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In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency.   The...

Outsourced property viewings and inspections provider Viewber is celebrating completing more than half a million appointments. Launched at the end of 2016...

The private rental landscape has been undergoing a profound transformation, with technology playing a pivotal role in shaping the way tenancies...

Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre.   What is...

Viewber has been named among the most loved workplaces in the UK. It ranked number 48 in Newsweek’s Top 100 Most Loved...

Buyers are waiting for mortgage rates to stabilise before making a move in the property market, Chestertons claims. It comes as the...

Buyer frustration is building due to a continuing lack of stock for sale, Chestertons has warned. New data released by the agent...

Some may see there are similarities between finding your perfect partner and your perfect home. Brighton brand Maslen Estate Agents has taken...

Estate agents have the challenging job of creating relationships and trust with their customers, who will make crucial life decisions such...

Buyers are facing hesitant sellers and a continuing shortage of properties, Chestertons claims. The agency reported that the number of property viewings...

The number of viewings per sale should be used as an indicator for the health of the housing market, a senior...

With sustainability and eco-friendliness becoming more important by the minute, new research has suggested significant amounts of carbon could be saved...

Customer insight provider KnowYourMarket has partnered with sales conversion strategist, Tony Morris International to develop a product that promises to boost...

Reapit’s AgencyCloud users now have access to proptech firm Viewber. Agents will be able to use vetted “Viewbers” to help secure viewings...

The outgoing chief executive of Rightmove has claimed he has a good relationship with the portal’s customers. It was announced this week...

An agency is warning some house hunters that they face a more competitive time this year following a “truly remarkable” change...

As we all know, the sector is constantly evolving and as we start to get to grips with the changes, another...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

PropTech is booming, and its rise was only accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the real estate industry – as...

An agent is warning the government it must manage Covid and not simply react ‘too late and too little’. He’s suggesting some...

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

As virtual tours start to get even more popular, and in some cases become the norm for the majority of letting...

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

The row over whether agents should be allowed to vet people who view properties on the basis of their wealth has...

An agency says two thirds of its sales valuations in London in the first quarter of the year have been conducted...

Century 21 UK is the first agency in the country to white label an app which covers transaction components from property...

London’s residential market appears to be showing renewed signs of life thanks to the rollout of the government roadmap and vaccine...

The increasingly common live-streaming of property viewings is becoming a source of lead generation according to an industry supplier. The creators of...

A panel of estate agents recently participated in a webinar to discuss the benefits of livestream open house viewings. The webinar, part...

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we evaluate our lives and, looking more specifically at the property market, it...

In the not-too-distant future, it will be possible to order a driverless car to collect you and then drive you to...

Sir Kier Starmer has told the government it should look again at whether estate agents’ viewings of properties for sale and...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Agents have been outlining how they have beefed up their measures to combat the risk of Coronavirus, especially during property viewings. “We...

Rightmove has issued a lengthy guidance note to prospective buyers, including a suggestion they ask estate agents whether PPE will be...

Agents and the housing market in England are still in business even during the third national lockdown which begins on Wednesday and...

The government is considering stricter tier structures for the coming weeks as the number of Coronavirus infections continues to rise. There is...

The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...

The housing market is to stay open across the UK, including in the new Tier 4 areas of England. An announcement from Housing Secretary...

Here at Giraffe360, the PropTech startup, we have raised a £3.5 million funding round to further accelerate our product development and...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

As what now seems like a common occurrence everything has changed again since I last sat down to write about the...

The London sales market is slowing as Christmas nears but no significant impact has been caused by the second wave of...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....

Most agents' branches in Wales are expected to close for just over two weeks from 6pm this Friday, October 23 - moving...

New PropTech products continue to appear, many aimed at enhancing transparency in buying and selling, or helping agents adopt new ways of...

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

It has been three months since the property market was given the green light to reopen. During this time, we have...

What do General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and WhatsApp have in common? Yes, they are American companies that boasted revenues of $50...

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

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

A new survey claims to have discovered the sights and experiences that most deter would-be buyers when they view homes on...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...

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

Direct Line for Business is launching what it calls an online “end-to-end” insurance product for estate agents and property management companies.  The...

We’re used to recent stories about transaction dips and price stagnation as Brexit uncertainty and stamp duty take their toll on...

The culture of impatience and instant gratification has a lot to answer for. It has forced the hand of the property...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home.  A floor...

The number of first-time buyers has increased 16 per cent in the past month and 10 per cent year on year...

I had an interesting meeting last week with a VR company called Garou. Based in New York, they claim to have...

When Kenneth Bruce, co-founder of Purplebricks, published an emotional post on social media this week, my first reaction was; what a...

I’m excited to write this piece. I love it when something comes along and delivers that genuine thrill; the thrill of...

I would argue the property industry is fundamentally inefficient. Much of that inefficiency is now being handled by PropTech companies and...

Given the shift change in the estate agent world at the moment, with online models becoming more prevalent (think easyProperty’s £60...

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

Viewber, the outsourced property viewing service and brainchild of high-profile former estate agent Ed Mead, says its network of 'Viewbers' now...

The estate agency which was fined £200,000 after a prospective house buyer fell 30 feet into a well during a viewing...

If this past year is anything to go by, outsourcing is firmly on the agenda for estate agents. Rather than being...

The online estate agency House Network is to use the live video streaming service Periscope to produce what it says is...

Online estate agent Purplebricks has now completed its pre-Christmas IPO with shares initially valued at £240m. It’s the latest news that...

There’s been a lot of talk lately about artificial intelligence (AI). We’ve seen it feature prominently this year on film (in...

Paralympian Libby Clegg has set out recommendations that may provide food for thought for agents showing properties to buyers with visual...

An estate agency has been criticised for taking fees from buyers and vendors, known as ‘double-charging’. Over the weekend The Guardian published...

Thomas Morris Estate Agents has claimed the world’s first ‘virtual open house’ property viewing.  The firm carried out the event via the...