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Purplebricks is starting a new wave of TV advertisements today, continuing its theme from earlier this year as a sponsor of...

The return of non-essential businesses to lockdown in Leicester as a result of a localised spike in Coronavirus cases is a...

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

There was a big spike in the use of live chat across all agency sectors during lockdown - no doubt spurred...

The Welsh housing market is back in business today - at least in part. Letting and estate agents can reopen their offices...

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

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

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

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

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...

An estate agency with a reputation for PropTech innovation says it now live-streams all instructions in a bid to operate more...

The devolved government in Wales - where the housing market is still officially closed - has urged agents to report rivals...

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

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

The managing director of a Winkworth branch is threatening to report a senior member of a nearby Countrywide office to the...

If you are an established UK estate agent, the status quo dictates that you will most likely work for ‘the man.’ Corporate...

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

An agent in the unusual position of operating across the England and Welsh border says many of his competitors appear to...

The Property Franchise Group - parent company of six agency brands including EweMove and Martin & Co - says all of...

Lets Bid works in partnership with a variety of Estate Agents across the Uk from big franchise brands like Winkworth /...

An overwhelming 98 per cent of vendors questioned by Zoopla say they remain anxious about the Coronavirus and would prefer to...

Rightmove has contacted all member agents saying it has enhanced its automated online viewing feature first introduced in April. As part of...

The Covid-19 crisis has forced the UK property industry to rethink the way it operates. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the...

Leading estate agents are warning that the sharp fall in house prices reported by the Nationwide may be just the first...

A well-known saying in estate agency is that first-time buyers are the sellers of the future. If we believe this to...

OnTheMarket has introduced a new filter that allows buyers to limit their searches to those properties with online viewing options. These can...

New figures released by Foxtons this morning show a collapse in commission income to the agency during the Coronavirus period. Sales commissions...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

Rightmove says it enjoyed 5.3m visits on Tuesday of this week - up four per cent on the comparable day of...

Outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has launched a new facility called Client Services for agents resuming business. Moneypenny’s 80-strong team of receptionists can...

Rightmove has suggested there may be massive changes underway in buyers’ priorities as the housing market resumes and the country begins...

A series of polls taken by Estate Agent Today suggest substantial numbers of agents remain uncomfortable about returning to trading even...

There’s been a very significant increase in the number of listings carrying virtual viewings, accelerating during the period of the Coronavirus crisis and...

A food packaging manufacturer is re-shaping its production line to make PPE equipment which it is selling to estate and letting...

Over the past few weeks, estate agents have been forced to close high street branches and adapt to working from home,...

The agency at the heart of a fierce row over staff safety in the lockdown says it's now insisting local managers...

Guidance issued by the government explicitly advises agents, buyers and sellers that more activity should be done online if possible. “The process...

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

It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...

A respected estate agency has revised downwards its price forecast for the housing market for the second time since the start...

The chief executive of NAEA Propertymark says he expects specific government guidance later this week for estate agents to return to...

There’s been a surge in buyers wanting to view properties - but agents must sit on their hands and wait for...

A PropTech firm says it’s using what it calls “World War Three-style” hazard suits when they visit premises to create virtual...

First details of the government’s programme to allow businesses to reopen have begun to emerge - with little comfort for estate...

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

The government has temporarily suspended its official house price index as a result of the Coronavirus crisis. In a long and far-reaching announcement...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

Rightmove says it’s to launch its biggest ever national marketing campaign in a bid to kick-start the market once lockdown eases. The...

There’s been a furious response to the agent who appears to have breached government rules by opening his branch to the...

An instant valuation service has launched a new tool aimed at helping agents prioritise leads through prospective vendors uploading photographs to...

An estate agent has reopened his High Street office to the public with social distancing and other safety measures in place. It’s...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

Virtual viewings are here to stay and will continue long after lockdown eases according to the head of a PropTech group. Babek...

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

Housing minister Chris Pincher is drawing up guidelines which could allow agents to return to something like normal working in the near...

NAEA Propertymark has today launched a campaign for the government to introduce what it calls a Property Sector Support Package. This would...

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...

The Property Ombudsman is advising agents to use virtual viewings only as a filtering process with offers being agreed only ‘subject...

The Kremer Signs company has unveiled a package of products for agents to use in the new era of social distancing.  These...

The Mail Online is running a story on estate agents allegedly breaking the lockdown by conducting physical viewings in recent weeks...

