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![PropTech Today - Balancing AI innovation with the human touch](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Join the future of estate agency, today.](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Moveli/360x.png)
Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...
12 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Zoopla parent company unveils rebrand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Zoopla parent company ZPG’s property division, which includes the portal and agency software provider Alto, is to be renamed as Houseful. Business...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![What is ‘mixed tenure’ and why are mixed tenure developments built?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20image%20(5).png)
The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...
30 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Levelling up: how a quality CRM provider helps your agency grow](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%204%20360x280.png)
Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...
17 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Unlocking success: capabilities an ideal CRM toolbox should offer](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%203%20360x280.png)
CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Accelerating growth: the key advantages of implementing a CRM](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%202%20360x280.png)
By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...
05 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Condensation mould – a black mark for property](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/360x280%20heading%20image%20-%20black%20mould.png)
Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...
24 February 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Property Natter - Incoming! It’s hard work to figure out the housing market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Property%20Natter.jpg)
Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...
11 February 2023
From: Features
![New material information rules will benefit consumers and agents](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyInformationKeys-400x310.jpg)
Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...
11 May 2022
From: Features
![Over And Out - An Editor Departs…](/upload/images/Site%20logos/eat-logo-400x310.png)
For the record, this isn’t my last Industry Views for Estate Agent Today, although by the time you read this I'll be...
02 April 2022
From: Features
![Energy squeeze threatens financial nightmare for tenants and landlords](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyLightbulb-400x310.png)
It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...
26 March 2022
From: Features
![Affordability is the issue of the rent control argument](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CoinsHouses-2019-400x310.jpg)
The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...
02 March 2022
From: Features
![Alto Q&A: New features and integrations agents need to know about](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Zoopla/Alto%20360x280.png)
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
![Power in that suit – should agents still be dressed formally?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-Meeting-400x310.jpg)
The pandemic has led to many people ditching more formal wear as they work from home on a more regular basis,...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Alto Q&A - how changes made during lockdown set this agent up for success](/upload/images/Coronavirus/AdobeStock_422573796.jpeg)
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
![City exodus: will the return to the office see a reversal of activity?](/upload/images/Locations/London-WestEnd-400x310.jpg)
2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...
11 September 2021
From: Features
![Nearly 200 agents join portal panel to test product innovations](/upload/images/library/PropTech-Innovation-400x310.jpg)
Zoopla has revealed that some 200 agents have joined its new Product Research Panel, testing new innovations introduced by the portal. First...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Market tectonics: will activity shift from sales to lettings?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HouseSearch-400x310-min.jpg)
The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...
31 July 2021
From: Features
![Zoopla - why the property market won’t lose momentum in 2021](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...
24 July 2021
From: Features
![ZPG snaps up access to more of the house-buying process](/img/default/eat.png)
RVU - the ZPG-owned company that already owns Zoopla and independently-run price comparison and financial services - has acquired online mortgage broker Mojo...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla Q&A – products, user experience, market momentum and the vision](/img/default/eat.png)
Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...
30 June 2021
From: Features
![‘Very few new portals can seriously compete with us’ - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![What is happening to house prices during the third lockdown?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![2021 will not hold back Agents who are prepared to adapt](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![ZPG snaps up another price comparison website business](/img/default/eat.png)
ZPG, parent company of Zoopla, is to buy another comparison website business, in addition to running its existing Uswitch service. Insurance group...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents can do more to speed up transactions by adopting technology](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Keeping the property market moving](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Zoopla offers agents free virtual viewings in new PropTech deal](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![The coronavirus impact - one month in](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Rival portal offers free listings as agents rage at Rightmove](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been widespread outrage amongst agents at Rightmove’s offer to allow some agents a deferred payment scheme operating for just three...
19 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![‘Agents will be a big part of Zoopla’s growth’ - Q&A with Charlie Bryant](/img/default/eat.png)
More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...
29 February 2020
From: Features
![Portal Fees: Rightmove, Zoopla and OTM explain their charges](/img/default/eat.png)
We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Video interview – how to nurture leads and increase profit](/img/default/eat.png)
How can estate and letting agents nurture leads who aren't ready to sell or let a property instantly? It's a question many...
28 September 2019
From: Features
![Property Natter - what makes for an effective CRM?](/img/default/eat.png)
In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...
21 September 2019
From: Features
![Property Jobs Today - all the late-summer moves in our industry...](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to the final PJT before September - yes that means summer is almost over. Yet even during the holiday season...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket founder agency returns to Zoopla after five years](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the agencies most active in the creation of OnTheMarket is trialling a return to listing on Zoopla after an...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: a guide to property startups - Part 1](/img/default/eat.png)
All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...
15 June 2019
From: Features
![Zoopla founder reveals what made his portal different - and why it’s purple](/img/default/eat.png)
The founder of Zoopla has explained how the portal got its name and branding, and the philosophy behind it when it...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Capturing tenants when they convert to buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...
