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The three months of May-July provide welcome news for both active buyers and sellers, and those thinking of buying or selling...

The Scottish housing market is proving remarkably stable according to figures from the Edinburgh Solicitors Property Centre. The average selling price of...

New figures from Connells suggest the company remains Britain’s biggest estate agent, handling one in 10 transactions. And in its latest report...

With more than 25 years’ experience as an estate agent, Liza Daniels heads up our outsourced call service, Managed MovePal. She...

Lead instruction generation tool Spectre has added social media marketing capabilities to its platform. It is being delivered through an exclusive partnership...

Online digital valuation service The ValPal Network (TVPN*) is expanding after creating a reservoir of what it calls “sufficient quality data.” It’s...

The share of new-build homes sold before they’re complete has dropped to a decade-low, research suggests. Hamptons’ annual off-plan sales index has...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

When we talk in general terms about the UK housing market, we tend to draw a picture of generality. Facts and figures...

Interesting report this week in Estate Agent Today on an analysis by the Resolution Foundation thinktank which suggests that the UK’s...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

Last year was not one for the faint hearted. Now, at last, the market appears to be experiencing a gradual uptick. Recent...

Estate agency software and CRM provider Street.co.uk has unveiled new features on its built-in artificial intelligence (AI) Content Writing Model. Revealed among...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of...

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

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of your property...

Britain is in the midst of a senior living housing crisis – according to CBRE, an undersupply of 614,000 mid-market senior...

The emergence of the Digital property market represents the most profound shift for the industry itself since the advent of the...

The last thing you want as we rake through the dying embers of 2023 is a journalist’s prediction of what’s going...

The property market is heading for around 23% fewer sales this year and some agents may need better training to deal...

There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...

There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has urged members to check their client files to see if they may have been...

It wasn’t exactly a champagne statement. More like Prosecco.  But, nevertheless, there are reasons to be cheerful in the wake of Jeremy...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Digital transformation is now happening at a monumental pace, and dependence on technology is growing to new heights. In fact, the...

Sometimes I think I should have paid more attention to science lessons at school but back then, I never thought I...

The artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Bard, correctly guessed what the UK’s average house price would be in the Land Registry’s monthly...

Lead generation tool provider Spectre claims it is set to redefine prospecting with a new tool to be launched this week. The...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Interest rates could peak at 6.5%, an economist has warned, but it will take a while to hit the housing market. Azad...

There’s never a perfect time to set up in business, but many might think now is exactly the wrong time to...

OnTheMarket has launched a new nurturing service to help estate agents generate fresh revenue from their existing database and win more...

Another Keller Williams UK (KWUK) market centre is set to close its doors but it is unclear who made the decision...

Following publication of the Renter’s Reform Bill and the media coverage surrounding it, many agents and their landlords will understandably have...

From Google to Uber, convenience is embedded into contemporary culture. As a society, we’re propelled by on-demand living, with instant solutions for...

Proptech firm iamproperty has launched a new recruitment drive across the North East. There are 10 jobs being created initially with a...

Made Snappy is offering Forever Tours that can be white-labelled by agents for their vendors to download and keep. The virtual tour...

Recent research estimated that up to £100 billion is being stolen in the UK each year, with much of it due...

The RICS Residential Survey Report for March caused a bit of a stir this week – despite the fact that it...

The latest Halifax House Price Index gave estate agents renewed optimism last week amid the ongoing market crash debate after the...

I was delighted to read recently about the creation of the first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK, which offers...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the recent Estate Agency X 8, 2023 On 23rd March, the...

New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...

So next week we get to know how high housing is on the Government’s list of priorities. As we wait to see...

Rightmove is set to launch a new property estimate tool for homeowners who are not actively looking to sell right now. The...

The rising price of fuel and the wider cost of living crisis are causing significant concern and stress for UK homeowners...

There are a few common questions that arise when the issue of mould in rented properties is mentioned: what causes it,...

Some top tips for saving for a deposit If you’re a first-time buyer - or even if you’re taking the next step...

