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Movemnt is targeting getting half of Alto’s client base to use its property onboarding and sales progression platform by the middle...

Northern Ireland portal PropertyPal has announced a strategic merger with Propertynews, uniting two of the country’s leading property websites.  Both brands will...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has unveiled redesigned estate agency boards to promote its carbon-neutral status. In collaboration with supplier Kremer Signs, the boards...

You won’t need me to tell you, but transactions are taking a l-o-n-g time right now. Figures from a digital information service...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has appointed Victor Olowe as the chair of its new Valuation Assurance Committee (VAC).  Olowe...

Homeowners need greater protection from poor quality housing amid the Government’s plans for 1.5m new homes, an industry body claims. That’s the...

Councils are warning agents to abide by the rules following complaints from residents and businesses about the positions of For Sale...

The UK’s largest multi-brand property franchise business, TPFG, says a brace of acquisitions in the past six months have been “transformational”. Since...

Software platform Alto Marketplace says it now has no fewer than 16 integrations across 13 categories including anti-money laundering, buyer onboarding...

The wife of a jailed banker has agreed to forfeit a house in Knightsbridge worth approximately £14m and a golf club...

Six out of the UK’s top 10 conveyancers are now aboard a new transactions platform that aims to speed up property...

By Mike Bilboe, Face For Business Buying or selling a home can be one of the most stressful and uncertain times for...

Conveyancing fees are rising but remain below highs of pandemic during the Stamp Duty holiday, research suggests. Comparison website reallymoving’s latest Conveyancing...

LSL Estate Agency Franchising is home to one of the UK’s best-known estate agent brands - Your Move. There are several...

B-hive Block Management Partners Celebrates Major Milestone With Over 100 Businesses Onboard! B-hive Block Management Partners, part of the Vegner Group, who...

My Property Box – a North East-headquartered residential estate agency – has received a multi-million pound investment from BGF, one of...

Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset class but more recently, residential property values have taken over....

Proptech firm iamproperty has launched a CRM for estate agents. A dedicated data migration and onboarding team is in place to make...

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

Lomond chief revenue officer John Ennis has joined the LonRes board as a non-executive director.  Ennis began his property career at Foxtons...

Propertymark elected its new board members and vice presidents during its annual general meeting last week. The meeting extended an appreciation and...

It’s all over bar the voting, so let’s cut to the chase. Labour will win on July 4, big time. Even a...

An Irish estate agent has come up with a solution to For Sale boards that can get damaged by bad weather. Auctioneera...

LSL Property Services has appointed Michael Stoop to its board as a non-executive director. He brings significant experience in estate agency and...

A survey of over 11,000 buyers suggests overwhelming support for more upfront information to be supplied by agents to buyers. Disclosing upfront...

A political party is pledging that if elected it will make every home in the UK have an EPC rating of...

Winkworth has appointed two mergers and acquisition (M&A) specialists as non-executive directors. The agency franchise brand has named Tom Fyson, managing director...

Online agent turned property PR guru Russell Quirk has set out his solution to solving the housing crisis. Speaking on the latest...

A new prospecting solution has been launched by iamproperty. The announcement follows the proptech firm’s recent high-profile acquisition of Information Works.   The...

Estate agents and lettings agents have a legal obligation to protect themselves from money laundering and as such you must recognise...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Agents should be regulated to achieve the training and education they need to improve the property market as a whole, says...

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

North East estate agency group My Property Box has welcomed Nicola Nicholson, Georgia Greenstreet and Georgia Richardson to its team following...

The ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform, has unveiled new headline partners for 2024. Reapit and PayProp will become the Headline...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has appointed its first chief technology officer. Sophia Swain has been recruited to the board-level role. She comes from...

Alto has announced a new integration with secure messaging platform Tappter. Existing Alto customers can get seamlessly set up with Tappter to...

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

Connells Group has become the first estate agency brand to be named an accredited supplier by the New Homes Quality Board...

In a recent panel discussion at The Guild of Property Professionals' conference I highlighted the pressing challenges faced by estate agents...

Asking price discounts have hit their lowest levels since last summer as market activity improves across the board, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...

If you want to hear of a tale for our industry’s times - featuring housing shortages, planning disputes, rampant  inflation and...

One of the founders of self-employed brand The Agency UK (TAUK) has set out hopes for the business to dominate the...

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

Belvoir’s shares were temporarily suspended yesterday after the high court approved its high profile merger with The Property Franchise Group. This paved...

LSL has hailed the benefits of switching to a franchise model for its estate agency brand. A trading update from the company...

Renting a flat or house in the UK has never been more difficult. The market is tight, supply is limited and...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

LSL non-executive chairman David Barral has left the estate agency and property brand’s board after just 11 months in the role. Barral...

