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![Agency masterclass launched on winning more high-paying appraisals](/upload/images/shutterstock_2239951139.jpg)
Fine & Country agent Terry Robinson is set to share the secrets of his success and how he attracts a high...
05 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents invited to material information webinar](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Webinar-400x310.png)
Proptech firm iamproperty is inviting estate agents to a webinar about the latest Trading Standards’ material information guidance. It will be...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Detached Houses Surge in UK Property Prices](/upload/images/__thumbs/4%20Detached%20houses%20lead%20surge%20in%20UK%20property%20prices%20by%20Malika%20Street.jpg/4%20Detached%20houses%20lead%20surge%20in%20UK%20property%20prices%20by%20Malika%20Street__400x267.jpg)
A recent analysis of the UK property market by Zoom Property Buyer reveals that detached houses have seen the most significant...
23 September 2023
From: Features
![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
![Northern cities are UK property hotspots, says new report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
The cities of Liverpool, Nottingham and Manchester have enjoyed the biggest house price rises since pre-Covid. Despite interest rates at a 13-year...
06 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
![Agents invited to Tech Talk on the power of motivation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
Estate agents and others in the industry are being invited to a free “Tech Talk” on the power of motivation to...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![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
![eXp agents celebrate successful 2022](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/2023HappyNY-400x310.png)
Agents from eXp UK filled the Waldorf Hilton hotel in London’s Aldwych earlier this month with more than 250 of its...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![World Cup Agent Match Report: ‘The better team lost’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/WorldCup-400x310.jpg)
They think it’s all over, it is now as we publish our final World Cup Agent Match report following England’s quarter...
14 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![World Cup Agent Match Report: England break the ITV curse](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/Match%20logo%20new-01-400x310.png)
England progressed to the quarter finals of the World Cup last night but there was an extra achievement that slipped under...
05 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![World Cup Agent Match Report: Three Lions roar as Welsh dragon is slain](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/World%20Cup%20Agent%20Match%20Report-400x310.png)
England beat Wales at the World Cup in Qatar this week, confirming the team’s progression to the next round while their...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![World Cup Agent Match Report: ‘Only a disaster can stop England qualifying’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/Match%20logo%20new-01-400x310.png)
Things can only get better from both an English and Welsh perspective in the final game of Group B this evening...
29 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![World Cup Agent Match Report: England hit six amid FIFA own goals](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/Match%20logo%20new-01-400x310.png)
There was plenty of upset off the pitch after the Football Association’s last-minute u-turn – in fear of FIFA sanctions -...
22 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Kick off! Meet our World Cup reporting team](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/World%20Cup%20Agent%20Match%20Report-400x310.png)
The World Cup is set to kick off in Qatar this weekend and Estate Agent Today has compiled a team of...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla launches agent webinar to reveal 2023 housing market outlook](/upload/images/Logos/ZooplaLogo2021-400x310.jpg)
Agents are invited to a webinar with Zoopla next week to discuss the portal’s 2023 outlook. Hosted by Zoopla’s executive director of...
25 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight - why hybrid presentation is key to the future of agency](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyWebsite-3-400x310.jpg)
Recent statistics published by the government’s Business Insights and Conditions Survey revealed the extent to which many real estate businesses have...
23 July 2022
From: Features
![Hybrid agent rebrands with new name and website](/upload/images/Logos/ZoomHybridAgent-400x310.jpg)
Hybrid estate agent ZOOM 995 has relaunched its website and logo as part of a rebrand. As part of the change, the...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tech Talk: Property experts explain Material Information shake-up](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-4-400x310.jpg)
Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...
18 May 2022
From: Features
![Agents - give yourself a Mental Health Day](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MentalHealthImage-400x310.jpg)
With this week being Mental Health Awareness Week, Sam Hunter - COO at Homesearch and a keen mental health advocate -...
14 May 2022
From: Features
![TOP TECH TO HELP LETTING AGENTS SUPERCHARGE THEIR BUSINESS](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Agent%20Rainmaker/360x280arx%20mastery.png)
Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...
16 February 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Agency that said branches were dead has just opened second office](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/OpeningHours400x310.jpg)
An estate agency that launched in 2018 saying that High Street offices were dead…has now opened its second physical branch in...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Importance of agents’ own websites emphasised in new survey](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/smartphone-image400x310.png)
A survey of sellers shows that 61 per cent of them visit the agent’s website before instructing them. According to respondents the...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents’ trade group meets in person this week](/upload/images/Logos/FIAlogo400x310.jpg)
The Federation of Independent Agents is to hold its third ‘in person’ conference - called FIACON - this coming Friday in...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![360° virtual tours vs video walk-throughs](/upload/images/library/VirtualViewing-CoreLogic-400x310.jpg)
Virtual tours are becoming an increasing necessity for agents when listing properties for sale or let. Covid has of course accelerated this...
