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Industry figure Charlie Lamdin is set to launch a new crowd-sourced Public House Price Index as he declares war against property...

Plymouth has been named as the fasted location to sell a home in a new index. OnTheMarket has unveiled a new monthly...

Fine & Country has been recognised as the most recommended national estate agency brand for the second consecutive year.  YouGov research among more...

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

Agents pocketed record amounts of fees from auction with iampropety during the second quarter, research suggests. It comes as iamproperty’s Online Auction...

“The housing crisis will be solved using technology.” Or so I read somewhere this week. This notion that technology is the panacea...

With more than 25 years’ experience as an estate agent, Liza Daniels heads up our outsourced call service, Managed MovePal. She...

Vendors are now paying up to 21% more in estate agency fees than five years ago but it’s not because agents...

There’s a growing ­supply-demand imbalance in the sales market according to the prominent industry asking price index, Home.  It says despite greater...

Homebuyers are being gazumped due to lengthy property chains and delays in securing a mortgage, it’s been claimed. Research from Market Financial...

I know there’s always been something of a love-hate relationship between agents and the portals. The ‘love’ comes because the portals are...

THE news that an NHS trust was hit by a cyber-attack earlier this month naturally attracted a lot of headlines. Even though...

Agents are invited to a webinar on how the General Election will affect the property market. Reapit and PayProp will be hosting...

Vendors could boost the value of their property by around £13,000 on average by improving its energy efficiency, research suggests. Research by...

Premium estate agency network By Design has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI)-backed website for potential and current vendors. The By Design...

National estate agency, Jackson Stops, has appointed Bamboo Auctions to provide the white-labelled technology behind its new J-S Auctions service. Bamboo Auctions...

The task of obtaining material information is more difficult than it appears for estate agents, Rightmove has warned. The portal revealed in...

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

Auction is gearing up for further growth with a traditional strong spring market anticipated off the back of a record-breaking quarter...

Price reductions fell to an 18-month low in April as transactions recover faster than prices, new industry data reveals. Figures from Hamptons,...

Zoopla has kicked off an eight week marketing campaign to fend off the threat of OnTheMarket and to capitalise on the...

The ValPal Network has partnered with agency software provider Street.co .uk. This will facilitate the integration of Street’s CRM with TVPN’s lead...

Choosing the right prospecting software can be the difference between finishing the year on a high or finishing it below target. Although...

The Iamproperty service says it’s seen £450m of sales in the first three months of 2024 - a record quarterly figure. Between...

Some 36% of all homes which have had asking prices cut this year are now listed as sold subject to contract.  GetAgent...

An expert says a change in Stamp Duty Land Tax, coming into effect on June 1, will alter how investors and...

The JLL Prime Central London Index saw signs of improvement in the first quarter of this year, with 4.5% more properties...

An agent with 15 years experience at high end agencies Hamptons and Knight Frank has joined a self-employed brokerage brand. Sally Jane...

Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...

Artificial Intelligence is now a part of all our lives, but my attention was grabbed recently by an AI critique of...

Almost one in five vendors admit to having failed to disclose disputes with neighbours to prospective buyers when selling their home,...

From the uptick in house sales in January to a house price rise the first time in over a year in February,...

Estate agency software provider Street.co.uk has launched a fully automated and integrated Property Information Questionnaire (PIQs)  that can be accessed directly...

Waiting for a General Election is risky for sellers after the so-called Boris bounce in the property market failed to deliver...

Vendors could end up spending hundreds of pounds more when selling their home due to Trading Standards material information rules guidance,...

The ripple effect of a property sale that falls through is, without exception, one of the most frustrating and disappointing events...

Reading the news on Estate & Letting Agent Today every day (as I’m sure you all do, too), there appears to...

Record numbers of future vendors sent a request for an estate agent to come and provide a market appraisal of their...

Estate agents sold a record-breaking number of properties via online auction in 2023, research suggests. The latest Online Auction Index from iamproperty...

Former agency founder and property marketing veteran John Durrant has challenged Propertymark and RICS to take a leadership on the contentious...

The housing sector remains locked in a buyers’ market and prices are unlikely to rise nationally this year, Zoopla claims. While some...

OnTheMarket has a “puncher’s chance” of displacing Rightmove after the challenger portal was taken over by CoStar but needs to persuade...

Buyer confidence remained flat – or consistent depending on your view of the property market in December – while seller sentiment...

Increasing numbers of auction sales are at risk of failing in 2024 if vendors don’t adjust their expectations, an auctioneer claims. Stuart...

Energy efficiency and “transaction niggles” are predicted to be key themes of 2024 for agents, buyers and sellers. Buying agent Stacks Property...

Almost three quarters of buyers are still confident about purchasing a property in the new year, while sellers are a bit...

When almost all agents and developers use the tried and tested formula of floorplan, professional photography  and a well-crafted description, what can be...

As the temperature drops outside, it can be tempting to think activity in the market is likely to freeze out entirely. And,...

It’s not uncommon to see a seasonal slump around December and the Christmas period. Last year, Propertymark reported an average of...

