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A PropTech firm backed by Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman has launched a new anti-money laundering (AML) tool for estate agents. Thirdfort has...

Strike, the digital-first estate agent previously known as Housesimple, has been selected to join Tech Nation’s Future Fifty programme. The online agent, which...

With the competition for new listings between agents as fierce as ever, it can sometimes feel like a race to the...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another edition of good will and cheer generated by the industry’s fund-raising heroes. It’s...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well surmises the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are.  Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...

Zoopla-owned software company Yourkeys and mortgage, insurance and wealth management broker SPF Private Clients have integrated. Yourkeys’ software provides buyer and seller...

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...

PropTech platform Agent Response has just released its latest league table for conversion stats relating to the first two weeks of...

The very strong housing market seen throughout this year is set to extend into 2022 as a stock shortage is forecast...

Zoopla-owned Proptech platform Yourkeys has launched what it calls a first-of-its-kind sales progression service for new-build shared ownership properties. It works like...

A long-standing critic of OnTheMarket, who was once excluded from a presentation by the portal’s leadership, has spoken enthusiastically of the...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

Things can change. For those who remember, it’s no secret that I became one of the industry's strongest critics of OnTheMarket (OTM). My reasons...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

Representatives of Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket, Boomin and OneDome portals are to be quizzed in an industry Question Time session next month. Russell...

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...

Zoopla has revealed that some 200 agents have joined its new Product Research Panel, testing new innovations introduced by the portal. First...

Zoopla has issued a data-heavy statement on its services for agents - just days after Boomin criticised it for being over...

If you were hoping for a summer lull during August, think again. That’s the messages from Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine...

Boomin has revealed to Estate Agent Today the latest figures on agency branches signed up to its fledgling portal. It says it...

The head of Boomin has attacked Rightmove for the fees it currently charges agents, the likelihood of higher fees to come,...

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...

With stock remaining perilously short for most agents, the industry has been advised to use data to identify those existing owners...

The already-high fall-through rate for transactions is likely to be supercharged by the impending end of the tapered stamp duty holiday...

Demand for all types of houses, from terraced to detached, has more than doubled in the current housing market - creating...

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

New research from Zoopla appears to show that buyers typically move further away for larger homes rather than smaller or same-size...

Over a fifth of properties have risen in value by more than the average salary according to a calculation made by...

OnTheMarket, which until now has lagged behind the leading two portals in terms of consumer-facing housing market information, has today launched...

RVU - the ZPG-owned company that already owns Zoopla and independently-run price comparison and financial services - has acquired online mortgage broker Mojo...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Jamie Cooke, Co-Founder and Managing Director of iamsold, part...

Zoopla has launched a new advertising innovation which it says will help both agents and housebuilders as they seek to capitalise...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...

The intense rivalry between portals continues today with Zoopla announcing one of its longest-standing agent customers has renewed for five more...

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...

A former commercial director of Zoopla, who worked at the portal for 12 years, has been named as managing director of...

Zoopla has unveiled new features which it says will deliver more value to agents. In-Search Ads gives agents and housebuilders the option...

Despite the vast amount of publicity given to the concept of virtual viewing, a survey suggests relatively few properties on sale...

OnTheMarket has announced new functionality in a direct bid to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. The functionality, to go live within the...

Zoopla says just over half of current home owners say they are stuck in a property that’s unsuitable for their needs...

A new survey of some 700 estate agency customers show that they want to get traditional services like High Street branches,...

Rightmove is to review the processes of an online platform which directly uploads sellers' property details via an app. Two years ago...

The number of transactions is scheduled to reach 1.52 million this year - way above the norm of between 1.0 and...

One of the industry’s key marketing suppliers has given four tips for agent readers of Estate Agent Today. Graeme Edwards, managing director...

Three of the leading portals have made major announcements as the fierce rivalry between the big players continues apace.  Firstly Zoopla claims its latest...

It’s been quite a week for the rental sector. Lettings agents and landlords have had such a torrid time in recent years...

