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Fine & Country is increasing its focus on international growth by launching new marketing initiatives to support its existing international network...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Zoopla owner Houseful has launched Movemnt, described as a national home transaction infrastructure for all property professionals. Movemnt joins the Houseful family...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
US agency broker brand eXp Realty has promoted Leo Pareja to chief executive. Pareja was previously chief strategy officer and will replace...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Referrals within the Relocation Agent Network (RAN) reached a four-year high for both the months of December and January, the brand...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a referral arrangement for its members with The Land & New Homes Network. New home...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Client compliance platform Thirdfort has launched its updated Secure share product to help estate agents boost referrals through the secure sharing...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Five years ago, Lettings expert, Tim Lawler, wrote an article for Estate Agent Today charting his early experiences of setting up...
03 February 2024
From: Features
Self-employed estate agency brand iad UK has launched a consumer app that lets anyone earn money through word-of-mouth referrals. Propertips is an...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Proptech company OneDome’s mortgage advisory firm CMME is launching a new scheme exclusively designed for self-employed mortgage advisers. The brand wants to...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Can you start by telling us a bit about yourself and how you got into the property industry? My name is Andrea...
24 July 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
Agency technology company the nurtur.group has launched the first phase its Automated Referral System, to help agents in the Fine &...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A Relocation Agent Network (RAN) member was happy to have her morning meeting interrupted last week to be presented with a...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country has unveiled details of its 2023 International conference and awards ceremony The upmarket agent brand will hold its annual...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has blamed uncertainty since the September mini-Budget and rising mortgage rates for making the market more...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents should be using social media and their own US-style personal brand to promote listings regardless of the value of the...
05 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Agency brand eXp UK has launched a new network referral programme for its self-employed agents to earn extra commission by sending...
05 January 2023
From: Breaking News
As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...
03 December 2022
From: Features
The sales progression function is what binds the whole property transaction together and the importance of effective sales progression in the...
05 November 2022
From: Features
A former estate agent has launched a white-labelled sales progression tool for the industry after his own experiences of purchasing a...
27 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Many experts are predicting that house price growth will slow for the remainder of the year as the cost of living...
17 September 2022
From: Features
Following a rigorous process, Lifesycle has been chosen as the software provider for By Design, a new high-end network brand for independent...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News
As the great sporting summer continues – with the Lionesses triumphant against Germany last Sunday, the ongoing Commonwealth Games, and the...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Zoopla has launched a Progression Portal for agents, promising real-time updates for 15 key milestones during the sales transaction process. Agents can...
25 July 2022
From: Breaking News
OneDome has launched a new platform for agents to monitor and manage referrals made and earned through the challenger portal. The platform,...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Property industry veteran Mal McCallion is among two new high-profile recruits for GetAgent. McCallion, who helped launch Primelocation in 2000 and was...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Agency franchisees with brands such as Hunters, Martin & Co, Belvoir and EasyProperty are being given the chance to sign up...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Online agent Strike is preparing to name a home seller who will be reimbursed the equivalent of an estate agent fee...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Some 86 Bronze, Silver, Gold and Special Awards have been presented to agents in the Guild off Property Professionals at its...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News
EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News
As you are no doubt aware, building mutually beneficial relationships with conveyancers in your local area can not only make your...
27 October 2021
From: Features
Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has hailed the online agent’s no-fee model after reaching £5 billion worth of sales. The agency, previously...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News
With the competition for new listings between agents as fierce as ever, it can sometimes feel like a race to the...
18 September 2021
From: Features
The Property Ombudsman says there’s been a big increase in enquiries to its service in recent months, despite the pandemic. In its...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Referral revenues shared between agents in a major industry trade group has hit over £1.35m. Daniel Pepperell, regional director at The Guild...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News
One of the country’s longest-standing independent buying agencies has rebranded. Haringtons, established in 2004 and covering both London and the country, has...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News
The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...
05 June 2021
From: Features
EweMove says it’s has just recorded its best-ever month for new enquiries from sellers. In April the hybrid - which is part...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Legal firm Anderson Strathern has announced a merger with Lerwick-based Neil Risk Solicitor and Estate Agent. The Shetland firm's practice areas focus on residential...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News
An appeal has gone out to agents wanting to jump from being employees to running their own businesses - and there are...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2021 - we’re less than a fortnight into the New Year...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Here we are, on the brink of a festive season like never before, and approaching the end of 2020. Although a dreadful...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The Federation of Independent Agents trade group has unveiled a new automated nurture product available exclusively to members - and it claims...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News
From December, the new RICS Home Survey Standard will become mandatory for all RICS professionals undertaking home surveys. The below article explains...
02 September 2020
From: Features
Life as we know it has changed – for everybody – and what tenants want, need and expect in this post-pandemic...
15 August 2020
From: Features
Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...
18 July 2020
From: Features
The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....