Sellers are still being lowballed by their buyer having previously accepted a higher offer, research suggests. A survey of more than 1,000...

A former Hamptons agent has moved into staging after finding she was spending much of her time helping vendors in this...

As we enter the winter months and a traditionally quieter time for the property industry - agents are still contending with...

The majority of agents back parts B and C of material information rules but more guidance is needed on where to...

Three major agency brands have unveiled high-profile appointments this week. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature here, email...

Iamproperty has launched what it calls “a new solution” to help agents deal with new Material Information rules. The supplier’s new Enhanced...

Fewer buyers are purchasing at auctions despite more sellers resorting to them. Quick buying firm House Buyer Bureau analysed auction stock that...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Jake Gann and my business card says...

The old adage that estate agency is a people business is rarely more relevant than right now, when the market is...

Fewer sellers are willing to cut their asking prices, Chestertons claims. The agent said vendors in the capital have already priced in...

Agency software provider Alto has announced a new partnership with home setup provider Just Move In. Customers of the Zoopla-backed firm will...

A lack of flexibility is causing recruitment issues in estate agency and could threaten the survival of firms, executives claim. Speaking on...

A large proportion of sellers have admitted to hiding problematic parts of their property from potential buyers. A survey of more than...

Hunters West Cornwall has announced a new initiative to celebrate the Cornish language. The agency brand has introduced new sales boards that...

OnTheMarket has become the first major UK portal to allow agents to promote their own revenue generating partnerships on listing pages. Agents who...

We all want more transactions - the Holy Grail when it comes to agencies’ bottom lines - but an interesting aspect...

Increasing numbers of agent listings are highlighting green features as key selling points, Rightmove claims. It comes as the portal call for...

Agents and sellers are being warned against putting unsuitable properties up for auction. Stuart Collar- Brown, chief executive of online auctioneer platform...

Estate agents sold a record number of properties via auction between April and June, data from iamproperty suggests. The proptech firm’s latest...

Sentiment among movers is proving to be remarkably resilient despite the challenging news in recent months on mortgage rates, inflation, and...

House prices are falling at their fastest rate in 12 years, dropping £7,500 on average over the past 12 months, according...

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

Rightmove has launched its latest Best Price Guide for agents. The portal said the guide is its most popular report with agents...

Ever taken on a property where the sale has got tangled up in problems arising from the title register? It’s a...

This May, we saw almost twice as many properties listed for sale across the UK than there were in May 2022....

Sellers are still adopting a “take it or leave it approach” with prices up to 20% higher than most “sensible buyers”...

Agency feedback platform The ESTAS Group has launched a new tool designed to help estate agents by collecting vital insights from...

A high-profile agency brand has hit out at “cheerleader’ estate agents” who it claims encourage vendors to push up the asking...

Whether you know them as sold-in-your-area campaigns, sold-on-your-road postcards or 20:20s, the practice of prospecting 20 doors up and 20 doors...

By Michele Gettins, Chief Marketing Officer at iamproperty Data is a powerful tool and understanding how to successfully identify and utilise reliable...

Sellers and their agents have become more confident about pricing but there are still some signs of “over-optimism” for higher priced...

One of the most valuable, most successful and most recognisable brands worldwide is Coca-Cola. And we have all wondered, at least...

Rightmove has been named as the most effective portal for driving leads but there is a sense of frustration about fake...

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has said he is looking forward to building a “new force” in the property industry after...

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

Estate agent comparison site GetAgent has handed a lifeline to struggling Purplebricks sellers. It has announced that it will give home sellers...

Estate agents and others in the industry are being invited to a free “Tech Talk” on the power of motivation to...

The housing market hasn’t yet tipped in favour of buyers, new agency data suggests. Figures from 550 estate agency branches across Great...

From Google to Uber, convenience is embedded into contemporary culture. As a society, we’re propelled by on-demand living, with instant solutions for...

Made Snappy is offering Forever Tours that can be white-labelled by agents for their vendors to download and keep. The virtual tour...

Annual house price growth dropped for the fourth month in a row in February and dropped further into negative territory on...

Vendors are increasingly shifting the goalposts on a sale at the final moment, a buying agent has warned. The strong sellers’ market...

The RICS Residential Survey Report for March caused a bit of a stir this week – despite the fact that it...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Agents Giving: Entries are now open for...

Agents are taking almost a month longer to sell homes than last year as the market adjusts to new pricing, seller...

The gap between prime buyer and seller price expectations has widened, estate agents have warned, with the majority of buyers expecting...

Viewing ‘time wasters’ and the long conveyancing process have been identified among the main frustrations among vendors when selling a property. It...

Considering the cost it takes to get a lead – from advertising to PR to relationship building – could you be...

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools could change the way people search for agents and property within just a few years, an industry...

Mystery surrounds the current position and owner of the Douglas & Gordon sales business as documents reveal the events that led...

Homebuyers should prepare for short-term volatility as mortgage rates are currently being repriced, OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb has warned. Tebb warned...