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KEYWORD "Photographs" - 100 RESULTS
Mr Bates, the Post Office, and Property Industry Marketing

Like so many I’ve been infuriated by the injustice meted out to sub-postmasters and postmistresses over many years.  I was aware of...

13 January 2024

From: Features

New figures highlight estate agents’ money laundering failings

For most people, buying a house or flat is the largest financial commitment they will ever make. Which is why many...

26 August 2023

From: Features

Most buyers won’t read listings if they dislike photographs

New research from an estate agency attempts to quantify what most of the industry already knows - that prospective buyers won’t...

10 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Prestige & Village announce exciting new partnership with Desert Springs Resort

In an exclusive interview with Estate Agent Today, Simon Coaker, Sales & Marketing Director of Desert Springs Resort, shared captivating insights into...

08 June 2023

From: Sponsored Content

A Letting Agent's Guide to Avoiding Garden Disputes

As the first signs of spring begin to appear, we look at how letting agents and landlords can start the season...

25 March 2023

From: Features

A letting agent’s guide to avoiding garden disputes

As the first signs of spring begin to appear, we look at how letting agents and landlords can start the season...

25 March 2023

From: Features

Revealed! The most important property photo to include in agency listings

New research claims to show what buyers most want to see in photographs on a sales listing - and it may...

20 October 2022

From: Breaking News

The value of property marketing in a changing market

It’s the oddest thing. Surely, the most fundamental requirement of an estate agent having won an instruction, is to get it...

19 October 2022

From: Features

Outsourcing key marketing elements will save time and money

Good estate agents are always busy, we get that, but the constant juggling of tasks that could be outsourced to others...

27 September 2022

From: Sponsored Content

Phil Spencer: Respect Customers and Keep Them In the Picture

I came across something which genuinely shocked me the other day. It was research showing that 1.7 per cent of homes listed...

02 September 2022

From: Breaking News

MFPS: 'Agents risk losing our pre-technology personal skills'

Agents risk losing the personal communication element that drove transactions before the development of technology, an industry veteran has warned. The claim...

01 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - boats, balls and bikes edition

Agents and property professionals have been in boats, on bikes and even used football stars to help raise funds for charity...

08 July 2022

From: Breaking News

‘Maths genius’ claims to have removed the need for agency floorplan software

A former letting agent claims to have removed the need for estate agents to use floorplan software. Mark McCorrie, who describes himself...

11 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Agency toolkit: The services launched this month to help your business

Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better.  Here are some of the...

29 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Professional visual images key for sales, says agent-turned-PropTech boss

Visual images are key for securing the quickest sales at the best prices, according to a formal estate agency chief who...

04 April 2022

From: Breaking News

How agents can benefit from great visual content in seconds

We know from our customer research that being able to showcase property that looks the best it can online is the...

09 March 2022

From: Features

Covid-19 – Can you create property management visits safely?

When we all thought that the Covid-19 pandemic was coming to an end, the virus decided to throw another curveball and...

12 January 2022

From: Features

Purr-fect Christmas decorations in this agency office!

Today we have photographs from another office that’s been persistent - or should that be puss-insistent - in celebrating the festive...

07 December 2021

From: Breaking News

Agents’ photos ‘mislead buyers over true size of properties’ - claim 

A portal says many buyers feel disappointed when viewing a property becuase it is typically smaller than agents’ photographs suggest.  MoveStreets claims...

15 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Werewolf runs rampant in London agency branch

Howl you doing? Yes, it’s just a fortnight until Halloween and time to wheel out unspeakably awful puns and the occasional...

15 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Agents warned about sensitive data being included in listings

Agents are being warned about removing personal data and information from marketing material. Paul Offley, compliance officer at The Guild of Property...

24 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Power in that suit – should agents still be dressed formally?

The pandemic has led to many people ditching more formal wear as they work from home on a more regular basis,...

21 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Property Natter: talking the secret to good photography and working for Foxtons

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

11 September 2021

From: Features

Snap! Can YOU improve on this estate agency favourite photo?

Does this photo drive you mad? Do you see it everywhere (including on Estate Agent Today stories)?  Who are these people and...

07 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Can landlords and agents take photographs during property inspections?

Taking photographs or video footage during a routine property inspection can be a contentious subject. While landlords have every right to...

