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If you’re thinking about becoming an Estate Agency franchise or converting your existing estate agency business to a franchise, here we...

A new agency has launched, describing itself as being “dedicated to creating extraordinary marketing for extraordinary homes across Hampshire, Surrey and...

Northern Ireland property portal Propertynews.com has launched a bespoke artificial intelligence assistant to improve the homebuying process for both buyers and...

We all want more transactions - the Holy Grail when it comes to agencies’ bottom lines - but an interesting aspect...

Gascoigne Halman branch manager Andrew Hayes is celebrating reaching 40 years in estate agency. Hayes discovered estate agency thanks to his father...

It’s the oddest thing. Surely, the most fundamental requirement of an estate agent having won an instruction, is to get it...

Regional estate agency Bradley Hall has undergone a rebrand as it looks to expand its presence beyond the North East and...

The leading trade body for the conveyancing industry has launched a new ‘Find an Expert’ service via its website. This will help...

There’s a spotlight now on property listings and as with so many changes in our industry, this is a case of...

Trading Standards has indicated that non-compliant listings will eventually be rejected from portals as it urges agents to use their “professional...

Estate agents and conveyancers have agreed on better working relationships at the first collaborative event between the two professions. There has been...

As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...

Online agency easyProperty - which says it has a mission to transform the way people sell their home - has signed...

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...

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

I’m going to declare upfront that, as an investor, I have a financial interest in the success of MovePal but I also need...

British homebuyers take an average of 25 seconds to decide whether a house is right for them, according to Purplebricks. As a...

Photography has become an increasingly important weapon in an agent’s armoury in recent years as listings compete for space on portals,...

An independent agency has signed up to an international property sales platform designed to place UK new build developments on the...

An agent has contacted Estate Agent Today to issue what he calls “an urgent alert” about the risk of Capital Gains...

We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am the General Manager of Ravensworth, which is what...

If your house is anything like mine, the postman has a path beaten to your door over the last nine months. In...

A PropTech firm claims its new interactive property reports are “the most comprehensive on any UK property” and reduce the need...

The largest company involved in the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it’s producing a “disruptive digital market campaign to address...

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...

A prominent PropTech supplier wants agents to hand over much more information to conveyancers to allow them to make faster progress on...

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

When it comes to the future of the property market in the wake of Covid-19, there are two main schools of...

Two companies that persuaded property investors to pay as much as £25,000 for a parking space have been wound up in...

As you know, having professional images of your properties is the best (only?) way to get people wanting to step through...

Independent agencies are the backbone of our industry so it’s great to be able to share images from three such experts...

Trading Standards says agents must include more “material information” in property details even if this may not be a wholly positive...

For a very long time, it was one of the best ways – if not the best way – of generating...

Rightmove and Zoopla have been working with key figures from government and the agency and conveyancing industries on how to reform...

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

love2move, an online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has teamed up with the Mortgage...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Jason Wilson, mio Account Manager What is mio and what does...

1. Win More Listings For estate agency in the UK, the number one task is to get new properties to market. However,...

love2move, the online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has announced its latest partner. Peter David...

Like many good agencies, Savills understands that selling a long-loved family home can be tough for a vendor. So it was with...

A quick buy company that describes itself as an “express estate agency” is making a pitch for vendors who may be...

An estate agency which was set up in south Wales late last year is opening a new branch that it describes...

Cast your minds back to the summer of 2014. It’s 9.55 am somewhere in east London ‘Sorry I’m late’ offers the...

Countrywide is to give each of its 10,000 staff a strategy document setting out where the company is planning to be...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

In a world increasingly obsessed with all things digital, it's no surprise that many estate agents are choosing to experiment with...

A hybrid estate agency has launched in Bury, one of the first of its kind to operate in the UK on...

Everyone wants to rank highly on Google. Why? Well, as the world’s biggest search engine, with more than 65% market share,...

The Money editor of The Mirror newspaper has finally sold a home he first put on the market in late 2016...

As promised a few weeks ago, this week’s Natter concentrates on the importance of content, design and social media, three easily...

Hybrid agency Emoov is now offering a tailored sales package aimed at attracting developers listing and selling new homes. Rather than paying...

Maplin, Toys R Us, Carpetright, Warren Evans – what do they have in common? All are well-known high street chains that...

The printing industry is in the midst of a decline as digital products and services displace printed materials, which is why...

Virtual Staging is about presenting a property in the most appealing way to potential buyers. Many consider virtual staging is deceiving...

A former Hamptons International and Savills agent is the first to join a ‘freelance agency’ set up in prime central London. In...

They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...

Investment website The Motley Fool says comparisons between forecast and actual profits reported by Purplebricks suggest the company’s position isn’t -...

An experiment conducted by insurance company AXA has revealed how sloppy photographs can alter the perception of a property in the...

ZPG has acquired Ravensworth, a major provider of print and creative marketing services to estate and letting agents.  Ravensworth, based in Northumberland, specialises in...

As discussed in our previous article, it’s all about the first impression. Once your team have handled that initial phone call...

A traditional estate agency has launched a new online package to give vendors the opportunity “to save thousands.” FranKeys in Lincoln has...

An estate agency is offering to radically extend its marketing approach for each of its vendors’ properties to include a high...

This actually happened - the names of the guilty have been withheld to protect the innocent. I live in Spain, Marbella actually,...

A PropTech firm is to launch a 'printed augmented reality' service that allows buyers to point their smartphone and get additional information...

When marketing a property for sale, there are a number of attributes that buyers and sellers today expect ‘as standard’, but...

A Nottingham estate agency is set to open its fourth branch with a dedicated 'VR Zone'. Walton & Allen is holding an...

Recently, I was speaking to the owner of a chain of estate agents which is thinking of refreshing its company image. They...

Unlock the power of your emails “You would never send thousands of canvass letters that did nothing, but most agents send emails...

In a digital age where we have an abundance of information at our fingertips via desktops, tablets and smartphones, our attention...

We're all wise to the fact that spring is typically the busiest time of year for the property market. The financial...

Estate agents with a difference, a twist, a unique selling point, whatever you want to call it, seem to be becoming...

An estate agency in Cornwall has opened on the site of a former filling station and allows people to drive up,...

After visiting the Fairfield showroom in the Fleet office, Simon Silby at James Griffin Estate Agents decided to meet with a...

With Autumn on the horizon and the imminent onset of shorter daylight hours, now is the time to plan ahead and...

Mid West Displays have had the recent pleasure of working with Martin & Co at their Witney Office giving their window...

In today’s highly competitive market place, no company can afford to miss a business opportunity. Roy Fuller Managing Director at Everything Lettings...

Information Works is a one-stop direct marketing solution allowing Clients to select individuals at over 27 million household addresses, create personalised...

Mid West Displays have thoroughly enjoyed working with Penneck Estate Agents to design, manufacture & install their new Bevelled Edge Light...

It’s New Year – time for all those resolutions and good intentions. It’s a great time for all property professionals to...

Even in a digital age, printed material continues to play an important part in the marketing of any estate agency. Weekly...

Indications are that online shopping is on the up, however, this does not mean the death of the high street, much...