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Estate agency CRM Alto has been given a mobile upgrade. Alto on mobile already lets agents view their calendar, manage their diary...

Estate agency software provider Street.co.uk has launched a fully automated and integrated Property Information Questionnaire (PIQs)  that can be accessed directly...

I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...

Alto has unveiled a new integration with Bridge AI – a system designed to streamline communication with applicants through their preferred...

OnTheMarket has partnered with an automated social media service to help agents promote listings on Instagram, X, Facebook and more. Following a...

Alto has rolled out a range of new features to its software for agents. It takes the number of improvements to the...

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

We all want more transactions - the Holy Grail when it comes to agencies’ bottom lines - but an interesting aspect...

Readers of a certain age may remember 1983. The Space Shuttle Challenger made its first flight, Neil Kinnock was elected Labour leader,...

Happy New Year! I hope you’ve recharged the batteries and have a shiny list of resolutions to make 2023 as successful...

I wasn’t completely surprised to read here on Estate Agent Today that our industry remains near the bottom of the league...

As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...

Property seekers can now search for a home through OnTheMarket based on “accessible features.” The portal has introduced a new “accessible features”...

There’s a spotlight now on property listings and as with so many changes in our industry, this is a case of...

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

Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...

A senior industry figure has called for upfront information changes to move faster to boost market confidence amid the cost of...

Property portals are preparing to support agents in complying with a new era of upfront material information. From the end of May,...

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....

Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...

Agents are being advised to revise their processes now to accommodate changes to the information required on property details, which begin...

A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...

OnTheMarket has inked a deal with Kremer Signs to supply agents with Smartboards to be added to For Sale signs -...

‘Knowledge is power’ goes the old saying, and one variation on that theme is a quote from academic, Robert Boyce, who...

With the new year in full swing, agents around the UK are likely to be making changes to the way they...

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

There’s been a huge rise in references to electric car charging within property listings submitted to Rightmove. The number of homes listed...

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

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

Buyers are not told the true scale of flood risk in many properties - and the rush to beat the stamp...

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

Digital marketing agency Angels Media and digital platform Gazeal have announced an exclusive strategic partnership to help improve and speed up...

The controversial demands of Trading Standards for more “material information” to be provided upfront in property details have been criticised by...

An agent has contacted Estate Agent Today to issue what he calls “an urgent alert” about the risk of Capital Gains...

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

Online agency Strike has used specialist eye-tracking software to analyse what attracts a buyer’s attention when scrolling through homes online — and...

Rightmove and Zoopla have both made PropTech announcements as the scramble to retain and win agents continues. Rightmove’s draw-a-search tool has been...

An estate agency is investigating how a swastika appeared in a photograph accompanying property details about a house on sale. The Grantham...

Momentum is building for agents to provide more information on property details and portals - not wait until a prospective buyer...

Zoopla has unveiled a subtle rebranding plus new features and functionality - and says it wants to be number one, not...

An estate agency is this month launching packs of up-front information for buyers in a bid to speed sales and reduce fall-throughs.  Miles...

The ‘future of residential’ is a huge term to contend with but one that was addressed last week through our RE:Connect...

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

A new analysis of searches and leads to agents by Rightmove suggests buyers in London are deserting central locations in favour of...

Online agency Purplebricks says an absence of technology in property details is one of the biggest turn-offs for potential buyers. A survey...

A row is brewing over an agency which acted on a vendor’s request to use the English version of a house...

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have revealed their latest bids to keep agent support. Rightmove is launching an extensive redesign of property details pages, after...

Steve, his name was. Steve, the board man. A rather frightening man, if truth be told. When I started at Foxtons, he used...

Another new PropTech platform claims it can streamline the completion process - this time by coordinating the work of estate agents...

As we emerge from lockdown, quickly progressing sales to completion is vital to replace lost commission income.  What role can mio...

It’s official – the property market is back open for business. Estate agents have started to unfurlough staff and many are...