OneDome is offering free digital know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) checks for estate agents using its various home buying services.  The...

If you saw our recent article, you’ll know that one in five (19.24%) ValPal leads generated via Facebook ads actually went...

Kerfuffle has revealed the winners of its Supplier of the Year awards The awards are based on agent reviews and net promoter...

Belvoir shareholders have backed the agency brand's merger with The Property Franchise Group (TPFG), paving the way for the high-profile deal...

Estate agency services provider Agent and Homes has appointed a professional investor and former asset manager as a non-executive director. Guy Bowles...

A local estate agent is spreading the love this Valentine’s Day with a video aiming to get people “on board.” Surrey and...

Winkworth has appointment its former general counsel to join the board. Tara Tan has become an executive director of the agency franchise...

The majority of shareholders of The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) have backed a merger of the brand with Belvoir. TPFG and Belvoir...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

The UK’s largest housebuilder has agreed a deal to acquire its rival Redrow. The £2.5bn deal, backed by both company boards, would...

Five years ago, Lettings expert, Tim Lawler, wrote an article for Estate Agent Today charting his early experiences of setting up...

LSL’s estate agency network has performed ahead of its plans since shifting to a franchised model last year. The LSL estate agency...

The negative effects of higher mortgage rates on affordability were overestimated throughout 2023, TwentyCi claims. The property data firm highlights that house...

Sprift has unveiled its solution to help agents cope with material information requirements and collate the property-specific details required prior to...

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

Shareholders of Belvoir and The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) have been invited to a presentation this week where they can ask...

OnTheMarket has signed a multiyear listing agreement with Leaders Romans Group (LRG). The CoStar-backed portal has been selected as one of just...

As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...

The chief executive and chief financial officer of Belvoir will lose their jobs if the brand’s merger with The Property Franchise...

The estate agency industry is being urged to do more to tackle the issue of gender jaws, it has been warned. The...

As the landscape of the property industry changes, as it has done in line with all new technologies over the decades,...

Moneypenny has partnered with CRM provider Street.co.uk to help simplify lead management for estate agents. The integration means calls answered by the...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss their series of ground-breaking innovations announced at their annual...

More than half of agents have cited 2023 as a difficult financial year, research has revealed. Analysis by data firm Landmark Estate...

South West estate agency network the Experts in Property has announced a change of chairmanship and appointed new directors to its...

One of the most heart-warming parts of my job is having the privilege to be the patron of Agents Giving, the...

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

The partners of Cluttons have completed a management buyout of the agency and property consultancy brand. James Gray continues as chief executive...

OnTheMarket shareholders have backed a takeover of the portal by US-owned property brand CoStar UK. It will bring an end to the...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has published the long-awaited Parts B and C of material information...

Proptech firm iamproperty has named a former eBay and MoneySupermarket executive as group chairman. Mark Lewis is the latest high profile recruit...

Robinsons Tees Valley Estate Agents is changing its business name following a change of ownership that actually took place two years...

Agency Express has won the Franchisor of the Year – Gold award at the 2023 British Franchise Association (BFA) HSBC British...

Agency brands Knight Frank and Savills are among 12 of the largest real estate consultancies in the UK behind a new...

Alto has made a range of improvements to its cloud-based agency software based on user feedback. The Houseful-backed brand formed a Software...

Foxtons shareholders are reportedly putting the board under pressure to put the agency brand up for sale Two shareholders who own a...

When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...

Foxtons has described itself as a “lettings-focused” business after announcing the acquisition of rival London agency Ludlow Thompson. The deal is worth...

The founders of Mr and Mrs Clarke, who sold the business to Belvoir last year, have left the franchise brand and...

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

Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...

TwentyEA has added new features to its Insight tool for agents. Users can now access up to five years of market data...

For almost as long as any of us can remember, we’ve had an unpaid colleague getting sales over the line for...

Utility management platform Muuvo has announced a new partnership and technical integration with online agency Yopa. A dashboard has been created exclusively...

Former NAEA Propertymark President Stephen McCarron has questioned if agents should be held responsible for clients losing out from overvalued properties. Speaking...

The market share of online and hybrid agents for exchanges has fallen again during the third quarter. Figures from property data firm...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has warned of a “challenging backdrop” for agents which may impact the portal’s annual revenue. It comes amid rumours, reported...

Self-employed agency brand Harding Green has appointed recent FTSE 100 director Ian Gascoigne to its board. The former managing director of St...

Charlotte Jeffrey-Campbell, director of The Able Agent Given our focus is centred around helping to drive long-term professionalism across the industry,...

Average mortgage pricing is falling in a “positive sign” for the market, new analysis suggests. Data from comparison website Moneyfacts shows typical...

Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...