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In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the annual Estate Agency X event, titled 'Mastering the...

The new Labour government has committed to building 370,000 homes per year, but is it realistic? The housing crisis in the UK...

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

The smart home movement has been gathering pace for some time and connected living should be top of the agenda for...

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...

A cross-industry collaboration aims to showcase how working horizontally across key stages of the home-buying and selling journey can positively impact...

A new analysis of buyers’ actions during viewings suggests many effectively ignore the truly important features, and are instead distracted by...

The slump in housing market transactions is beginning to translate into a fall in the number of conveyancing companies. A study by...

IT was the day the world malfunctioned.  From airport lounges to the reception areas of GP surgeries, the CrowdStrike IT Outage caused...

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

Estate agents are being asked to do too much when it comes to material information rules but there appears to be...

Knight Frank has launched a strategic partnership with a legal technology firm that aims to transform the way properties are sold. The...

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

IT’s very difficult to predict anything in the property sector. But one thing I can predict with total certainty is we will...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Paul Halliwell and my VMC business card says “Executive...

A lack of cashflow is stopping agents from adopting technology to boost their business, it has been claimed. Proptech firm iamproperty recently...

According to Landmark Information Group’s recent Insights Report, both sales and purchases have seen substantial increases in the time taken from...

Moverly’s upfront information services have been integrated with technology platform Reapit.  Agents using Reapit can now access Moverly's comprehensive material information solution,...

It’s so good to see housing at the top of the government’s agenda for change. Finally! The housing crisis has been met...

An anti-money laundering (AML) expert has highlighted an overlooked part of this week’s King’s Speech that could boost the property market. While...

Property data specialist Sprift Technologies has been listed in the Deloitte 2023 EMEA Fast 500. The Deloitte report recognises the fastest-growing technology...

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

Extra paperwork, poorly-resourced solicitors and a lack of upfront material information have all been cited as factors contributing to delays in...

Under the strain of a housing crisis, the UK faces a severe shortage of affordable homes. This is further emphasised by...

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

You may not have seen it, but one of the most important reports published within the housing sector over the past...

Home moving platform Movemnt has announced an exclusive partnership with conveyancing services provider LMS. The partnership makes use of LMS’ wider panel...

Letting agents are more confident in technology than ever before and a large majority believe that investing in automation is more...

The next generation of estate agents won’t be going to the office in 10 years, the founder of eXp World Holdings...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Lee O’Brien, Managing Director of iad UK. In your experience,...

Property marketing and communications software provider Nurtur is shifting its focus from agency networks to technology and artificial intelligence tools. It comes...

A respected UK fund manager has hailed Rightmove as a key part of his investments to help turnaround the portfolio’s fortunes. Nick...

A property recruitment firm that already works with almost 100 estate agencies has rebranded. Genum Recruitment, which has helped supply talent to...

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

There are those in the technology sector that claim “data is the new oil”. I think they might be right, but...

The Government’s controversial Renters (Reform) Bill has fallen victim to Rishi Sunak’s election announcement and has been shelved. The legislation – which...

Last week, the UK’s leading conveyancing services provider, LMS, announced a five- year strategic partnership with software, data and insight business,...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss advanced technology and innovative business models.  In today's UK...

Artificial Intelligence will not be taking over people’s jobs any time soon, as machine learning is trainable only with human input.  The...

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

THE property sector has embraced technology and the enormous benefits that it can bring. Never was this more accurately demonstrated than during...

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

The founding team behind Yorkshire agent Preston Baker has launched a custom-built AI-powered CRM system for UK estate and letting agents.  Preston...

It’s more than 100 days since global real estate tech giants CoStar Group acquired struggling property portal, OnTheMarket. If you cast your...

In the fast-evolving world of property, where every click counts and every search matters, mastering the art of Search Engine Optimisation...

A locally-owned property portal called Propertynews says it’s signed up over 40 more agents to list properties since New Year. More than...

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

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency.   The...

CoStar Group, the US-based global online real estate provider which acquired OnTheMarket in December, has now snapped up Matterport, the well...

A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...