Zoopla has issued a statement saying it’s entering into a long-term partnership with the Leacders Romans Group, which will be “curated...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...

A series offering “insight and advice” to agents is being launched by Zoopla’s cloud-based software brand, Alto, which was acquired by...

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

Zoopla says house builders “are at the heart of everything we do” and it is revamping its New Homes marketing offer...

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

One of the world’s leading analysts of portals has warned Boomin, OnTheMarket and others challenging Rightmove - millions have been spent...

New figures from Zoopla today emphasise just how frenzied the housing market remains. Here are the figures: - so far in the first...

Rightmove and Zoopla have both made PropTech announcements as the scramble to retain and win agents continues. Rightmove’s draw-a-search tool has been...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

As the property market continues to boom, competition between portals such as Zoopla, Rightmove, OnTheMarket and Boomin has been hotting up...

Some 45 per cent of people who had their home valued by an agent or sold it in the past three years discovered it...

OnTheMarket is to release its full year performance figures to shareholders on June 8. This will be for its trading year to January...

Iamsold, the company best known for its Modern Method of Auction online platform, has won top spot in an auction league...

Zoopla today begins a new marketing drive - the latest move in the fierce battle between Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket and Boomin. Zoopla is...

From today buyers will be able to purchase properties worth up to £600,000 with just a five per cent mortgage, under...

Zoopla has unveiled a subtle rebranding plus new features and functionality - and says it wants to be number one, not...

The founder of Zoopla has returned to the property market with a new proposal to disrupt how agents buy and sell homes. Alex...

The ESTAS Group has named a new headline sponsor for its 2021 Forum and Awards, taking over from Zoopla with immediate effect. It’s...

With increasing numbers of portals battling for membership and revenue, Zoopla has revealed that all Carter Jonas’ residential branches will list until...

A portal says it’s the most significant challenger to the Big Three of Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket. OneDome says it bases this on...

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

Zoopla employees have held a 'March for March' challenge to raise funds for The Captain Tom Foundation. This is a fine cause...

The Bruce brothers' new portal Boomin has launched a day early - and no, this isn't an April Fool. The site went live...

Unsurprisingly it’s been a busy few months in the property market so far this year, and a busy few months in...

Zoopla has crunched the numbers for the continuing stamp duty holiday in England and Northern Ireland, calculating 500,000 buyers will have...

There is growing speculation that a raft of tax proposals to be unveiled next week will include reform of Capital Gains...

A prominent estate agent has warned buyers and sellers about the perils of the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA is now...

Last year saw a monumental shift in almost every aspect of our lives: not least the way we work, socialise and...

Agents are up in arms at a Rightmove restriction temporarily preventing access to parts of its listing back-end.  Agents received an email...

When I joined Zoopla, I took the same approach that I always take whenever I enter a new sector: I was...

The Countrywide name is set to disappear from the stock market in a week’s time - and may soon be gone...

Zoopla says over 250 agents have now signed up to its partnership deal with PropTech firm FocalAgent, set up by former...

Zoopla says it has so far delivered almost £80,000 in agent fees through its access to the Modern Method of Auction. MMA...

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...

The Bruce brothers’ latest project, Boomin, is “ready to launch” some two months after it was expected to see the light...

A report drawn up by a software firm analyses sales, lettings and valuation leads from agents listing on Rightmove, Zoopla and...

We’re now well into the third national lockdown and as the nation’s thoughts start to focus on how and when we’ll...

A high-profile London agency is asking the police and property industry bodies including Trading Standards to investigate a fake company posing under...

Former Reapit chief Gary Barker is to join Connells Group, just as the company is taking over Countrywide. Barker - who last...

Hello and welcome to Friday, the day when we highlight agents’ great work to raise funds for good causes despite the continuing...

A survey of portal usage shows a low level of trust and customer satisfaction from agents, and a majority of agencies saying they...

A huge number of additional transactions completing in the next few weeks due to the stamp duty holiday provides estate agents...

A new forecast suggests 70,000 buyers will miss the March 31 stamp duty holiday deadline. Zoopla has undertaken a new analysis to...

