Archive

Spicerhaart is reigniting its acquisition strategy with a multi-million pound investment in its estate agency and lettings businesses after posting a...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Software platform Alto Marketplace says it now has no fewer than 16 integrations across 13 categories including anti-money laundering, buyer onboarding...

Fine & Country is increasing its focus on international growth by launching new marketing initiatives to support its existing international network...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Shared ownership and alternative homebuying portal Share to Buy has doubled its team in the past six months, marking significant growth...

Political parties have been pretty quiet on housing policy during the General Election campaign and industry groups are hopeful that tonight’s...

Fine & Country and The Guild of Property Professionals have been revealed as the next acquisition for The Property Franchise Group...

Last week, the UK’s leading conveyancing services provider, LMS, announced a five- year strategic partnership with software, data and insight business,...

A home staging firm that partners with estate agents to present properties has secured financial backing. Lemon and Lime Interiors has received...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Fisher German has promoted 39 colleagues across all areas of its business, include making three partners. Ed Moore, part of the agency...

Industry stalwart Paul Smith has stepped down as chief executive of Spicerhaart. The company announced yesterday that the 62-year-old is taking on...

OnTheMarket has become the first major UK portal to allow agents to promote their own revenue generating partnerships on listing pages. Agents who...

Property Webmasters is seeking international expansion that it says will further support its UK growth. The estate agency website and marketing provider...

A recent poll of 11,000 private renters by SpareRooom reveals that 81% spend more than 30% of their take-home pay on...

Connells group chief executive David Livesey has announced his intention to retire during 2024. Highly respected throughout the industry, Livesey joined Connells...

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

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

A company aiming to “disrupt the conventional homebuying space” has raised £8m in a Series A equity funding round. Wayhome offers a...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Hamptons: Agency brand Hamptons has announced it...

There are plenty of inspiring examples of charity partnerships with property brands this week, from foodbanks to hospitals. If there are charitable endeavours...

Quick-buy and part exchange company Spring has announced a leadership reshuffle as it targets £100m of property acquisitions and sales this...

Agents are marking a record breaking 2022 for fundraising and are hoping to attract more funds for charitable causes during the...

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

Agency-backed risk management platform Thirdfort has partnered with insurance brokers Mint to provide policyholders with access to anti-money laundering (AML) and...

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

Industry figure Iain White has admitted he has overcome ‘original scepticism’ about the launch of OnTheMarket after the portal was added...

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

Agents and property professionals haven't let the summer holidays slow down their fundraising efforts. If there are charitable endeavours you think the...

Yesterday’s publication of Purplebricks’ annual results – which made for very difficult reading for the troubled brand – came as part...

Independent London agent Dexters has unveiled its latest acquisition. The brand has purchased south east London firm Conran Estates, taking on its...

From golf days to white collar boxing, agents and property professionals have been swinging into action for charitable causes recently. Remember, if...

OnTheMarket has reported an increase in agency branches listing on the portal but posted an operating loss after a busy year...

Agency franchisees with brands such as Hunters, Martin & Co, Belvoir and EasyProperty are being given the chance to sign up...

Following a series of unexplained delays, Helena Marston has now finally been confirmed as the new chief executive of beleaguered agency...

Auction house The iamproperty Group has reached a new agent milestone. It now has 4,000 agents on the network using its auction...

Estate agency veteran Robin Paterson has joined new ‘quick buy” service UPSTIX. Paterson, a former chief executive of Hamptons and managing director...

A government aim to improve the home buying process by making Local Land Charge search results instantly available is well underway,...

In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...

The long-standing commitment of London-focussed agency Dexters to expand through acquisitions is continuing apace. Over the weekend it was announced that the...

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

OnTheMarket’s transformation into a “tech-enables property business across the broader property eco-system” is gathering pace according to the portal’s chief executive. In...

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with Brickflow, a new comparison site for development finance.   The portal says the partnership will provide member...

As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....

Purplebricks chief marketing officer Ben Carter is quitting the company; he was appointed late last year. Carter tweeted this afternoon: “Some personal...

Two London agencies have announced acquisitions as consolidation in the capital continues apace. Dexters has six new branches after the acquisition of...

