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Making my way to our London office on a busy commuter train, my mind got busy thinking about the new do-it-yourself...

It’s holiday time: schools have broken up, quite a few estate agents are taking time off, and the MPs are in...

Another day, another housing minister – at least that’s what it feels like! The resignation of the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson...

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

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

Location, Location, Location: it’s no coincidence the TV show seized on that title because the importance of a property’s position is...

Having recently attended FUTURE: PropTech in London, it struck me just how far the integration of property and technology has progressed...

Firstly, my sincere apologies - it has now been over a month since my last PropTech blog, doesn’t time fly!  In the...

Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and gone and I find myself now looking ahead to the Summer.  The...

There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor in the housing market than it used to be - so...

Were it not for climate change, I would be very close to predicting that the summer is close to being over,...

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...

It was interesting to see the recent story on Estate Agent Today about OnTheMarket (OTM) raising its fees after signing up...

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...

Given the level of resource and energy being put behind upping the number of first-time buyers in the UK, you might...

At any given moment it’s difficult to say which issue dominates our marketplace, but I think it’s fair to acknowledge during...

In the great swathe of housing market data which is delivered each month, conveyancers’ case volumes often get overlooked, however the...

The raison d'être for estate agents everywhere is to get their properties noticed! It’s as simple as that. These days you’re likely...

Technology is transforming the way we comply with Anti Money Laundering (AML) regulation. It is providing a consistent approach, reliable outcomes...

After gaining my MBA qualification from Edinburgh Business School in 2005, I took careful consideration over my career moves and prospective...

For too long the private rented sector has been complacent towards customer satisfaction. In the changing rental landscape, the smartest letting...

In the past decade or so there has been a movement towards the use of digital signage screens within a number...

With all the recent change and upheaval in the rental sector it may be time to consider how letting agencies will...

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...

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

We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to help to find a practical solution to the concern of the...

Amid the headline-grabbing political manoeuvring over Brexit, a policy proposal which could have serious ramifications for private landlords, and those who...

As housing market stakeholders we’ve all had a month or so to try and digest the government’s own response to its...

At first sight, to suggest this is a good time for an agency business to go for an IPO - that...

With the continued indecision surrounding Brexit and the final divorce settlement still months away, it seems property buyers are choosing to...

Renting has long been characterised as a stepping stone onto the housing ladder for the younger generations. But in recent years,...