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

Industry supplier epropservices has created a new virtual valuation platform to help the industry operate during the lockdown and social distancing...

A six-point guide is to be issued today to agents reopening offices when the government gives the go ahead, possibly in...

One of the few agents anywhere in the British Isles who has returned to something like normal working has revealed new...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

It may seem a long time since normal trading took place but many agencies are now finding they are picking up...

A Fine & Country agent has just sold a home based on a video viewing, and is now sharing tips with...

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

A regional agency has thrown its weight behind an independent report which says estate and lettings agents could lead the economy...

The government is being urged to allow estate and lettings agents to return to work as soon as possible when the...

Winkworth is now offering free video valuations to clients who are considering a future house move. It’s created a bespoke virtual service...

If it’s really the case that estate agents’ offices could be in the category of High Street premises first allowed to...

Hunters has expanded its online offering to improve its service to both the sales and lettings sectors - and it’s even...

The last five years have seen unprecedented changes to the property market and agents and their clients have never faced such...

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

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...

In this time of economic uncertainty, more and more people are becoming unwilling to leave their homes, yet you and your...

You wouldn’t expect the good folk at Strutt & Parker to have anything less than a superlative set of home offices...

Floorplan and photography supplier FocalAgent is making a free offer to every agent in the UK during the virus crisis -...

As the impact of coronavirus unfolds, we are in constant conversations with customers to understand the challenges they’re facing and to...

An online estate agency which has described the Coronavirus pandemic as “a disrupter and game changer” for the agency industry says...

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

One of Britain’s leading agents says online viewing and interest in videos for homes on sale continues to be relatively strong...

I won't be the first or last person to say that society and the property industry in which we operate is...

An estate agency in Portsmouth has sold a house subject to contract after nothing more than a video tour filmed by...

Over the last two weeks we’ve seen the country come to a standstill and the property market effectively put on ice...

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

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

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

New sales agreed have already plummeted by 15 per cent and over the next three months there’s going to be a...

An international comparison of how major portals have discounted their charges to agents show Rightmove and Zoopla making “deeper and longer...

It’s far too early for authoritative figures on how devastating the Coronavirus lockdown has been on estate agents but there is...

Propertymark has been told the agents should shut their offices immediately - they are not “essential businesses” under the new Coronavirus...

There has been scepticism across the industry as to the motives behind an unspecified number of lay-offs and permanent branch closures...

Hello and here’s the next batch of guidance and advice from different sectors of the industry, many from influential trade groups. It’s...

Auction houses are the latest part of the residential sector to seek PropTech help to attract business during the Coronavirus crisis. For...

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

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...

Another index shows how strong the market was in the build-up to the escalation in Coronavirus across the country.  The website Home...

Estate Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...

Rightmove’s latest market snapshot, released this morning, appears starkly at odds with the situation described by some agents in recent days. “The...

A Spanish housebuilder’s bespoke system to allow prospective buyers to view properties without visiting is being offered to the UK agency...

Sales in February grew, for the third consecutive month, according to the latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered...

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...

A new hybrid set up by ex-Purplebricks territory owners says it wants to "redefine estate agency in the customer's favour." Knock Knock...

A second prominent agent has broken cover to say Coronavirus is slowing the market. Jess Simpson - an ex-Savills and ex-Strutt and...

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

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

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week - and it’s been a frantic seven days since the last...

Agents “dread” buyers’ questions on value, asking prices and nearby new development according to a survey. Some 50 agents and over 1,500...

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

A new renovation start-up is operating across eight cities and claims to be able to transform properties - including ones that...

For a very long time, it was one of the best ways – if not the best way – of generating...

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

Quite a few years ago, I spoke at a conference for auctioneers. It was a traditional affair. Rural location. Nice hotel....

Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...

“Give me 100 leads and I will make five-times more good appointments than any AI you put me up against,” stated...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...

Chancellors Estate Agents is next month opening its newest branch in Swindon - the first time the company has operated in...

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

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

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...

The relaunched easyProperty hybrid agency is to rely exclusively on local marketing to drive awareness and customers, and not follow the...

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

Sotheby’s International Realty says two recent sales it achieved 115 miles away from its closest office prove that local agents are...

A new app is being launched which allows agents to gauge possible interest in a property before it is formally put...

You don’t need to go far to find news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to...

This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...

A small online agency which in six months of trading has secured around 140 sales says it’s on course to be...

It has been said time and time again that the uncertainty around Brexit is causing, well, uncertainty. As I write this, the...

