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By Simon Shinerock At the time of writing, Rightmove had a market capitalisation of just under £4 billion, down almost 15% on...
21 October 2023
From: Features
TM Group, a high profile provider of data and technology services such as tmconvey, mio, and tmconnect, has been sold to...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Homebuyers in Bolton are waiting as long as 21 weeks for local authority searches new research shows. Analysis by upfront information pack...
24 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Online agents and outsourced conveyancing panels have been cited as factors delaying property sales in the UK. A trade body has warned...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Agency website designer and marketing provider is starting to use artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT in the products it provides agents. ChatGPT AI...
23 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agents need to concentrate on quality marketing more than ever before as mortgage interest rates rise and lenders become ever...
06 October 2022
From: Breaking News
One of the biggest frustrations people have with the home buying and selling process is the amount of time it takes...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...
28 May 2022
From: Features
Buyers are being urged to ditch their laptops and hit the streets to find a property. The property market is currently hampered...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Mortgage search platform Twenty7Tec is predicting there could be one million searches for home loans this month. The technology company, which lets...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News
With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...
22 January 2022
From: Features
Government regulation and reform of house buying should see the process made faster and easier in 2022, it’s been predicted. Lloyd Davies - managing...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News
We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...
10 November 2021
From: Features
As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...
29 September 2021
From: Features
Industry-wide adoption of Unique Property Reference Numbers could be one step closer after an announcement by a major trade body. The Conveyancing...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...
21 July 2021
From: Features
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
The controversial demands of Trading Standards for more “material information” to be provided upfront in property details have been criticised by...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
National Trading Standards wants agents, portals and industry groups to come up with ways to provide basic essential material information ‘upfront’. The National...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...
07 April 2021
From: Features
With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...
31 March 2021
From: Features
Properties are currently taking 29 per cent longer than average to sell once under offer, according to research by a home...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The property market became somewhat fractious during 2020. After receiving a much-needed boost with the promise of stamp duty relief, things...
20 January 2021
From: Features
Zoopla saw a record 70.5 per cent increase in traffic on Boxing Day as signs suggest the pre-Christmas boom is set...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Delays with the return of property searches is one key factor for sales taking longer to complete. As conveyancers start to warn...
05 December 2020
From: Features
Searches that are bound by the Search Code, protecting the seller, buyer and lender, are property and not client specific. As...
21 November 2020
From: Features
Many agents are brilliant at giving a personal touch and are professional in the way they treat customers, but I would...
11 November 2020
From: Features
Purplebricks recently launched a meditation service to help buyers and sellers manage stress. You might disagree with the idea, but moving...
04 November 2020
From: Features
It has been three months since the property market was given the green light to reopen. During this time, we have...
12 August 2020
From: Features
Another new PropTech platform claims it can streamline the completion process - this time by coordinating the work of estate agents...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News
A survey of 2,000 prospective movers by Zoopla shows the vast majority still intent on buying - but younger purchasers’ plans...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News
A trade body has reported some council search departments to the government for refusing to provide email details and forcing search...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News
New research shows that 77 per cent of consumers use portals to conduct property searches - meaning, surprisingly, that almost a...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Bristol is the location outside London most searched for on Rightmove this year, by both buyers and renters. The average asking price...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket’s TV advert, promoting its ‘New & exclusive’ feature, will be back on screens from Boxing Day ahead of what it calls a...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News
This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...
02 November 2019
From: Features
Picture this: You have finally pushed that sale or purchase through, which means your client is over the moon and happy...
25 September 2019
From: Features
Carl Hemming, Director from Ginger in Balsall Common explains how mio has quickly proven to be a cost-effective way to simplify...
12 August 2019
From: Sponsored Content
As an estate agent, you need to be ready to cater for the specific requirements of buyers and sellers, tailoring your...
06 February 2019
From: Sponsored Content
A new report from Zoopla claims very nearly a third of buyers want to know the street - or even the...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News
It’s been an interesting week of contrasts when it comes to online replacing ‘the old school’. Data from that clever consultancy The...
12 January 2019
From: Features
Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in our lives – from virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and...
20 November 2018
From: Sponsored Content
Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
17 November 2018
From: Features
It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...
03 November 2018
From: Features
The culture of impatience and instant gratification has a lot to answer for. It has forced the hand of the property...
17 October 2018
From: Features
Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...
06 October 2018
From: Features
London estate agency Kay & Co says it is targeting Chinese buyers following research data produced by a portal. The China property...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News
The printing industry is in the midst of a decline as digital products and services displace printed materials, which is why...
03 February 2018
From: Features
Estate and letting agents' property descriptions are becoming increasingly likely to appear in keyword searches, according to a web marketing expert. Director...
13 June 2017
From: Breaking News
Over 60% of UK consumers think that Estate Agents’ Photos Are Very Poor To Average A recent survey* by dedicated property photo...
02 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content
Following the election of Donald Trump, there has been a rise in the number of United States investors searching for property...
25 January 2017
From: Sponsored Content
In the world of property and estate agency, competition is always fierce. It’s the same when it comes to your website....
22 November 2016
From: Sponsored Content
All estate and letting agents now have a website – but just how effective is yours? Your 'virtual shop window' is now...
31 October 2016
From: Sponsored Content
A digital marketing agency says it has identified ‘top key phrases’ used by would-be buyers when they begin their property searches...
26 April 2016
From: Breaking News
I recently read an article in City A.M. titled: ‘Five ways we will be buying property in 2025’ – it makes...
25 March 2016
From: Features
A body that regulates property searches has criticised some councils for providing “very poor service” which delays transactions. The Property Codes Compliance...
15 February 2016
From: Breaking News
No sooner was Halloween done and dusted than attentions turned to Christmas: shops were dressed with festive decorations; town centre lights...
27 November 2015
From: Features
There’s been a lot of talk lately about artificial intelligence (AI). We’ve seen it feature prominently this year on film (in...
25 September 2015
From: Features
Knight Frank says the summer is likely to be busier than expected for the sale of prime property as a result...
21 July 2015
From: Breaking News
A new portal aimed at investors looking to purchase buy-to-let property has reported that it has thousands of listings from agents...