03 November 2021
From: Features
![Booming opportunity: how technology can empower finance teams to do more](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-2020-400x310.jpg)
In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...
30 October 2021
From: Features
![Agent Roadshow back on tour for the first time in 18 months](/upload/images/Logos/Guild-Logo-400x310.jpg)
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
![Simply Conveyancing nominated for Supplier of the Year at property Oscars](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/House-Sky-Hands-400x310.jpg)
The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...
21 October 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![How the 2021 consumer will impact the residential property industry](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-BusinessWoman-Communication-400x310.jpg)
The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...
09 October 2021
From: Features
![Agents warned about sensitive data being included in listings](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Digital-Online-400x310.jpg)
Agents are being warned about removing personal data and information from marketing material. Paul Offley, compliance officer at The Guild of Property...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![The Great Suit Debate – what does the property industry think?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgent-400x310.jpg)
Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![360° virtual tours require GDPR and CPR compliance](/upload/images/library/VirtualViewing-CoreLogic-400x310.jpg)
As virtual tours start to get even more popular, and in some cases become the norm for the majority of letting...
18 September 2021
From: Features
![Estate Agency X - learn how agents are beating the competition](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennials-Handshake-400x310.jpg)
In this article, the team at Iceberg Digital outline why agents should consider attending the Estate Agency X event as well...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer - Why agents MUST get their communications right](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PhilSpencer-EAT-LAT-2020-400x310.jpg)
Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are. Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Can landlords and agents take photographs during property inspections?](/upload/images/library/VirtualViewing-Tablet-400x310.jpg)
Taking photographs or video footage during a routine property inspection can be a contentious subject. While landlords have every right to...
07 August 2021
From: Features
![Exclusive: interview with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark President](/img/default/eat.png)
In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...
19 June 2021
From: Features
![Free to list portal reveals “game changer” new maps feature](/img/default/eat.png)
The free to list portal Residential People has launched what it claims to be a new Map View feature which “goes...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – 5 ways estate agency has changed since May 2020](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![The 5 best questions to ask your competitors' vendors (and when to do it)](/img/default/eat.png)
We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...
13 May 2021
From: PropTech & Innovation
![Bal Arora – Managing Director at Orlando Reid](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...
13 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![Property Natter: Day in the life of Simon Brown, ESTAS founder](/img/default/eat.png)
In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...
08 May 2021
From: Features
![Property Natter - will there be live property events this year?](/img/default/eat.png)
The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...
10 April 2021
From: Features
![Why direct mail has never been more effective](/img/default/eat.png)
We’ve all spent the past nine months adapting to a more digital way of life. Whether that’s been working from home,...
10 April 2021
From: Features
![Sarah Edmundson – how Agents Together is helping the industry to talk](/img/default/eat.png)
Mental health – and the importance of good mental health – has become a vital thing for all of us in...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: meet the agent poet doing things unconventionally](/img/default/eat.png)
As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...
27 March 2021
From: Features
![Property Natter - is working from anywhere the future for UK estate agency?](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...
13 March 2021
From: Features
![Property Natter - are virtual viewings now absolutely integral for agents?](/img/default/eat.png)
Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...
27 February 2021
From: Features
![Five questions to ask your competitors' vendors (and when to do it)](/img/default/eat.png)
We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...
24 February 2021
From: Features
![EAvolution21 – A UK PropTech event hosted by Dezrez and its partners](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Property Natter - ‘I work for myself, not by myself’ – a self-employed agent’s tale](/img/default/eat.png)
In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...
13 February 2021
From: Features
![Why is the launch of Lifesycle 2 so important for the industry?](/img/default/eat.png)
It seems like a week does not go by without a new ‘gamechanging’ piece of technology being announced to the industry. 2020...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – top 3 work from home tips for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
We’re now in Lockdown 3.0 and most of us have become used to juggling home-working, home schooling and a million and...
03 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![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
![Handle with care – why 2021 is the year to look after your leads](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents Do Charity - we’re back in business with a vengeance…](/img/default/eat.png)
The New Year lull is well and truly over and this week’s Agents Do Charity show fundraising is back in business despite...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Debate: MP wants government to honour petition pledge](/img/default/eat.png)
The MP who presides over online petitions such as the one calling for an extension of the stamp duty holiday says...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![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
![Property Natter: the backbone of our industry – charity, Cornwall and family!](/img/default/eat.png)
Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...
05 December 2020
From: Features
![What should agents look for in a software provider in 2021?](/img/default/eat.png)
If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...
05 December 2020
From: Features
![Rezi Estate Agency Software Integrates with Zapier in Industry First](/img/default/eat.png)
Rezi’s integration with Zapier has transformed the way in which estate agents can now save time, money and resource. Agents are...
27 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents – how can you provide the best service for consumers during lockdown?](/img/default/eat.png)
So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...