An estate agency says it has produced technology allowing clients to track the precise whereabouts of their estate agent when he...

Yopa – launched in 2015 as part of the new breed of hybrid operators seeking to shake up the industry –...

Upad, the national online letting agent set up by entrepreneur James Davis has announced that it is “closed to new business”...

A relatively new company which signs up vendors and then effectively sub-contracts their sales to strongly-performing local estate agents says it...

I have been banging on about partnerships and collaborations for years now. Whether it’s between two real estate firms, two PropTech firms,...

The property market in prime central London showed some impressive signs of recovery during the summer months, according to Knight Frank. The...

The new managing director of easyProperty claims the hybrid agency will be targeting branch managers and senior negotiators who think they...

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

A study from Santander Mortgages has blown the cover on first time buyers, suggesting they know almost nothing and research very...

A new survey claims to have discovered the sights and experiences that most deter would-be buyers when they view homes on...

A dramatic slump in the supply of homes being put on sale in London means that parts of the capital now...

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

As the founder of Jupix, I worked in the property industry between 2008 - 2014. I had the privilege to lead...

Outsourced viewings firm Viewber now handles viewings for more than 50 per cent of all UK auctioneers. The claim is from Essential...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

The Advertising Standards Authority has issued a guidance note warning online estate agents, after complaints about them have “grown dramatically”. “Property is big...

Online estate agency EasyProperty has been acquired by a firm with the backing of Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. easyProperty has been sold by the eProp...

1. Win More Listings For estate agency in the UK, the number one task is to get new properties to market. However,...

If agents ran their databases more efficiently, the property portals might find themselves redundant. Controversial opening statement aside, the reality is that...

A new website devoted solely to prime off-market properties is looking for agents who will use it to find buyers seeking...

Stories of a slow property market due to an ongoing lack of supply and Brexit woes have been well-documented in recent...

It’s likely that your agency or one of your clients has recently fallen foul of an old-fashioned trend which has been...

A survey of property sellers has revealed that 'achieving the asking price' (43%) and 'selling properties quickly' (35%) are the most...

A PropTech firm which claims its products offer “industry-leading” response times says agents lose a majority of their leads due to slow...

I want to take the time this week to look at an area of PropTech and real estate which is seeing...

A former Territory Owner at Purplebricks, who at one time managed 11 Local Property Experts, has spoken out in support of...

The weekend is over all-too-quickly but at least if it’s Monday, it’s Property Jobs Today - your weekly catch up with...

A series of damning reviews about Purplebricks’ working environment, apparently written by existing and former staff, have appeared online. Indeed is a...

A firm that offers a white-labelled online agency platform to traditional High Street agents has signed up a new customer. love2move was...

We’ve reached the final instalment of my market transformation do’s and don’ts.  In previous articles, we’ve looked at: Do encourage, don’t deter;...

A set of historic property details unearthed by a local resident have created a buzz on social media and in the...

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

With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...

The trade body for ‘home stagers’ says that properties that have been dressed sell three times faster than those that have...

Humberts, the agency which was one of the first to ditch High Street offices in favour of fewer larger hubs, has...

A PropTech firm that lists a customer’s home with successive estate agents until it is sold has raised £500,000 of startup...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

Zoopla has been spelling out more details of prospective buyers’ and renters’ patterns of portal-watching and how they relate to leads...

Spicerhaart claims that it achieved an average of 104.29 per cent against the market value on properties that were taken into...

Experienced sales trainer Boyd Mayover, co-founder of Sales Doctors, explains how agents can overcome price objectives, impress prospective clients and offer...

Of the hundreds of headaches that come with agent territory, worrying about what’s happening to your calls shouldn’t be one of...

Savills, which in the past has been restrained in its critique of Brexit’s effect on the housing market, now says that...

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

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...

Four high-profile industry figures have sent an open letter urging agents to think about what they call “smarter marketing” in a...

This article was originally written for City AM in response to an article it published attacking letting agents. See more here.  A...

For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to the tried-and-tested 9am-6pm opening hours framework. But is this now changing,...

Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive.  Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...

Another For Sale By Owner website has been launched - this one, apparently, because the founder was “frustrated” with estate agents’...

Cast your minds back to the summer of 2014. It’s 9.55 am somewhere in east London ‘Sorry I’m late’ offers the...

The two men behind a low-profile hybrid estate agency say their company is flourishing after two years in business, during which they...

A 36 per cent collapse in sales between November and January has created an “unprecedented” five year low in the number...