29 February 2020
From: Features
Estate agency Chestertons has named the new chief operating officer for the roll out of its UK and Europe franchising operation. Some...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News
'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...
25 January 2020
From: Features
It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...
21 December 2019
From: Features
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
Whinge. Moan. Lead quality. Crap market. Decision procrastination. Fee pressure. Bloody competitors. Especially Purplebricks. Brexit, of course, Brexit... These are just some...
05 September 2019
From: Features
One of the agencies most active in the creation of OnTheMarket is trialling a return to listing on Zoopla after an...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News
The Property Ombudsman will in future refer more estate agents to the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent Team if...
11 July 2019
From: Breaking News
If agents ran their databases more efficiently, the property portals might find themselves redundant. Controversial opening statement aside, the reality is that...
10 July 2019
From: Features
An online auction service which only came into existence in September last year claims to have 150 partner estate agents already,...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News
The estate agency industry is at a crossroads. A turbulent market, unstable political situation and a chronic lack of public confidence has...
05 June 2019
From: Features
In recent years, estate and letting agents have been faced with a series of tough challenges to absorb and react to. There...
01 June 2019
From: Features
In a world where people want instant gratification, it’s important to find ways to connect and engage with customers when they...
08 May 2019
From: Features
Landmark Information’s online valuation tool SmartVal is being retired by the company, with agents who use it being advised to switch to...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Two of the PropTech sector's highest profile digital marketing suppliers are integrating in a bid to help agents nurture the leads...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News
The National Association of Estate Agents and the referral service Relocation Agent Network have announced a link-up. Under it, selected NAEA members...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Many of the industry’s best known and widely respected suppliers have set up a new group which they say offers agents...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Over the past year I've had so many conversations with agents telling me how they feel that offering a premium customer...
15 December 2018
From: Features
A mortgage platform is making a pitch for online estate agencies to link with it and offer their customers “a customised...
25 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...
24 October 2018
From: Features
A leading London estate agency is reporting a surge in overseas buyers sealing deals ahead of the government’s new stamp duty...
18 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Having delivered over 1,800 websites for estate agents over the last 15 years, I have come to recognise one major common...
26 September 2018
From: Features
We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to help to find a practical solution to the concern of the...
21 July 2018
From: Features
If you’re an estate agent and have a property that is difficult to sell or the homeowner simply needs a fast...
20 July 2018
From: Sponsored Content
Countrywide says its Back To Basics strategy has seen a nine per cent increase in properties for sale with the group...
25 June 2018
From: Breaking News
A survey shows only 18 per cent of vendors favour reviews over personal recommendations when it comes to choosing an estate...
25 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help compensate for the introduction of...
09 June 2018
From: Features
Given the level of resource and energy being put behind upping the number of first-time buyers in the UK, you might...
28 April 2018
From: Features
One of the most important aspects of running a successful estate or letting agency is being able to generate new business...
21 March 2018
From: Features
For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...
17 March 2018
From: Features
The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Firstly, a huge thanks to everyone who shared and commented on my first blog and for all those that emailed me...
03 March 2018
From: Features
ZPG says it has reached the milestone of delivering over £1m in referrals to its agents via its new MoveIt tool. This provides agents with the...
09 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Living next to inconsiderate neighbours can be a nightmare, but letting to bad tenants can prove costly, especially when issues, which...
08 July 2017
From: Features
The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country have launched a new referral system app which allows its members to...
04 July 2017
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals, which has over 800 agent members across the country, has this week launched a new website. The...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News
In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...
08 April 2017
From: Features
Welcome to February! It means that 2017 is well under way and we’re edging closer to Spring – a time when...
04 February 2017
From: Features
A client recently told me how much their estate agency spends on advertising and marketing every year. It wasn’t pennies, and even...
22 July 2016
From: Features
No Letting Go have won Bronze at the Lettings Agency of the Year 2016 Awards. They have been accredited with the Bronze...
17 June 2016
From: Sponsored Content
A product that describes itself as a ‘concierge service for estate agents’ has launched under the title Property Butler, with links...
09 June 2016
From: Breaking News
There seems to have been a seismic shift in recent years for companies to migrate everything ‘on brand’ online. However signage...
27 January 2016
From: Sponsored Content
It’s rare for an incumbent to pivot to a disruptive business model, even in the face of compelling logic that they...
30 October 2015
From: Features
There was a recent article in Estate Agent Today titled: Agents 'missing out on income by not charging for referrals'. A study...
30 October 2015
From: Features
Countrywide says it has Foxtons as its target to beat in a bid to be the number one agency for sales...
26 October 2015
From: Breaking News
A company is claiming that estate agents are missing out on substantial potential income by not charging for referrals of clients...
22 October 2015
From: Breaking News
Well, the hosts have left the party early. England have crashed out of their own Rugby World Cup after a demoralising...
09 October 2015
From: Features
The issue of some estate agents insisting that buyers and/or sellers use a particular solicitor or conveyancer has reared its ugly...