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There’s been broad support from within the agency and wider property sectors for Labour’s proposal to build on selected parts of...

Keir Starmer set out Labour’s policy for housebuilding this week and targeted ‘ugly’ parts of the Green Belt. It will be a...

A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal has launched its app with an initial focus on Bath. The brand, called Jitty, aims...

The estate agency industry is being urged to do more to tackle the issue of gender jaws, it has been warned. The...

Self-employed estate agency brand iad UK has launched a consumer app that lets anyone earn money through word-of-mouth referrals. Propertips is an...

The stats on the slowing market are widely known, but a slowdown is by no means doom and gloom – it’s...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the valuable guidance and innovation offered by Estate Agency...

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

Landmark Information Group has partnered with payment processor Shieldpay. The partnership aims to provide faster and more transparent conveyancing payments. Shieldpay’s digital platform,...

Agency brands including Hamptons and Savills as well as property developer London Square have sponsored gardens at this week’s Chelsea Flower...

In recent years, we’ve witnessed a massive influx of channels for media consumers – two of the biggest of which are...

If there’s one thing that received a boost as a result of Covid and lockdowns, it’s podcasts – which reached whole...

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

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

After years of delays and upheaval, the Renters' Reform Bill finally appears to be back on the agenda, in an effort...

First off, here at EAT we hope everyone enjoyed the Easter celebrations and didn’t eat too much chocolate! Despite the Easter break,...

Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...

An estate agency in the Home Counties has made two more acquisitions, taking the total number to seven independents it has...

Vote? Well, whether we have a change of Prime Minister or not, there’s an important vote today - for great charitable...

The ValPal Network has announced the release of its MovePal app on the Apple App and Google Play stores. The app is...

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...

As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

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

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...

A controversial league table of corporate agents’ market share is deliberately excluding Purplebricks and other online agencies.  This is despite Purplebricks this...

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

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

With a new President elected and the old one reluctant to move out, this is a good time to see how...

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

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

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

One of the main points I’ve had reinforced to me from agent after agent over the last year of hosting a...

The Covid-19 crisis hasn’t caused the revolution it has been reported to have. Despite the challenges it has brought, fundamentally, the...

A conveyancing firm has launched what it claims to be one of the first ever apps for vendors and buyers in...

Logbooks about properties must be made available up-front at the point of marketing and not later in the buying process if...

Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents continues to show how political uncertainty is dampening sentiment and...

In a new video interview, Steve Carroll, director of industry relations at Real Estate Group, tells industry commentator Christopher Watkin why...

Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...

Hello, we hope you had a good weekend, and welcome to Monday - as ever, Property Jobs Today time, bringing you...

It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...

It is now over two months since the introduction of the ban on fees charged to tenants, leaving letting agents with...

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission in the European Union according to new research from a comparison website. Despite high levels...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your weekly chance to catch up on major moves in our industry. Everyone here has...

The ‘new broom’ owners of Zoopla have revealed that Gary Bramall is to be the firm’s new chief marketing officer charged with...

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, the latest weekly catch-up with moves within and across our industry. A quick...

Traditional estate agencies should make their work appear more of a luxury and even showcase the prices of individual elements that...

Over 100 ‘top achievers’ from Connells Group have just enjoyed an all-expenses paid trip to New York as a thank you...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

We think about technology all the time. At least, I do. And there’s nothing left in property that technology hasn’t touched...

In recent years January has become the month of detoxes, fad diets, health kicks such as Dry January and Veganuary, and...

A senior figure at the UK arm of American agency Keller Williams has suggested that Purplebricks won’t succeed in the New...

An estate agency has used the experiences of Cambridge, Oxford and other cities to forecast that pockets of central London's housing...

It’s something of an understatement to say it’s been a busy fortnight for the industry in terms of announcements, consultations and...

We take a break from the relentless election coverage to look at the great fundraising work being carried out by our industry. Once...

Not in vain the distance beacons. Forward, forward let us range, Let the great world spin forever down the ringing grooves of...

What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com  and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com                                  What is The World Property Network...

For my latest Property Natter I have sought the opinions of two well-known property consultants - Michael Day, managing director of...

Following the election of Donald Trump, there has been a rise in the number of United States investors searching for property...

One of the key factors associated with an active private rental market in the UK, as detailed in the Dataloft PRS...

The mobile apps for Zoopla and Primelocation passed the 8.5m milestone this week, with the former moving into number two spot...

Good branding is absolutely crucial to any successful business or product, even more so in a world of social media, instant...

Some of London’s ailing new homes schemes may have been thrown a lifeline by the decision of technology giant Apple to occupy...

It’s easy to forget, but there was a time when the internet didn’t exist. When the idea behind the world wide...

With ever increasing obligations, estate agents know that compliance matters now more than ever.  However, being able to obtain access to the...

Sales skills, and the ability to negotiate in particular, have always been a core ingredient for any estate agent – and...

Winners’ reactions and views from a fantastic day of celebration! The Kings Group scooped the gold award for Best Estate Agent in...

The complete list of this year’s ESTAS award winners has now been released after a hugely successful ceremony in London hosted...

In 2014 there were 19,000 estate agent branches in the UK. Of which 18,000 were registered to list properties on the...

When it comes to Budgets and Property, you have to hope that the old adage that ‘things happen in threes’ turns...

Earlier this week removal man Matt Faizey had an article published by Estate Agent Today in which he commented about the...

Zoopla Property Group says it has achieved over seven million downloads for its mobile apps, a milestone it reached during October when...

The UK property industry has spent 4 years in an economic maelstrom. We came to this before anyone else in the...