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Hunters has signed a six-year agreement to use Zoopla-backed Alto’s agency software. All of Hunters 200-plus branches and any additional offices added...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

You can tell that spring is in the air as this week's Agents Do Charity is full of outdoor fundraising pursuits...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

In the latest edition of the series of webinars hosted by property website Rightmove, compliance and money-laundering will be the topic...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents will be able to grill Rightmove’s legal and compliance director David Cox this morning as part of the portal’s webinar...
05 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

For all sales and letting agents, accelerating your business to new heights is a number one priority. You can’t be losing time...
02 March 2022
From: Features

One of the UK’s leading economic experts is to be the speaker at a Rightmove seminar this week, considering whether events...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A webinar this week is set to see the release of more details of changes to property listings being demanded by...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech supplier tmgroup is to hold a six-part webinar series called Achieving Change: Think tomorrow, act today. The webinars - from linked...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents are being offered a free review of their compliance status between now and the end of March by a PropTech...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is running a series of webinars this month focused on legislation affecting agents. Tomorrow the former ARLA Propertymark supreme David Cox...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News

An hour-long webinar this week aims to inform agents how to deter property fraud by greater emphasis on compliance, due diligence...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The lettings sector looks set to steam ahead in 2022 after a record-breaking 2021, despite the financial and mobility challenges of...
22 January 2022
From: Features

A survey suggests that an overwhelming proportion of estate agents believe the government should make the provision of upfront property information...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s the last call for agents to sign up to a ‘Battle For Listings’ webinar to be held tomorrow (10am-11am) by reservations...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A webinar in mid-January will help agents get an edge on securing leads and ensuring transactions are not lost. That’s the claim...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

I’ve worked in financial crime for the past seven years, beginning my career as a white collar crime litigator in a law firm. I know that the...
04 December 2021
From: Features

Rightmove has launched its second modular training course for agents, a sale skills exercise with high profile trainer Josh Phegan. The course is...
30 November 2021
From: Breaking News

In support of International Men’s Day - today - LSL will celebrate what it calls “the positive value men bring to...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

FCS Compliance has announced its latest anti-money laundering webinar tailored exclusively for Rightmove members. Are you ready for an HMRC inspection is...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals launches its Autumn/Winter 2021 Tour this week - the first time its members have met in person...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...
23 October 2021
From: Features

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....
15 September 2021
From: Features

Since the announcement of the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA), an increasing amount of Principle, Partners and Directors (PPD) from the...
04 September 2021
From: Features

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

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

On 28 April 2021, Fixflo ran the first in a series of quarterly legal update webinars with David Smith, Partner at...
12 May 2021
From: Features

Propertymark is backing the current Mental Health Awareness Week - and says the market boom is a possible cause of additional...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Estate agents are being invited to a webinar to end their apparent “misconceptions” about the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA has...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The anti-money laundering compliance service that is now part of data company LonRes is holding a training session for Rightmove member...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is staging a webinar today tackling the challenging issue of conveyancing - just as the market is at its busiest...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has shortlisted five of the 700 or so PropTech suppliers in the UK, as part of the trade body’s REACH...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...
10 April 2021
From: Features

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...
03 April 2021
From: Features

Earlier this month, Fixflo held a webinar with David Cox, legal and compliance director of Rightmove, to discuss key government policies...
31 March 2021
From: Features

Propertymark has set out a four point strategy for the future of the organisation. The body - which encompasses the National Association...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A conveyancing organisation has launched an initiative called Be Kind We Care to promote kindness and wellbeing within the property industry. The...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Fixflo’s webinar on February 9 saw an industry panel debate 2021’s threats and opportunities for letting agents. The panel discussed a range...
20 February 2021
From: Features

On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...
18 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Knowing adjudication terms and phrases can make all the difference in a deposit dispute. The DPS has been helping landlords and letting...
17 February 2021
From: Features

Agents are invited to a webinar at lunchtime today to discuss how home staging can improve sales prospects for properties. Lemon and...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The last few months have seen property agents work hard to continue delivering quality client communications and maintain an increasingly digital...
23 January 2021
From: Features

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...
16 January 2021
From: Features

A customer due diligence training webinar is being held for Rightmove members next week. This is the third anti-money laundering training webinar...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News

January presents an opportune time for agency leaders to resolve and plan for resilience, performance and growth in 2021. With most of...
06 January 2021
From: Features

The industry regulator who comes into force when the Regulation of Property Agents’ recommendations are adopted may take over versions of...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Boomin portal, which incentivises agents to cross-sell and benefit from referral fees, is to receive advice on fee disclosure from...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading firm of conveyancers will this week tell new clients that their property purchases are likely to miss the stamp...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS awards service and the Agents Together foundation are entering into a partnership. That means all ESTAS customer agents will be...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

“I’ve got 47 years of experience as an agent. Do I still have to get a qualification?” asked one attendee at...
31 October 2020
From: Features

The mandatory qualifications expected of agents have not been forgotten and will come into effect in two or three years. That’s the...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

