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Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

Even before the pandemic, the estate agency sector was evolving considerably as a younger generation started buying, selling and letting homes,...

A local estate agency network says it has hosted an extraordinary 96,524 virtual viewings during lockdown. The Miles & Barr agency -...

The government has told estate agents to ensure at least one Union Jack is present in properties during both physical and...

Uncertain market means additional revenue streams are more important than ever The last year has been an uncertain period for many business...

Rightmove has set out its innovation programme for the private rental sector. The portal has given over a substantial amount of its...

Rightmove is reporting a big rise in the proportion of properties listed with video content. It says rental listings with either a...

Foxtons says it staged 300,000 virtual viewings last year as the pandemic’s lockdowns and temporary market closure severely restricted physical viewings. Chief operating...

A search agent says virtual viewings for prospective tenants or purchasers are useful - but less sophisticated ones reveal more than...

A free digital training academy has been launched to guide agents on getting the best out of virtual viewings.  Holofy Spaces, a PropTech...

An agency says it has recently let 26 properties in one month without conducting any physical viewings. Oakwood Homes, operating in Kent,...

A senior lettings agency figure says virtual viewings have transformed the rental sector. “The increased level of requests for virtual viewings has...

A Labour councillor in Yorkshire claims letting agents are not showing the actual properties available to rent when they use virtual...

The last year was one which none of us will forget both personally and professionally. Every aspect of life has been...

A prominent lettings agent and property management expert says the industry has been reluctant to recognise the increasing trend of consumers...

The recent survey in Letting Agent Today on why many landlords didn’t use agents was interesting and informative. That only 42.5%...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

The Welsh government has given details of the rentals and sales house moving process during the 16 day lockdown beginning 6pm on Friday...

Automated lettings platform PlanetRent has agreed a partnership with another PropTech operator to offer virtual tours of rental properties. The partnership with...

A property management firm says there’s been a big surge in rentals with the majority of deals being completed using virtual...

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

A new survey of tenants’ sentiment suggests that 54 per cent of renters feel confident to view a property with appropriate...

Rental app service Movebubble has launched its Home Walkthrough feature which it says it the first of its kind in the...

A surge in rental activity has encouraged a London-focussed agency to un-furlough some of its staff ahead of an expected relaxation...

London agency Chestertons reports that despite the lockdown it’s registered 2,369 new tenants needing to move, conducted 3,432 virtual viewings, received...

New and newly-refurbished properties are letting more readily as virtual viewings become more widespread during the lockdown. That’s the view of Knight...