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I have been an agent for 25 years and have represented a large corporate agency and Anderson Rose (my own independent...

Fine & Country has been recognised as the most recommended national estate agency brand for the second consecutive year.  YouGov research among more...

On the 24th of January, Adam Walker wrote a very interesting piece about the consolidation of the lettings industry where he...

I'll start with a confession. I am not an estate agent - I'm a marketer. But since I joined the industry...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the Lifesycle CRM platform.  Last month saw Lifesycle become one of the...

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the arrival of Lifesycle 3. The continual development of Lifesycle...

Zoopla has launched a review into its editorial processes after agents criticised a consumer guide published by the portal that encouraged...

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...

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

An estate agency in the Home Counties has made two more acquisitions, taking the total number to seven independents it has...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...

A director of Essex estate agency Beresfords has announced his retirement after 40 years with the company - and after being...

Michael Jones & Company celebrates its 30-year anniversary this year and, in an effort to both celebrate the work of local...

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...

Boomin founder Michael Bruce says his new site has enjoyed a stronger start than any other portal in terms of visits, viewings,...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

A new body which says it will “champion better outcomes for buyers” is described as independent but is to be chaired...

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

Boomin has announced another 15 independents as members of the site, which is expected to launch in the near future. “The latest...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

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

The industry seems almost back to normal. Not the ‘new normal’ we spoke so much of a few weeks and months ago,...

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...

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

The founder of OneDome says a likely housing market slowdown is the perfect time for agents to optimise revenue by investing in PropTech. Babek Ismayil believes...

As you may have seen over the weekend, the long-running Property Natter column – penned by Angels Media chief executive, Nat...

Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lockdown 2, as it’s being known, is now with us, but fortunately...

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak today reveals his latest measures to help businesses - including agencies, suppliers and other parts of the property...

The Guild of Property Professionals says that in the past quarter it has had its highest number of new joiners on...

An insurance firm claims estate agents are taught not to quote VAT in fees until the final bill. A statement from Admiral...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

A survey of estate agents’ market share post-lockdown indicates significant advances for independent agencies and online operators. TwentyCi, a data consultancy, says...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

US-originated estate agency Keller Williams claims to be the fastest growing in the UK as a result of 29 agents joining...

A survey of agents’ attitudes which two weeks ago showed a big majority of agents wanting to work as self employed...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Joanne (Jo) Tattum. Channel Manager - Property What is Moneypenny and...

Independent agents in a fast-growing trade body are to be given the opportunity to secure exclusivity on land deals and new...

Another hub-based agency has launched in the capital, following in the footsteps of operations like Harding Green, Orchards and Keller Williams. Mariel...

Estate Agent Today understands that the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents’ trade group has announced a new partnership - this time...

Agents who join the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents will have full access to the new Homesearch mine of data. Homesearch debuted...

“Multiple”members of the new trade body, the Federation of Independent Agents, are considering cancelling their subscriptions to Rightmove. FIA founder Graham Lock...

The Federation of Independent Agents, the new trade group set up in May, is holding its first conference this week.  The FIA...

The independent Seel and Co, one of Cardiff’s and Wales’ oldest independent agencies and auction houses, has been acquired by Jeffrey...

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

The fledgling Federation of Independent Agents has revealed a list of agents which have joined the scheme.  The very latest is Oakwood...

The Federation of Independent Agents has agreed another new partnership with an industry supplier. The arrangement will allow FIA agent members nine...

Recent figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have revealed a rather worrying landscape for small business owners across the...

The estate agency industry is at a crossroads. A turbulent market, unstable political situation and a chronic lack of public confidence has...

The fledgling independent agents’ trade group, the Federation of Independent Agents, has signed another partnership deal with a high-profile industry supplier...

The new independent estate and letting agents’ body, the FIA, has unveiled what it calls an exclusive online training platform for...

The new Federation of Independent Agents - scheduled to launch this week - has revealed a partnership with reviews platform Feefo. The...

The soon-to-launch Federation of Independent Agents has announced that its latest supplier partner is to be outsourced viewing service Viewber. Graham Lock,...

The fledgling trade body the Federation of Independent Agents has revealed another new partner - this one dealing with housing and...

Winkworth has a new office at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, as an independent local agency rebrands as part of the franchise giant. Previously trading...

Every estate agency applying to join a new group for independents will be mystery shopped in a bid to ensure it...

A new group called the Federation of Independent Agents has been set up as a network of like-minded independent agents who...

OnTheMarket is to continue its TV advertising campaign throughout February - and this time it’s ad is also going to be...

New figures from the British Independent Retailers Association suggest that there are now 135 fewer independent estate agency branches than at...

OnTheMarket plc, the company which operates the OTM portal, gives its first formal stock market figures tomorrow morning, for the six...

Hello and welcome to another weekly update on the industry’s good work - and a chance for us to show that...

Last week, the first of a new kind of industry event took place; an open debate between agents and PropTech suppliers. Strong...

Reapit’s popular former sales manager Peter Fenwick is today formally launching as an independent PropTech consultant. Fenwick, whose departure from Reapit was...

A property software guru says he wants PropTech firms to join with him in an ‘open platform’ which would allow smaller...

Respected industry spokesperson Kristjan Byfield is continuing his fightback against the negative coverage of the agency industry in the mainstream press...

Franchise giant Hunters says independent agencies which joined the firm in recent years have typically beaten the performance of the housing market. Chief...

The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has told Estate Agent Today that it WILL formally launch after all, in...

To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...

The founder of the trade group seeking to represent independent agencies says he hopes the National Association of Estate Agents considers...

Think ‘fake agents’ are no threat to your business? Think again. The rise of online agents - dubbed by some as...

Even some of the most successful professionals from other professions fail to grasp the most important point when it comes to...

The first meeting of fledgling trade group CIELA has ended with a pledge to expose what it calls ‘fake agents’ which...

Senior members of the fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents group are meeting today to discuss how independents can...

The story of the week has been the first steps of a trade body to represent independent estate agents - as...

They say you can prove anything with statistics, and 115% of the time I suspect they’re right – that was an...

The independent estate and letting agents’ group under discussion this week could offer member agents back-office services. The Charter for Independent Estate...

Another estate agency has signed up to Experts in Property, a network of independent agents with 80 offices across the west...

Share prices for both Foxtons and Countrywide took a significant tumble yesterday as news of the ban on letting agents’ fees...

Dexters says it now has 60 offices including 28 in central London - and has declared itself to be "the leading independent...

Who are you? I’m the champion of local owner managed estate agents, leading them in the fight to beat the competition   What...

In 2014 there were 19,000 estate agent branches in the UK. Of which 18,000 were registered to list properties on the...

The managing director of a Home Counties estate agency has described how leads “fell off a cliff” when he signed up...

An independent estate agent based in Leicestershire has urged agents to play a more active and altruistic role in their community. William...