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Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

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

Agents are set to discover who has won the Best in Postcode accolades next week as part of a rejig of...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...

Legal infrastructure provider CTS has managed to restore its services after a cyber-attack halted its conveyancing tools and delayed transactions at...

TV presenter Phil Spencer announced the winners at the 20th ESTAS Awards in October As most of you will know The ESTAS...

This week saw around 80 conveyancing firms across the UK paralysed by a service outage caused by a ‘cyber incident’ on...

Legal sector infrastructure specialist CTS has said it is “urgently investigating” a cyberattack on its services that could impact property exchanges...

The annual ESTAS Awards have seen 1,000 people from across the industry witness a string of winners, including new categories celebrating...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Adam Pigott, CEO of OpenBrix What is ‘company name’ and what...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Falkirk has been named as the UK’s fastest-selling market. New figures from Rightmove show sellers in the area are finding a buyer...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

It has been another busy month for job moves in the estate agency sector. Here are some of the latest moves that...

The ESTAS Customer Service Awards – which are often described as estate agency’s version of the Oscars – took place last...

Independent agency group Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward (KFH) is marking its 45th anniversary. Established by Lee Watts in 1977 as Kinleigh, the...

If there’s not a book called ‘The Art of Collaboration’ then there should be. Update: a quick Google search shows there...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

The largest live event in the property industry for two years took place last Friday - the ESTAS awards.  TV property expert...

It’s British Grand Prix weekend, one of the big events on the sporting calendar and this year back with a full...

A former senior Foxtons and Douglas & Gordon agent has hit out at “the relentless key performance indicator culture” of some agencies. Matthew...

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

A series of PropTech announcements over recent days suggest the sector is still buoyant with innovation. Firstly it’s been revealed that agents...

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

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

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has admitted that getting the number one portal to change its fee structure “may take...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Lee Rix - Head of Business Development What is ‘company name’...

One of the many new portals recently launched has made a pitch for agents to join because of its referral fees...

A developer working in collaboration with Silverstone race circuit is creating homes inside the track, near one of the motor racing...

The new portal OpenBrix, which is powered by Blockchain, has revealed its fee structure ahead of its formal launch on September...

A new PropTech platform says its central feature will be the launch of a Multiple Listings Service.  This will allow agents “to...

The industry’s first virtual awards event has taken place with hundreds of agents participating courtesy of YouTube. Winners of the prestigious ESTAS...

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

In these unprecedented times, Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) aims to reassure letting agents, landlords and tenants on any legislative changes, relating...

On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this...

Two property portals insist they’re going to launch this spring despite the Coronavirus chaos effectively closing down much of the housing...

There has been scepticism across the industry as to the motives behind an unspecified number of lay-offs and permanent branch closures...

A new portal claims it will do what OnTheMarket failed to do, and offer an agent-led operation charging every agency branch...

The Federation of Independent Agents, the new trade group set up in May, is holding its first conference this week.  The FIA...

Once a year you might be perfectly justified in putting your feet up for a weekend and enjoying some great sport...

This week, I want to take a look at the Israeli startup, Venn, an urban revitalisation firm which has recently received...

The scores have been counted and the results are in for the 2019 ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Zoopla. On Friday, over 1,000...

One of the capital's best-known agents, Marsh & Parsons, has expanded its network with a new office in Streatham Hill, South...

The Met Office says today, March 1, is the first official day of spring - perfect timing to coincide with the...

Agents may sometimes have a tense relationship with conveyancers but admit it - when our legal colleagues are good, they are...

What a weekend for British sport! In F1 there was Lewis Hamilton’s dominant win at the French Grand Prix, and the big...

A flat in Brixton is being raffled for £5 a ticket by a start-up entrepreneur who claims this is just the...

The scores are in and the results announced for the 2018 ESTAS Awards - and the winner of the coveted Grand...

Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - it’s a bumper edition with plenty of fantastic fund-raising going...

The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...

One of the country’s leading PropTech entrepreneurs has responded to recent criticism of online estate agencies and their allegedly-poor record of...

We think about technology all the time. At least, I do. And there’s nothing left in property that technology hasn’t touched...

A new report by the residential property team of a legal firm has found widespread criticism of online agents’ over their...

Three hundred of the UK’s top conveyancers have celebrated the success of the industry at the first ever ESTAS Conveyancer Awards. The...

A new firm has launched in Surrey describing itself as “the premium hybrid estate agency” with an innovative presence on the...

Winkworth, one of the largest estate agencies in London, has expanded with two new offices - although they are 235 and...

How has the world of estate agency changed in the last few decades? That’s the question this week’s Natter is going...

Marsh & Parsons will be opening a new office in Islington on September 4 - defying many analysts who say the...

Wimbledon finals and the British Grand Prix await us this weekend and The Open begins a few days later, completing what...

Over 100 so-called Top Achievers from across Connells Group’s Sequence and Connells estate agencies have been taken by the company on...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

Activists who stormed a wedding as part of a protest event in which a Foxtons office was damaged have been fined...

Marsh & Parsons is the latest high-end agency to open in Brixton, a stone’s throw from the controversial Foxtons office targetted...

Rightmove has a new board member from the end of this year - Jacqueline de Rojas, the winner of the 2015...

A London estate agency has revealed that it is offering local homeowners cash incentives for valuations and instructions. Keating Estates, based in...

Anarchist activists are organising what they call “the decisive battle against gentrification” - and it appears Foxtons is in the firing...

In the capital, people will pay a premium to live near great transport links, and as we’ve seen from Crossrail and...

What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...

Paying too much every month for your website? Move your website to us and we guarantee to halve your monthly bill I want...

With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad by online agency emoov after a complaint disputing the duration of a fee...

As we approach another Bank Holiday weekend, estate and letting agents across the country have again been raising thousands of pounds...

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...

The days are getting longer, the sun is starting to appear on a more regular basis, Easter is just around the...

Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...

Over the past few years Rightmove and Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) have each been spending massive sums on marketing and product...

There is controversy in the London suburb of Brixton over an estate agent which has allegedly 'spammed' the area with publicity...

Gentrification is a divisive, provocative issue, but why are estate agents (especially Foxtons) appearing to bear the brunt of the public’s...

Vandals seeking to ‘reclaim Brixton’ have used a road sign to smash the windows of a Foxtons branch on the high...

The 800 lettings and estate agents and industry suppliers who packed the ballroom at London’s Park Lane Hilton on Friday witnessed...