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

If you’re thinking about becoming an Estate Agency franchise or converting your existing estate agency business to a franchise, here we...

Estate agents and lettings agents have a legal obligation to protect themselves from money laundering and as such you must recognise...

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

OnTheMarket is set to bring back its popular town hall meetings with agents. It will be the first since its acquisition by...

Representatives from Propertymark, Trading Standards and The Property Ombudsman (TPO) are set to discuss estate agency regulation in the House of...

Peers in the House of Lords have launched an inquiry into agency regulation. The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee will...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

The Bank of England maintained interest rates at 5.25% yesterday, raising hope among agents that this would boost buyer confidence and...

Agents who complain about the price of Rightmove aren’t using it properly, industry figures have suggested. The claims were made in the...

Fine & Country is embarking on its Autumn Regional Tour this month. This events across the UK bring together industry professionals, business...

Housing supply rather than the private rented sector (PRS) made the headlines during the Conservative and Labour Party conferences this year...

Propertymark is extending its political engagement and reach by exhibiting at the party conferences this week. The agency trade body will be...

Self-employed models have a place in estate agency but there is a risk of some becoming ‘cultish,’ a senior industry figure...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

Two major agency brands used their annual general meetings (AGM) yesterday to outline a positive view of the property market, with...

Taking a proactive approach with viewing generation can increase foot flow through properties and generate more offers, and ultimately close more...

Considering the cost it takes to get a lead – from advertising to PR to relationship building – could you be...

Estate agents should ‘rock the clothes they want’ rather than sticking to corporate 1980s suit fashions, an industry executive has claimed. It...

A senior Land Registry executive has insisted he wasn’t blaming conveyancers for transactions delays following a controversial blog last month that...

Agents remain positive about the year ahead but may need to raise their fees or grow market share to survive, Fine...

As we move closer to the end of the year, we invariably begin to think of what 2023 will bring, how...

Fine & Country has elected new representatives to its National Advisory Council (NAC). The NAC is responsible for providing advice, suggestions and...

Given their leading role in the recent upfront information revolution, interest in the work of the National Trading Standards Estate &...

From bake sales to beach clean-ups, there have been plenty of ways that agents have been giving back for good causes...

Fine & Country is to embark on a regional roadshow next month, starting in Wales and moving throughout the UK. The regional...

Spicerhaart has appointed a former Connells area director to lead some of its most high-profile brands. Daniel Ansell has been appointed as...

Connells Midlands has launched a new Shared Ownership Hub to help deliver affordable housing in the region. It will provide an end-to-end...

In this latest Day in the Life of...Natter, I get an insight into one of the most vital cogs of the...

As uncertainty, apprehension and anxiety increasingly infiltrates every aspect of our professional and personal lives, to ‘keep calm and carry on’...

The Guild of Property Professionals is set to embark on a roadshow next month to meet agents and share insights and...

The leading trade body for the conveyancing industry has launched a new ‘Find an Expert’ service via its website. This will help...

Have you ever noticed that it is much easier to fix other people's problems than your own? Whether it is resolving a friend's...

It may be cliche to say, but technology is advancing at such a fast pace. So fast, in fact, that according...

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

A significant housing announcement has been promised by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as a part of a sweetener that saw him...

OnTheMarket has expanded its partnership with agency coaching brand Property Academy. The exclusive commercial relationship was agreed last year, giving full-fee paying...

The property market could be set for further upheaval when the Bank of England makes its latest interest rate decision today. The...

OnTheMarket has revealed it is expanding the scope and scale of its successful Town Hall initiative in response to growing demand...

haart, part of the Spicerhaart estate agency group, has accused rival agencies of copying its hybrid working model. Spicerhaart group managing director...

It may be blowing a gale outside but we’re safe and warm here reading about our industry’s great work for good...

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

An estate agency has brought cheer - or should that be cheers? - to the local community by brewing a beer. Neil...

A new PropTech platform has an ultimate aim of allowing house buyers to select and order their interior decorations and modifications...

If you thought checking in to a Microsoft Teams video-conferencing meeting would allow you to escape telephone calls, think again. Outsourced communications...

MRI Software’s newest Agency Solutions expert, Michael Connolly, made the leap from working on the front line of an estate agent...

The Federation of Independent Agents is to hold its third ‘in person’ conference - called FIACON - this coming Friday in...

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

The Guild of Property Professionals launches its Autumn/Winter 2021 Tour this week - the first time its members have met in person...

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

One of the property market's leading names has welcomed young people into its company for work experience through a partnership with...

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are.  Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...

Since the announcement of the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA), an increasing amount of Principle, Partners and Directors (PPD) from the...

Agents are to be told this week that employees can drop face masks, social distancing and other workplace measures put in...

Industry trade body Propertymark has unveiled a digital expansion programme. A statement from the organisation says this initiative shows new chief executive...

Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...

In the previous edition of PropTech Today, Nathan Emerson highlighted the importance of effective implementation, linking poor staff engagement to the...

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

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

A series offering “insight and advice” to agents is being launched by Zoopla’s cloud-based software brand, Alto, which was acquired by...

In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...

You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...

Software provider Rex has launched three new live dashboards for agencies, one of which covers agent performance. Rex says the dashboards -...

The Chancellor’s recent announcement that the stamp duty holiday would be extended for another three months was undoubtedly great news for...

The findings of the new ‘Thriving in a Pandemic’ report, recently published by tmgroup and mio, have highlighted that the market...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...

Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...

We’re now in Lockdown 3.0 and most of us have become used to juggling home-working, home schooling and a million and...

The New Year lull is well and truly over and this week’s Agents Do Charity show fundraising is back in business despite...

OnTheMarket is to undergo a revamp under its new chief executive, former Foxtons agent Jason Tebb - who has been given...

Who are you? Hi, I’m Richard Price, Managing Director at Dezrez. Who are Dezrez and what EACRM do you provide? At Dezrez we’re on...

If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...

Rezi’s integration with Zapier has transformed the way in which estate agents can now save time, money and resource. Agents are...

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...

A regional wing of Fine & Country has reported a record month - and puts it down to the self-employed ‘associate’ business model...

The so-called hub model of estate agency adopted by a growing number of firms appears to be part of a wider...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

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

With the high street open again, and the Chancellor’s temporary stamp duty holiday helping to stimulate the market, estate and letting...

The networking organisation Women in Residential Property has grown to over 300 members - its highest ever total.  Launched three years ago...

If a week is a long time in politics (an old phrase, for younger readers), then a year is a very long...

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...

The chief executive of a hybrid agency in London has revealed why he deserted big corporates to create his own company. Rollo...

The return of non-essential businesses to lockdown in Leicester as a result of a localised spike in Coronavirus cases is a...

Countrywide has released details of its trading performance, including the knock its income has received as a result of the housing...

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...

Two estate agency directors have been disqualified by the Competition and Markets Authority after taking part in an illegal price fixing...

LSL Property Services has this morning released details of its response to the Coronavirus crisis. All members of its board have taken...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

The City regulator which is bringing a test case over insurance firms refusing to honour Business Interruption policies wants policyholders including...

Over Easter we carried stories of good deeds done by agents and how firms were coping with working from home -...

Three of the highest profile industry suppliers and house moving services have given government a four-step plan to restart the housing...

Lockdown may be over soon - but who knows what a relaxation of the current restrictions will really mean for our...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

Aside from the obvious health crisis, the current pandemic is proving difficult for the business worldwide. However, despite the increasing contact...