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Knight Frank says it’s opened six new offices over the past two years, and hired 14 new partners, as part of...

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

Financial crime within the property sector is on the rise and the stats are alarming. According to data from Apex Bridging,...

It has been another busy month for job moves in the estate agency sector. Here are some of the latest moves that...

With reform of the home buying and selling process as crucial as it's ever been, and disrupters like Coadjute and PEXA...

The latest White Paper from the Institute of Residential Property Management (now part of The Property Institute) has called for customers...

With the government releasing details on the Fairer Private Rented Sector, landlords and letting agents are looking for ways to maintain...

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

Proptech firm iamproperty has formed its own committee of agents to discuss issues facing the property market. The auctioneer and sales progression...

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

As amendments to smoke and carbon monoxide alarm legislation loom for rented properties later this year, we look at how inventory...

The Dispute Service has been selected to operate the New Homes Ombudsman scheme, following what has been called ”a fiercely competitive...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? As Chief Business Development Officer I am responsible for Simplify’s...

A Borders estate agency business, Hastings Legal and Property, has invested in Halo Digital Signage – hailed as ‘the new generation...

A Midlands estate agency has come up with a solution to avoid confusion over property offers. Forget poor connections or bad handwriting that...

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

Apart from a buoyant market, high transaction levels, and consumer confidence in the property market, one considerable additional benefit which has...

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

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

In an unusual move, HM Land Registry has issued guidance to agents to help them reassure jittery buyers and sellers ahead...

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

New data shows no let-up on the pressure on the conveyancing sector as the stamp duty holiday and the broader economic...

I was not surprised when I came across an industry article recently citing that over half of home buyers never visit...

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

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

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...

2020 has definitely been a year of change. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the day-to-day operations of almost every industry...

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...

Rightmove has released another stonking set of results - but there are signs that some agents are defecting from the ever-more-expensive...

Rightmove’s half year figures this morning continue to show strong growth in profits and revenue - but there are the first...

When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and lettings agents were predicted to swiftly spell the end for traditional...

This month’s MIPIM conference in Cannes once again played host to the final round of the much coveted MIPIM Startup Competition.  The...

Rightmove has this morning given its 2018 report to shareholders, laying bare the huge financial wealth of the company which dominates...

Today sees the launch of Unissu, a platform which has classified over 6,000 PropTech businesses in a bid to offer estate...

Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of virtual reality (VR) in some sectors is becoming more evident than...

Reapit has announced the acquisition of Resource Techniques in a bid to strengthen its position in the agency software market. Resource Techniques,...

The government has launched a consultation this weekend calling for evidence on how to make the home buying process “cheaper, faster...

It’s all been kicking off in recent weeks, hasn’t it? Marmite wars, the endless Trump v Clinton debate, Samsung phones blowing...