Agents in the North East recorded the largest increase in asking prices on listings last year, Rightmove has revealed. It comes as...

Agents have been spreading plenty of festive cheer as the year comes to an end, supporting foodbanks and a variety of...

By David Boughtflower Business Analyst at Reapit, 14 years in Residential Sales and Lettings Having entered estate agency in the eye of the...

The directors of London agent Churchill and Mathesons have taken on a Fine & Country license to cater for the upper...

There have been plenty of heart-warming examples of agents supporting their local communities and charities this week, from sleep-outs to donations. Whatever...

Making predictions for the year ahead is notoriously difficult and leaves me open to having egg on my face, but I’m...

I’ve been on Twitter for a decade and have 23,500 followers - a gratifying number and of those a couple of...

Letting agents and landlords who know how to avoid deposit disputes at the end of a tenancy can save time, money,...

With the Treasury and the Bank of England stepping in to try and calm the markets, talk of an emergency interest...

One of the particular characteristics of the property market is how it brings contrasting professions together. From estate agents to conveyancers,...

Agents and other property professionals have, perhaps unsurprisingly, reacted positively to rumours of a Stamp Duty cut. Prime Minister Liz Truss and...

The Bank of England is being urged by property professionals to avoid further interest rate hikes this week. The Bank’s Monetary Policy...

In recent years, we’ve witnessed a massive influx of channels for media consumers – two of the biggest of which are...

Sellers are always looking for ways to improve the value of their home, and according to new research agents may just...

Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...

Interest rates made their biggest leap in 27 years yesterday, rising by 0.5% from 1.25% to 1.75%. It was the biggest...

During the summer holidays, your home is left susceptible to opportunistic thieves. Despite this rise in threat, data found that only...

As temperatures rise and the holidays begin many of us will be looking to enjoy our gardens and make improvements to...

Two major regional agents have expanded their geographical presence and sales focus. Midlands-based land and property agent Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) has...

There has been so much coverage recently over how painfully slow conveyancing is at the moment - 18-20 weeks is now...

In this piece, the Iceberg Digital team set out the launch of the latest version of Lifesycle - Lifesycle 3. Iceberg Digital...

Fine & Country has made its latest move in the metaverse with the launch for a second non-fungible token (NFT) linked...

It’s often fashionable to criticise trade bodies and official groups, but right now I think that’s absolutely inappropriate. In well over 20...

Images can have the ability to paint a vivid image, but video content can take this to the next level if...

Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people to sell properties at the best prices. Working in this field...

Between you and me, dear reader, I had little to no idea about what the metaverse was before researching it for...

Homeowners are being warned that their properties may inadvertently end up the Secret Property section of Boomin’s portal. Boomin’s Secret Property tool...

If there’s not a book called ‘The Art of Collaboration’ then there should be. Update: a quick Google search shows there...

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

I attended a forum in London a couple of weeks ago, which for the first time brought estate agents and conveyancers...

An estate agent has hit back at the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after the watchdog banned a poster advertising the firm’s...

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...

Sky News is reporting that Boomin, the portal founded by Purplebricks creator Michael Bruce, is close to finalising a new round...

New portal Boomin suggests it has “thousands” of agents who have signed up on a paid basis. The portal - which launched almost...

In this special video interview, Angels Media's Lee Dahill chats to Mitch Handley of Inventory Hive about why - post-Covid -...

A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...

When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...

A row has broken out over a company which has made allegations about Trustpilot reviews of OnTheMarket. A company called KwikChex says...

Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...

A new analysis has revealed those areas of England and Wales with the largest numbers of Russian-owned homes. Credas Technologies analysed Land...

Estate agents and other property businesses need to ensure their customer screening processes are robust and up to date following extensive...

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

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

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...

OnTheMarket has inked a deal with Kremer Signs to supply agents with Smartboards to be added to For Sale signs -...

In the first few months of 2022, agents have experienced some of the lowest stock levels in several years. The number...

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...

A PropTech platform claims its “unique” features will help its subscribers get a 1,500 per cent return on investment by the...

If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...