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As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

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

I don’t think I can add anything more to the excellent 2019 pieces we’ve seen on EAT in recent weeks –...

Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of virtual reality (VR) in some sectors is becoming more evident than...

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

Why do we choose to engage with one application more than another, or find ourselves returning to the same piece of...

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

“You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over,” is an oft-quoted saying of Richard...

A review of the housing market at present, particularly when it comes to purchase transactions, might not necessarily feel overly positive.  The...

I often speak of my wish to see property taken out of the hands of politicians. Indeed, this is likely to...

‘I need more power’ - it’s a common request experienced by landlords, letting agents and commercial estate agents across the country. Be...

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

Conveyancing regularly adds unnecessary and costly delays to the home buying process and improvement could be far quicker than any efforts...

It is a sobering thought that 40 years have slipped by since I first ran a tape measure across the inside...

You will notice that there is a new author for this regular column for Estate Agent Today. Last month I was...

We all know the three essential things an estate agent must have on their website include the ability to be able...

Customer experience (CX) will largely determine the future of estate agency in the UK. This is now a key battleground for...

There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...

When it comes to building online reputation, Google is king. It is estimated that over 90% of consumers Google a business before...

It’s been an interesting week of contrasts when it comes to online replacing ‘the old school’. Data from that clever consultancy The...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

The dust may have settled on the government’s recent announcement regarding housing and property complaints, but opinion is still split on...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...

It’s that time of year when we gaze to the future, when we ponder what the coming year will bring, and...