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We’re building up towards both Christmas and the Awards season right now, and that gives plenty of opportunities for fund raising,...

Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

An agent support service set up in the early days of the pandemic has closed down with its architect saying “If...

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

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...

The soon-to-launch Boomin portal has signed up a national firm and now claims to have recruited 40 per cent of the...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

One of Britain’s most outspoken and high profile agents has quit Rightmove in spectacular fashion, using an open letter to the...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - yet more examples of stupendous fund-raising by our industry (and a lot of...

This article was originally written for City AM in response to an article it published attacking letting agents. See more here.  A...

A high profile agent has written a robust defence of the industry following a critical article in a business newspaper - but...

In the past year it seems every other story has been about PropTech - the big stuff like Purplebricks and the...

An upcoming event will see a panel of well-known agents and suppliers appeal for better collaboration between industry stakeholders, particularly CRM...

The team behind a new ‘open platform’ targetting smaller agencies in need of Proptech support have revealed a heavyweight line up...

The dream goes on, and as England eases into the World Cup semi-finals, our agents’ reviews of their games continue -...

A leading agent has urged major portals Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket to feature virtual viewings content more prominently on their platforms. Writing...

Firstly, my sincere apologies - it has now been over a month since my last PropTech blog, doesn’t time fly!  In the...

Respected industry spokesperson Kristjan Byfield is continuing his fightback against the negative coverage of the agency industry in the mainstream press...

Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and gone and I find myself now looking ahead to the Summer.  The...

Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...

Firstly, a huge thanks to everyone who shared and commented on my first blog and for all those that emailed me...

PropTech has been the industry soundbite for the last couple of years. For many of my fellow agents, I think it’s one...

The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...

Four Proptech experts have listed the top 10 start up companies they believe are the ones to watch for agents and...

Purplebricks' share price moved up over two per cent yesterday on the strength of its latest trading statement - but its...

The go-ahead has been given to create a group aiming to unite independent estate and letting agents into a single powerful...

The old and eternal debate over whether or not tenant fees should be banned continues to rumble on. It’s a major concern...

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...