Rightmove is the latest portal to forge a link with the controversial Modern Method of Auction service being offered to agents. A...

As we move towards the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the first lockdown, it is a good time to reflect...

There is no scientific formula, no list of must-have elements in a successful campaign. That’s especially the case for a campaign involving...

After high levels of publicity for Zoopla and Boomin in recent weeks, Rightmove has struck back with figures suggesting it’s enjoyed...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...

Connells Group, now on the threshold of taking the ailing Countrywide empire under its wings, has signed a five year partnership...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...

Boomin has denied that it will ever allow direct property sales, cutting out estate agents. Founder Michael Bruce says the new service...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am the General Manager of Ravensworth, which is what...

Zoopla has revealed a multi-million-pound programme of future developments which have taken 18 months to finalise. Chief executive Charlie Bryant has told...

It’s been some time since online agencies have ventured into crowdfunding to raise investment, but easyProperty has now done so -...

Homeowners staying at home during another lockdown are doing more than sharing memes of groundhog day or doing family quizzes on...

The Prime Minister this afternoon stated that lockdown will remain in effect until early March at the earliest. He told the House...

Zoopla's latest figures suggest 70,000 transactions are likely to miss the stamp duty holiday deadline of March 31.  And the portal says: “The...

A PropTech supplier says the conveyancing process is “antiquated” and buyers and sellers would be better served if they were ’shadowed’...

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...

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

Both Rightmove and Zoopla have issued new data showing how the market is changing as buyers’ aspirations alter. Zoopla has looked at where...

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...

A national newspaper is today launching a campaign for the stamp duty holiday to be extended. The Daily Telegraph says its campaign...

The Federation of Independent Agents says a survey of member agencies suggests only around a fifth per cent would definitely be listing...

Rightmove says it’s recorded the busiest ever start to a New Year in its two decade history with visits to the...

To kick off 2021, we have a Q&A with one of the most high-profile – and, it has to be said,...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

Zoopla has revealed precisely how much house prices have risen over the course of 2020. Across the UK as a whole prices...

ZPG, parent company of Zoopla, is to buy another comparison website business, in addition to running its existing Uswitch service. Insurance group...

Zoopla saw a record 70.5 per cent increase in traffic on Boxing Day as signs suggest the pre-Christmas boom is set...

One of the founder agencies of the new Boomin portal, scheduled to launch in the New Year, has also rejoined Zoopla. Farrell...

Figures from Zoopla suggest there’s a Christmas present being unwrapped by agents across the country - a far busier housing market tha this...

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...

A 10 week marketing campaign is being launched by Zoopla - and the portal urges agents to stay open as much...

Fall throughs which could be avoided by Reservation Agreements have cost agency branches an average £10,000 per month. That’s the claim from digital...

Zoopla has added over 1,000 branches since lockdown began in March, taking total membership of offices and new homes to a...

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...

Over 100 Zoopla member branches have signed up to the Modern Method of Auction system offered via the portal. Over the summer Zoopla...

The housing market may be slowing as we enter December but the latest snapshot suggests there’s still momentum with mortgage approvals...

The agency industry may look back on this year and say: “Well...to be honest we didn’t really see it coming.” No, no,...

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...

The Guild of Property Professionals is urging the industry - all agents, not just its own members - to lobby MPs...

Zoopla’s research team is anticipating the first quarter of next year will see the current boom continue as 100,000 additional sales...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

Zoopla is the first UK property company to launch advertising on Pinterest, the lifestyle picture-centric social media platform. A statement from Zoopla...

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...

Hello and welcome to your regular Friday charity round-up from the industry - appropriately enough on the day of the latest...

Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lockdown 2, as it’s being known, is now with us, but fortunately...

Boomin is to levy a traditional monthly fee for estate and letting agents listing on the site, in line with other...

Advanced information released today about Boomin suggests it will seek a much closer relationship with agents than existing portals, with lifetime...

We can all agree that the recovery of the property market since May has been outstanding. The latest data from Zoopla...

