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The total value of the UK residential housing market is now worth £8.67 trillion, according to Savills, with the value of...

Arun Estates has signed a new long-term deal with Zoopla. The independent agent’s 100 high-street branches in the South East of England...

Homes with the number 13 typically have the lowest property valuations, Rightmove data suggests. Analysis by the portal, using property valuations from...

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

Around one-third of properties on the portals are ‘fake listings,’ it has been claimed. Industry analyst Charlie Lamdin, founder of estate agency...

Let’s be completely honest - as challenges go, estate agents are up against it trying to persuade reluctant vendors to take...

PropertyHeads has relaunched its valuation and insights tool as Mouseprice Pro in the UK after a period of major investment and...

Michael Bruce says the new SmartVal automated valuation system he is this month introducing on Boomin will be the most accurate...

Free to list portal Residential People has launched a market intelligence platform called Prospr. This has been developed with the aim of...

One of the oldest portals in the UK, Mouseprice, has been bought by a service which describes itself as the country’s...

A property developer has set up an estate agency that charges no commission to sellers but instead levies a non-refundable reservation...

Housing minister Chris Pincher is drawing up guidelines which could allow agents to return to something like normal working in the near...

The government is being urged to allow estate and lettings agents to return to work as soon as possible when the...

Only half of the branches signed up to Zoopla have taken advantage of one or other of the discount offers made...

A leading estate agency says it has observed that some banks previously opposed to accepting remote and desktop valuations have started...

One of the industry’s leading automated valuation services says it’s running at approaching 1,000 leads a day for agents even during...

The ValPal Network claims its new product allows agents to gather the maximum amount of information from customers using its automated...

As part of its commitment to promoting and enforcing high standards, RICS has launched its Home Survey Standard, which will become...

A PropTech start up says its new free tool allows prospective sellers and buyers to get an automated valuation of their...

Zoopla claims a new Property Valuation Report being trialled in nine areas will win more leads for agents.  The PVR will use...

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...

Estate and letting agents are being warned not to slow down too early in the run up to Christmas as it...

The ValPal Network, an automated valuation system, has for the first time provided over 100,000 leads to agents in just one...

Almost one in five online sales valuations generated by The ValPal Network over a two-year period resulted in a completion with...

A competitive pricing analysis undertaken for hybrid estate agency Emoov claims that it sells for an average £6,000 more than rival...

The provider of an automated valuation system has introduced a new feature to allow agents to amend the valuation if there...

Winter seems to be firmly with us now, if the plunging temperatures are anything to go by. After a ridiculously mild...

A breakdown of data from over 4,100 agents has revealed that it takes on average 201 days to move home, from...

The ValPal Network is launching a new tool for its 4,100 agent users - an area barometer which reflects the buoyancy of...

Estate agency James Pendleton says it wants to give its clients more digital advantages without becoming an online operation itself -...

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

James Dearsley, founder of The Digital Marketing Bureau and arguably the best known figure in the fast-emerging property technology sector, is...

A City consultancy has issued a note to investors backing Zoopla Property Group’s acquisition of data company Hometrack, suggested there is...

Zoopla Property Group’s £120m purchase of Hometrack, announced yesterday evening, is part of its aim to create “the UK’s most valuable...

Zoopla Property Group is buying Hometrack, one of the country’s leading property market business consultancies. Established in 1999, Hometrack is one of...

Analysis of data from some 2,100 estate agents suggest that the single busiest period for prospective vendors seeking an automated valuation...

The domain name Houses.co.uk - which we reported last month was for sale for a surprisingly low £3,000 - has had...

The not-for-profit Residential Property Surveyors Association wants estate agents to tell clients they should commission 'real' surveys and not settle for automated valuations.  Recently...

The methodology used by the Nationwide to compile its house price index is to be changed from next month, with more...

OK, you’re being spoilt. This column is now going to be on a bi-weekly rather than monthly basis. You lucky people,...