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THE property sector has embraced technology and the enormous benefits that it can bring. Never was this more accurately demonstrated than during...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has signalled that legislation to allow for further leasehold reform will be included in the next parliamentary...

For years now estate agents have been on a journey from digital infancy to digital maturity. But what does the future...

The controversial conveyancing firm at the centre of an apparent cyber attack has hit back at newspaper claims that it did...

I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...

A warning has gone out to estate agents that “more and more” reports are being filed about cyber attacks on agencies...

A conveyancer has contacted Estate Agent Today suggesting that the Simplify Group IT data crisis could be the death knell for the company...

A petition is being started, urging the government to ban the payment of referral fees to estate agents. It’s reported to have...

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...

Agents must have a robust plan in place in case they are subjected to a ransomware cyber attack, says the Guild...

The Simplify Group’s latest statement on the ongoing IT problem suggests a gradual improvement in services to agents and other clients. It...

The police have been called in to investigate the ongoing cyber-security incident which has led to many firms in the Simplify...

One of the country’s leading buying agents has set out what’s hot and what’s not in London’s housing market as it...

A leading industry trade body is warning that remote-working agents and smaller independent agencies are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...

The London housing market is enjoying the end of the lull before the storm, according to a leading buying agent. Sara Ransom...

A trade body is warning that increased home working triggered by Coronavirus makes the agency industry more vulnerable than ever to...

We are all operating in peculiar times. Times of great upheaval. Our lives are both in a complete state of flux...

Property professionals are increasingly worried about the threat of cyber attacks, according to new research. Some 41% of 'real estate professionals from...

A firm supporting leaseholders across the UK says the ongoing Competition and Markets Authority probe should “punish” what it calls “rip off...

An IT firm says small and medium-sized estate agencies without the infrastructure of large corporates are putting themselves and their customers...

Stephanie Slater, who was kidnapped while working as an estate agent, has died of cancer aged 50. Ms Slater was held captive...

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...