Figures just released from HM Revenue & Customs show just how much stamp duty buyers pay, at least before the current holiday...

There are 140,000 more buyers waiting to complete on their properties right now than there were this time last year. The claim, by...

One of Britain’s most respected agents is suggesting Chancellor Rishi Sunak could ‘taper’ the stamp duty holiday to avoid a cliff-edge...

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

Zoopla has linked with a PropTech company led by the former boss of Purplebricks to offer agents free virtual viewings services. The...

OnTheMarket’s acting chief executive says the portal will embrace more social media and innovative marketing strategies in the coming period. Yesterday the...

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

A PropTech platform wants to find out agents’ views on a range of industry issues - and that includes whether they...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has admitted that getting the number one portal to change its fee structure “may take...

It’s about this time of year, pandemic or not, that agents may be asked one particularly awkward question by a vendor...

The agency leading the Say No To Rightmove campaign has returned all of its offices and brands to Zoopla. The Acorn Group,...

Another regional agency group has returned to Zoopla, attributing the move to the portal's “receptive audiences” amongst the house buying and renting...

A new league table drawn up by a property advice website may be the most authoritative yet for first time buyers...

Hello and welcome to the start of the weekend and that means it's time for Agents Do Charity. Each week, we publicise...

Hello and welcome to the new working week. Here’s the latest information on key hires across our industry: if you have similar...

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced record leads during August, beating July’s previous record. The portal generated over two million leads in August, an...

The portal  set up by Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny Bruce has revealed it's recruited Rightmove and Zoopla personnel and intends...

For a mixture of reasons, I now only write this column every two weeks. At first, I missed the weekly consideration...

A new league table shows how many listings exist per agency in 23 different cities across the UK.  The analysis looks at the...

It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...

Research by Zoopla has revealed the scale of the mistakes by and regrets for disillusioned home buyers. For large numbers of people...

The battle between portals is hotting up again with Zoopla repeating its offer of free listings until January for agents committing...

Figures from Zoopla quantify how Coronavirus is changing the market, with houses selling significantly faster than flats. The latest market report from...

Some 275,000 subscribers have signed up for the latest Zoopla email education programme under the Zooploma banner. This one is aimed at...

Zoopla has been awarded £50,000 of premium ad space with the Telegraph Media Group in recognition of a campaign to help the UK...

Hindsight is 20-20 vision, of course, and we can all see things we did ‘then’ that we would not do ‘now’....

Customer review and awards platform the ESTAS is parting company with headline partner Zoopla after 10 years. The founder of The ESTAS...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

Zoopla says it wants to know what agents think of its new TV advert which airs from tomorrow but can be...

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

A property developer has set up an estate agency that charges no commission to sellers but instead levies a non-refundable reservation...

It must have been a close thing on Friday as to whose faces were looking the most glum - those at...

The Zoopla Rental Market Report, published this week, mentioned a two-speed rental market, but what does that mean? We are seeing two...

Zoopla has revealed details of its biggest ever marketing campaign in a bid to cash in on agents’ growing dissatisfaction with...

A new PropTech platform says its central feature will be the launch of a Multiple Listings Service.  This will allow agents “to...

OnTheMarket has confirmed it is “considering” making redundancies - the second of the large portals to be in this position. Rumours have been...

Zoopla says while there may be speculation about people fleeing London and big urban areas for the countryside, the evidence suggests...

Zoopla says its sale and vendor leads have reached a 2020 high, beating volumes delivered even during the strong start to the...

Zoopla's Research and Insight Director Richard Donnell writes: Just over a fortnight on since the Chancellor announced the Stamp Duty holiday and...

Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny Bruce have revealed the name of their new property venture.  It’s to be called Boomin. There are still few specific...

Zoopla has entered into a partnership with an online platform to promote the so-called Modern Method of Auction option to estate...

The investment bank UBS says it’s forecasting that Rightmove revenues will be down £53m in the first half of this year. “The...

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...

Have you ever wondered how industry-specific software and property portals have influenced the typical estate agency of today? A new book, which...

