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Photography has become an increasingly important weapon in an agent’s armoury in recent years as listings compete for space on portals,...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Is print dead as an advertising medium for estate agents? Many have suggested it is, thanks to the rise and rise of...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Have you ever wondered how industry-specific software and property portals have influenced the typical estate agency of today? A new book, which...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
A video interview released this morning features the experiences of eight agents who have quit Rightmove in the past two years,...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News
In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...
29 February 2020
From: Features
The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...
15 February 2020
From: Features
01 February 2020
From: Features
It’s that time again. Each year I take a look at newspaper readership - not from the angle of journalists, but...
17 August 2019
From: Features
As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...
22 May 2019
From: Features
When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...
06 April 2019
From: Features
No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...
20 October 2018
From: Features
Johnston Press, the company which owns the i national newspaper and some 200 local titles - many with property supplements carrying...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...
06 October 2018
From: Features
Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...
30 June 2018
From: Features
In the modern marketplace – where people live their lives on their smartphones and tablets, social media has a bigger influence...
06 April 2018
From: Sponsored Content
In the first of an ongoing series exploring the people who make the property industry tick, I catch up with James...
10 March 2018
From: Features
It’s easy to be dismissive of the value of local newspapers for advertising residential property but things are never as straightforward...
08 April 2017
From: Features
I had a very interesting chat with the man behind a new portal the other day. He was John Dixon, the portal...
04 March 2017
From: Features
OK, you’ve had your fun. Now let’s leave the regulators regulate and work for the public. If you don’t know what I...