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

The number of full property details viewed on Rightmove - a key indicator of market health - is already stronger than...

As you know, having professional images of your properties is the best (only?) way to get people wanting to step through...

Rightmove says it’s to launch its biggest ever national marketing campaign in a bid to kick-start the market once lockdown eases. The...

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

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

Sellers who failed to mention a motel and diner being constructed nearby have been ordered by a court to pay £285,000...

The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...

A buyer is apparently suing a London estate agent over a discrepancy in a property description. The Mirror newspaper reports that the...

A new website called Silver Sharers says it’s chief objective is to help older home owners remain in their properties without...

Humberts has signed off in bizarre style leaving only false contact details on its website. The historic agency - which closed several...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Hinkins and I’m a Sales Consultant...

A prominent regional agent says the industry owes it to vendors to try competing marketing outlets for property, and not to...

The prospective buyers of a home in Oxfordshire who paid a deposit of £108,000 before withdrawing are suing the sellers in...

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

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...

First details have emerged of the information vendors may have to provide up-front In future transactions if government house buying reforms...

A PropTech company is suggesting that property mis-measurements and resulting over-valuations may be the next PPI scandal. The firm - Spec, which...

A PropTech firm has repeated claims it first made in March about allegedly inaccurate floorpan measurement and says a new initiative...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is running a Certified Property Measurer course aimed at training agents and others in the...

Like many good agencies, Savills understands that selling a long-loved family home can be tough for a vendor. So it was with...

A set of historic property details unearthed by a local resident have created a buzz on social media and in the...

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

A statement this morning from the government says that property details must use Imperial Measurements after Britain leaves the EU. The Imperial...

For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to the tried-and-tested 9am-6pm opening hours framework. But is this now changing,...

Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...

As an estate agent, you need to be ready to cater for the specific requirements of buyers and sellers, tailoring your...

A PropTech firm that provides photography for virtual tours, floor plans and online and hard copy property details is relocating from Latvia to...

It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...

An estate agency is pioneering a new business model in which it charges no commission whatsoever to the vendor. Freeagent247, an online...

Location, Location, Location: it’s no coincidence the TV show seized on that title because the importance of a property’s position is...

A housing association has launched its own online agency which offers to sell vendors' homes for £275. Capsel Homes, based in Mamhilad,...

The other day I met with two agents who have 30 years of property sales experience between them, and yet also...

The operators of a new website which earlier today claimed to have 500,000 property listings appear to have now removed the...

Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals are to keep their current Mayfair office on London’s Park Lane -...

A nine-branch agency in Manchester claims a new app is behind a 20 per cent improvement in its Rightmove statistics. Thornley Groves...

Calls made to estate agents to book property valuations increased by 26% this spring, according to telephone answering service Moneypenny. Enquiries made...

Slow broadband speed at peak-times has been cited as the number one unexpected home-mover bugbear according to a survey of 3,000...

1.For those who are not familiar with Properstar yet, how would you summarise your services? Properstar is an online portal that helps...

One of Britain’s most respected veteran estate agents, Hugh Dunsmore-Hardy, is urging new recruits to the industry to join what he...

The National Association of Estate Agents report has batted away an idea which has been resuscitated by the insurance industry, suggesting...

A survey by the Nottingham Building Society - owner of Harrison Murray estate agency - reveals the reliance of buyers on...

A new website has launched with the aim of providing vendors, landlords, buyers and tenants with an easy way of registering...

Who are you? Sarah Neate, Design and Marketing Manager     Who Are Mid West Displays? We make, supply and install window and interior display panels. ...

Holy Property Transactions: Batman is under attack from Superman, not only in the shape of a new film pitching the two...

A new property search engine has spilt (or should that be spilled?) the beans on estate agents (or perhaps estate agent’s)...

Estate agents with a difference, a twist, a unique selling point, whatever you want to call it, seem to be becoming...

A two bedroom apartment with an asking price of £125,000 has sold for £140,000 despite - or perhaps because - its...