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Spicerhaart is reigniting its acquisition strategy with a multi-million pound investment in its estate agency and lettings businesses after posting a...

LSL Estate Agency Franchising is home to one of the UK’s best-known estate agent brands - Your Move. There are several...

Fine & Country and The Guild of Property Professionals have been revealed as the next acquisition for The Property Franchise Group...

If you’re thinking about becoming an Estate Agency franchise or converting your existing estate agency business to a franchise, here we...

My Auction has merged with Bamboo Auctions to form one of the largest online auction providers in the UK. Rocket Auctions, a newly...

In this interview, Riccardo Dawson, Chief Operating Officer at Alto and Chris Hutchinson, CEO of Canopy discuss the benefits of their...

Utility management platform Muuvo has announced a new partnership and technical integration with online agency Yopa. A dashboard has been created exclusively...

OnTheMarket has admitted to shareholders that the cancellation of agent contracts has been “higher than expected”. In results from the company issued...

Proptech firm iamproperty has launched a new survey module for its movebutler sales progression platform. The new module encourages surveys as early...

Purplebricks is working on ways to diversify its revenue stream to be less susceptible to the whims of the housing market,...

I can’t really write about anything else this week, can I? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have...

The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchisor, has provided a trading update ahead of publishing its interim results on Tuesday...

Yesterday’s publication of Purplebricks’ annual results – which made for very difficult reading for the troubled brand – came as part...

Purplebricks has this morning announced its long-awaited annual results, delayed since July 12 due to internal changes. It shows that revenue...

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb has set out plans to be “more than just a portal." Tebb provided an update to industry...

A legal expert has suggested that Metaverse sales could eventually become part of a property chain. The Metaverse is the latest trend...

In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...

An industry trade body wants the government to scrap the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes - and...

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...

If 2020 was the year of survival, then 2021 was about the post-Covid boom. The impact of the pandemic on the...

Could estate and letting agents sell their branch office window space for third party advertising, above and beyond promoting the properties...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...

Have you found yourself asking the question: “what is the difference between an API and an App?” No doubt we are all...

Boomin, created by Michael and Kenny Bruce, promises “highly memorable and engaging” TV and radio ads at its launch in the near...

Boomin has denied that it will ever allow direct property sales, cutting out estate agents. Founder Michael Bruce says the new service...

Property auctioneer Pugh, which has 11 offices across the UK, has unveiled bespoke new technology to support its work with estate...

The new property portal Boomin has revealed its fees structure for agents. Tapping into the industry debate over portal fees, Boomin describes...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

The property market has bounced back with all of the expected resilience and flexibility that is its hallmark since it reopened...

Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...

Letting agents are struggling to open new bank accounts and even large established letting agents with a long history of trading...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

If you are an established UK estate agent, the status quo dictates that you will most likely work for ‘the man.’ Corporate...

National property auctioneer Pugh & Co is launching an initiative to partner with estate agents across the UK. Via a new network...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

A free to list portal has blasted Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for using agents' data to boost their profits.  Christopher May, chief...

A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing...

Property expert Phil Spencer will soon be sharing his unique insight into Move iQ’s engaged consumer audience alongside advice from other...

Rightmove’s growth rate is at an all-time low, despite what some consider to be an unbeatable lead amongst portals in the...

Almost eight in 10 sellers have instructed High Street agents in the past year - a significantly higher figure than 12...

Independent agents in a fast-growing trade body are to be given the opportunity to secure exclusivity on land deals and new...

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...

No one would argue that unfair fees and practices by rogue landlords is a problem that should be ignored, but the...

Enhanced customer care strategies, relationship-building schemes, cost-cutting measures and new revenue streams can’t help the lettings industry if the fundamental underlying...

Technology will drive the lettings and property management industry in the future. There is already a plethora of various software and other...

It’s easy to understand why people are hesitant towards processes becoming digital. It is the fear that the digital world is...

In recent years, estate and letting agents have been faced with a series of tough challenges to absorb and react to. There...

A millionaire who has not previously invested in the property industry has taken the plunge by funding an online agency network. The...

It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

We all know the three essential things an estate agent must have on their website include the ability to be able...

By thinking outside the box, agents can truly embrace the idea of space-as-a-service and create entirely new, and highly valuable, streams...

One of the largest estate agencies in the Midlands, Newton Fallowell, says it’s made a remarkable £5m in referral fees from...

The auction firm that purchased the property listings left stranded by the collapse of Emoov is now offering partnership opportunities to...

The online sales and lettings platform TheHouseShop has scrapped its £500,000 crowdfunding pitch - and it’s blaming the collapse of online...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has told an agents’ conference of the strategy for his service - including a prediction that...

A website that lists private sale properties and calls itself “the all in one property marketplace” has valued itself on a...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Marco Ferrara, Director of Tili What is Tili and what does...

Tili does all the work to deliver a smooth home move for customers and income for agents. An innovative and easy to...

For too long the private rented sector has been complacent towards customer satisfaction. In the changing rental landscape, the smartest letting...

As if to prove there are two ways to interpret every figure, a new analysis of Rightmove’s recent trading statement suggests...

An article in Investors’ Chronicle says the dominance of Rightmove and ZPG in the portal market could be under threat from...

Renting has long been characterised as a stepping stone onto the housing ladder for the younger generations. But in recent years,...

Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help compensate for the introduction of...

A leading property industry analysts says Rightmove may be amongst the top portals in the industry worldwide, but it is facing...

The new owner of Humberts has announced the new management structure of the rural estate agency which he bought out of...

In recent months, there’s been a notable move in the rental market towards deposit replacement products in place of traditional security...

As always seems to be the case with Purplebricks, the hybrid agency has had a good week...and a bad one. Undeniably impressive...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone here simply...

Whisper it quietly, but there seems to be change in the air when it comes to agents recommending lawyers based on...

The UK is home to four million leasehold properties in private ownership, according to government figures. The majority of which require...

Parliament is sitting again and the entire lettings industry is waiting with bated breath for more detail on the government’s proposal...

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...

Research from the Centre for Economics and Business Research has shown that the cost of the average rental deposit is expected...

Foxtons has reported its half-year figures for the six months to the end of June and, as expected, they show how...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated 10 tips for growing your business. Since then, we’ve been...

The popularity of property auctions in the UK has increased enormously in recent years, supported by popular TV shows such as...

High profile estate agency Cluttons has returned to marketing with Zoopla Property Group (ZPG).  The firm rejoined the portal at the end...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a selection of tips for growing your business. We’re now...

One of the biggest stories post-Brexit is how the housing market has proven to be more resilient than anyone could have...

Foxtons' figures released to the City this morning confirm a huge slump in sales in 2016 - and even lettings revenue...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

The south’s seaside resorts are stealing the headlines for all the wrong reasons and at the heart of the troublesome issue...

With ever increasing obligations, estate agents know that compliance matters now more than ever.  However, being able to obtain access to the...

Zoopla Property Group has confirmed its conditional agreement to buy The Property Software Group, which it calls the UK’s market-leading provider...

Zoopla Property Group, which earlier this year snapped up comparison website uSwitch, is launching a new marketing scheme allowing agents to...