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Propertymark has urged the Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members.  Responding to a call for evidence...

Estate agents are being urged to reassess their fee structure and not be afraid to reflect the time and level of...

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...

Propertymark says a new pay-per-viewing service is “interesting” but warns agents to protect themselves by abiding by consumer protection regulations. The warning has come following...

Whilst it was once seen as a way to sell niche or run-down properties, auction is now a mainstream method of...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Franchising What is Meyers and what...

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

The Boomin portal, which incentivises agents to cross-sell and benefit from referral fees, is to receive advice on fee disclosure from...

According to the annual Property Week PropTech survey, almost 48% of property businesses had tested new technology because of the COVID-19...

Boomin is to levy a traditional monthly fee for estate and letting agents listing on the site, in line with other...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has admitted that getting the number one portal to change its fee structure “may take...

An investment adviser says Purplebricks remains “far too risky” for investors even though it now has “a fighting chance of survival”. Rodney...

The new portal OpenBrix, which is powered by Blockchain, has revealed its fee structure ahead of its formal launch on September...

    Purplebricks says changes to its fees structure - possibly becoming less reliant on controversial upfront charges - has been delayed until...

Purplebricks has revealed that its new board member is one of the world’s leading digital executives.  Dr Stephanie Caspar is the new...

Zoopla has upped the stakes in the war between rival websites with two major claims which implicitly challenge both Rightmove and...

A new high end agency called The Country House Department is launching with an initial focus on Oxfordshire, Berkshire and The...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to release a set of options for member agents to consider if the portal...

There’s been an explosion of anger about Rightmove’s pledge to undertake its biggest-ever marketing campaign - while at the same time...

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry. You know the drill by now: if...

A new hybrid set up by ex-Purplebricks territory owners says it wants to "redefine estate agency in the customer's favour." Knock Knock...

The portals say they are ready and willing to play their part in changes approaching the industry, ranging from new agency...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

The Property Ombudsman scheme is increasing its fees in January for the first time in six years - and it’s implementing...

Purplebricks - which is at the centre of a string of controversies - has joined the growing campaign for stamp duty...

Purplebricks has revealed it is considering changes to its pricing structure to correct “mistakes” of the past. Chief executive Vic Darvey has...

A new snapshot of market share claims that online agents accounted for 7.0 per cent of all exchanges in the first...

The easyProperty online agency has abandoned an across-the-board fee structure, allowing its licensee agents to charge what they like. “Each local market is unique...

Purplebricks has this morning warned investors its foreign activities are not going as well as predicted - although it insists it is...

New research by TheAdvisory consultancy, shared exclusively with Estate Agent Today, reveals exactly how fees have fallen for traditional agents in...

An estate agency comparison website claims the rise of online and hybrid estate agencies has obliged traditional agents to be more...

Online estate agency Tepilo has denied industry speculation that it is to change its fee structure now that it is under...

Online estate agent eMoov recently set itself apart by directly addressing the issues of openness and transparency that have long dogged the online business...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching a marketing campaign to promote the benefits of the No Sale, No Fee estate...

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a selection of tips for growing your business. We’re now...

Two leading voices in the PropTech sector suggest a radical overhaul of agents’ fee structures, saying that neither traditional full service nor online...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a range of tips for growing your business.   We recently...

Purplebricks' share price moved up over two per cent yesterday on the strength of its latest trading statement - but its...

The Keller Williams franchise agency, one of the largest in the world, is relaunching in the UK on Wednesday with the...

We recently carried a particularly inspiring story of an Essex estate agent who believes that at 21 he is currently the...

The old and eternal debate over whether or not tenant fees should be banned continues to rumble on. It’s a major concern...

By accident or design, the PR machine at OnTheMarket was beefed up last week.  Just as well. With the portal still reeling...

Controversial online estate agent and industry commentator Russell Quirk has hit out at the fee structure of traditional agents, claiming it...

And so it begins. The first anniversary of OnTheMarket’s launch was inevitably going to bring a further skirmish in the portal...

Tepilo is the latest online estate agency to introduce an option for sellers to pay after a sale is completed, instead...

It’s become almost obligatory for start-ups in many industries – frequently online agents in the selling and letting business – to...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on a high...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on a high...

A traditional estate agent has taken a leaf from the book of online rivals by scrapping old-style percentage commission and instead...

Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson is launching a fee structure linked directly to what it calls the “customer experience.” Linley &...

There is a very interesting but easily-overlooked piece of information at the end of the National Trading Standards Estate Agent Team’s...

Online estate agent HouseSimple has launched what it calls a “weekly pay-as-you-go estate agent service” which asks sellers to pay from...

Hamptons International has been slapped down by the Advertising Standards Authority for not making it clear that some lettings fees were...