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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...

A lack of cashflow is stopping agents from adopting technology to boost their business, it has been claimed. Proptech firm iamproperty recently...

Manning Stainton has committed to nurturing the rising stars of the property industry in Yorkshire through a summer training academy with...

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

Online digital valuation service The ValPal Network (TVPN*) is expanding after creating a reservoir of what it calls “sufficient quality data.” It’s...

Property marketing and communications software provider Nurtur is shifting its focus from agency networks to technology and artificial intelligence tools. It comes...

Industry figure Clive Beattie is set to leave nurtur.group following the sale of The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine &...

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

Estate agency customer service appears to be improving, a mystery shopper exercise has revealed. Market research firm KnowYourMarket has unveiled its latest...

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

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

The ValPal Network has partnered with agency software provider Street.co .uk. This will facilitate the integration of Street’s CRM with TVPN’s lead...

Choosing the right prospecting software can be the difference between finishing the year on a high or finishing it below target. Although...

In the bustling world of social media, success isn't just about posting content; it's about fostering engagement, maintaining consistency, and implementing...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss Uzair, an industry-specific artificial intelligence (AI). Iceberg Digital, the creators...

Keller Williams has expanded its content and insights partnership with Dataloft after a successful trial period. The brand said 20 agents have...

Rightmove’s entry into the mortgage market presents a threat to financial services leads, agents have been warned. The portal said in a...

A team from The ValPal Network joined industry Facebook ads expert Paul Long on a webinar designed to equip every agent...

It was US disability rights advocate, Helen Keller, who said: ‘alone, we can do so little, together we can do so...

By Simon Shinerock At the time of writing, Rightmove had a market capitalisation of just under £4 billion, down almost 15% on...

In today's world of rising costs and economic uncertainty, estate agents are seeking innovative ways to maximise their resources while delivering...

Industry figure Sean Newman has named seven additional speakers for the Estate Agent Success Summit, with 50% of tickets already sold. The...

Industry figure Sean Newman has launched a new TedTalk-style event called the ‘Estate Agent Success Summit’. Speakers will be given 30 minutes...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is working on tools to improve its franchisee brand’s use of data and digital marketing capabilities. Gareth...

Purplebricks co-founder Kenny Bruce has returned to the estate agency world. Bruce, who helped launch Purplebricks with his brother Michael as well...

Former Homesearch head of training and development Simon Gates has been appointed as a non executive director of Chris Buckler’s new...

 In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the dynamics of the property market, and the current...

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

Parts B and C of Material Information guidance are on the horizon and expected to come into play this autumn. I caught...

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

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

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

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has launched a strategic partnership with proptech supplier nurtur.group.  Under the agreement, nurtur.group will become the exclusive...

OnTheMarket has launched a new nurturing service to help estate agents generate fresh revenue from their existing database and win more...

Providing material information upfront could help agents charge higher fees and even reduce their carbon footprint, while those not complying could...

As we move into a more challenging market this summer with interest rates still on the rise, house prices relaxing and...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching a tiered membership offer which it says will allow agents to choose according to...

Agency technology company the nurtur.group has launched the first phase its Automated Referral System, to help agents in the Fine &...

Keller Williams UK has launched a training academy as it looks to nurture the next generation of agents. The self-employed network brand...

Facebook ads are one of the most cost-effective forms of online advertising. A little budget goes a long way on Facebook,...

Award-winning sales progression platform mio has uncovered the home moving experiences of nearly 200 movers and evaluated what this means for...

I don’t want to frighten any professional scribblers and wizard wordsmiths out there, but as a matter of geeky interest, this...

For agents who take full advantage of new developments in technology in 2023, it’s a chance for them to move ahead...

Agents using The ValPal Network (TVPN) have generated a record number of leads for market appraisals this month despite concerns of...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has named the replacements for its outgoing chief financial officer (CFO) Clive Beattie. Beattie, who has worked for the portal...

Being owned by Google, YouTube is the world’s 2nd largest search engine, you can find all the logical reasons online, just...

