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I know there’s always been something of a love-hate relationship between agents and the portals. The ‘love’ comes because the portals are...

Online agent turned property PR guru Russell Quirk has set out his solution to solving the housing crisis. Speaking on the latest...

Artificial Intelligence is now a part of all our lives, but my attention was grabbed recently by an AI critique of...

TV property guru, Move iQ founder and Estate Agent Today columnist Phil Spencer to be a keynote speakers at Propertymark One...

Buyers and sellers should focus on their own local market rather than national house price indices, the chief executive of Properytmark...

One of the most heart-warming parts of my job is having the privilege to be the patron of Agents Giving, the...

Athlete Roger Black will join star agents of the future at the Propertymark Qualifications Awards on December 1. The event at the...

Phil Spencer’s property advice website Move iQ has launched a video market solution that shares housing market insights at a local...

It’s the start of what promises - perhaps ‘threatens’ is a better word - to be a challenging second half of...

I was delighted to read recently about the creation of the first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK, which offers...

Rising stars in the property world gathered with seasoned professionals at the British Museum this week for the Propertymark Qualifications’ annual...

Despite the nation feeling the pinch of living costs, the number of home moves are actually rising as TwentyCi reports a...

Propertymark’s partnership with MoveIQ has already attracted attention from more than 250,000 consumers and potential property buyers and sellers. The agency trade...

Property TV personality and EAT columnist Phil Spencer is set to host the biggest ever qualifications ceremony event to date, with...

If there’s one thing that received a boost as a result of Covid and lockdowns, it’s podcasts – which reached whole...

The other day I read a story here on Estate Agent Today, which was both depressing and inspiring. It reported a study...

Propertymark has announced an extension of its working relationship with property expert and TV presenter Phil Spencer. The agency trade body will...

You’re probably up to your neck at the start of a busy spring market but I’d hope there’s one thing most...

Phil Spencer is teaming up with a PropTech supplier to help buyers have the maximum volume of upfront information. Spencer’s Move iQ...

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...

For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...

Phil Spencer’s new series of Move iQ podcasts is to be sponsored by Propertymark. During the nine part series, Spencer will talk...

It’s a truism that most property enquiries from buyers these days come through portals but there are several reasons why agents...

Phil Spencer has interviewed five key regional estate agents in the latest of his Move iQ industry videos. It’s a fascinating insight...

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...

Buying agents level the playing field with estate agents according to Phil Spencer - the TV property expert who started his...

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

Today is the day that non-essential retail reopens as part of the government's roadmap out of lockdown. For the majority of the...

One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been the Netflix show Call My Agent! It’s a surprise success, perhaps, because...

With just two days to go, it's fair to say the property industry is eagerly awaiting Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget statement...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced “an exceptional intervention” promising that leaseholders in high-rise buildings above 18 metres will bear no...

Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...

Property commentator Phil Spencer says lockdown - which we know will now last for another six weeks at least, and possibly...

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to buying agent and TV property pundit Henry...

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...

We can all agree that the recovery of the property market since May has been outstanding. The latest data from Zoopla...

It’s about this time of year, pandemic or not, that agents may be asked one particularly awkward question by a vendor...

Agents have long been the victim of a poor public reputation, from scoring highly in most disliked profession polls to being...

The property market has been reopen for almost eight weeks now and during that time demand from prospective buyers has soared. Rightmove...

In a video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to Mark Hayward, managing director of NAEA Propertymark about...

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to former agent and founder of Viewber, Ed...

A well-known saying in estate agency is that first-time buyers are the sellers of the future. If we believe this to...

It’s been revealed that the home moving advice service set up by Phil Spencer is entering a collaboration with awards and...

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...

I won't be the first or last person to say that society and the property industry in which we operate is...

Property expert Phil Spencer will soon be sharing his unique insight into Move iQ’s engaged consumer audience alongside advice from other...

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

Another weekend, another storm: it’s hard to put a smile on your face when winter goes on this long but the...

Unfortunately for consumers, buying and selling properties is rarely plain sailing. But fortunately for agents, this provides you with an opportunity to...

Here’s a reminder of some news we broke last week - the hugely-respected Phil Spencer starts a regular column for the...

The hugely-respected Phil Spencer is to write a regular column for the industry on Estate Agent Today under the auspices of...

Countrywide’s surveying division says it’s found a “knowledge gap” in existing surveys after a study involving over 15,000 buyers. The agency group...

Phil Spencer and his advice website IQ have endorsed the concept of legally binding reservation agreements and digital legal packs through...

Phil Spencer is on the warpath against “constant tinkering” by government in housing matters - and instead, he wants the problems...

Developers have continued to sell thousands of new-build houses with leaseholds, despite a government pledge to ban the “unscrupulous” practice a...

TV property expert Phil Spencer is launching an online advice service for buyers and tenants, including offering guidance on the specific...