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Keller Williams has expanded its content and insights partnership with Dataloft after a successful trial period. The brand said 20 agents have...

Property visits remain one of the greatest time intensive activities for the letting agent. From prospecting visits, show rounds, inventories and...

It’s not uncommon to see a seasonal slump around December and the Christmas period. Last year, Propertymark reported an average of...

Robinsons Tees Valley Estate Agents is changing its business name following a change of ownership that actually took place two years...

It was US disability rights advocate, Helen Keller, who said: ‘alone, we can do so little, together we can do so...

In today's world of rising costs and economic uncertainty, estate agents are seeking innovative ways to maximise their resources while delivering...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

As an Estate Agent it’s important to be able to interpret and understand the information that a Title Deed document presents...

OneDome has added new functionality to its portal to let users search for properties by their proximity to selected schools. Buyers can now...

Savills has launched a new multi-media advertising campaign focusing on the role of emotion in moving home whatever the life stage. The...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

A claims management company has criticised a long-awaited document released by the Property Care Association (PCA) on the use of the...

From Million Dollar Listing to Selling Sunset, we’re used to seeing real estate reality TV in full force on Netflix. Whilst...

Rightmove is to become the headline sponsor of the new series of Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. The new ITV series...

Property developers and policymakers have been warned about copycat cases following a Supreme Court decision this week that ruled neighbours of...

Buyers should be mindful about the rise of so called ‘Insta-agents,’ a property body has warned. The National Association of Property Buyers...

High-profile agency self-employed agency owner Sean Newman has unveiled a rebrand of his offering. He has changed the name of his self-employed...

As we’ve mentioned in other blogs, even though we’re going through uncertain times, this is the right time not only to...

By David Boughtflower Business Analyst at Reapit, 14 years in Residential Sales and Lettings Having entered estate agency in the eye of the...

Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...

National housebuilder Bellway has installed the country’s first roof-mounted air source heat pump onto an experimental eco-house as part of a...

Estate agents need to concentrate on quality marketing more than ever before as mortgage interest rates rise and lenders become ever...

Good estate agents are always busy, we get that, but the constant juggling of tasks that could be outsourced to others...

After two years of extraordinary activity in the housing market there are signs that the clouds are gathering as RICS reports...

Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...

In recent years, we’ve witnessed a massive influx of channels for media consumers – two of the biggest of which are...

What do Tilly Ramsay and Kim Kardashian have in common? Other than both having well-known fathers, they’ve both also mastered the art...

One of the UK’s leading property companies has appointed marketing firm alan. agency to launch a crucial annual report.    Knight Frank...

With the government releasing details on the Fairer Private Rented Sector, landlords and letting agents are looking for ways to maintain...

As uncertainty continues to prevail across the industry, aided by a government in crisis, the challenges in the months ahead feel...

Better LGBT representation is needed among property professionals, both in the workplace and in marketing, campaigners claim. LGBT property networking group Freehold...

Boomin has acquired interior design platform My Bespoke Room. The challenger portal's founder Michael Bruce said it was part of a wider...

There are many myths about using virtual tours to sell or let properties. The most common perceptions are that virtual property...

Visual images are key for securing the quickest sales at the best prices, according to a formal estate agency chief who...

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

Reapit Elements is an open-source, cross-platform design system that gives designers and developers a framework to quickly create responsive, device-agnostic, and...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur with a lengthy pedigree as an estate agent says agents should use more technology in a bid...

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...

There are many features and functionalities a website must have to be successful. Ultimately, the purpose of your website should be...

Rightmove will launch its latest outdoor campaign on Monday, with advertisements in over 1,000 roadside and rail locations remaining in place...

A family-run agency has reinvented the For Sale board by removing all of the usual visual cues and traditional words -...

In the latest exclusive interview for our Weekend Features section, EAT's video reporter Chris Buckler - an agent himself with Keller...

ESTAS has announced that FocalAgent, a visual content supplier to estate agents, has signed up as an executive partner for the...

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

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

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, technology has proven to be the answer for many problems faced by sectors across...

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

Agents should use a mixture of next-generation 3D style technology and traditional, old-school estate agency to allow them to thrive. That's...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

Banking has gone through radical changes in the past few years, in step with technology and the sheer amount we can...

A global financial software and analytics firm says it’s launching a new PropTech tool which promises in the near future to...

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

You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...

Propertymark has shortlisted five of the 700 or so PropTech suppliers in the UK, as part of the trade body’s REACH...

Buyer behaviour has changed over the past year of the pandemic and it’s up to estate agents to calculate how to...

Purplebricks has unveiled changes to its For Sale and To Let boards to reflect its continuing sponsorship of Team GB and...

In the not-too-distant future, it will be possible to order a driverless car to collect you and then drive you to...

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...

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

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...

Clear communication and common-sense actions by landlords, letting agents and students at the start of a tenancy can drastically improve the...

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

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

How to stay on top of arrears during a global pandemic Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how...

When it comes to the future of the property market in the wake of Covid-19, there are two main schools of...

From December, the new RICS Home Survey Standard will become mandatory for all RICS professionals undertaking home surveys. The below article explains...

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

Collaboration creates a bigger market Iain White, of the Innovation Collaboration Group “the Estate Agency industry must recognise that collaboration will...

Imagine a Zoom call where ten people are discussing the same topic, but everyone speaks a different language and has a...

Tuesday mornings at 6am is usually my time to review all the latest PropTech news. This fires off ideas for my...

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

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

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

There’s something of a conspiracy of silence over the problem of short lets. That is a stark claim but many siren voices...

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

Property portals generate revenue from estate agents regardless of the outcome of the transaction. This relationship has resulted in a fundamental...

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity’s final edition before this Christmas and the New Year. It’s been a terrific year for...

A new service which launched in June and pledged to provide estate and letting agents with “game changing” access to property...

I wrote last week about Keller Williams and how their leader, Gary Keller, is doing an admirable job of driving innovation through...

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

A new service which aims to provide estate and letting agents with what it calls “game changing” access to property data...

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

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...

Cambridge-based agency and auctioneers Cheffins is celebrating the approach of 200 years in business with a very 21st century event -...

Hello and welcome to yet another Agents Do Charity - our tribute to the great work done by our industry in...

At the end of January the Asian PropTech company PropertyGuru announced the imminent launch of beta-phase testing of its cutting-edge new product, PropertyGuru Lens. This...

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

Are you a real Doctor? Not in the conventional sense no, sorry to disappoint! I’m Tom Durrant and I’m the Creative Director...

Having built over 1900 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 16 years, we know a thing or two...

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

With portal rivalry hotting up again, Zoopla has announced that with immediate effect it’s removing all non-property related adverts from all...

Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...

It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...

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

When Professor Andrew Baum’s PropTech 3.0 report was first published, a small event was held to celebrate the very first academic...

What are the magic ingredients for building a strong brand, attracting new customers and building trust with your target market? Gareth Helm,...