07 August 2021

From: Features

Popular high profile veteran agent retires after 40 years

Kevin Thomas, the long time director at Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings, is retiring from the industry after more than 40...

02 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Book Review: The Ultimate Property Listing by Neil Whitfield

I recently saw a fly-through video for a home on sale for well over £2m. The imagery was good (made better by...

26 June 2021

From: Features

Phil Spencer advises agents: Save A Sale, Restore A Reputation!

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

21 June 2021

From: Breaking News

Rightmove probing online agency with controversial past

Rightmove is to review the processes of an online platform which directly uploads sellers' property details via an app. Two years ago...

26 May 2021

From: Breaking News

Garden space ‘shrinking’ because of stamp duty costs - claim

The sizes and numbers of gardens in London are reducing because stamp duty is encouraging more extensions as an alternative to moving. That’s...

07 April 2021

From: Breaking News

Photo-refreshing property listings attracts big rise in traffic

Automatically changing the main marketing photo on a portal listing can attract up to 40 per cent more traffic, it has...

09 March 2021

From: Breaking News

Sell high, sell fast - selling for the best price with home staging

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...

19 December 2020

From: Features

Christmas pics and vids - our most fantastic selection yet…

Christmas is creeping up on us and, for some agents at least, a short seasonal closedown beckons. To get us in the...

16 December 2020

From: Breaking News

How can letting agents reduce deposit disputes?

Deposit disputes can be time-consuming and difficult for all parties involved whether it be a letting agent, landlord, or tenant. Although at...

09 December 2020

From: Features

Bah Humbug! We’re back with your Christmas videos…

Put the pandemic on the back burner. Forget the freezing weather. Here’s a great way to start a working week -...

07 December 2020

From: Breaking News

Baileys, Prosecco and a Tree - it can only be your Christmas videos

Hello and welcome to the latest of our parade of estate agency videos and photographs to mark Christmas 2020. It may be a...

03 December 2020

From: Breaking News

Your Christmas office pics - two crackers start the festive season

We’re off and running with our annual showcase of the decorations and festivities in agency branches and for those working from...

02 December 2020

From: Breaking News

Agents should give conveyancers more information up-front - call

A prominent PropTech supplier wants agents to hand over much more information to conveyancers to allow them to make faster progress on...

16 November 2020

From: Breaking News

New house survey launched by fledgling rival to RICS

A new survey has been launched by the Residential Property Surveyors Association. The RPSA - which wants to rival the RICS as...

05 November 2020

From: Breaking News

Common sense tips for dealing with student tenants

Clear communication and common-sense actions by landlords, letting agents and students at the start of a tenancy can drastically improve the...

31 October 2020

From: Features

James D. Marshall, Founder and CEO of Pupil

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am James D. Marshall, Founder and CEO of Pupil. What...

22 October 2020

From: 60 Second Interview

Ian Westerling - a legacy of Humberts, NAEA, PropTech and more

As many in the industry will know, Ian Westerling passed away last week at the age of 51: he was a...

09 September 2020

From: Breaking News

Which Virtual Tour? A closer look at the differences

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...

03 September 2020

From: Sponsored Content

Instagram Offices - send us your end-of-summer team photos!

Whisper it quietly but in just 10 days time we have the final Bank Holiday before Christmas. We would like to mark...

20 August 2020

From: Breaking News

New online agency launches with fees from £249

A new agency called Eazy Agent has launched - it’s another online operation, this time with a starting price of £249. For...

18 August 2020

From: Breaking News

BBC presenter mocks agent for asking vendor to remove fridge magnets

A BBC presenter has used her local newspaper column to mock an estate agency for suggesting fridge magnets be removed to improve...

04 August 2020

From: Breaking News

Agents can sell properties at record speed with this key combination

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...

11 July 2020

From: Features

Too few photos in listings is key concern of buyers and renters - survey

A survey of 2,750 buyers and tenants has revealed the aspects of online property listings which they find most annoying. The single...

09 June 2020

From: Breaking News

Downturn’s silver lining: our two cents on the property market

There’s no doubt we’re in a less-than-rosy phase of the property cycle. This, however, is not another doom and gloom piece:...

