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Late last year a buying agent at Stacks Property Search and Acquisition set up a village Good Neighbour Scheme with her...

LSL Property Services says one of its measures to “rightsize” the organisation during the Coronavirus crisis will be to put agents...

The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...

We live in uncertain times. That I do not need to say to anybody. I am writing this piece aboard my...

Any bid by Zoopla and OnTheMarket to displace Rightmove as the number one portal in the UK is at best expensive...

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...

Purplebricks and Countrywide have each recently claimed to be the biggest agency group in the UK but now Connells says that...

A legal challenge by HM Revenue and Customs has stopped a bid to secure a stamp duty discount on a property. The...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week - and it’s been a frantic seven days since the last...

The head of SEO at Rightmove has defected to a rival portal, Residential People. Farhaad Saleh was responsible for all of Rightmove's...

One of the country’s leading housing market research experts has been poached from Knight Frank to join Zoopla. Gráinne Gilmore - a...

London-focussed high end agency Chestertons says it’s on the hunt for acquisitions after posting what it describes as a “record performance”...

Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...

The Property Franchise Group - which operates five High Street agency brands and the EweMove hybrid - has set up a...

A leading analyst says Purplebricks has clearly plateaued and will not reach its own target of a 10 per cent market...

The Leaders Romans Group has extended its activities into the commercial world with the acquisition of chartered surveying company Dunlop Heywood. Dunlop...

2020, the start of a new decade. Looking back, 2010 feels like such a long time ago, and looking forward to...

For the stock market generally, 2019 has been a positive year - but a few high profile agencies and associated companies...

Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, is to open three new offices in the New Year.  The...

Connells has confirmed that it has closed two branches in Dorset in the south west of England, in addition to the...

Century 21 UK has made what it claims to be the largest acquisition in its history, snapping up an independent agency...

Agents have reacted angrily to General Election proposals by all three main political parties to hike stamp duty for foreign buyers. The...

A 10 point manifesto to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by prominent campaigner Louie Burns, of The Leasehold Solutions Group. The 10...

Zoopla is continuing its aggressive expansion of listings and services to agents with news this morning that it has added a...

Hello there and welcome along to the latest PJT, your weekly catch-up on who’s moving where in agency, amongst suppliers and...

A London estate agency is attempting to help leaseholders with short leases who may be finding it hard to raise funds...

Hello and welcome to a new week - one with darker evenings and colder days. But there is still plenty of activity...

A controversial estate agent and former head of an online agency is urging agents to knock on the doors of vendors...

A regional agency operating across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire has announced an acquisition which adds two branches to its network. This week, Alexander...

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

Countrywide says London agency Greene & Co, acquired back in May 2015, will become ‘fully immersed’ into its Hamptons International brand...

Leaders Romans says it has won new funding to acquire more agencies.  “We have made no secret of the group’s intention to...

London-focussed business-to-business deal data service LonRes has acquired an anti-money laundering compliance consultancy specialising in residential and commercial property. Financial Crime Services,...

The German-based Alex Springer publishing company, which is already the largest single investor in Purplebricks, has acquired a prominent online estate...

A north of England estate agency is marking its 160th anniversary with the pledge to announce an acquisition by the end...

Connells Group has announced its acquisition of an independent Cambridgeshire agency - and it says it’s on the look out for...

The independent Seel and Co, one of Cardiff’s and Wales’ oldest independent agencies and auction houses, has been acquired by Jeffrey...

Franchise giant Hunters says its branch network has now hit 200 following a spate of acquisitions in the first half of...

Whinge. Moan. Lead quality. Crap market. Decision procrastination. Fee pressure. Bloody competitors. Especially Purplebricks. Brexit, of course, Brexit... These are just some...

A few details of a possible takeover or acquisition of Countrywide have started to emerge. The possibility was first floated in yesterday’s...

A Leicestershire estate and lettings agent has expanded after buying Barrow Upon Soar-based Strawberry Lettings and Sales.  Berkley Estate & Letting Agents...

Online estate agency EasyProperty has been acquired by a firm with the backing of Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. easyProperty has been sold by the eProp...

LSL Property Services, parent firm of Your Move and Reeds Rains, says the company’s branch closure programme was a success with profits...