01 May 2019
From: Features
![High-profile ex-Zoopla director joins ‘insight’ firm used by many agencies](/img/default/eat.png)
Mark Witherspoon, well known in the agency industry as the former data services director of Zoopla, has joined the TwentyCi company. TwentyCi...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Portal expert takes senior role in new FIA Independent Agents’ group](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate Agent Today can reveal that the new Federation of Independent Agents has recruited an expert from the two leading portals...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Stay relevant and win business in a challenging market](/img/default/eat.png)
In these tougher times, we recognise that helping agents win new inventory is the key to their businesses. There were more than...
20 February 2019
From: Features
![Zoopla rebrands Hometrack index in latest change at portal company](/img/default/eat.png)
The monthly index of house price changes in Britain’s major cities, for many years operated under the Hometrack banner, has been...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla now engaged in “significant change in strategy”](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla is radically changing its strategy by exploiting the freedom it has under its new private equity ownership. That’s the conclusion of...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![The top 10 property personalities of 2018](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...
28 December 2018
From: Features
![Property Natter – A to Z of the property market for 2018](/img/default/eat.png)
Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features
![Zoopla scraps non-property ads on listings to boost focus on agents](/img/default/eat.png)
With portal rivalry hotting up again, Zoopla has announced that with immediate effect it’s removing all non-property related adverts from all...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla founder accelerates towards £30m used car idea](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman - who sold the portal company for more than £2.2 billion to US private equity fund Silver...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![ZPG’s Charlie Bryant talks exclusively to Estate Agent Today](/img/default/eat.png)
To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...
24 November 2018
From: Features
![Who comes out on top in the battle of the property portals?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Portal claims it can help agents avoid some GDPR restrictions](/img/default/eat.png)
The head of a controversial property portal says agents can by-pass some GDPR marketing restrictions by using his service’s social network. Ben Davis,...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove: estate agents really p****d off says Emoov boss](/img/default/eat.png)
Outspoken online estate agency chief Russell Quirk says the estate agency industry is “really p****d off” with Rightmove trying to ride...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket figures reveal staff growth and 'New & Exclusive' emphasis](/img/default/eat.png)
OnTheMarket’s trading figures for the six months to the end of July show, as predicted, losses while the company is building...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks claims 81% of listings sold within 12 months](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest figures from Purplebricks, contained within the agency’s annual report released this week, claim that 81 per cent of its...
27 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![3 steps to building a strong brand](/img/default/eat.png)
What are the magic ingredients for building a strong brand, attracting new customers and building trust with your target market? Gareth Helm,...
13 September 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![Another national agency returns to Zoopla and Primelocation](/img/default/eat.png)
Humberts - which when it was operating jointly with Chestertons was a prominent supporter of Agents’ Mutual and OnTheMarket - has...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![ZPG founder Alex Chesterman to step back from business](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla Property Group's founder and chief executive, Alex Chesterman, is to step back from day to day operations at the end...
07 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Four ways to get a competitive edge using technology](/img/default/eat.png)
Running an effective property business in today’s market relies on the clever use of technology. The right technology will make your agency...
08 August 2018
From: Features
![Another OnTheMarket founding agency returns to Zoopla and PrimeLocation](/img/default/eat.png)
Another OnTheMarket founding estate agency - Strutt & Parker - has rejoined the Zoopla and PrimeLocation portals. Some months ago the London...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove - can it remain profitable in the long term?](/img/default/eat.png)
As if to prove there are two ways to interpret every figure, a new analysis of Rightmove’s recent trading statement suggests...
31 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![New twist in row over agent refusing to delete claims about Purplebricks](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s a new twist in the row between a Cornish agent and the Advertising Standards Authority. The row revolves around a tweet...
16 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove may be threatened by OnTheMarket says investment mag](/img/default/eat.png)
An article in Investors’ Chronicle says the dominance of Rightmove and ZPG in the portal market could be under threat from...
16 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: what has 2018 brought so far?](/img/default/eat.png)
First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...
14 July 2018
From: Features
![Rebel agent turns fire on ZPG as advertising watchdog ponders sanctions](/img/default/eat.png)
The Advertising Standards Authority says its compliance team is considering its next steps following the refusal of estate agency PDQ Estates...
12 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks the largest UK estate agency: 'So what?' says stock market](/img/default/eat.png)
The stock market and at least one City analyst have shrugged their shoulders at the claim by Purplebricks that it is...
06 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket 'now listing over half the market’ - 550,000 properties](/img/default/eat.png)
Another update from OnTheMarket this morning claims the portal is now listing over 550,000 UK residential property listings, in excess of...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![July - it might just be the industry’s busiest month of the year](/img/default/eat.png)
So here’s the thing. It’s summer - not much going on, school holidays about to start, industry publications filling out space...
30 June 2018
From: Features
![Has OnTheMarket performed? We're about to find out...](/img/default/eat.png)
OnTheMarket has announced to the City and its shareholders that it’s to reveal its annual results tomorrow - the first such...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – marketing magic, Mr T and GDPR fever](/img/default/eat.png)
Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...
02 June 2018
From: Features
![It’s happening in the US too - a new portal and industry consolidation](/img/default/eat.png)
A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...