David Cox is joining Rightmove next week in a dramatic return to the industry. Cox left the ARLA Propertymark in late July after...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A progress report on the Regulation of Property Agents recommendations will be made today by a key RoPA committee member, Mark...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the latest 10 agents joining the still-to-launch Boomin portal says it could be the go-to website for all property...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents Together, the wellbeing and mentorship service which came into existence earlier this year, is launching what it calls a Redundancy...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest agency recruits for online firm easyProperty are batting for the company in more ways than one - they are...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Boomin, the new portal being set up by the founders of Purplebricks, is holding a series of confidential webinars next week...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...
19 September 2020
From: Features

Ahead of the launch of a new iBuyer platform later this year, agents are being invited to attend two webinars hosted...
15 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...
18 July 2020
From: Features

At a recent Conveyancing Association webinar focused on the provision of upfront information in the property sale process, there was a...
11 July 2020
From: Features

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have announced that they are extending their cut-price fees deals, introduced because of Coronavirus. This morning Rightmove says: "We have...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...
20 June 2020
From: Features

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

A free webinar is taking place this week to show how agents can list properties on Facebook Marketplace. The event, hosted by...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week, and there is a great deal of positive things to be said about a...
30 May 2020
From: Features

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to release a set of options for member agents to consider if the portal...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to hold a seminar for agents who have already left the portal or are...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Strutt & Parker is the latest agency to attract hundreds of prospective vendors and buyers to a ‘keep in touch’ webinar. Last...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Homesearch - the new property portal which describes itself as “the future of the property industry” - has delayed its launch. It was scheduled...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agency is running a series of five webinars aimed at helping agent discover new business strategies for the post-Covid...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News

EweMove is this week hosting a webinar in a bid to win recruits to its hybrid model from agents who may...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

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

“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

Rightmove’s shareholders appear to have been generally unmoved by the string of protests against the portal in recent weeks. At the portal’s...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A study by Rightmove suggests that 94 per cent of buyers and sellers currently in the market are determined to go...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Savills has kept in touch with almost 2,000 of its vendors and prospective buyers through two mass webinars. Entitled ‘What COVID-19 means...
28 April 2020
From: Breaking News

At the moment, it somehow seems like tempting fate to think too far into the future, especially in terms of the...
25 April 2020
From: Features

Fine & Country says now is “a great time” for estate agents to go upmarket and become “the luxury agent” in...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances. As we start a new week...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman has announced that it will postpone its annual conference, which was to have been on June 18, until...
20 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

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

The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Monthly webinars via Facebook are being set up to discuss compliance issues with member agents of the Guild of Property Professionals. “Because...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

“It appears conveyancers either aren’t too concerned with PropTech right now, or they don’t yet have all the information needed to...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Here’s the final part of our questioning of the three portals based on comments and queries from our readers - thanks...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Being a market leader means staying on top of industry trends. The more aware you are of what's happening in the...
02 November 2019
From: Features

Estate agents have been warned that if new guidance over referral fees is not taken seriously, they could be faced with...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News

HM Revenue & Customs has issued more details of its bid to encourage estate agents to combat money laundering in the...
05 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
17 November 2018
From: Features

As promised a few weeks ago, this week’s Natter concentrates on the importance of content, design and social media, three easily...
19 May 2018
From: Features

Floor plan software provider Metropix celebrated their win at The ESTAS on Friday by announcing an upcoming landmark. Having scooped the “Best...
03 May 2018
From: Sponsored Content

The Property Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle, is to hold a briefing on the government’s redress reform on Wednesday - five days before...
09 April 2018
From: Breaking News

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

“Are we there yet?” In the same way that these words can drive you to distraction (any parent who has endured the...
17 February 2018
From: Features

After the fun and over-indulgence of the festivities, most of us are now back to the world of work. And, with...
13 January 2018
From: Features

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been. Even better, this property-based...
25 November 2017
From: Features

Winter seems to be firmly with us now, if the plunging temperatures are anything to go by. After a ridiculously mild...
11 November 2017
From: Features

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...
28 October 2017
From: Features

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...
14 July 2017
From: Features

A Conservative commitment to allow more fracking is the trigger for conveyancers to gather yet more environmental information during the search...
06 July 2017
From: Breaking News

**The free photography course for estate agents (part one) offer has now expired. It is still available in special circumstances so...
03 July 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Two conveyancing sector companies are claiming major advances for their products. Free2Convey, which claims to be the first conveyancing portal offering free...
09 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is teaming up with the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents to offer what...
06 February 2017
From: Breaking News

With effect from the 1st December 2016, amendments to the Immigration act 2014 were made through the Immigration Act 2016. The soundbite...
09 December 2016
From: Features

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...
17 June 2016
From: Features

There is a substantial amount of misunderstanding over this question, which needs clarifying. In general terms, the Money Laundering Regulations require...
01 April 2016
From: Features

Respected industry trainer Adam Walker is teaming up with Iain White of Agency Mentors to offer seminars, webinars and one-to-one advice...
10 March 2016
From: Breaking News

HMRC is staging its next anti-money laundering webinar for estate agents next Wednesday. Entitled ‘Customer Due Diligence for Estate Agency Businesses’ it...