More than one in four estate agents are unsatisfied with the property portals that they use, according to a new survey. An...
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In his latest column, Jonathan Rolande, founder of House Buy Fast, explains how those working in the sector can beat the...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Prestige and Village, the premium property agency firm, are continuing their drive to recruit more estate agents as part of their...
30 May 2023
From: Sponsored Content
It may be cliche to say, but technology is advancing at such a fast pace. So fast, in fact, that according...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Kirstie Allsopp says the Sunday Times has amended its report of an interview in which she says first time buyers may...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Location Location Location co-presenter Kirstie Allsopp has fought back after her comments on first time buyers were sharply criticised oil social...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket figures for the first half of this year show stronger revenue and improved profits. Agency numbers have increased modestly since January...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Two leading agencies and an agent network have signed up to the UK’s first dedicated portal for those finding, researching, buying...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News
A health business is offering a free support package to estate agencies with between three and 100 employees, to help staff...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Only half of the branches signed up to Zoopla have taken advantage of one or other of the discount offers made...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s time to draw a line in the sand and condemn our rival portals for their current charging structure. Little will...
28 March 2020
From: Features
We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...
26 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Another weekend, another storm: it’s hard to put a smile on your face when winter goes on this long but the...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
An agent is defying attempts by a property portal to get him to pay subscriptions for two branches - because he...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News
“Multiple”members of the new trade body, the Federation of Independent Agents, are considering cancelling their subscriptions to Rightmove. FIA founder Graham Lock...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket’s share price slumped to an all-time low just before the end of trading last week. The price fell to 69.0p during trading on...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News
With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...
10 August 2019
From: Features
OnTheMarket has applied to the London Stock Exchange for the release of over a million new shares to agents who have...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Eric Woodhams F.N.A.E.A. mio Account Manager What is mio and what...
26 July 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
Shareholders at today’s annual general meeting of OnTheMarket will hear the latest conversion figures showing how many agents on free or...
16 July 2019
From: Breaking News
The head of the portal PropertyMutual has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of being “corporate dinosaurs” and has called on agents...
10 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
17 November 2018
From: Features
Almost one in five online sales valuations generated by The ValPal Network over a two-year period resulted in a completion with...
19 October 2018
From: Breaking News
A property technology analyst has floated the idea that portals could become eclipsed by powerful alternatives such as Google, triggered by...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...
16 December 2017
From: Features
OnTheMarket is declining to comment after suggestions were floated that some debts by its member agents could be deferred, or in some...
22 August 2017
From: Breaking News
The roadshow of presentations of Agents’ Mutual’s plans to float on the stock market have just passed the half-way mark. Remaining sessions...
18 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Agents’ Mutual has confirmed that it proposes to form a new company, OnTheMarket plc, to list on the AIM market of...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News
As an agency business, how much are you spending on professional body memberships? Perhaps it’s time to question how much you...
08 July 2017
From: Features
One of Britain’s foremost PropTech experts says OnTheMarket could still disrupt the portal landscape - but has trust issues following disputes...
29 July 2016
From: Breaking News
An online search engine claims it will allow estate agents to “make significant cost savings in advertising portal fees” with the...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News
Solicitors’ company Tollers says more than 50 estate agents have now formally instructed it in relation to claims against Agents’ Mutual,...
13 June 2016
From: Breaking News
Over 40 separate estate agencies have agreed to join forces to fund litigation against Agents’ Mutual, parent company of OnTheMarket. The firms represent...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News
Agents' boards get a lot of stick. Many see them as stains on the landscape, some see them as useless in...
18 March 2016
From: Features
Zoopla is set to announce its latest total of agent members later this week. Back in May Zoopla revealed that it had...