02 June 2018
From: Features
![ZPG's Hometrack sell-off gets green light from Aussie regulator](/img/default/eat.png)
ZPG’s sell-off of the Australian arm of housing data company Hometrack to REA Group, a multinational digital firm specialising in portals and...
31 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![ZPG sale to US tech firm expected to complete next quarter](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) has confirmed that it expects its sale to Silver Lake to complete in Q3 2018. As part of...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Here are four ways data can improve your business](/img/default/eat.png)
How can you use data to benefit and better your business? It’s something you’ll no doubt have asked yourself down the...
21 May 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![High street agents come out fighting against online threat](/img/default/eat.png)
Two high street estate agents have used the medium of the local press to come out fighting against the threat of...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - How portals and Purplebricks outperform high street agencies](/img/default/eat.png)
A study of estate agencies and portals floated on the London Stock Exchange suggests that digital companies have shown much better...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![A revolution: 'Local agents may not survive much into next decade'](/img/default/eat.png)
The prospect of technology transforming the selling and buying process, including more power for portals and especially online agents, dominated parts...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![ZPG shares rocket 30% on news of sale to US tech firm](/img/default/eat.png)
ZPG shares have rocketed up in value by 30 per cent this morning on the back of a £2.2 billion bid...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla to be sold to US technology funds company](/img/default/eat.png)
There's been a shock announcement that ZPG - operator of Zoopla, PrimeLocation and Hometrack, as well as uSwitch - has accepted a £2.2...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket - Is it now taking aim at Rightmove?](/img/default/eat.png)
An online question-and-answer article with OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has suggested that its focus of criticism may be shifting from...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Portals: OTM links with Reapit, while ZPG gets boost for MoveIT tool](/img/default/eat.png)
OnTheMarket has announced that industry software company Reapit is introducing a real time data feed for its clients to upload their properties...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![ZPG sells overseas arm of Hometrack to Australasian portal firm](/img/default/eat.png)
ZPG has sold the Australian arm of housing data company Hometrack to REA Group, a multinational digital firm specialising in portals and...
02 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Another regional agency chain rejoins ZPG, stays on Rightmove and OTM](/img/default/eat.png)
Manning Stainton, one of the major estate agency chains operating across North Yorkshire, is to return to listing on ZPG. It will...
18 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents' PropTech Toolshed: Marvellous maintenance](/img/default/eat.png)
Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and gone and I find myself now looking ahead to the Summer. The...
07 April 2018
From: Features
![Purplebricks is changing: Which way will it go?](/img/default/eat.png)
As always seems to be the case with Purplebricks, the hybrid agency has had a good week...and a bad one. Undeniably impressive...
31 March 2018
From: Features
![Another OnTheMarket founding agency returns to list on ZPG's two sites](/img/default/eat.png)
ZPG has announced that it has signed a listings agreement with Chestertons, one of the estate agencies involved in the founding...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket share price slides again - but that might mean nothing](/img/default/eat.png)
The share price of OnTheMarket slipped again on Friday - down around five per cent on the day and ending at...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove, ZPG, OnTheMarket - are they about to be eclipsed by Google?](/img/default/eat.png)
A property technology analyst has floated the idea that portals could become eclipsed by powerful alternatives such as Google, triggered by...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Ombudsmen get ready to slug it out for dominance](/img/default/eat.png)
Have you noticed a new turf war going on on the fringes of the agency world? It’s not a high-profile battle like...
17 March 2018
From: Features
![Rightmove may have to extract more revenue from agents, claims analyst](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the leading PropTech analysts says Rightmove’s huge success means that it has two difficult choices ahead if it is...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![ZPG's comparison service set to sponsor ITV's Britain's Got Talent](/img/default/eat.png)
ZPG’s comparison website uSwitch is to be the headline sponsor of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent. The company says it will use this...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Hunters is latest agency chain to list on Rightmove, ZPG and OnTheMarket](/img/default/eat.png)
Franchise giant Hunters is the latest agency to list its sales and lettings properties on three portals, rather than two. The chain...
07 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Portals and onliners 'force agents into innovation' says global advisory firm](/img/default/eat.png)
A mergers and acquisitions specialist says traditional agencies have been pushed into becoming more innovative by the rise of portals and...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![New ZPG figures suggest more agencies now listing on three portals](/img/default/eat.png)
New figures released by ZPG suggest increasing numbers of agents are listing on three portals. Amongst the latest agencies to renew long...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - agents and portal people on the move...](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today. If you haven’t caught this feature before, it’s a regular Monday opportunity...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Hometrack chief takes over ZPG property division as Mark Goddard quits](/img/default/eat.png)
The managing director of property data consultancy Hometrack, Charlie Bryant, is to lead a reorganised property marketing, software and data division...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the latest news about agents on the move](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, our round-up each Monday of key job moves within estate and letting...
19 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket signs up 81 new listings agreements in first float week](/img/default/eat.png)
OnTheMarket has told the City this morning that it has already signed up 81 new listing agreements by 5pm yesterday, completing...