Rightmove’s half year figures this morning continue to show strong growth in profits and revenue - but there are the first...

One of the earliest property websites, nethouseprices.com, has been acquired by fledgling property portal OneDome.  Nethouseprices was set up in 2004 and...

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your regular weekly column giving all the key appointments news in the...

Two of the highest profile independent estate agencies in the north of England have merged following a spectacular acquisition. Linley & Simpson...

Winkworth has a new office in its network, in the fashionable Suffolk town of Southwold. Independent agency Halford Wetmore has been acquired...

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today. It's the time of the week when you can catch up with...

Petty Estate Agents has acquired the real estate division of Cheshire-based Wright Marshall out of administration. The deal safeguards the company after...

A buying agent has revealed how she advises potential clients to use portals when looking for a property to buy -...

Emoov and Countrywide: what a pair, observers might say. They present a tale of two failures - although, in the case of...

An estate agency in St Albans has rebranded as Fine & Country. JW&Co Langleys office in St Albans was acquired by Tom...

Zoopla is today unveiling what it calls “a new direction” for its software division and the creation of “market-leading agency CRM...

Major regional agency Humberts, which was bought out of administration last year, has announced the first acquisition since its new owners...

The Guild of Property Professionals' regional roadshow for existing and potential members, resumes its activities next week with a visit to...

A statement from London-focussed agency Chestertons claims to have bucked the poor market in the capital - and says it’s partly...

Jackson-Stops has launched a new branch in mid-Sussex, expanding the estate agency’s national network to over 45 offices.  The Mid-Sussex branch will...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...

Hybrid estate agency has reported a modest pre-tax profit of some £400,000 as part of the 2018 results of its parent...

A controversial online estate agency has gone into liquidation two years after describing High Street agents as “smug, suited slime-balls.” BetterMove, registered...

There’s been no formal confirmation that London agency Dexters has acquired the London and nearby offices of Jackson-Stops, as has been...

Your Move and Reeds Rains have confirmed that 39 branches are to be taken over by David Newnes and an existing...

Connells Group says investment in PropTech will be the way to safeguard its almost-600 High Street branches - and it’s repeated...

The chief executive and founder of a developer and property investment group says Purplebricks is “an excellent business” but its recent...

Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...

The Daily Telegraph has gone public with City speculation that Chicago-based real estate consultancy JLL may be interested in buying Savills. Both...

Northwood has hoovered up Humphreys of Chester, which it describes as one of the city’s “most reputable and well-established estate agencies.” Jim...

The Property Franchise Group says its online/hybrid agency EweMove traded profitably throughout  last year and will show “a significant improvement” over...

A major restructuring of LSL Property Services has just been announced to shareholders, with substantial numbers of branch closures. The statement says...

Franchise giant Hunters, which started 2019 by announcing two new branches, is to open another four next month after an upbeat...

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and London agency Marsh & Parsons - has given a...

There’s been another raft of movers and shakers in the industry in recent days, so this is a busy Property Jobs...

Chestertons says its profitability in 2018 doubled compared to the previous year, but appears to have relied heavily on lettings for...

The new management at Emoov says that following its acquisition out of administration it will relaunch as an online estate agency later...

A leading buying agent says 2019 is likely to see the continuation of last year’s trend where distressed sellers accept discounts...

Estate Agent Today understands from a respected source that the remains of the Emoov and Tepilo online agencies have been acquired...

Winkworth says it’s seen a huge 78.5 per cent rise in franchise applicants over the past 12 months and says there...

Hamptons International - at one time tipped to be sold off or even shut during the recent problems afflicting parent company...

One of the country’s major property auction companies has a new base. The 233,000 square foot site in Chesterfield has been acquired...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - and while it may be just days to Christmas, there’s still plenty of...

Savills has snapped up an independent London estate agency in what is likely to be one of the last deals of...

The number of active conveyancing firms handling property transactions in England and Wales has fallen to an eight year low.  A market...

Estate Agent Today has been given details of responses made by administrators to an enquiry about the possible acquisition of some...

Two weeks to Christmas but no sign of our industry slowing down with more job moves announced in recent days.  Please let...

The ‘new broom’ owners of Zoopla have revealed that Gary Bramall is to be the firm’s new chief marketing officer charged with...