The vast majority of negligence claims against conveyancers are for relatively low sums of money, but the financial and reputational costs...

TV property guru, Move iQ founder and Estate Agent Today columnist Phil Spencer to be a keynote speakers at Propertymark One...

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

Fraud poses a significant challenge for residential conveyancers, with criminals often attempting to exploit the transaction process for money laundering purposes. The...

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

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

Financial crime within the property sector is on the rise and the stats are alarming. According to data from Apex Bridging,...

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

Happy birthday to us….and all members of the The ValPal Network! We are celebrating a decade in business and in those 10...

My Auction has merged with Bamboo Auctions to form one of the largest online auction providers in the UK. Rocket Auctions, a newly...

Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...

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

Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...

Industry leaders in both real estate and PropTech view AI/Automation and Big Data as the two major gamechangers in the next...

Proptech platform iamproperty has launched a recruitment campaign to boost its 575-strong team. There are more than 10 tech roles currently live, from senior...

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

Eddisons has signed a partnership deal with proptech firm Valos in a collaboration which is designed to streamline the property consultancy’s...

The emergence of the Digital property market represents the most profound shift for the industry itself since the advent of the...

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

Like millions of others, I watched in open-mouthed astonishment as details emerged about the Post Office scandal. I knew a little bit about...

Everyone’s a pundit these days, aren’t they? And January is pundit season – when a New Year starts, out come the...

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

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss a beacon of hope for agencies looking to thrive...

As 2024 progresses, I expect to see an increase in the role that estate agents play in local communities. Once perceived...

Forget the Boxing Day boost, next Monday could be the start of the “first-time buyer boom.” Mortgage technology company Twenty7tec has identified...

It’s a myth that the property market slows over the festive period, The ValPal Network (TVPN) claims. Data from the lead generation...

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

While Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, may have announced a u-turn on Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) plans in September, we continue to...

Heat pumps are become more prevalent across the UK to power our homes’ heating requirements and they are only likely to...

OnTheMarket (OTM) can still pursue its original aims of challenging the duopoly in the property portal market, its chief executive Jason...

The private rental landscape has been undergoing a profound transformation, with technology playing a pivotal role in shaping the way tenancies...

Go back a hundred years and property transactions were a much simpler affair. A group of people could get together in...

Anti-money laundering platform (AML) Credas Technologies has launched a material information function, helping estate agents to get ahead of the latest...

Proptech firm iamproperty is inviting estate agents to a webinar about the latest Trading Standards’ material information guidance.   It will be...

Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...

The Guild of Property Professionals successfully hosted its annual Autumn Tour virtually last week, allowing member agents from across the UK...

CRM provider Street.co.uk has unveiled a new partnership that will see technology firm Global 4’s 8x8 hosted telephony directory made available...

Legal sector infrastructure specialist CTS has said it is “urgently investigating” a cyberattack on its services that could impact property exchanges...

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has expanded its executive committee with the appointment of Nick Chadbourne from conveyancing panel provider LMS. The...

As domestic battery storage systems become increasingly prevalent in UK homes, enquiries about their usage and functionality are on the rise....

Foxtons has reopened its doors on the King’s Road, with the launch of its flagship Sloane Square office. It is the first...

Digital transformation is now happening at a monumental pace, and dependence on technology is growing to new heights. In fact, the...

It was US disability rights advocate, Helen Keller, who said: ‘alone, we can do so little, together we can do so...

In this interview, Riccardo Dawson, Chief Operating Officer at Alto and Chris Hutchinson, CEO of Canopy discuss the benefits of their...

Sometimes I think I should have paid more attention to science lessons at school but back then, I never thought I...

You’ll know by now that I’m a fully signed up member of the PropTech fan club. And I’ve had an exciting...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

Chestertons, one of the UK’s oldest estate agencies, has been sold to a European real estate services and technology group. The buyer...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities are constantly developing, helping to improve efficiencies across all sectors and disciplines. Recent data* highlights that the...

A former senior executive for Boomin and Purplebricks has returned to traditional estate agency. Tom Kirk, previously chief product officer for Boomin...