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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...

As we move into the second half of the year, the property market is looking buoyant. Demand and supply are most...

Letting agents are more confident in technology than ever before and a large majority believe that investing in automation is more...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency.   The...

Whether we’re selling properties, managing buildings, servicing heavy goods vehicles or flogging widgets, we’re all operating in a digital world. This is...

Renting a flat or house in the UK has never been more difficult. The market is tight, supply is limited and...

Industry leaders in both real estate and PropTech view AI/Automation and Big Data as the two major gamechangers in the next...

Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting agency. Winning and keeping their business keeps the wheels turning...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss a beacon of hope for agencies looking to thrive...

The private rental landscape has been undergoing a profound transformation, with technology playing a pivotal role in shaping the way tenancies...

Property visits remain one of the greatest time intensive activities for the letting agent. From prospecting visits, show rounds, inventories and...

It’s not uncommon to see a seasonal slump around December and the Christmas period. Last year, Propertymark reported an average of...

You’ll know by now that I’m a fully signed up member of the PropTech fan club. And I’ve had an exciting...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities are constantly developing, helping to improve efficiencies across all sectors and disciplines. Recent data* highlights that the...

Proptech – it’s a people thing. It might seem like a strange thing to say but the best of tech is a...

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

In the property industry, technology must work in a way that is right for agents, helping to free them up to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Bevan and I am the Sales...

Now more than ever, property professionals across the sector need to pull together and collaborate more closely to make business gains,...

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

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heather Staff and it says Co-Founder of Street Group...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review how Estate Agents can increase their revenue. If you're...

Yes it should….and we’re getting closer. Where there’s no chain involved, here at AVRillo, we can be ready to exchange contracts in...

Agents will receive automatic updates for ‘on market’ and ‘sold/let’ by area under the latest innovation from prospecting tool, Spectre. It will assist...

Hearing a lot about integration and wondering what it all means for your firm? Don’t panic. Take a look at what Paul...

One of the main advantages of a PropTech solution is being able to automate the time-intensive and repetitive jobs that employees...

Search Acumen has begun beta-testing of ChatGPT within its data platform for conveyancers, which it hopes will reduce working times and...

OnTheMarket Software is to launch a new estate agency automation platform that will feature a sales progression tracker and Home Management...

As we’ve mentioned in other blogs, even though we’re going through uncertain times, this is the right time not only to...

The Land Registry has taken what it describes as a major step to fulfilling its automation ambitions. Applications submitted to HM Land...

Automated rental payment specialists PayProp recently held a high-profile event in London - PayProp Connect - which included a number of...

Agency website and lead generation software provider Homeflow has acquired lead management and automation business of Area Technologies. Homeflow said the move...

Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, the firm's CEO sets out what Lifesycle actually is. Is it...

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

In this piece, the team at Iceberg Digital sets out why Lifesycle has managed to roar to record sales in recent...

In the current challenging economic environment, agencies need to ensure more than ever that they’re getting the most out of every...

The UK’s real estate sector is set to lose some 127,320 jobs by 2030, according to a new report by Arden...

The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...

Reapit has launched a new version of its AgencyCloud software tool. The new product from the CRM provider is called Agency Edition...

The results are finally in, and to no-one’s surprise Liz Truss has been named the new leader of the Conservative Party...

PropTech platform Gazeal, which specialises in digital reservation agreements and upfront seller information, has announced that it now has an app available...

For years now estate agents have been on a journey from digital infancy to digital maturity. But what does the future...

Automation is the direction the industry is moving in and it’s gathering pace every day. Forward-thinking agents are using automation and...

The digital transformation of the property industry is not a new chapter, but an ongoing journey in which the winners are...

RE/MAX has signed a software contract with Zoopla-owned Alto. The two-year agreement means that all of RE/MAX’s 250 plus associates across England...

Although Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement did not include many announcements regarding housing, it did provide a good...

A leading online residential conveyancing firm has opened its new headquarters and apprenticeship academy in Wirral, Merseyside, to try and help...

PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

Hybrid agency EweMove has this morning announced that it’s moving all of its 170 branches to a new fully-automated cloud-based system...

For all sales and letting agents, accelerating your business to new heights is a number one priority. You can’t be losing time...

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...

The objective of estate agents in 2022 must be to cut their business costs and employ technology to replace - and...

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...

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

A PropTech chief says agents are now competing with each other for substantially less stock on the market - meaning their...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

As you are no doubt aware, building mutually beneficial relationships with conveyancers in your local area can not only make your...

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

Like most industries, estate agency is changing. A general trend to a more hybrid model, accelerated by the pandemic has resulted...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

The stamp duty holiday which finally ends later this week might have a lasting legacy - encouraging more agents to use...

In this latest exclusive video interview, EAT’s video reporter Chris Buckler – an agent himself – chats with Peter Grant, chairman of the board at...

A cloud-based software provider has claimed that agents need to prepare for the future – and a very different working day...

Agents are always on the lookout to save time and money wherever they can, to improve, streamline and enhance their business. And...

Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...

The growing number of lettings sector rules is a hotly debated issue, while the sales sector has been seeing its own...

In this latest video feature, EAT’s video reporter Chris Buckler speaks to Christian Scandurra, Sales Director at VaultEA, and a former...

A recent news story will have set alarm bells ringing for agencies up and down the country, when it was revealed...

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

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...

A PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents to maximise their training on existing PropTech to ensure they optimise its effectiveness. Anton Babkov, chief...

The frenzy of activity in the housing market thanks to the stamp duty holiday shows the need for automated processes to...

The Oxfordshire-based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients.   Peter Grant, Managing...

Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...

In the third part of this series, Neil Cobbold – Chief Sales Officer at rental payment automation provider PayProp – explores...

As estate agencies are covered by Money Laundering Regulations, agents are legally obliged to take customer due diligence measures to limit...

Tech is a fantastic enabler but should never be a complete replacement for the human interactions that add real value to...

An industry provider has created a free e-book for agents explaining the latest must-have - a Tech Stack. Tech provider Rex has created...

Over the next few years, the property sector is set to change for the better – all thanks to PropTech. While the...

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

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...

Last year saw a monumental shift in almost every aspect of our lives: not least the way we work, socialise and...

Estate agents quitting companies and setting up on their own will prosper only by tapping into the most appropriate level of...

It’s now more than a year since the government offered an additional £4 million to councils to combat rogue landlords. At the...

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, we have all seen a dramatic change in that way that we live and work,...

There’s no doubt that the property market underwent a tumultuous year in 2020, where efficiency was required more than ever. Since the...

As we approach the end of the year, there is no doubt that it has been a turbulent 12 months for...

At the start of December 2020, a select handful of agents attended a private online event to see the latest news...

If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...

Rezi’s integration with Zapier has transformed the way in which estate agents can now save time, money and resource. Agents are...

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...

Over a fifth of key businesses say they do not trust any element at all of automated anti-money laundering checks and...

Lettings agents, property managers and landlords should all be aware of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018. The Act...

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

Lifesycle, the platform built by Iceberg Digital to help estate and letting agents work smarter, continues to launch new features and...

A new Proptech platform is launching next month with claims it will “up-end the way agents do business” and that it will...