One of the possible stamp duty options floated by Chancellor Rishi Sunak could mean 89 per cent of sales would be...

The property market has been reopen for almost eight weeks now and during that time demand from prospective buyers has soared. Rightmove...

We recently issued our Zoopla House Price Index, which analyses the latest real-time trends from the sales market. In our analysis, we...

A survey of 2,000 prospective movers by Zoopla shows the vast majority still intent on buying - but younger purchasers’ plans...

With the UK housing market now largely open - there are still restrictions in some areas on home moves to occupied properties...

OnTheMarket says almost 500 branches have signed up in recent months, entitling their business owners to ‘welcome shares’. Of those branches signing...

Buyer demand for new-build property has bounced back 66 per cent in the six weeks since the resumption of the housing...

A former City analyst best known for his scathing criticisms of Purplebricks has launched a PropTech platform that he describes as...

Some weeks later than usual for understandable reasons, the ESTAS Awards 2020 are almost here - and for the first time...

Zoopla predicts that the price strength that has been seen since the reopening of the housing market is likely to continue...

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign has revealed to Estate Agent Today that he has lobbied the portal...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has set out strategy suggestions for independent agents facing steep portal bills. A 10-page document reveals...

Estate agents are likely to get through the next five to six months even if the market falls away - but...

Zoopla has upped the stakes in the war between rival websites with two major claims which implicitly challenge both Rightmove and...

There’s been a strong rebound in demand for homes and an “unprecedented” bounce in new sales agreed according to Zoopla. The portal...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

An overwhelming 98 per cent of vendors questioned by Zoopla say they remain anxious about the Coronavirus and would prefer to...

The outlook for the housing market is still taking shape, but here I take a look at three market indicators to...

Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...

Zoopla’s head of research says a stamp duty holiday could encourage more home owners to move which in turn could help...

OnTheMarket has introduced a new filter that allows buyers to limit their searches to those properties with online viewing options. These can...

Research from Zoopla suggests that demand from buyers across England surged 88 per cent shortly after the housing market reopened -...

The founder of OnTheMarket has revealed why the portal floated on the stock market and why Ian Springett was the right...

A free to list portal has blasted Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for using agents' data to boost their profits.  Christopher May, chief...

The biggest awards for the agency sector - The ESTAS - will now be a virtual event on Friday July 3,...

It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has taken the unusual step of thanking the other rival portals - Zoopla, OnTheMarket and...

Zoopla is launching a series of Skills Sessions to support agents through the Coronavirus crisis.  The sessions are free to join and...

Rightmove, Zoopla and even OnTheMarket could make money even if they did not charge agents anything at all to list properties....

Business consultancy TwentyCi is the latest to try to put a value on the potential losses to the property industry and...

OnTheMarket’s share price dropped again yesterday, ending down 2.4 per cent. This was despite the portal announcing a share giveaway to encourage new agents...

OnTheMarket says it has another 32 million shares to give away to agents signing full fee contracts with the challenger portal...

An industry stalwart has urged critics of Rightmove to fight for the portal to offer agents a fairer pricing system, not...

If it’s really the case that estate agents’ offices could be in the category of High Street premises first allowed to...

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign says that agents are demanding that there is “no return to full...

Purplebricks chief financial officer James Davies has resigned. His place has been taken by Andrew Botha, who has joined from the online...

Investment bank RBC Capital has downgraded its rating of Rightmove and is warning that the property market is entering a prolonged...

A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing...

Only half of the branches signed up to Zoopla have taken advantage of one or other of the discount offers made...

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...

As the impact of coronavirus unfolds, we are in constant conversations with customers to understand the challenges they’re facing and to...

Zoopla has confirmed that it’s to extend its ‘three months free’ plan to five months of free portal usage for agents...

Two agents have quit Rightmove and taken to social media to give their reasons. One is the 12-branch Andrew Craig agency which...

On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this...

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

It’s time to draw a line in the sand and condemn our rival portals for their current charging structure. Little will...

New sales agreed have already plummeted by 15 per cent and over the next three months there’s going to be a...

