent company of six agency brands including EweMove and Martin & Co - says all of...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Lets Bid works in partnership with a variety of Estate Agents across the Uk from big franchise brands like Winkworth /...
04 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content

An overwhelming 98 per cent of vendors questioned by Zoopla say they remain anxious about the Coronavirus and would prefer to...
04 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has contacted all member agents saying it has enhanced its automated online viewing feature first introduced in April. As part of...
04 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Covid-19 crisis has forced the UK property industry to rethink the way it operates. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the...
03 June 2020
From: Features

Leading estate agents are warning that the sharp fall in house prices reported by the Nationwide may be just the first...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A well-known saying in estate agency is that first-time buyers are the sellers of the future. If we believe this to...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has introduced a new filter that allows buyers to limit their searches to those properties with online viewing options. These can...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
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

** 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

** 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

Rightmove says it enjoyed 5.3m visits on Tuesday of this week - up four per cent on the comparable day of...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has launched a new facility called Client Services for agents resuming business. Moneypenny’s 80-strong team of receptionists can...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has suggested there may be massive changes underway in buyers’ priorities as the housing market resumes and the country begins...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A series of polls taken by Estate Agent Today suggest substantial numbers of agents remain uncomfortable about returning to trading even...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a very significant increase in the number of listings carrying virtual viewings, accelerating during the period of the Coronavirus crisis and...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A food packaging manufacturer is re-shaping its production line to make PPE equipment which it is selling to estate and letting...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Over the past few weeks, estate agents have been forced to close high street branches and adapt to working from home,...
14 May 2020
From: Sponsored Content

The agency at the heart of a fierce row over staff safety in the lockdown says it's now insisting local managers...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Guidance issued by the government explicitly advises agents, buyers and sellers that more activity should be done online if possible. “The process...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Although few expect virtual viewings to continue their popularity now that lockdown restrictions have been eased, there’s news this morning that...
14 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

A respected estate agency has revised downwards its price forecast for the housing market for the second time since the start...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of NAEA Propertymark says he expects specific government guidance later this week for estate agents to return to...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a surge in buyers wanting to view properties - but agents must sit on their hands and wait for...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm says it’s using what it calls “World War Three-style” hazard suits when they visit premises to create virtual...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

First details of the government’s programme to allow businesses to reopen have begun to emerge - with little comfort for estate...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Details being presented to Parliament today may include information on how agents can return to work in some sort of ‘new normal.’ A 50...
11 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

Rightmove says it’s to launch its biggest ever national marketing campaign in a bid to kick-start the market once lockdown eases. The...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a furious response to the agent who appears to have breached government rules by opening his branch to the...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News

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

An estate agent has reopened his High Street office to the public with social distancing and other safety measures in place. It’s...
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Virtual viewings are here to stay and will continue long after lockdown eases according to the head of a PropTech group. Babek...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...
04 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

NAEA Propertymark has today launched a campaign for the government to introduce what it calls a Property Sector Support Package. This would...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman is advising agents to use virtual viewings only as a filtering process with offers being agreed only ‘subject...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The Kremer Signs company has unveiled a package of products for agents to use in the new era of social distancing. These...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The Mail Online is running a story on estate agents allegedly breaking the lockdown by conducting physical viewings in recent weeks...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The government of one part of the British Isles has produced guidelines for removal firms. Until now, house moving in an era...
29 April 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

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....
25 April 2020
From: Features

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 Fine & Country agent has just sold a home based on a video viewing, and is now sharing tips with...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News

One of prime central London’s most respected estate agencies is warning that it could take until spring 2021 for the luxury...
23 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

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

If it’s really the case that estate agents’ offices could be in the category of High Street premises first allowed to...
18 April 2020
From: Features

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 last five years have seen unprecedented changes to the property market and agents and their clients have never faced such...
15 April 2020
From: Features

A branch of Northwood is offering its pool car to any NHS workers who need it during the Coronavirus crisis. The Fiat...
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

In this time of economic uncertainty, more and more people are becoming unwilling to leave their homes, yet you and your...
11 April 2020
From: Features

You wouldn’t expect the good folk at Strutt & Parker to have anything less than a superlative set of home offices...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Floorplan and photography supplier FocalAgent is making a free offer to every agent in the UK during the virus crisis -...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

As the impact of coronavirus unfolds, we are in constant conversations with customers to understand the challenges they’re facing and to...
08 April 2020
From: Features

An online estate agency which has described the Coronavirus pandemic as “a disrupter and game changer” for the agency industry says...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

One of Britain’s leading agents says online viewing and interest in videos for homes on sale continues to be relatively strong...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

I won't be the first or last person to say that society and the property industry in which we operate is...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agency in Portsmouth has sold a house subject to contract after nothing more than a video tour filmed by...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Over the last two weeks we’ve seen the country come to a standstill and the property market effectively put on ice...
01 April 2020
From: Features

One of the country’s best known high-end independent estate agencies is marketing a home for £22.5m and hopes it finds a...
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

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...
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

An international comparison of how major portals have discounted their charges to agents show Rightmove and Zoopla making “deeper and longer...
26 March 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s far too early for authoritative figures on how devastating the Coronavirus lockdown has been on estate agents but there is...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has been told the agents should shut their offices immediately - they are not “essential businesses” under the new Coronavirus...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been scepticism across the industry as to the motives behind an unspecified number of lay-offs and permanent branch closures...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and here’s the next batch of guidance and advice from different sectors of the industry, many from influential trade groups. It’s...
19 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Auction houses are the latest part of the residential sector to seek PropTech help to attract business during the Coronavirus crisis. For...
19 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...
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

Another index shows how strong the market was in the build-up to the escalation in Coronavirus across the country. The website Home...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove’s latest market snapshot, released this morning, appears starkly at odds with the situation described by some agents in recent days. “The...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A Spanish housebuilder’s bespoke system to allow prospective buyers to view properties without visiting is being offered to the UK agency...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Sales in February grew, for the third consecutive month, according to the latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered...
12 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A new hybrid set up by ex-Purplebricks territory owners says it wants to "redefine estate agency in the customer's favour." Knock Knock...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A second prominent agent has broken cover to say Coronavirus is slowing the market. Jess Simpson - an ex-Savills and ex-Strutt and...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...
26 February 2020
From: Features

Why should agencies leave voicemail in the last decade and make 2020 the year to invest in a more modern solution? Voicemail...
22 February 2020
From: Features

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...
19 February 2020
From: Features
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents “dread” buyers’ questions on value, asking prices and nearby new development according to a survey. Some 50 agents and over 1,500...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The ‘on-demand’ economy is reshaping our world. The way we order food, get around, and even access healthcare has changed irreversibly...
05 February 2020
From: Features

A new renovation start-up is operating across eight cities and claims to be able to transform properties - including ones that...
04 February 2020
From: Breaking News
01 February 2020
From: Features

Understanding the customer journey plays a huge role in the success of any estate agent. From that very first viewing right through...
29 January 2020
From: Features

Quite a few years ago, I spoke at a conference for auctioneers. It was a traditional affair. Rural location. Nice hotel....
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News

“Give me 100 leads and I will make five-times more good appointments than any AI you put me up against,” stated...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Chancellors Estate Agents is next month opening its newest branch in Swindon - the first time the company has operated in...
07 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is not revealing details of the different pricing strategies it is testing “in the field” early this year. Last month the...
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

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

The relaunched easyProperty hybrid agency is to rely exclusively on local marketing to drive awareness and customers, and not follow the...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...