The government should reset planning policy and scrap proposals for thousands of new homes in high-risk flood areas. The think-tank Localis, in...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

We’re building up towards both Christmas and the Awards season right now, and that gives plenty of opportunities for fund raising,...

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

We may be getting an extended summer but agents haven’t just been basking in the heatwave. There has been plenty of goodwill...

We are living in the age of information. Our working and personal lives are underpinned by software, data and technology to...

Blockchain network Coadjute has announced new partnerships with software firms. Coadjute launched in July and claims it will halve the time it...

Hello and welcome to our final Property Jobs Today before the start of autumn - and it’s good to see people...

Guided by our philosophy of being open and connected, at MRI we are constantly evolving and developing relationships and partnerships with...

Digital signatures are not new but the relative slowness with which they have been adopted by the industry is disappointing, according...

As agents, we’ve finally got used to the word PropTech - some of us even like it! What’s more, PropTech has,...

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

We recently conducted a survey and discussion session with estate and lettings agencies called Agency panel - Cut through the noise...

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...

Estate agents are being invited to a webinar to end their apparent “misconceptions” about the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA has...

Whilst it was once seen as a way to sell niche or run-down properties, auction is now a mainstream method of...

Britain’s second largest estate agency has outlined radical new plans to shift direction, making financial services and not sales or rentals...

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

Have you found yourself asking the question: “what is the difference between an API and an App?” No doubt we are all...

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...

OnTheMarket has completed its purchase of PropTech firm Glanty - a deal which began 15 months ago.   OTM took an initial 20...

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...

Purplebricks is to tilt its marketing increasingly towards local advertising on traditional and online platforms, and promoting the ‘on the street’...

A prominent estate agent has warned buyers and sellers about the perils of the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA is now...

A series of PropTech announcements over recent days suggest the sector is still buoyant with innovation. Firstly it’s been revealed that agents...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - Friday means charity day, with an update on our industry’s latest...

Purplebricks has just appointed its new chief marketing officer, who was most recently global director of restaurants at a food chain. Ben...

As we embark on another nationwide lockdown, the team at SDL Auctions are keen to help agents ride the storm, beat...

Integration, collaboration and connected platforms – some great buzzwords, but what do they actually mean and do they really help agents? One...

I wanted to take this opportunity to write an advice piece on what we here at Angels Media have found important...

Two independent agencies in London have joined forces to form a 'full circle' service for developers, promising to transform the property...

Online agency easyProperty has announced four new areas to its portfolio to build on its existing 41 locations - and it’s seeking...

Purplebricks has named a new non-executive director - and currently she has 36 other company directorships or partnerships to her name. Elona...

The portal  set up by Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny Bruce has revealed it's recruited Rightmove and Zoopla personnel and intends...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...

Fine & Country has revealed its latest branch - a West Wales office opening for business on Tuesday. It will initially cover...

A new portal launches today with 100,000 listings and a pledge to target buyers largely ignored by established websites - investors. It’s...

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

The Federation of Independent Agents has announced its latest partnership - this time with a live-streaming viewing service called Gavl. The platform...

A new PropTech platform says its central feature will be the launch of a Multiple Listings Service.  This will allow agents “to...

The Federation of Independent Agents has announced its latest partnership offering exclusive services for members - it property recruitment firm The...

NAEA Propertymark is partnering with a service called REACH UK, to promote selected PropTech start ups to agents who may need...

How businesses can list properties on Facebook Marketplace   What is Facebook Marketplace? Marketplace is a discovery and search experience on Facebook designed to...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

An estate agent has set up his own buying operation because he claims the quality of service for high-end buyers has...

Hello and welcome to a new week, and a new edition of PJT. If you’re on the move or your firm has...

A warning has been issued by a prominent industry figure that more bricks-and-mortar High Street agents will go under in 2020,...

Zoopla is launching a new eight week marketing campaign on Boxing Day - and Estate Agent Today has an exclusive look at...

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where and why across our...

Agents have reacted angrily to General Election proposals by all three main political parties to hike stamp duty for foreign buyers. The...

It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...