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Homeowners are becoming more concerned about property fraud, research suggests. A freedom of information request has shown a 26% increase in the number...

It’s so good to see housing at the top of the government’s agenda for change. Finally! The housing crisis has been met...

Under the strain of a housing crisis, the UK faces a severe shortage of affordable homes. This is further emphasised by...

CoStar Group, the US-based global online real estate provider which acquired OnTheMarket in December, has now snapped up Matterport, the well...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

The architect of the Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) reforms has expressed frustration that the recommendations have failed to materialise as...

From medieval castles to Elizabethan manor houses, Georgian townhouses and Victorian terraces, the UK’s historic buildings are central to our country’s...

OnTheMarket (OTM) can still pursue its original aims of challenging the duopoly in the property portal market, its chief executive Jason...

Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...

Agency brands Knight Frank and Savills are among 12 of the largest real estate consultancies in the UK behind a new...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Graham Paterson. If I had a business card it would probably...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

Changes to consumer behaviour usually arrive in waves. Most of the time these waves are small. They drive minimal impact, with...

Independent estate agency Hat and Home has released a sneak peak of its 2023 brand marketing campaign.  Renowned for its distinctive advertising...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

From valuations to viewings, conveyancing to completions, technology has transformed our sector dramatically and permanently. After comparatively slow beginnings, PropTech really took...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

The nation may have been glued to their screens watching the Coronation or at various street parties during the Bank Holiday...

Agents have plenty of ways to market properties, from pictures to 3D tours and videos but few, thankfully, have tried their...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has rebuffed a surprise approach from a non-shareholder in the business to overhaul the brand and let him join...

OnTheMarket Group is set to host a “Meet Our Partners” virtual series of webinars for agents to hear from the commercial...

OnTheMarket has agreed an exclusive partnership with industry marketing provider NicheCom, to supply the portal’s agents across England and Wales with...

Over the last five years, the Government has introduced a range of measures to regulate the property market, particularly in the...

Estate agents need to concentrate on quality marketing more than ever before as mortgage interest rates rise and lenders become ever...

In a recent McKinsey poll* 85 per cent of people said that fear of criticism, fear of uncertainty and fear of...

Choosing the right technology platform for your agency is hard. Getting it wrong is easy. The last thing you need is to...

Stipendium, the platform that simplifies life’s complex events, has compiled a guide to submitting an offer and exchanging contracts, to help buyers...

In this Guides & Tips piece, the team at Together set out what Right to Buy is and who is eligible. If...

Between you and me, dear reader, I had little to no idea about what the metaverse was before researching it for...

Today’s consumers judge a business not just on the quality of its products, but also on their experience in using them....

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

There are many myths about using virtual tours to sell or let properties. The most common perceptions are that virtual property...

Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better.  Here are some of the...

Agents are being offered an easier way to offer 3D virtual viewings that could get homes listed more quickly. Spatial data technology...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, the weekly round up of fund-raising in our industry. Once more our thoughts are...

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...

An agency has re-opened its head office after a two-year break because of Covid. Davidsons Estates has kept open a city centre...

PropTech firm CoreLogic UK has acquired the property search and marketing platform Rummage4. Rummage4 was founded in 2015 by agent Robert May...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur with a lengthy pedigree as an estate agent says agents should use more technology in a bid...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

There’s been an update this morning on the dramatic systems crash that has hit the conveyancing services operated by the Simplify...

In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...

As virtual tours start to get even more popular, and in some cases become the norm for the majority of letting...

Apart from a buoyant market, high transaction levels, and consumer confidence in the property market, one considerable additional benefit which has...

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, technology has proven to be the answer for many problems faced by sectors across...

Agents should use a mixture of next-generation 3D style technology and traditional, old-school estate agency to allow them to thrive. That's...

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Thom Hudson, photographer at Meyers Estate Agents What is Meyers...

An estate agency says it expects a 40 per cent boost in its turnover this year, its 10th in business. Croft Residential,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

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

If someone broke into your house and took a video of lots of personal information, like photos of family and pets,...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Here at Giraffe360, the PropTech startup, we have raised a £3.5 million funding round to further accelerate our product development and...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

Property sales take a seriously long time to complete. There are a number of reasons for this, although often delays are...

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

Hello and welcome to yet another Agents Do Charity, the weekly forum for the industry to share its good news on...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

The Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday has been a hot topic of conversation for many in the residential property industry –...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am James D. Marshall, Founder and CEO of Pupil. What...

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...

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

A BBC presenter has used her local newspaper column to mock an estate agency for suggesting fridge magnets be removed to improve...

To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...

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

Hello - we’re here to help on a daily basis, sharing information across the industry.  As ever, we’d love your input to...

A Spanish housebuilder’s bespoke system to allow prospective buyers to view properties without visiting is being offered to the UK agency...

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...

The ‘on-demand’ economy is reshaping our world. The way we order food, get around, and even access healthcare has changed irreversibly...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...

A new online estate agency has attacked the industry for being “largely cloaked and ambiguous” - and says that of all...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

Stories of a slow property market due to an ongoing lack of supply and Brexit woes have been well-documented in recent...

Hello there - if it’s Friday it’s Agents Do Charity, and as we prepare for a hot weekend for Glastonbury revellers...

My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has been an interesting journey, however I don’t want to bore you...

A ‘property potential’ portal which claims to be highly successful across the south east of England is now going to launch...

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...

Purplebricks might have the last laugh - its biggest critic is ditching his High Street office and making his own agency online. Controversial...

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

Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of virtual reality (VR) in some sectors is becoming more evident than...

Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

Estate agency and property consultancy JLL is offering a clip-on accessory which it claims can be put on to a mobile...

Strutt & Parker is bucking the trend on High Street offices by opening a new one - and in this case,...

Strutt & Parker is offering free Virtual Viewings to 1,000 new clients, and says it's the first national agency to offer such...

A few stories caught my eye this week from China, all of which announce the arrival of cutting-edge technological innovation in...

The manufacturers of a new PropTech tool claims it produces “the most accurate measurement of floorplans on the market” and has...

Sotheby's International Realty has launched what it claims to be the first 'real estate-branded' augmented reality (AR) app. 'Curate', which is now...

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home.  A floor...

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...