Has no one told the industry that it’s December and things are supposed to be slowing down? This week’s Property Jobs...

The circus surrounding the fate of online agency Emoov has taken an unexpected turn. Yesterday Sky News revealed that the company was...

One of the country’s top buying agents says he expects 2019 to be a much better year than 2018 as Brexit...

A long-standing independent agency on the south coast is to rebrand after being snapped up by a Winkworth franchisee. Humphreys & Orr,...

Belvoir has this morning announced that it has acquired MAB Glos, part of the Mortgage Advice Bureau.  The £3.6m deal, done through...

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...

Orchards of London is abandoning its current branch network and instead opening a single Hub from the middle of next month. Orchards,...

Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson is on the acquisition trail yet again - and it’s revealed its eighth deal of the...

New figures from the British Independent Retailers Association suggest that there are now 135 fewer independent estate agency branches than at...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...

As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s online estate agency sector - and not in a good...

Experts suggest that overseas buyers are likely to act quickly to take advantage of a delay in any stamp duty surcharge on...

Strutt & Parker is bucking the trend on High Street offices by opening a new one - and in this case,...

London agency Stirling Ackroyd has announced its third acquisition in the course of a year. It’s only 15 months ago that Stirling...

An estate agency is moving from its traditional branch to new city centre serviced offices as it expands. East of Exe -...

Purplebricks says its performance in the UK “is currently showing double-digit growth year-on-year in monthly instructions.” In a brief UK trading update...

Hello and welcome to PJT, our weekly round up of key moves within the industry. Let us know what’s going on with...

Experts suggest that overseas buyers are likely to act quickly to take advantage of the delay in any stamp duty surcharge...

A statement to the London Stock Exchange by eProp Services has cemented its role primarily as a PropTech firm. This is in...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, the latest weekly catch-up with moves within and across our industry. A quick...

The independent Sutton-based property business Centro PLC has acquired Cheam and Mayfair based Christies Estate Agents Limited.   The new combined agency is...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up on the major moves in the agency industry over...

A well-known London estate agency says it signing up to a US-based real estate franchise network run by billionaire Warren Buffett. From...

Zoopla Property Group's founder and chief executive, Alex Chesterman, is to step back from day to day operations at the end...

Franchise giant Hunters has reported its latest results to the city, showing impressive growth despite a slow-moving property market. In the six...

The online auction platform BidX1 has announced a strategic investment which will be used to accelerate its growth. The investment comes from...

The online agency acquired by Purplebricks in Canada has started facing the same criticisms that its parent company have faced in...

Oakwood Homes, a four-branch sales and lettings agency operating across East Kent, has acquired Parkland Estates, a single-branch firm based in...

Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - and as ever we have a breakdown of key moves within our industry. To...

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the place where you find all the key agency industry moves over recent days. Please...

One of the property industry’s best known figures, Richard Berridge, has teamed up with estate agency My London Home to lead...

At least one estate agency appears to be doing better than expected in the current challenging market - Hunters says sales...

Purplebricks has told the Press Association it wants to secure over 10 per cent of the agency market share in the...

Leading PropTech guru Mike DelPrete has revealed that he was involved in Purplebricks’ latest expansion, entering the Canadian agency market via the...

Another four existing estate agency branches have rebranded as Hunters. In the westcountry three branches of Heritage4homes - at Yatton, Nailsea and...

Purplebricks has acquired another fixed-fee agency for £29.3m - it’s in Canada and marks another new territory for the hybrid agency. The...

So here’s the thing. It’s summer - not much going on, school holidays about to start, industry publications filling out space...

One of the country’s best know estate agents, Marc Goldberg, has joined London agency Dexters. Goldberg spent some 30 years at Countrywide’s...

One of Countrywide’s former allies in the City broker community - independent corporate advisor Numis - has downgraded the troubled agency...

Peter Rollings is one of the most respected and best-known figures in property, having helped to rapidly grow Foxtons (where he...

Clients of software provider Reapit can now integrate with leading sharing and online valuation service The ValPal Network. The objective is to help Reapit...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, and although we’re well into the summer season now there are still plenty of...

Russell Quirk, chief executive of Emoov, says his agency is now one of the top seven in the UK following its...

