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A new senior figure in Purplebricks claims the agency has much in common with selling broadband.  Nick Gunga is the new chief...

In this, the second of a three-part series, David Beaumont continues his critique of the new Material Information Guidance. There are 21...

Following the release of Material Information Parts B & C, iamproperty’s Product Manager, Tania Bonesi, shares insights on how Estate Agents...

Long-awaited guidance on material information in property listings was revealed yesterday but policing of the rules won’t be any different, it...

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

Agents and other businesses are being reminded of a deadline to upgrade their technology systems for voice and broadband connections else...

Tackling economic crime is part of the day job for estate agents. But how can the latest digital ID tools help...

Providing material information upfront could help agents charge higher fees and even reduce their carbon footprint, while those not complying could...

Upfront material information is now firmly on the property industry’s radar, with Trading Standards CPR regulations expected to move towards disclosing...

Utility technology platform Muuvo has unveiled a range of new features as it celebrates its second birthday. The proptech firm provides a...

Happy New Year! I hope you’ve recharged the batteries and have a shiny list of resolutions to make 2023 as successful...

Only 16% of property listings are currently compliant with upfront information rules, it has been claimed. Agents are currently required to include...

As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...

The existence of renewable energy sources and parking facilities look set to be among details that Trading Standards will expect to...

Agency proptech supplier Muuvo has made new data available to help agents comply with impending Trading Standards upfront information requirements. The National...

A senior agency executive has backed the controversial issue of including broadband and mobile signal in property listings. The National Trading Standards...

Housing Secretary Greg Clark, who is also the Levelling Up Secretary, has been caught up in the storm surrounding Rishi Sunak...

More than half of agents disagree that mobile phone signal should be treated as material information in listings. James Munro, head of...

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

Agents may have to include the broadband speed and mobile signal for a property on listings in the next round of...

Today’s consumers judge a business not just on the quality of its products, but also on their experience in using them....

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

A high-speed internet connection is the second most important factor for buyers after property size, a survey claims. And the study -...

Living close to family and friends is a top priority for nearly four in 10 people according to a survey of...

In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...

OnTheMarket’s new market appraisal guides - first announced some months ago - have this morning gone live.  In June OTM announced a...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says research into pricing strategies has suggested around a third of sellers at least consider using...

Home set up and utility management service Just Move In is the latest partner on Reapit’s CRM. The 5,000-plus agents who use Reapit’s...

New research has found that homebuyers would prioritise buying a home with superfast broadband over being close to a good school.  A...

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...

As we now find ourselves in the UK’s third national lockdown in 10 months, what tenants want, and need from their...

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...

A new survey has been launched by the Residential Property Surveyors Association. The RPSA - which wants to rival the RICS as...

It’s no surprise to hear that the property market has seen a lot of change across 2020, with ups and downs...

Agents in some parts of the country may be able to make use of data from utilities comparison service uSwitch, which...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

A new study confirms the growing trend of buyers wanting good broadband links - and the possibility that homes without them...

One of the many free-to-list portals now vying for attention is offering agents six months free access to a platform boasting...

A former City analyst best known for his scathing criticisms of Purplebricks has launched a PropTech platform that he describes as...

The Covid-19 crisis hasn’t caused the revolution it has been reported to have. Despite the challenges it has brought, fundamentally, the...

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

Trading Standards says agents must include more “material information” in property details even if this may not be a wholly positive...

Who are you? Jed Topping, Business Development Executive for Virgin Media How can sales and letting agents work with Virgin Media to earn extra revenue?...

New research suggests the internet and broadband coverage have become even more important to buyers and tenants. The study - involving 228...

Agents are being offered a two week free trial of a service giving mobile telephone signal strength information and broadband connectivity...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

A service has launched for estate and letting agents to copy and paste a widget into online advertisements free of charge. It...

A property MOT being launched by Countrywide and described as “game changing” for the house buying process will include survey and...

A £3.6 billion Towns Fund to support towns across England to build prosperous futures through innovative regeneration is a perfect chance...

Countrywide’s surveying division says it’s found a “knowledge gap” in existing surveys after a study involving over 15,000 buyers. The agency group...

My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has been an interesting journey, however I don’t want to bore you...

The Innovative Collaboration Group - a collection of high-profile tech suppliers to the agency industry - has unveiled a raft of new...

Ultra slow broadband speeds could knock a quarter off the value of a property according to research undertaken by online agency...

It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...

Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive.  Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...

Recent years have seen tighter regulation and new legislation hit the lettings industry. Combined with the fee ban, there is no...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Marco Ferrara, Director of Tili What is Tili and what does...

I am a patient man; a pacifist. Yet there is little in life right now that would satisfy me more than...

Tili does all the work to deliver a smooth home move for customers and income for agents. An innovative and easy to...

Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help compensate for the introduction of...

The annual report from the Advertising Standards Authority and the Committees of Advertising Practice, out today, shows that the estate and...

ZPG’s comparison website uSwitch is to be the headline sponsor of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent.  The company says it will use this...

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...

Living next to inconsiderate neighbours can be a nightmare, but letting to bad tenants can prove costly, especially when issues, which...

In their election rhetoric all the political parties informed us that the UK is experiencing a ‘housing crisis’, with all promising...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a selection of tips for growing your business. We’re now...

New research has identified homebuyers' top 20 'must-have' features that would encourage them to purchase a seller's property. According to the survey...

Slow broadband speed at peak-times has been cited as the number one unexpected home-mover bugbear according to a survey of 3,000...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

One of the key factors associated with an active private rental market in the UK, as detailed in the Dataloft PRS...

In the world of property and estate agency, competition is always fierce. It’s the same when it comes to your website....

Surely people will start moving again soon. The employment rate for the last quarter of 2015 is likely to be the...

Online estate agent SellMyHome is teaming up with local-area research information provider Property Detective to offer what it calls a “hybrid”...

We’ve enjoyed a bit of an Indian summer this week. Not sure it makes up for one of the coldest and...

So, has everyone been enjoying the fine summer weather we’ve been experiencing? Oh, wait…fear not, I will attempt to inject a...