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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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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