By Pete Butler
Being owned by Google, YouTube is the world’s 2nd largest...
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By Pete Butler
Being owned by Google, YouTube is the world’s 2nd largest...
By Tom Cummuskey
The For Sale board is one of the oldest marketing...
By Nat Daniels
In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid,...
By The ValPal Network
Many experts are predicting that house price growth will slow...
By Nat Daniels
Property events and functions are now back in full swing,...
By EAT & LAT Team
Adam Day will be a well-known figure to many in...
By Nat Daniels
In a first for the Natter, this week's interview is...
By Nat Daniels
In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents...
By Nat Daniels
As a character from a fairly well-known TV show once...
By EAT & LAT Team
Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a...
By Nat Daniels
Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important...
By Colin Shairp
There are just three working days until the end of...
By Nat Daniels
Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many...
By EAT & LAT Team
In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, Dominic Murphy,...
By Nat Daniels
In a return to a favourite series of mine, as...
By Nat Daniels
The last property event I attended in person – and...
By Nat Daniels
As you’ll know by now, I like to use the...
By Nat Daniels
One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a...
By Graham Norwood
One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been...
By Chris Mason
It might be tempting during the pandemic to focus simply...
By Nat Daniels
In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story...
By Eduard Cristea
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we evaluate...
By Joanne Tattum
The last few months have seen property agents work hard...
By Elaine Penhaul
The importance of marketing properties is something that is often...
By Craig Vile
Newspapers are pushed through the door, whereas websites have to pull...
By Chris Turner
What are the best ways for a letting agency to...
By Nat Daniels
The property market has bounced back with all of the...
By Craig Vile
There is no doubting that 2020 has been a challenging...
By Nat Daniels
The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s...
By Javier Lopez
When it comes to the future of the property market...
By Sam Hunter
One of the main points I’ve had reinforced to me...
By Nat Daniels
Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part...
By EAT & LAT Team
In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional...
By André Holtshausen
Covid-19 has placed a spotlight on the impressive variety of...
By Mark Hinkins
There’s no doubt we’re in a less-than-rosy phase of the...
By Jet Lendon
As you know, having professional images of your properties is...
By Nat Daniels
We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced...
By Craig Vile
In response to the current coronavirus pandemic, which is having...
By Nat Daniels
In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow...
By Joanne Tattum
Why should agencies leave voicemail in the last decade and...
By Nat Daniels
For a very long time, it was one of the...
By EAT & LAT Team
'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed...
By Joanne Tattum
Six common ‘crimes of modern-day call handling’ are blighting UK...
By Joanne Tattum
Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT...
By Andy Marshall
Property voyeurism and the festive season have long been bedfellows...
By Nat Daniels
As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how...
By Nat Daniels
This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing...
By Saurabh Saxena
The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial...
By Joanne Tattum
In a marketplace as competitive as the property industry, you...
By Lee Dahill
My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has...
By Neil Cobbold
Earlier this month we celebrated the 16th annual ESTAS Awards,...
By Nat Daniels
Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left...
By Nat Daniels
With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way,...
By Neil Cobbold
The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up...
By Nat Daniels
When you think of the best ad campaigns – from...
By Nat Daniels
For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to...
By James Campbell
The road to opening up your own business can be...
By Nat Daniels
Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta)...
By James Campbell
There are many misconceptions about the franchising world but, whether...
By Nat Daniels
Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but –...
By Neil Cobbold
Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the...
By Ben Davis
When it comes to building online reputation, Google is king. It...
By Graham Norwood
It’s been an interesting week of contrasts when it comes...
By Nat Daniels
Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of...
By Nat Daniels
Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus,...
By Nat Daniels
It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have...
By Nat Daniels
No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists...
By Ben Davis
Local business reviews are becoming increasingly important for reputation management,...
By Nat Daniels
Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might...
By Nat Daniels
Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain...
By Jonathan Stein
For too long the private rented sector has been complacent...
By Dominic Hinchliffe
In the past decade or so there has been a...
By Neil Cobbold
With all the recent change and upheaval in the rental...
By Nat Daniels
First things first, I have to mention the World Cup....
By Marc Da Silva
Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how...
By Nat Daniels
Last time out I looked at the growing importance of...
By Nat Daniels
As promised a few weeks ago, this week’s Natter concentrates...
By Marc Da Silva
Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an...
By Nat Daniels
The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down...
By Marc Da Silva
The printing industry is in the midst of a decline...
By Graham Norwood
According to The Branding Journal, a brand is “a name,...
By Nat Daniels
After the fun and over-indulgence of the festivities, most of...
By Nat Daniels
Winter seems to be firmly with us now, if the...
By Nat Daniels
Crowdfunding is nothing new. As I pointed out in a...
By EAT & LAT Team
As we outlined in our EAT and LAT stories earlier...
