UK Estate & Letting Agency, then, now and beyond…

So, are we clear on Estate Agency? “An estate agent is a person or business that arranges the selling, renting or management of properties, and other buildings… ” as quoted from Wikipedia. So, all in all, quite simply really? Estate Agency took over from the original House Agents and Land Agents and made a name for…

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Online Estate Agents revealing nearly all…

Lots of news in the air towards Online Estate Agents and many new names are entering the industry. Are they rivaling traditional estate agency or are they simply adding a new dimension to how people buy/sell/rent property in the UK? We contacted a selection of Online Estate Agency concepts via Twitter and asked them some…

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Industry Interview: Sarah Beeny, Founder of Tepilo.

What made you come up with the idea of Tepilo? The idea for my online estate agency grew from my astonishment at how much ‘traditional’ high-street estate agents were charging to do things that vendors could do themselves, and in fact, do better! For example, who can give as thorough and detailed information on a…

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Online only… Can they be called ‘Estate Agents’?

Managing a few Estate Agency groups I get to see a lot of debates and opinions shared on varied industry topics. One of the popular discussions is to whether or not online estate agents, a growing popularity currently, should be classified as actual ‘Estate Agents’. As per usual, I will have no real opinion on…

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