The radically-restructured Humberts estate agency claims the risks it took last year in scrapping branches and moving to ‘hubs’ has paid...

We all know the three essential things an estate agent must have on their website include the ability to be able...

Agents have suggested that the latest price figures from the Halifax may be masking increased activity in the market in recent...

The regional agency MoveSelf, which set up in 2017 as an online estate agent, is shifting emphasis towards For Sale By...

There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...

If Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is as sophisticated as they say, Porter Pioneers’ launch could leave agents kicking their feet.  Those of...

There were 102,330 residential property transactions in December - that’s up 3.6 per cent on the same month last year on...

There’s been another raft of movers and shakers in the industry in recent days, so this is a busy Property Jobs...

The auction firm that purchased the property listings left stranded by the collapse of Emoov is now offering partnership opportunities to...

Direct Line for Business is launching what it calls an online “end-to-end” insurance product for estate agents and property management companies.  The...

It’s safe to say that the majority of agents will be glad to see the end of the past two years....

Early figures suggest record numbers of people visited Rightmove just after Christmas, giving renewed hope that the market may step up...

Audioagent and KeyAGENT have merged to create the UK’s largest property marketing group. Together they provide property marketing services to the UK’s...

A Newcastle-based property company says it has acquired the listings of Emoov and Tepilo. It has emailed and texted vendors to say...

Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of virtual reality (VR) in some sectors is becoming more evident than...

When was the last time you looked at your business and really thought about what you could do to improve? Yesterday? Last...

Yet another estate agency has announced that it’s shutting branches and opening a centralised hub. This time it’s Newman Property Experts, a...

Online agency Doorsteps is slashing its flat fee to just £1 with no commission charge - but for only 48 hours. The...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

We’re used to recent stories about transaction dips and price stagnation as Brexit uncertainty and stamp duty take their toll on...

One of Emoov’s agents in the field has contacted Estate Agent Today to give an insight into how the agency has...

Latest figures on the central London market from franchise giant Winkworth show that viewings dropped 20 per cent in the third...

Two local estate agencies are entering a strategic partnership to market properties together, allowing them to list the properties on the...

For any business, regardless of size, age or industry, operating efficiently is fundamental to your success. When faced with challenges like we...

A new junior estate agent apprenticeship standard has been launched with skills being offered for residential, commercial and auction sectors. Created by...

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

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

A new estate agency has come up with a novel way of taking prospective purchasers around its patch - by using...

The culture of impatience and instant gratification has a lot to answer for. It has forced the hand of the property...

A new survey claims to have found the five issues that prospective buyers wish they had checked out ahead of purchase...

Strutt & Parker is offering free Virtual Viewings to 1,000 new clients, and says it's the first national agency to offer such...

Several agents have asked me whether they should consider ditching their high street offices and move to an out of town...

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...

With the news that Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to sellers, is this something...

The raison d'être for estate agents everywhere is to get their properties noticed! It’s as simple as that. These days you’re likely...

Viewber has announced that it’s just completed its 35,000th outsourced viewing, reflecting a jaw-dropping 460 per cent rise in just a...

In our previous 2 blogs we have covered the definitions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and what the practical...

The London market continues to produce unexpected results with two high end agencies reporting contrasting fortunes.  Half year figures released by Chestertons...

It’s a highly competitive environment out there, where there's a constant and never-ending struggle that every agency manager, director or owner...

The latest transaction figures from HM Revenue and Customs make depressing reading - a three per cent drop between May and...

One of the country’s largest regional agencies is moving into the sale of homes overseas despite Brexit uncertainty and concern over...

The former head of Rightmove’s lettings division has blasted High Street estate agencies for “living in the past, charging exorbitant fees...

The Money editor of The Mirror newspaper has finally sold a home he first put on the market in late 2016...

What a big week for PropTech! With the very first MIPIM PropTech conference, taking place in Paris today and tomorrow, comes...

The former managing director of Foxtons, Peter Rollings, has spilled the beans on what it was like working at the heart...

One of the country’s best known regional traditional agencies, Pygott and Crone, has used a promotion in local news outlets to...

Is there really any true value to an estate agent in our current climate? Will there be a role for traditional agents...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

A housing association has launched its own online agency which offers to sell vendors' homes for £275. Capsel Homes, based in Mamhilad,...

A leading agent has urged major portals Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket to feature virtual viewings content more prominently on their platforms. Writing...