25 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![What lessons did agents learn from the first lockdown?](/img/default/eat.png)
The second England-wide lockdown is here. The good news is that this time round, the property market remains open for business,...
14 November 2020
From: Features
![What do London buyers want? Agency says it has the answers](/img/default/eat.png)
A London agency says it's discovered the five key priorities that buyers want, following a survey of its own database. “Lockdown and...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![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
![Agents – here are five simple tips for job searching](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s no denying it, job hunting can be hard work – even more so at the moment, with all that’s going...
27 October 2020
From: Recruitment & Business Matters
![How to sell your agency business in 11 key steps](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...
27 October 2020
From: Recruitment & Business Matters
![Revealed - the ‘so what’ of software integration](/img/default/eat.png)
Integration, collaboration and connected platforms – some great buzzwords, but what do they actually mean and do they really help agents? One...
21 October 2020
From: Features
![Property Natter – five ways to enable your agency to thrive this winter](/img/default/eat.png)
The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...
10 October 2020
From: Features
![Property Natter - perception vs reality - why do agents have a bad rep?](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...
29 August 2020
From: Features
![Women In Residential Property - group grows during lockdown](/img/default/eat.png)
The networking organisation Women in Residential Property has grown to over 300 members - its highest ever total. Launched three years ago...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: what will property conferences and events of the future look like?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Property Natter - the property industry should track Zoom’s phenomenal growth](/img/default/eat.png)
“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 single version of the truth - myth or reality?](/img/default/eat.png)
Imagine a Zoom call where ten people are discussing the same topic, but everyone speaks a different language and has a...
17 June 2020
From: Features
![Tune into consumer behaviour to accelerate business recovery](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s official – the property market is back open for business. Estate agents have started to unfurlough staff and many are...
10 June 2020
From: Features
![Estate agency post-Covid-19: more evolution than revolution](/img/default/eat.png)
The Covid-19 crisis hasn’t caused the revolution it has been reported to have. Despite the challenges it has brought, fundamentally, the...
27 May 2020
From: Features
![Green Smileys, travel paths and IT help this agency stay safe](/img/default/eat.png)
** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agent sends reassuring letting to sales and lettings clients](/img/default/eat.png)
** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Another agency attracts hundreds of clients to ‘keep in touch’ webinar](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![How David Beckham and Guy Ritchie inspire one agency team…](/img/default/eat.png)
In normal times, the Winkworth team based at their Notting Hill office in west London would head to the fashionable Walmer...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Good Game! Good Game! Zoom helps agency re-live TV favourites](/img/default/eat.png)
Over Easter we carried stories of good deeds done by agents and how firms were coping with working from home -...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![The inside track on lockdown from agency’s interiors experts](/img/default/eat.png)
Fine & Country is one of those clever agencies employing interior designers to help stage properties, making them look their best...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Virtual Viewings here to stay even after lockdown - PropTech chief](/img/default/eat.png)
Virtual viewings are here to stay and will continue long after lockdown eases according to the head of a PropTech group. Babek...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![New ‘lockdown portal’ uses Google and Facebook to find buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
The Haart estate agency chain has launched a portal called Off Market which it describes to sellers as being “a unique...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![How have your teams kept up morale during lockdown?](/img/default/eat.png)
Lockdown may be over soon - but who knows what a relaxation of the current restrictions will really mean for our...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: a week in the life of…agents in lockdown!](/img/default/eat.png)
Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....
25 April 2020
From: Features
![Top agency chain rolls out video valuations to 45 offices](/img/default/eat.png)
Winkworth is now offering free video valuations to clients who are considering a future house move. It’s created a bespoke virtual service...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – doing our bit to help the industry through this crisis](/img/default/eat.png)
We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...
11 April 2020
From: Features
![Top Brass - former RICS and NAEA chiefs reveal their home offices](/img/default/eat.png)
Working from home is something of a leveller right now, applying to people in the capital and in the sticks, but...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Cats and dogs for two Clarks and a Marks - more great home office pics](/img/default/eat.png)
Independent agencies are the backbone of our industry so it’s great to be able to share images from three such experts...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agency Training at home, new PropTech tools - we’re Conquering Corona](/img/default/eat.png)
Week three of the lockdown begins - we hope you’re faring well with these temporary restrictions. We’re here to help where...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Conquering Corona - more guidance and special deals for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Property Natter – how is the industry coming together during self-isolation?](/img/default/eat.png)
Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...
28 March 2020
From: Features
![What kit do I need for sensational photography?](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove’s blog suggests that pro-standard photos can increase enquiries by up to four times, but how do you make great photos? You...
21 August 2019
From: Features
![PropTech Today: If agents are overvaluing, is it time to look elsewhere?](/img/default/eat.png)
My eye was caught yesterday morning by news that PropTech company, Agent Software, is claiming that ‘some agencies deliberately over-value properties...