06 June 2020

From: Features

Propertymark’s 29-point guide for offices, teams and activities

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

25 May 2020

From: Breaking News

How is your office coping with safety and social distancing?

For the coming Bank Holiday on Monday, we’d like to show images of how agency offices have adapted to cope with...

20 May 2020

From: Breaking News

PropTech firm using “World War Three” hazard suits to visit properties

A PropTech firm says it’s using what it calls “World War Three-style” hazard suits when they visit premises to create virtual...

12 May 2020

From: Breaking News

New tool to make virtual valuations more accurate despite lockdown

An instant valuation service has launched a new tool aimed at helping agents prioritise leads through prospective vendors uploading photographs to...

07 May 2020

From: Breaking News

New ‘lockdown portal’ uses Google and Facebook to find buyers

The Haart estate agency chain has launched a portal called Off Market which it describes to sellers as being “a unique...

30 April 2020

From: Breaking News

Happy Easter - this is what we’re doing tomorrow and Monday…

For many this coming Easter weekend will be the strangest ever - for agents and industry suppliers it will not be...

09 April 2020

From: Breaking News

Working from home? Please send us your pictures and videos…

Almost every part of the agency industry is operating remotely these days - and we would love to know how you’re...

06 April 2020

From: Breaking News

Purplebricks asking sellers to draw their own floorplans

Purplebricks Local Property Experts are asking sellers who are not allowing agents into their homes during the virus crisis to draw...

03 April 2020

From: Breaking News

Auction success shows property sector can still thrive - claim

Two auctions held behind closed doors have been deemed a success, and evidence that the property market can still function despite...

31 March 2020

From: Breaking News

Agents Beware: definitive government guidance on buying and selling

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...

27 March 2020

From: Breaking News

Trading Standards demands “material information” in property details

Trading Standards says agents must include more “material information” in property details even if this may not be a wholly positive...

03 March 2020

From: Breaking News

Property Natter – how did agents advertise in the pre-portal days?

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

Transaction times slashed and fall-throughs cut by new agents toolkit

The National Association of Estate Agents has launched its Sales Protocol Toolkit, in a bid to reduce fall-throughs and dramatically improve...

28 February 2020

From: Breaking News

Social Media: Agent sells home off-market via Instagram teaser images

An estate agent has sold a home off-market by posting teaser photographs on Instagram.  The buyer - who was in the French...

25 February 2020

From: Breaking News

Property Natter - is local property advertising now yesterday’s fish and chip paper?

For a very long time, it was one of the best ways – if not the best way – of generating...

01 February 2020

From: Features

Whoa! Seriously dodgy jumpers as Angels celebrate Christmas

We’re back to our Christmas celebration photographs, and with the holiday break just over a week away here’s a reminder that...

16 December 2019

From: Breaking News

Is this the prettiest estate agency Christmas display so far?

Hello and welcome to another day of our estate agency decoration pictures and videos. Every one that we have shown so far...

11 December 2019

From: Breaking News

Dogs, Elton’s glasses and a fine poem - agents Step Into Christmas

Christmas gets ever closer and we’re delighted that you’re sending in those splendid festive videos and still photographs. Everyone today got in...

10 December 2019

From: Breaking News

DPS adjudication case study: Do tenancy breaches lead to a full claim?

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

07 December 2019

From: Features

Christmas fun galore in today's videos from festive agents

You are an enterprising lot! Today we’ve got two fantastic Christmas videos from agents who’ve kindly responded to our call for...

04 December 2019

From: Breaking News

It’s time again: we want your office Christmas photos and videos!

Don’t even think how quickly Christmas has come around again: it’s December 1 on Sunday, so we imagine many offices will...

29 November 2019

From: Breaking News

Exclusive: new app allows agents to test interest in properties pre-sale

A new app is being launched which allows agents to gauge possible interest in a property before it is formally put...

28 November 2019

From: Breaking News

Property Natter: do agents need to adapt to modern communication methods?

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

16 November 2019

From: Features

White-label online agency platform now offers mortgage service too

love2move, an online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has teamed up with the Mortgage...

14 November 2019

From: Breaking News

It’s Halloween and more spooktacular agents are creeping it real

The big day is here and thanks so much to all the agents who have this year sent in their Halloween...

