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If you thought - perhaps hoped - that five weeks of prorogued Parliament meant a break from politics, think again: the...

If you’d asked me at the start of the year how I thought the political landscape might look now, I wouldn’t...

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...

In a revival of the Natter’s day in the life of series, I catch up with Rajeev Nayyar, managing director of...

How can estate and letting agents nurture leads who aren't ready to sell or let a property instantly? It's a question many...

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

Innovate or Die. But What is Innovation? It Isn’t just PropTech A certain Mr Dick Whittington Esquire was once convinced that the...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

The phrase ‘death of the high street’ can be found in nearly any publication in any given week. And for fair...

There are many adjectives that can be applied to Boris Johnson, probably very few of them complimentary, but there’s one that...

Yopa – launched in 2015 as part of the new breed of hybrid operators seeking to shake up the industry –...

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

It never rains but it pours. And that’s certainly been the case for the online estate agency sector in the last...

In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...

We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party and, rather more importantly, a new Prime Minister. That individual is Boris...

In recent years, estate and letting agents have been faced with a series of tough challenges to absorb and react to. There...

The issue of ‘intergenerational fairness’ has been raised in recent weeks, some might say somewhat ironically by a House of Lords’...

You’ve probably heard about unified communications (UC) before. But why are your competitors and other organisations moving towards centralised comms platforms? What are...

In recent months, we’ve seen headlines dominated by changes to tenancy rules, government consultations and more than a few scare stories. Landlords...

Enhanced customer care strategies, relationship-building schemes, cost-cutting measures and new revenue streams can’t help the lettings industry if the fundamental underlying...

This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

In a marketplace as competitive as the property industry, you may think that generating leads is the most important focus for...

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

Earlier this month we celebrated the 16th annual ESTAS Awards, once again hosted by TV property expert Phil Spencer.  The glittering ceremony...

Since I started working with Zero Deposit for me the market leader in deposit replacement alternatives, the most common question I am...

There’s a clear change of mood music in the country now regarding environmental issues. You don’t need to be old to remember...

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

Although property transactions have, unsurprisingly, recently seen a decline which is almost certainly in part due to the ‘B-word’, this doesn’t...

It’s been six years since the Help to Buy scheme was launched, with the honourable intentions of helping more people onto...

I think I speak for most people when I say that we are not currently where we thought we would be...