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

The only certainty at the moment is that we are living in a period of uncertainty. The challenges facing the property...

OnTheMarket Group is set to host a “Meet Our Partners” virtual series of webinars for agents to hear from the commercial...

OnTheMarket Group has launched its own proprietary customer relationship management (CRM) platform for estate agents following a successful trial period.   TecCRM, which...

HMRC has fined estate agents over £500,000 for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches in the past two months. Yet despite property managers...

The property sector braced itself for the chill wind of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement this week. His pre-Budget comment that he...

Making predictions for the year ahead is notoriously difficult and leaves me open to having egg on my face, but I’m...

The ValPal Network's (TVPN) services have generated 1.4m leads for agents over the past 12 months – with most coming outside...

Estate agency software provider and platform Reapit has recruited its first graduate as a result of a recent partnership with the...

I can’t really write about anything else this week, can I? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have...

Let’s be completely honest - as challenges go, estate agents are up against it trying to persuade reluctant vendors to take...

In the current challenging economic environment, agencies need to ensure more than ever that they’re getting the most out of every...

The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...

Many experts are predicting that house price growth will slow for the remainder of the year as the cost of living...

Fine & Country founder Jon Cooke has promised an autumn of innovation for the agency brand’s licensees. Cooke released a bullish statement...

It was a relatively quiet week for fundraising by agents and property professionals but no less important and inspirational. If there are...

Fine & Country has launched a new Masterclass Series to share tips on recruitment and retention for agents. Held in London and...

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

In this piece, Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, discusses how the trade body is working to ensure member agents get the best of...

The entirety of the property market could be enhanced by embracing all-in-one moving and streamlining processes, according to The ValPal Network. This,...

PropTech brand nurtur.group has announced the appointment of Clive Beattie as its new Chief Financial Officer. As we revealed in Estate Agent...

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

Agents have been celebrating some of the top fundraising exploits of the past 12 months but the activity continues. Remember, if you...

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

Facebook has been a platform which has opened the door to those looking to advertise their services in exceptional ways. Digital...

I look back on when my dad helped me buy my first car and shared his pearls of wisdom on what...

Proptech firm iamproperty has formed its own committee of agents to discuss issues facing the property market. The auctioneer and sales progression...

Agents need to use social media for more than just posting property listings, an industry digital marketing expert claims. Craig Vile, director...

OneDome has launched a new platform for agents to monitor and manage referrals made and earned through the challenger portal. The platform,...

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

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

PropTech supplier nurtur.group has appointed Damon Bullimore BriefYourMarket co-founder Damon Bullimore as chief technology officer (CTO). It follows nurtur.group’s acquisition of the...

Fundraising frolics by agents and property professionals this week include bike rides and triathlon challenges, plus the charity award season returns. Remember,...

The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues to dominate the thoughts of our industry as this week’s ADC shows - a wonderful...

The ValPal Network, a PropTech supplier working with over 4,000 agency branches across the UK, has calculated the key hour for...

PropTech supplier nurtur.group - which owns Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals - has acquired Brief Your Market,...

Normally estate agents are rightly proud of their professional abilities to provide expertise to vendors when it comes to selling -...

The branding and technology supplier epropservices - which also owns Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals - is changing...

The Connells-owned high end agency Hamptons is to sponsor what it calls a “garden sanctuary” at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show...

Only one in eight sellers use the estate agent through which they purchased their home to begin with. That’s a staggering loss of...

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

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

A record number of conveyancers have been trained in the last 18 months, despite the challenges of the pandemic and extended...

Trust has always been vital for building and nurturing good relations between an agent and their customer. Maintaining trust will keep...

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...

Trust the process: subscribe your landlords and tenants to Task Plans and receive automated prompts when it’s the right time to...

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...

A former England international is an early graduate of a new estate agency academy in Yorkshire. Rebecca Rayner, a former England under-18...

Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...

Free to list portal Residential People has launched a market intelligence platform called Prospr. This has been developed with the aim of...