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The UK sales and lettings markets are in a state of flux, but an upcoming webinar from Reapit, the leading technology...

Sentiment about sales volumes among surveyors and estate agents is at its most upbeat level for more than two years and...

Connells has experienced its busiest second quarter for instructions in six years. The UK’s largest agency brand has reported a 15% increase...

Agency sales supply and demand dipped in May as buyers and sellers await the election outcome, Propertymark members claim. The agency trade...

Concerns around market appraisals and how offers are handled are likely to be the key industry complaints this year amid lower...

The number of market appraisals and sales agreed among estate agents are now back above levels seen before the September 2022...

Fine & Country agent Terry Robinson is set to share the secrets of his success and how he attracts a high...

Market appraisal volumes dropped 7% in March according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot, based on data from up to six weeks...

The property market appears to be benefiting from the much-hoped for spring bounce, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...

Estate agency stock has hit the highest level since February 2021, new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...

New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...

Prime market activity hasn’t caught up with more positive sentiment, Knight Frank claims. It comes as figures from the agency brand showed...

Further adjustments in house prices are needed to match valuations with market expectations, Propertymark has warned. It comes as the agency trade...

Estate agency recruitment expert and mentor Ian Dobrin has joined property data firm Addland. He will initially focus on further building the...

Property industry veteran Mal McCallion has helped launch a new artificial intelligence (AI) property search tool that agents can embed in...

The number of agents reporting listings selling for under asking price has hit its highest level this year as Propertymark warns...

It’s that time of year already: Halloween’s happened, Bonfire Night’s blown itself out, and there’s now a feast of festivities leading...

The latest market snapshot from Propertymark suggests a more pessimistic view of the market. The trade body’s latest Housing Insight report says...

Property professionals remain negative about the prospects for the housing market over the coming months amid low buyer demand and fewer...

We might be at the start of an improving housing market, suggests Propertymark. In its latest market snapshot, concentrating mostly on August,...

Agency reviews website allAgents.co.uk has revamped its certified reports to help agents secure new business. The documents provide agents with a downloadable...

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors housing market snapshot shows the increasing damage being wrought by high interest rates. The RICS...

Estate agents have been urged to be wary of complaints around market appraisals and the handling of offers. The latest annual review...

It’s the start of what promises - perhaps ‘threatens’ is a better word - to be a challenging second half of...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the feature of the Lifesycle CRM, and its importance...

The property market remains weak but there are long-term signs of stability, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) claims. The latest...

A more stable picture of the housing market may be emerging, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has suggested. It comes...

Agency software providers Street.co.uk and Acaboom have entered into a strategic partnership. Agents will be able to access both products from one...

Agents using The ValPal Network (TVPN) have generated a record number of leads for market appraisals this month despite concerns of...

Agents are being urged to avoid “too much enthusiasm” when conducting market appraisals amid warnings of a house price slowdown. Hybrid agency...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the arrival of Lifesycle 3. The continual development of Lifesycle...

High transaction volumes are likely to lead to more complaints about agents, a compliance expert claims. Paul Offley, compliance officer at The Guild...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned of a further weakening of the property market as buyer caution increases. The...

Buyers are facing hesitant sellers and a continuing shortage of properties, Chestertons claims. The agency reported that the number of property viewings...

Agents can now use vendor feedback from allAgents to access and print reports demonstrating how accurate their market appraisals are. The reviews...

New research from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has highlighted further lost further momentum in the housing market during...

Fine & Country has unveiled plans to host a three-day intensive estate agency bootcamp for professionals within the network to help...

A prime central London (PCL) agency established by former Savills and Knight Frank staff is celebrating five years in business. Tedworth Property...

Potential buyers will be able to search for eco-friendly homes and message an agent through WhatsApp as part of a range...

Have you ever noticed that it is much easier to fix other people's problems than your own? Whether it is resolving a friend's...

Agents can now access an online qualification in listings and market appraisals. Agency training provider The Able Agent has launched what it...

Agency listings appear to be on the rise with major brands seeing a spike in valuations and instructions. Data from national agent Jackson-Stops...

The prime country market outside of London appears to be booming again in a rush to beat a slowdown in house...

An estate agent who has now become a PropTech entrepreneur says fees are absolutely not what makes a vendor choose who...

Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...

Agents have 21 per cent fewer homes on their books now than a year ago according to a quick buy company. In...

In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out what a really good inventory should...

The Bruce brothers’ new portal Boomin has given its first statistics regarding usage following the launch of a new marketing campaign...

There’s been yet another month of declining property listings according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market snapshot. Those responding...

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

PropTech is booming, and its rise was only accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the real estate industry – as...

Fledgling portal Boomin says its new SmartVal tool has received over 10,000 requests since launching in early September. SmartVal is powered in part by...

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

Demand from buyers is set to be strong for the rest of 2021 as the stamp duty holiday unwinds but uncertainty...

Exchanges of properties in prime central London, following the end of the largest part of the stamp duty holiday, suggest the...

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...

Does this photo drive you mad? Do you see it everywhere (including on Estate Agent Today stories)?  Who are these people and...

An agent promoting self-employed business models has launched a course showing how estate agents can earn £100,000 per year. The set of...

It may be ‘Freedom Day’ but it looks certain that many estate agents will still wear masks in offices today and...

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says its monthly sentiment measure of house prices is at its highest level since 1988. A...

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...

You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...

Software provider Rex has launched three new live dashboards for agencies, one of which covers agent performance. Rex says the dashboards -...

The shortage of supply compared to demand, which has characterised the housing market in recent months, could soon be a thing...

Later this year, on October 22, the ESTAS 2021 will take place in London. The glittering ceremony will welcome property professionals...

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

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

Free-to-list portal group OneDome claims 425 estate agency branches joined its listing services last month,  OneDome Group operates two portals, OneDome and...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...

Another new property portal has been launched, this one - Mutual - describing itself as the ‘Pre-Portal Property Platform for estate...

A new PropTech product claims to help agents generate and nurture leads - even while they sleep. MovePal generates leads through Facebook...

Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...

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

The challenger portal scheduled to launch in less than a week’s time on July 1 has secured the support of 10,000...

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

The chief executive of NAEA Propertymark says he expects specific government guidance later this week for estate agents to return to...

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...

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

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...

Sales in February grew, for the third consecutive month, according to the latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered...

Analysis by an online valuation and lead generation service shows that requests from prospective sellers and landlords are increasingly happening in...

For several years the regular monthly RICS market snapshot has made depressing reading - now, for there second month in a...

Annual house price growth increased to 4.1 per cent in January, up slightly from the end of 2019, according to Halifax...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...

Annual UK house price growth exceeded one per cent for the first time in 12 months in December according to the...

This morning’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors confirms the worst - that the market is in...

Property portal OnTheMarket has thrown down the challenge to Rightmove by launching two new features for its listing agents. The first, Market...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

A 36 per cent collapse in sales between November and January has created an “unprecedented” five year low in the number...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

It looks as if Purplebricks has hit something less than a purple patch in the Australian housing market. The Australian Financial Review,...

Estate agents don’t necessarily have the most eco-friendly image as an industry - but here’s one who’s really making a statement...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, our regular Monday round-up of moves around our industry. Please let us know what’s happening...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone mentioned here...

One of the most important aspects of running a successful estate or letting agency is being able to generate new business...