By Marc Da Silva
Not so long ago, new UK car sales were racing...
By Nat Daniels
Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like...
By David Westgate
Once upon a time there were estate agents. That was...
By Samantha Jones
Given the shift change in the estate agent world at...
By Martin Calvert
How many property professionals are truly happy with their revenue?...
By Nigel Poole
Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on letting...
By Nigel Poole
Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant...
By Paul Seabridge
There’s barely a week that goes by when you don’t...
By Nigel Poole
Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant...
By Marc Da Silva
The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting...
By Marc Da Silva
The best estate and letting agents in the UK were...
By Nat Daniels
It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season....
By Graham Norwood
Odds are that you use TripAdvisor when you book a...
By Marc Da Silva
Being featured in newspapers, magazines and websites, as well as...
By Colin Shairp
It’s easy to be dismissive of the value of local...
By Nat Daniels
For my latest Property Natter I have sought the opinions...
By Simon Duce
Dust off your black tie and grab a tissue as...
By Colin Shairp
The guys at Which? are at it again, all over...
By Nat Daniels
Excuse the puntastic (or not) title, but as you’ve no...
By Mark Lucas
From the outset of any merger, it is vital that...
By Samantha Jones
If this past year is anything to go by, outsourcing...
By Nat Daniels
Instant gratification is nothing new. It’s been around for millennia....
By Mark Lucas
Consolidation continues apace amongst traditional estate agents. The raft of...
By Samantha Jones
Technology has been continuing to shape the way estate agents...
By Nat Daniels
Carpe diem, seize the day – whatever you call it, it’s...
By Andrew Mabbutt
2016 has undoubtedly shone a spotlight on the reviews industry...
By Harry Simons
Forget a machine injury, a nasty fall or even being...
By Nat Daniels
Good branding is absolutely crucial to any successful business or...
By Simon Duce
There were some absolutely brilliant figures released recently by telephone answering specialist,...
By Nat Daniels
Facebook is a difficult beast to tame. You have 2,000 followers,...
By Nat Daniels
It’s all been kicking off in recent weeks, hasn’t it?...
By Andrew Mabbutt
Online reviews play an increasingly vital role in shaping the...
By Marc Da Silva
When marketing a property for sale, there are a number...
By Nat Daniels
Later on, the title of this piece should become clearer...
By Chris Arnold
Estate Agents may say they are different. They may even...
By Nat Daniels
Summer finally arrived, the transport system (as always) went into...
By Samantha Jones
A client recently told me how much their estate agency...
By Nat Daniels
The joke doing the rounds last week still seems to...
By Samantha Jones
‘Digital technology in the property industry is here to stay’...
By Iain White
Cost-effective marketing will always be an important part of growing...
By Nat Daniels
It’s nearly June – June! – already. Seriously, where has...
By Nat Daniels
Last time out I spoke about the beginnings of a...
By Marc Da Silva
Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go...
By Nat Daniels
On Tuesday we managed hail, snow, rain, sun and a...
By Marc Da Silva
Winners’ reactions and views from a fantastic day of celebration! The...
By Marc Da Silva
The People Awards, which honour the very best individuals in...
By Samantha Jones
Recently, I was speaking to the owner of a chain...
By Nat Daniels
Storm Katie (makes it sound so harmless when they give...
By Nat Daniels
The days are getting longer, the sun is starting to...
By Nat Daniels
Software. You might not give it much thought a lot...
By Nat Daniels
Estate agents with a difference, a twist, a unique selling...
By Nat Daniels
Marketing and property often go hand in hand. But from...
By Nat Daniels
First of all, welcome back everyone. Hope everyone had a...
By Michael Robson
For the team at Andrews, the new year started a...
By Samantha Jones
As the year draws to a close, awards season is...
By Nat Daniels
An interesting story caught my eye a few weeks ago....
By Simon Duce
Negativity. There’s a lot of it about in the lettings...
By Nat Daniels
Someone told me the other day that it’s now only...
By Samantha Jones
The answer to the question is that we all should;...
By Nat Daniels
I’m writing this from the brand spanking new Center Parks...
By Nat Daniels
Well, the hosts have left the party early. England have...
By Samantha Jones
It will come as no surprise for those who have...
By Nat Daniels
We’ve enjoyed a bit of an Indian summer this week....
By Samantha Jones
Like many people these days I rarely make a significant...
By Nat Daniels
Public relations is big business these days. Whole companies are...
By Nat Daniels
So, has everyone been enjoying the fine summer weather we’ve...
By Nat Daniels
The rising phenomenon of agent-rating and review websites is a...
By Nat Daniels
OK, you’re being spoilt. This column is now going to...
By Nat Daniels
Hello and welcome to my brand new blog! Every month...
By Eddie Goldsmith
Poldark, a period drama recently on the BBC, has inspired...