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By Mike Bilboe, Face For Business Buying or selling a home can be one of the most stressful and uncertain times for...

The total value of the UK residential housing market is now worth £8.67 trillion, according to Savills, with the value of...

The Single-Family Rental (SFR) sector is experiencing rapid growth in the UK, presenting a unique opportunity for local lettings and estate...

The Guild of Property Professionals is trying to encourage more networking between its members.  A series of local meetings are being hosted...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Lee O’Brien, Managing Director of iad UK. In your experience,...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss advanced technology and innovative business models.  In today's UK...

In the fast-paced world of property, staying top-of-mind with your clients is crucial. And what better way to do this than...

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

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

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...

Why professional indemnity claims are on the rise In today's volatile economic landscape, the uncertainty faced by landlords and tenants has reached...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

Changes to consumer behaviour usually arrive in waves. Most of the time these waves are small. They drive minimal impact, with...

Do you need help to reach your target audience with the right content at the right time? Do you wish there...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

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

In the fiercely competitive property industry, staying ahead of the game is essential for thriving and achieving success. That's where the...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has launched a range of new tools that aim to boost the user experience for consumer and also make...

As we’ve mentioned in other blogs, even though we’re going through uncertain times, this is the right time not only to...

Rightmove has launched a new product that enables an agent’s brand to be seen by more prospective local sellers who are...

High transaction volumes are likely to lead to more complaints about agents, a compliance expert claims. Paul Offley, compliance officer at The Guild...

What’s the difference between Centralised Ledger Technology and Decentralised Ledger Technology? Repeat after me; centralised and decentralised ledgers and Distributed Ledger Technology...

For years now estate agents have been on a journey from digital infancy to digital maturity. But what does the future...

The digital transformation of the property industry is not a new chapter, but an ongoing journey in which the winners are...

Technology can be utilised to grow and advance a company's income. That’s not a new or controversial statement, but here I...

A London estate agency has won a rarely-awarded gong from the Feefo reviews service - and the company says it’s testimony...

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...

While the Christmas season is usually heralded by an influx of terrible Christmas adverts, the launch of Starbucks’ gingerbread lattes, Adam...

The phrase ‘time is money’ is particularly pertinent for estate agents. Since the stamp duty holiday ended, the forecast drop in...

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...

Tech is a fantastic enabler but should never be a complete replacement for the human interactions that add real value to...

Changes to the way the property market operates over the last year - with increased flexibility and remote interactions - has...

In my previous Estate Agent Today feature, I endeavoured to explain the key differences between APIs and Apps, to help improve...

Digital channels are essential for agents’ promotion of properties but there is still a key place for print and direct mail...

As a property agent, fancy marketing terminology such as ‘omnichannel’ might not hold too much interest for you right now. We’re in...

Purplebricks - which for some years has been the focus of controversies over reviews - has been given a prestigious award...

Described on this site as a ‘powerful disruptor’ in March 2020, few would deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on...

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

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

It’s official – the property market is back open for business. Estate agents have started to unfurlough staff and many are...

Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week, and there is a great deal of positive things to be said about a...

The last five years have seen unprecedented changes to the property market and agents and their clients have never faced such...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

Agents are consistently being told that they need to get on board with change. And one could quite easily make the...

A few weeks ago, I came across a couple of really interesting articles which I immediately thought worth writing a piece...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

Technology will drive the lettings and property management industry in the future. There is already a plethora of various software and other...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Eric Woodhams F.N.A.E.A. mio Account Manager What is mio and what...

Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain orange-tinted president in recent years. And everyone, from tech giants like...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

Making my way to our London office on a busy commuter train, my mind got busy thinking about the new do-it-yourself...

How can you use data to benefit and better your business? It’s something you’ll no doubt have asked yourself down the...

In a show of changing consumer behaviour in the property market, new research has revealed that digital-savvy movers are favouring specialist...

Estate agents are facing the biggest industry changes seen in decades. The rise of online and hybrid agents alongside more traditional...

Many industries in the UK are currently facing a tumultuous time as the great unknown of Brexit looms on the horizon...

It’s official; the estate agency business is tougher than ever. Contrary to perceptions that may exist amongst observers and even clients, the...

A few of our Industry Views pieces this week focus on the upcoming EU referendum. I don’t think I can add...

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

Marketing and property often go hand in hand. But from time to time you might come across certain marketing terms that...

Zoopla Property Group says it has achieved over seven million downloads for its mobile apps, a milestone it reached during October when...

Channel 4 admits to using what it calls “unusual” secret filming techniques and an undercover reporter posing as a Russian politician to...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has embarked on a mission to engage with the lender community with a view to initiating a...