31 October 2019

From: Breaking News

Fangs for all your Halloween pictures…a bumper bundle today…

Thanks a lot - or should that be fangs so much? - for sending in photographs of your brilliantly decorated offices...

30 October 2019

From: Breaking News

New online agency says it will be the first to make a profit

A small online agency which in six months of trading has secured around 140 sales says it’s on course to be...

29 October 2019

From: Breaking News

Frightful! Hooded agent gives passers-by the shock of their lives…

We’ve had a particularly scary entry for our Halloween videos and photographs - and our sympathy goes out to the innocent...

29 October 2019

From: Breaking News

Mwahahahahaha .... Let’s see your Halloween offices!

It’s only a week to the Big Day when gore-splattered figures wreak havoc on an unsuspecting industry and nation. But enough about...

24 October 2019

From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s new Property MOT resembles old Home Information Pack

A property MOT being launched by Countrywide and described as “game changing” for the house buying process will include survey and...

19 September 2019

From: Breaking News

Countrywide launches game changing” property MOT

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...

02 September 2019

From: Breaking News

Dress to impress! Veteran agent says banning ties is knot the answer

A veteran estate agent has got hot under the collar about a London firm which has ordered its negotiators and other...

30 August 2019

From: Breaking News

It's a fur cop: how a Zoopla listing landed a seller in court

Advertising on Zoopla is a must-have for most sellers but for Susan Tate in Anglesey it meant she ended up in...

19 August 2019

From: Breaking News

Off-market service launched in bid to combat sales slowdown

Prime London subscription-based property platform LonRes has launched an off-market service for its subscribers. It says that as transactions across prime London...

15 August 2019

From: Breaking News

Viewber now undertakes viewings for over 50% of auction houses

Outsourced viewings firm Viewber now handles viewings for more than 50 per cent of all UK auctioneers. The claim is from Essential...

05 August 2019

From: Breaking News

DPS adjudication case study: Conflicting paperwork and a burden of proof

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

27 July 2019

From: Features

Past its sell by date? Three-year-old property listing banned by ASA

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint made against a listing on property website Houser.co.uk. In January, the complainant notified...

03 July 2019

From: Breaking News

High street agency to offer fixed fee hybrid service through online network

love2move, the online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has announced its latest partner. Peter David...

03 July 2019

From: Breaking News

DPS adjudication case study: Rabbits and a ‘disappearing’ lawn mystery

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

29 June 2019

From: Features

Caught Red Handed - Agents ‘lying and deceiving’ to poach instructions

A London sales and lettings agent has revealed to Estate Agent Today some of the tactics used by his rivals in...

07 May 2019

From: Breaking News

Portal listings: first hour is key for leads to agents

The first hour of a property’s listing on a portal is the most crucial for sellers or landlords according to research...

12 April 2019

From: Breaking News

New Property Information Questionnaire being piloted by NAEA

A working party of NAEA Propertymark is to conduct a pilot of a new Property Information Questionnaire - part of a...

04 March 2019

From: Breaking News

Property Natter: should you be making your agency Instagram-friendly?

Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive.  Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...

02 March 2019

From: Features

DPS adjudication case study: Delivery claim made by landlord

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

23 February 2019

From: Features

What’s next for property imagery?

There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...

30 January 2019

From: Features

DPS adjudication case study: replacement of a damaged carpet

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

22 December 2018

From: Features

Ho Ho Ho - two more agencies’ festive photographs today...

Hello, and the wind-down to the Big Day continues with more pictures of your agency offices. Thanks so much, firstly, to Becky...

19 December 2018

From: Breaking News

One week to Christmas Day - but some agency parties are in full swing...

Hello and welcome to another batch of your agency office Christmas pictures…it’s certainly been a bumper year for them and today...

18 December 2018

From: Breaking News

Friday's festive flurry - more agency Christmas windows...

With only 10 days to go before Christmas, surely everyone’s decorations are up by now? It seems that way in the agency...

14 December 2018

From: Breaking News

Tree-mendous! More Christmas agency office pictures...

Your terrific festive photographs keep on rolling in and we’re delighted to share them with the industry - and we’d like...

11 December 2018

From: Breaking News

VR - the third consideration stage for property buyers

Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of virtual reality (VR) in some sectors is becoming more evident than...

08 December 2018

From: Features

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