Marc Shoffman
Marc is editor of Estate Agent...
When we talk in general terms about the UK housing market,...
The plight of the nation’s first-time buyers may be the focus...
Dog-owning house buyers who want to live in areas of abundant...
Regulated firms across all sectors will be well aware of Know...
Fraud poses a significant challenge for residential conveyancers, with criminals often...
Southwark, Barnet, Camden, Croydon and Newham are the top five London...
Who says irony is dead? That Purplebricks, of all agencies, should promote...
The term ‘time bomb’ is sometimes overly used in the housing...
There are a few common questions that arise when the issue...
Changes to consumer behaviour usually arrive in waves. Most of the...
A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the...
With a combined value surpassing £7.4 trillion, the UK’s 29 million...
One of the nice things about this time of year is that slowly, ever so slowly, we begin to emerge from...
Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...
As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...
The latest measures for property the Chancellor included in his Autumn Statement may not have been dramatic, but has it given...
Estate agents have the challenging job of creating relationships and trust with their customers, who will make crucial life decisions such...
You are aware of the business benefits of digital transformation. You understand the need for your estate agency to leverage technology to...
As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...
Over the last few months, The Letting Partnership has seen an increase in calls from agents who are struggling to open...
If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...
Digital transformation is not a new concept. It has been around for many years in various forms and across multiple industries,...
In a recent McKinsey poll* 85 per cent of people said that fear of criticism, fear of uncertainty and fear of...
If you want to hear of a tale for our industry’s times - featuring housing shortages, planning disputes, rampant inflation and...
It’s time to abolish what is colloquially called Landlord Licensing. If you’re a casual reader and perhaps not in our industry, a...
When is a landlord a business, and when is (s)he not a business? I’m not referring to landlords who have gone down...
Back in 2013 the posh head of PR of a posh estate agency took me to a London restaurant (yes, posh)...
Sir Simon Clarke’s call for Rishi Sunak to be ousted from Downing Street may well express what many of his MP...
Like so many I’ve been infuriated by the injustice meted out to sub-postmasters and postmistresses over many years. I was aware of...
The last thing you want as we rake through the dying embers of 2023 is a journalist’s prediction of what’s going...
Some top tips for saving for a deposit If you’re a first-time buyer - or even if you’re taking the next step...
As we move closer to the end of the year, we invariably begin to think of what 2023 will bring, how...
With UK interest rates on the rise, following the mini-Budget announcement (now since almost entirely reversed), and several lenders pulling mortgage...
The world of PR can feel like a crowded marketplace, where shouting your message the loudest doesn't guarantee anyone hears it....
The ripple effect of a property sale that falls through is, without exception, one of the most frustrating and disappointing events...
The best news for the property sector to come from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget statement came not from any fiscal...
Being owned by Google, YouTube is the world’s 2nd largest search engine, you can find all the logical reasons online, just...
The For Sale board is one of the oldest marketing tools available to agents, but it is still considered one of...
In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...
Many experts are predicting that house price growth will slow for the remainder of the year as the cost of living...
Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...
Most letting agents are already carrying out inspections for check-in and check-out reports (hopefully). Some are going further and conducting interim...
Inventory clerks and letting agency staff have been warned to put safety first when lone working or entering tenants’ properties for...
A report earlier this month warned that conveyancing firms should stress test their businesses for a sharp decline in work volumes. These businesses...
If early indications are to be believed. Yes! 2022 was the year that offered so much at the start and then hit...
Readers of a certain age may remember 1983. The Space Shuttle Challenger made its first flight, Neil Kinnock was elected Labour leader,...
Usually, I enter January with a spring in my step - optimistic about what the future holds. Two years ago, after the...
Over the later part of 2022, we have experienced unprecedented economic and political turmoil, which will remain as we head into...
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Jake Gann...
Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director...
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Graham Paterson. If I had a...
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Bevan...
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Adam Pigott, CEO of OpenBrix What...
Can you start by telling us a bit about yourself and how you got into the...
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Chris Brown,...
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heather Staff and it...
At last, a specialist conveyancing firm run by ex-estate agents for agents and their clients. We’ll take practical views...
About us Sava provides education, technology services and professional services to help look after the UK’s housing stock. There are...
Overview Lets face it, the property sector is a competitive market and its only getting tougher! That's why at Kremer Signs...
Coadjute is a digital network connecting the software used by all parties in a property transaction, enabling you to...
You do the deals, we’ll do the verification From simple ID checks to full KYC and AML verification, forward-thinking...
Here at Niche Mortgages Info, we are here to help everyone who is looking to secure the best deal...
PropCert is a national property certificates company offering EPCs, EICRs, Gas Safety Checks plus more through their network of...
Goodlord exists to streamline the lettings process for agents, landlords and tenants. Want to join us? ...
Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics...
The jargon and complicated house moving process is deterring as many as 2.2m owners from entering...
A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons...
Property investment and management company The Sourced Group says its new lettings division which “presents franchisees...
A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons...
There’s been a bevvy of buy to let mortgage deal changes this week. Shawbrook has made a...
The typical buy-to-let investor has reduced the size of their portfolio by as much as 27%...
March witnessed a modest rise in retail footfall across the UK, with an increase of 1.7% compared...
The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is...
There are a few common questions that arise when the issue...
Happy birthday to us….and all members of the The ValPal Network! We...
A team from The ValPal Network joined industry Facebook ads expert...
In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking...
In an exclusive interview with Estate Agent Today, Simon Coaker, Sales &...
A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the...
Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting...
As electric vehicles increasingly populate our roads and the necessity for...
As domestic battery storage systems become increasingly prevalent in UK homes,...
2023 has been coined as ‘the year of AI adoption’, and...
From the uptick in house sales in January to a house price...
Graham Norwood
Editor of LLT and LAT since January...