An international comparison of how major portals have discounted their charges to agents show Rightmove and Zoopla making “deeper and longer...

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, our guide to the latest information to help agents and the rest of the...

A video interview released this morning features the experiences of eight agents who have quit Rightmove in the past two years,...

Over 600 agents have now signed up to the Say No To Rightmove campaign including some of the biggest names on...

The two major portals have unveiled their discounts and deals for agents facing a dramatic loss of business because of the...

Agent disenchantment with the major portals has continued as a torrid week nears its end. The spotlight has now shifted to Zoopla...

There’s been widespread outrage amongst agents at Rightmove’s offer to allow some agents a deferred payment scheme operating for just three...

The current market crisis caused by Coronavirus should present OnTheMarket with an opportunity to pause its existing strategy, talk to agents...

OnTheMarket has signed auto another new homes builder, Miller Homes. "Miller Homes is the latest large homebuilder to join OnTheMarket and we look forward to introducing the...

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...

The stamp duty surcharge for non-resident investment buyers announced in yesterday’s Budget is dwarfed by discounts they receive thanks to the...

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...

There’s been another shortlist announced for The ESTAS 2020 - this time for the best suppliers to the estate and letting...

Prominent agency industry analyst Anthony Codling is asking agents whether the board of OnTheMarket did the right thing by firing Ian...

OnTheMarket is not responding to requests to reveal details of any pay-off for its chief executive Ian Springett, who was sacked...

Almost eight in 10 sellers have instructed High Street agents in the past year - a significantly higher figure than 12...

Any bid by Zoopla and OnTheMarket to displace Rightmove as the number one portal in the UK is at best expensive...

The ESTAS today reveals its shortlist for the 2020 Awards which includes the Zoopla Xcellence Award - a special category that celebrates...

A survey suggests that 77 per cent of first time buyers do not purchase their initial property in the same town...

Agents are consistently being told that they need to get on board with change. And one could quite easily make the...

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...

Boydens, a seven branch family-owned business that dates back to 1852, has become the latest agency to join Zoopla. It will list...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week…which must mean Agents Do Charity. There’s plenty to admire in this week’s entries;...

In another positive sign for the housing market, every region of the UK has seen a price rise according to the...

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

New research shows that 77 per cent of consumers use portals to conduct property searches - meaning, surprisingly, that almost a...

A number of estate agents have recently received phishing emails, fraudulently claiming to be from the main portals and trying to...

An online valuation service says the number of leads it generated for agents in January was over double the figure in...

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...

A challenger portal says agents should reduce their reliance on the likes of Rightmove and Zoopla by using smaller rival portals...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says agents are “miles behind” in using digital information to provide a personalised service.  Vic Darvey has given...

Zoopla has published a startling set of statistics to demonstrate what it calls “a record January with significant growth in delivery...

The Federation of Independent Agents has revealed the names of a string of new member companies from across the UK. Founder Graham...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT - your regular Monday fix of who’s moving where in our industry. As ever, a...

One of the country’s leading housing market research experts has been poached from Knight Frank to join Zoopla. Gráinne Gilmore - a...

An online agency’s claim that it sells homes “for free” has been disputed by a High Street rival - but the...

A state-of-the-housing-market survey by Zoopla has led the portal to tell agents they have an opportunity to educate sellers about prices. “We...

For a very long time, it was one of the best ways – if not the best way – of generating...

The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...

Rightmove and Zoopla have been working with key figures from government and the agency and conveyancing industries on how to reform...

Zoopla’s Hometrack data research arm says the start of 2020 has seen buyer demand up 26 per cent compared to the...

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

OnTheMarket has signed up another big-name house builder to list on its portal. Bellway, which is the UK’s fourth largest house builder...

An agent is defying attempts by a property portal to get him to pay subscriptions for two branches - because he...

When is a property really off-market? There may be many answers to that question but it’s likely that few would consider...

In its latest State of the Property Nation report, which questions over 650 agents and 6,000 consumers, Zoopla says 55 per...