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

Sotheby's International Realty has launched what it claims to be the first 'real estate-branded' augmented reality (AR) app. 'Curate', which is now...

To demonstrate the lengths some buyers will go to make sure their offer is accepted, NAEA Propertymark has asked its agent...

An estate agent claims that online property listings which include video tours receive 'hundreds more views' than those without. Dan Killeen of...

Two online agents and a number of PropTech companies have been named in startups.co.uk's Startups 100 index. Coming in at number 64...

The chief executive of Winkworth says the upcoming Brexit is creating uncertainty and causing buyers and investors to delay purchasing plans. Dominic Agace,...

That’s it. I’ve given up. The lull has continued and it’s becoming quite a bore.  The price drop hasn’t worked. The revamped...

Outsourced viewing operator Viewber is expanding its offer to agents by forming what it calls “a close technical cooperation” with keyholding...

Estate agents don’t necessarily have the most eco-friendly image as an industry - but here’s one who’s really making a statement...

One in five sellers suffer a fall-through costing them an average £2,700 - but many lose £5,000 or more. These are the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

I have total transparency. I love that.  I know how the portals are doing, I know how many people are clicking on...

The average number of viewings received by properties before a sale is agreed has risen from 11 in 2015 to 19...

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says its first quarter’s sales figures for 2018 are ahead of those for the same period...

I’m writing this a week into my instruction decision. It has been a fascinating journey to date. As I discussed last week,...

The outsourced viewing service Viewber says it has now conducted over 20,000 viewings on behalf of agents and has secured another...

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home.  A floor...

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

Winkworth, the agency which released its 2017 results this morning, says the franchise business model it supports is more resilient than others...

  An assessment of nine online agencies undertaken by a property website has seen Emoov come out on top after being analysed...

Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...

The Haart agency group has given an upbeat picture of the housing market in its latest figures with instructions up 15...

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...

Agents have welcomed more data suggesting the 2018 market is enjoying a robust start. Last week Rightmove reported a record number of...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

The other day I met with two agents who have 30 years of property sales experience between them, and yet also...

Yopa, the online agency with financial backing from Savills and LSL Property Services, is the latest online firm to launch a...

The number of first-time buyers has increased 16 per cent in the past month and 10 per cent year on year...

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled on another complaint lodged about Purplebricks. Although the latest appears minor it adds to a lengthy list...

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

I had an interesting meeting last week with a VR company called Garou. Based in New York, they claim to have...

Latest figures suggest there are only 1,850 apprentices employed in the entire property sector, suggesting an even smaller number in the...

Leading independent property expert Kate Faulkner says the current row regarding the accuracy of Purplebricks’ sales figures should be the trigger...

Former estate agent Nick Ferrand has gone public with a new website which says home owners decide when and to whom...

Q. How did you get in to the property industry? My career in the property industry actually started out as a holiday...

A website called Roofoveryourhead has launched which threatens to bypass estate agents and allow vendors to sell for free. The site uses language similar...

Property has always been an industry built on a foundation of personal relationships. Deals made, promotions gained, clients won, portfolios grown;...

Foxtons says it takes just eight minutes for a purchaser to know whether they will go ahead with buying a home.  The...

A new software tool claims to be able to verify leads by checking on buyers via social media.  Using Facebook, LinkedIn and...

A firm which offers a white-labelled online estate agency platform which can be used by otherwise-traditional agencies to provide a Purplebricks-style...

What does your role involve? By answering my estate agent clients’ telephone calls, I assist in their day-to-day office needs.  An...

A new website which completely by-passes all kinds of estate agents and allows vendors to upload details of their own properties...

An estate agent branded as "thoroughly dishonest" following a Gumtree scam has been jailed for 20 months, suspended for two years....

What is your experience in the property industry? I worked in estate agency for 12 years before joining Moneypenny and really enjoyed...

A mystery online petition is urging Rightmove to filter its advertisements “in a bid to curb down inflationary / speculative / fake...

It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...

When Kenneth Bruce, co-founder of Purplebricks, published an emotional post on social media this week, my first reaction was; what a...

How has the world of estate agency changed in the last few decades? That’s the question this week’s Natter is going...

Estate agency James Pendleton says it wants to give its clients more digital advantages without becoming an online operation itself -...

An online platform that allows the public to compare the services and fees of traditional estate agents in their areas has...

Viewber, the outsourced viewing service, has marked its first anniversary by notching up its 6,500th appointment.  Launched in early September 2016 by...