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Lomond announced its second acquisition this week, boosting its presence in the South of England.  The deal will see Lomond acquire the...

We don’t usually focus on agency property listings but this one gave us food for thought. A £300,000 two-bed property went up...

The fast-growing high profile Hat and Home agency has joined the Guild of Property Professionals. Founded in December 2020, Hat and Home...

Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...

The property industry is no stranger to shifts in the technology landscape. The past year in particular saw rapid growth in technology...

Synergies between sport and business have long been compared, particularly in the highly competitive world of property. Athletes and those involved...

Right now, it feels like we are living in a housing market full of contradictions. Despite the best endeavours of Liz Truss,...

Proptech – it’s a people thing. It might seem like a strange thing to say but the best of tech is a...

The managing director of an estate agency has pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault by beating but did not...

 In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the dynamics of the property market, and the current...

The publication of inflation figures by the government tomorrow will be a Do-Or-Die moment for the housing market, it’s been claimed. At...

Well as week’s come and go, this one’s been a bit of a downer but it is always worth remembering that...

Deepak Chandrababu is no stranger to problem-solving. He’s been doing it for 25 years. As Chief Operating Officer of Technology Blueprint Ltd....

Female estate agents have shared the highs and lows of working in the property industry to mark International Women’s Day (IWD). The...

One of the nice things about this time of year is that slowly, ever so slowly, we begin to emerge from...

Does the lettings industry cater properly for agents' needs? There’s only one way of knowing – asking you directly. To find out...

Rishi Sunak has been confirmed as the new Conservative Party leader and will become the next UK Prime Minister. He will replace...

One of the stranger stories emerging from the fallout of Kwasi Kwarteng’s sacking last Friday has been news that someone in...

A quarter of agents have indicated they may prefer Rishi Sunak as the next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister –...

As Britain’s housing boom continues,  SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...

The ongoing debate about how to boost agent and conveyancer relations, and improve the homebuying system for all, continues to rage,...

For years, the issue of phone etiquette created tension between estate agents and the legal profession, the former claiming lawyers won’t...

For the second time in recent weeks, Purplebricks has de-listed a property after an unacceptable comment by the seller on social...

Purplebricks’ decision to de-list a property after the Christian vendors made anti-gay comments has won widespread support from industry figures, including...

Purplebricks is reported to have removed a property listing from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...

Remember the early days of lockdown when there was a general panic? Perhaps the hot demand for toilet rolls was a sign...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

For a match between two great rivals, the England-Scotland 0-0 draw on Friday may have brought both nations together. After all it’s...

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been the Netflix show Call My Agent! It’s a surprise success, perhaps, because...

A leading estate agent says fear of strangers coming into people’s homes is leading to a fall in supply of properties...

Another group of independent estate agents have launched a portal - a rival to a similar project launched by other agencies...

Hello - and here we are nearing the end of the strangest of years.  With agents and industry suppliers rushed off their...

Welcome to the weekend - and there are just two of these left before Christmas, so it’s time to hit the...

Hello and welcome to our latest doffing of the cap in honour of those in our industry fund-raising for great causes....

One of the highest profile figures in the agency industry - and a past critic of Purplebricks - has come out as a vociferous...

A slight change to the normal column this week. I was very fortunate to be given the virtual floor at the...

The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...

The proliferation of free and accessible digital services has - at face value - brought us many great things: same-day deliveries,...

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...

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

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...

For many this coming Easter weekend will be the strangest ever - for agents and industry suppliers it will not be...

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...

OnTheMarket is not responding to requests to reveal details of any pay-off for its chief executive Ian Springett, who was sacked...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

Why should agencies leave voicemail in the last decade and make 2020 the year to invest in a more modern solution? Voicemail...

A challenger portal says agents should reduce their reliance on the likes of Rightmove and Zoopla by using smaller rival portals...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

He portrays himself as a scourge of the Remoaner elite and a champion of the people, but when it comes to...

The latest Rightmove asking price index indicates a smaller than usual autumn bounce - that’s a sign, the portal says, of...

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

The recent announcement of a clicktopurchase partnership demonstrates some much-needed progression from Rightmove. In doing so, however, it could be said it...

A series of damning reviews about Purplebricks’ working environment, apparently written by existing and former staff, have appeared online. Indeed is a...

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...

A top London estate agent says the humble For Sale board remains the cheapest and most effective marketing tool - even...

If Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is as sophisticated as they say, Porter Pioneers’ launch could leave agents kicking their feet.  Those of...

A think tank is suggesting that micro-homes could be the answer to London’s shortage of available homes for first time buyers. The...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

So this is (almost) it. Next week may be a quiet one for business as vendors and landlords alike begin to...

I am currently in the back of a taxi. The deadline for this piece is looming and I am desperate to...

Estate agents say the continuing gentle slowdown reflected in the latest government house price figures will be the story of the...

A few stories caught my eye this week from China, all of which announce the arrival of cutting-edge technological innovation in...

As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...

Hello and welcome to this week’s hat-tip towards those in our industry doing so much to help others in need. Summer fund-raising...

To say this is a turbulent time for UK politics would be something of an understatement. As I write, the Brexit...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that Keller Williams, the US-led firm that has 170,000 agents worldwide, is to open its fourth...

An outspoken estate agent has given the government a clear message - get off our backs , ease the red tape...

I have total transparency. I love that.  I know how the portals are doing, I know how many people are clicking on...

If you were under any misconceptions about how pivotal a role HM Land Registry is going to play in the future...

One of prime London’s most senior estate agents says stamp duty is “strangling the residential property market” in areas of the...

They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...

When Kenneth Bruce, co-founder of Purplebricks, published an emotional post on social media this week, my first reaction was; what a...

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

Supporting the adoption of technology does not mean we have to stop protecting the core values of the property industry. In...

This week, the obvious thing to write about would be easyProperty's merger with GPEA. It's such a huge and potentially influential...

The number of residential sales vacancies registered with one industry personnel firm in the first quarter of 2017 has more than...

It’s that strange period - the bit-in-the-middle between Christmas and New Year, when most agents are back in the office for...

2016 has undoubtedly shone a spotlight on the reviews industry and drawn into question the legitimacy of online customer reviews.  Amazon, amongst...

Liz runs her own estate agency in Gateshead. When researchers for the Suzy Lamplugh Trust got in touch earlier in the year to...

It is a tedious fact, but the housing market is underpinned by economic fundamentals. This won’t be a surprise.  However, at a...

The government has signalled that it is going to publish a housing White Paper later this year with “significant measures” to...

Barely a week goes by without news of the latest disastrous AirBnB experience suffered by an unsuspecting landlord.   Whether it’s damage...

So we now have a new 'official' index of house prices, and much good may it do us. For the chattering classes...

So what is it with young people failing to stand up for themselves and not making the most of their money...

Many of the country’s top agents are at The ESTAS 2016 this afternoon, but we’re delighted to honour excellence in charitable...

We’ve been facing some pretty adverse weather recently. Gales, storms and terrible flooding in parts of the country have upturned the...

In January readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given the opportunity to give their views on proposed...

I'm sure most of you have seen, or at least heard of the Mad Max series of post-apocalyptic dystopian fantasies.  The latest...

With blue skies and warm summer light making properties look even more attractive to buyers, now is the perfect time to...

This publication recently reported on Russell Quirk's latest attempt to upset the establishment, this time by attacking the hallowed ground of...

The UK property industry has spent 4 years in an economic maelstrom. We came to this before anyone else in the...