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OnTheMarket has expanded its partnership with agency coaching brand Property Academy. The exclusive commercial relationship was agreed last year, giving full-fee paying...

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...

You can tell that spring is in the air as this week's Agents Do Charity is full of outdoor fundraising pursuits...

In the latest edition of the series of webinars hosted by property website Rightmove, compliance and money-laundering will be the topic...

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

Zoopla’s cloud based software service Alto has launched a video series giving a behind the scenes look at estate agencies around...

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

One of the UK’s leading economic experts is to be the speaker at a Rightmove seminar this week, considering whether events...

A webinar this week is set to see the release of more details of changes to property listings being demanded by...

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

Agents are being offered a free review of their compliance status between now and the end of March by a PropTech...

Rightmove is running a series of webinars this month focused on legislation affecting agents. Tomorrow the former ARLA Propertymark supreme David Cox...

An hour-long webinar this week aims to inform agents how to deter property fraud by greater emphasis on compliance, due diligence...

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

A survey suggests that an overwhelming proportion of estate agents believe the government should make the provision of upfront property information...

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

A webinar in mid-January will help agents get an edge on securing leads and ensuring transactions are not lost. That’s the claim...

Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...

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...

Rightmove has launched its second modular training course for agents, a sale skills exercise with high profile trainer Josh Phegan. The course is...

In support of International Men’s Day - today - LSL will celebrate what it calls “the positive value men bring to...

FCS Compliance has announced its latest anti-money laundering webinar tailored exclusively for Rightmove members.   Are you ready for an HMRC inspection is...

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

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

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

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

Since the announcement of the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA), an increasing amount of Principle, Partners and Directors (PPD) from the...

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

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

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

Propertymark is backing the current Mental Health Awareness Week - and says the market boom is a possible cause of additional...

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

Estate agents are being invited to a webinar to end their apparent “misconceptions” about the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA has...

The anti-money laundering compliance service that is now part of data company LonRes is holding a training session for Rightmove member...

Propertymark is staging a webinar today tackling the challenging issue of conveyancing - just as the market is at its busiest...

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

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...

Earlier this month, Fixflo held a webinar with David Cox, legal and compliance director of Rightmove, to discuss key government policies...

Propertymark has set out a four point strategy for the future of the organisation. The body - which encompasses the National Association...

A conveyancing organisation has launched an initiative called Be Kind We Care to promote kindness and wellbeing within the property industry. The...

A panel of estate agents recently participated in a webinar to discuss the benefits of livestream open house viewings. The webinar, part...

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

On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...

Knowing adjudication terms and phrases can make all the difference in a deposit dispute. The DPS has been helping landlords and letting...

Agents are invited to a webinar at lunchtime today to discuss how home staging can improve sales prospects for properties. Lemon and...

The last few months have seen property agents work hard to continue delivering quality client communications and maintain an increasingly digital...

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

A customer due diligence training webinar is being held for Rightmove members next week. This is the third anti-money laundering training webinar...

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

The industry regulator who comes into force when the Regulation of Property Agents’ recommendations are adopted may take over versions of...

The Boomin portal, which incentivises agents to cross-sell and benefit from referral fees, is to receive advice on fee disclosure from...

A leading firm of conveyancers will this week tell new clients that their property purchases are likely to miss the stamp...

The ESTAS awards service and the Agents Together foundation are entering into a partnership. That means all ESTAS customer agents will be...

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

The mandatory qualifications expected of agents have not been forgotten and will come into effect in two or three years. That’s the...

David Cox is joining Rightmove next week in a dramatic return to the industry. Cox left the ARLA Propertymark in late July after...

A progress report on the Regulation of Property Agents recommendations will be made today by a key RoPA committee member, Mark...

One of the latest 10 agents joining the still-to-launch Boomin portal says it could be the go-to website for all property...

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...

Agents Together, the wellbeing and mentorship service which came into existence earlier this year, is launching what it calls a Redundancy...

The latest agency recruits for online firm easyProperty are batting for the company in more ways than one - they are...

Boomin, the new portal being set up by the founders of Purplebricks, is holding a series of confidential webinars next week...

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

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

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...

At a recent Conveyancing Association webinar focused on the provision of upfront information in the property sale process, there was a...

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

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

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

A free webinar is taking place this week to show how agents can list properties on Facebook Marketplace. The event, hosted by...

Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week, and there is a great deal of positive things to be said about a...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to release a set of options for member agents to consider if the portal...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to hold a seminar for agents who have already left the portal or are...

Strutt & Parker is the latest agency to attract hundreds of prospective vendors and buyers to a ‘keep in touch’ webinar. Last...

Homesearch - the new property portal which describes itself as “the future of the property industry” - has delayed its launch. It was scheduled...

An estate agency is running a series of five webinars aimed at helping agent discover new business strategies for the post-Covid...

EweMove is this week hosting a webinar in a bid to win recruits to its hybrid model from agents who may...

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

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

Rightmove’s shareholders appear to have been generally unmoved by the string of protests against the portal in recent weeks. At the portal’s...

A study by Rightmove suggests that 94 per cent of buyers and sellers currently in the market are determined to go...

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

At the moment, it somehow seems like tempting fate to think too far into the future, especially in terms of the...

Fine & Country says now is “a great time” for estate agents to go upmarket and become “the luxury agent” in...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

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

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

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

The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...

Monthly webinars via Facebook are being set up to discuss compliance issues with member agents of the Guild of Property Professionals. “Because...

“It appears conveyancers either aren’t too concerned with PropTech right now, or they don’t yet have all the information needed to...

Here’s the final part of our questioning of the three portals based on comments and queries from our readers - thanks...

Being a market leader means staying on top of industry trends. The more aware you are of what's happening in the...

Estate agents have been warned that if new guidance over referral fees is not taken seriously, they could be faced with...

HM Revenue & Customs has issued more details of its bid to encourage estate agents to combat money laundering in the...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

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

Floor plan software provider Metropix celebrated their win at The ESTAS on Friday by announcing an upcoming landmark. Having scooped the “Best...

The Property Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle, is to hold a briefing on the government’s redress reform on Wednesday - five days before...

A network of agents representing over 800 brands with over 4,000 branches has announced the launch of a host of new...

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

After the fun and over-indulgence of the festivities, most of us are now back to the world of work. And, with...

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...

Winter seems to be firmly with us now, if the plunging temperatures are anything to go by. After a ridiculously mild...

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...

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

A Conservative commitment to allow more fracking is the trigger for conveyancers to gather yet more environmental information during the search...

**The free photography course for estate agents (part one) offer has now expired. It is still available in special circumstances so...

Two conveyancing sector companies are claiming major advances for their products. Free2Convey, which claims to be the first conveyancing portal offering free...

Rightmove is teaming up with the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents to offer what...

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

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

There is a substantial amount of misunderstanding over this question, which needs clarifying.   In general terms, the Money Laundering Regulations require...

Respected industry trainer Adam Walker is teaming up with Iain White of Agency Mentors to offer seminars, webinars and one-to-one advice...

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

Would you like to create cool and professional 3D Floor Plans for use in your property listings?  Learn how you can...