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The UK sales and lettings markets are in a state of flux, but an upcoming webinar from Reapit, the leading technology...

Sentiment about sales volumes among surveyors and estate agents is at its most upbeat level for more than two years and...

Connells has experienced its busiest second quarter for instructions in six years. The UK’s largest agency brand has reported a 15% increase...

Concerns around market appraisals and how offers are handled are likely to be the key industry complaints this year amid lower...

The number of market appraisals and sales agreed among estate agents are now back above levels seen before the September 2022...

Estate agency stock has hit the highest level since February 2021, new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...

New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...

Further adjustments in house prices are needed to match valuations with market expectations, Propertymark has warned. It comes as the agency trade...

Estate agency recruitment expert and mentor Ian Dobrin has joined property data firm Addland. He will initially focus on further building the...

Property industry veteran Mal McCallion has helped launch a new artificial intelligence (AI) property search tool that agents can embed in...

The number of agents reporting listings selling for under asking price has hit its highest level this year as Propertymark warns...

The latest market snapshot from Propertymark suggests a more pessimistic view of the market. The trade body’s latest Housing Insight report says...

Property professionals remain negative about the prospects for the housing market over the coming months amid low buyer demand and fewer...

We might be at the start of an improving housing market, suggests Propertymark. In its latest market snapshot, concentrating mostly on August,...

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors housing market snapshot shows the increasing damage being wrought by high interest rates. The RICS...

Estate agents have been urged to be wary of complaints around market appraisals and the handling of offers. The latest annual review...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the feature of the Lifesycle CRM, and its importance...

A more stable picture of the housing market may be emerging, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has suggested. It comes...

Agency software providers Street.co.uk and Acaboom have entered into a strategic partnership. Agents will be able to access both products from one...

Agents using The ValPal Network (TVPN) have generated a record number of leads for market appraisals this month despite concerns of...

Agents are being urged to avoid “too much enthusiasm” when conducting market appraisals amid warnings of a house price slowdown. Hybrid agency...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the arrival of Lifesycle 3. The continual development of Lifesycle...

High transaction volumes are likely to lead to more complaints about agents, a compliance expert claims. Paul Offley, compliance officer at The Guild...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned of a further weakening of the property market as buyer caution increases. The...

Buyers are facing hesitant sellers and a continuing shortage of properties, Chestertons claims. The agency reported that the number of property viewings...

Agents can now use vendor feedback from allAgents to access and print reports demonstrating how accurate their market appraisals are. The reviews...

New research from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has highlighted further lost further momentum in the housing market during...

Fine & Country has unveiled plans to host a three-day intensive estate agency bootcamp for professionals within the network to help...

Have you ever noticed that it is much easier to fix other people's problems than your own? Whether it is resolving a friend's...

Agents can now access an online qualification in listings and market appraisals. Agency training provider The Able Agent has launched what it...

Agency listings appear to be on the rise with major brands seeing a spike in valuations and instructions. Data from national agent Jackson-Stops...

Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...

Agents have 21 per cent fewer homes on their books now than a year ago according to a quick buy company. In...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

PropTech is booming, and its rise was only accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the real estate industry – as...

With the competition for new listings between agents as fierce as ever, it can sometimes feel like a race to the...

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...

An agent promoting self-employed business models has launched a course showing how estate agents can earn £100,000 per year. The set of...

It may be ‘Freedom Day’ but it looks certain that many estate agents will still wear masks in offices today and...

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...

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

You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...

Software provider Rex has launched three new live dashboards for agencies, one of which covers agent performance. Rex says the dashboards -...

Zoopla says over 250 agents have now signed up to its partnership deal with PropTech firm FocalAgent, set up by former...

Free-to-list portal group OneDome claims 425 estate agency branches joined its listing services last month,  OneDome Group operates two portals, OneDome and...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

Another new property portal has been launched, this one - Mutual - describing itself as the ‘Pre-Portal Property Platform for estate...

A new PropTech product claims to help agents generate and nurture leads - even while they sleep. MovePal generates leads through Facebook...

Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...

The challenger portal scheduled to launch in less than a week’s time on July 1 has secured the support of 10,000...

The chief executive of NAEA Propertymark says he expects specific government guidance later this week for estate agents to return to...

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...

Analysis by an online valuation and lead generation service shows that requests from prospective sellers and landlords are increasingly happening in...

For several years the regular monthly RICS market snapshot has made depressing reading - now, for there second month in a...

Annual UK house price growth exceeded one per cent for the first time in 12 months in December according to the...

This morning’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors confirms the worst - that the market is in...

Property portal OnTheMarket has thrown down the challenge to Rightmove by launching two new features for its listing agents. The first, Market...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

A 36 per cent collapse in sales between November and January has created an “unprecedented” five year low in the number...

Estate agents don’t necessarily have the most eco-friendly image as an industry - but here’s one who’s really making a statement...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone mentioned here...

One of the most important aspects of running a successful estate or letting agency is being able to generate new business...

A new PropTech platform is providing a service to help agents market their new listings instantly across portals and social media. BestAgent...

The ValPal Network is launching a new tool for its 4,100 agent users - an area barometer which reflects the buoyancy of...

Countrywide says the roll out of its online sales and lettings service is on schedule to reach 50 per cent of...

More than 270 easyProperty licences have been secured by independent estate agents belonging to The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine...

I would argue the property industry is fundamentally inefficient. Much of that inefficiency is now being handled by PropTech companies and...

As discussed in our previous article, it’s all about the first impression. Once your team have handled that initial phone call...

High end London agency Chestertons has opened a new office in West Putney, bringing its network across the capital to 33. The branch...

Dear Sales Doctor, The biggest challenge I’m facing right now is winning more instructions. What advice do you have for my listers...

A new recruitment push by franchise agency operation HomeXperts says its agents - who work from home - earn invoiced commissions...

Instant gratification is nothing new. It’s been around for millennia. It’s an in-built survival instinct for humans – that want, that...

Despite Brexit and economic uncertainty, there is still confidence from many agencies that are expanding, opening and acquiring even this late...

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

The joke doing the rounds last week still seems to be just as relevant this week: “the only man with a...

Estate agents from around the country are reporting only limited damage to business or prices caused by the Brexit result of...

Franchise agency chain HomeXperts is expanding as a result of a £250,000 loan.  HomeXperts has 27 franchisees in England from Thirsk in...