State of the property nation - have your say!

Estate Agent Today industry survey 2021

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* 1. Will Rightmove still be the dominant portal by the end of the decade?

Yes

Don't know

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* 2. Will Boomin shake up the industry in a Purplebricks-esque way?

Yes, Boomin will change the industry

No, it will have little impact

It will battle OTM for the third biggest portal, nothing more

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* 3. Will the current competition between portals be made redundant by Facebook or some other global platform which can list property sales?

Yes, one of the Big Tech firms will enter the UK property market eventually

No, the current portals will continue to be dominant

Property is a very different industry to Big Tech – this will put Facebook and Google off

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* 4. Will Rightmove or Boomin stop being a portal and move towards listing properties directly, cutting out the portal middleman?

Yes, that’s the inevitable path

No, portals need agents

There may be a move towards that, but not a complete crossover

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* 5. Will agents act for buyers seeking properties as well as vendors selling them? Could this ever work?

Yes, it works fine elsewhere in the world

No, the current model is too ingrained

It would create more problems than answers

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* 6. Are you a member of a trade body?

Propertymark

The Guild

None

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Will RoPA improve the industry or just complicate things?

It will improve things

It will just make everything more complicated

We won’t know until the recommendations have been implemented

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* 8. Do you see estate agency as a respected profession?

Yes, absolutely

No, the industry needs professionalising

It’s going the right way, but needs more training, regulation and qualifications

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* 9. Will there be a move away from high street offices in the coming years?

Yes

Hybrid will thrive

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* 10. Are virtual viewings here to stay as part of the mainstream?

Yes, they’re the future and very helpful

No, they’ll return to being a more niche nice-to-have

The quality of virtual viewings still vary too much

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* 11. What type of agency/agent are you?

Local independent

Corporate firm

Franchisee

Self-employed

Other (please specify)

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* 12. How big is your agency?

Single-branch independent

Under five branches

More than five branches

More than 100 branches

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Which services does your agency offer?

Sales

Lettings

Both

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* 14. What is your role/job title?

Admin

Negotiator

Branch Manager

Director

CEO

Agency Owner

Other (please specify)

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* 1. Will Rightmove still be the dominant portal by the end of the decade?

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* 2. Will Boomin shake up the industry in a Purplebricks-esque way?

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* 3. Will the current competition between portals be made redundant by Facebook or some other global platform which can list property sales?

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* 4. Will Rightmove or Boomin stop being a portal and move towards listing properties directly, cutting out the portal middleman?

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* 5. Will agents act for buyers seeking properties as well as vendors selling them? Could this ever work?

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* 6. Are you a member of a trade body?

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* 7. Will RoPA improve the industry or just complicate things?

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* 8. Do you see estate agency as a respected profession?

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* 9. Will there be a move away from high street offices in the coming years?

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* 10. Are virtual viewings here to stay as part of the mainstream?

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* 11. What type of agency/agent are you?

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* 12. How big is your agency?

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* 13. Which services does your agency offer?

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* 14. What is your role/job title?

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* 15. If you have anything else to add about the estate agency industry in general, please add it here.