Cluttons - which a year ago was bought out of pre-pack administration by a so-called ‘turnaround’ business, RCapital - has now...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - this is the first edition for a fortnight as last Monday was a...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

The so-called ‘merger’ of Emoov, Tepilo and a lettings firm is actually an acquisition by Emoov of the other two companies. That's...

ZPG’s sell-off of the Australian arm of housing data company Hometrack to REA Group, a multinational digital firm specialising in portals and...

Any letting agent appreciates the effort, dedication, and sometimes heartache, that comes with running a business yet equally knows that when...

Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) has confirmed that it expects its sale to Silver Lake to complete in Q3 2018. As part of...

Reapit has announced the acquisition of Resource Techniques in a bid to strengthen its position in the agency software market. Resource Techniques,...

A study of estate agencies and portals floated on the London Stock Exchange suggests that digital companies have shown much better...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our weekly feature on who’s moving where throughout our industry. And it’s...

Sky News says online estate agents Emoov and Tepilo are in talks about a ‎merger - and if it happens the...

Ever wondered what it’s like to be on the frontline of property journalism? Well, wonder no more, as our very own...

ZPG has sold the Australian arm of housing data company Hometrack to REA Group, a multinational digital firm specialising in portals and...

LSL Property Services has issued a warning that market conditions are softer than expected so far in 2018 and that transaction...

Four estate agencies have opened new branches, either as a result of expansion or because of acquisitions. Homes4u has opened a futuristic...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Let us know what’s...

Maplin, Toys R Us, Carpetright, Warren Evans – what do they have in common? All are well-known high street chains that...

One of the industry’s best-known software suppliers Reapit has announced that it’s acquired Pocket Size Media - a firm that provides...

Foxtons says its long-term branch expansion programme is now “largely complete” and it is shifting its attention to using technology to...

Hybrid agency EweMove says it has seen four portfolio acquisitions and 29 new areas ‘purchased’ by franchisees since June 2017, taking...

As the Easter sales weekend kicks off, the head of a prominent buying agency says estate agents confuse the true valuation...

Winkworth, the agency which released its 2017 results this morning, says the franchise business model it supports is more resilient than others...

For part two of the 'Day in the life of' series, I spoke to Peter Kavanagh, who first joined Romans in...

A property technology analyst has floated the idea that portals could become eclipsed by powerful alternatives such as Google, triggered by...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone here simply...

One of the leading PropTech analysts says Rightmove’s huge success means that it has two difficult choices ahead if it is...

Orchards of London, a four-office independent operating in the west of the capital, has been fully acquired by The Hogarth Property...

A mergers and acquisitions specialist says traditional agencies have been pushed into becoming more innovative by the rise of portals and...

One of the country’s oldest estate agencies is celebrating 250 years in business.  Essex and Suffolk agency Fenn Wright has roots back...

Foxtons has reported its 2017 figures to shareholders and the City this morning and as expected they show sharp falls in...

The managing director of property data consultancy Hometrack, Charlie Bryant, is to lead a reorganised property marketing, software and data division...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of London’s best known agency chains has acquired one of the capital’s leading independent...

Online auction house BidX1 has launched its first UK online auction following its acquisition of London-based auctioneer Andrews & Robertson. This is...

OnTheMarket has told the City this morning that it has already signed up 81 new listing agreements by 5pm yesterday, completing...

Tepilo has told Estate Agent Today that it will be unaffected by the sale of Northern & Shell Ventures’ publishing activities...

Spicerhaart, which describes itself as the UK’s largest independent estate agency group, has been on the acquisition trail again, showing its...

LSL Property Services is beefing up the mortgage arm of its activities.  It has acquired the mortgage adviser network Personal Touch in...

ZPG says it anticipates a strong 2018 according to a trading statement ahead of the company’s annual general meeting today. The firm...

Hello and welcome to our first Property Jobs Today, a weekly round-up of key job moves within estate and letting agencies...

Andrews & Robertson, one of the UK’s highest profile auction houses, has been taken over by Ireland’s BidX1 and is set...

An estate agency that is moving from a high street to a business centre says it is relocation because footfall has...

While there is a distinct market for flats held on particularly short leases, there is a middle ground where flat owners...

Moneypenny is pledging to expand the services to offers to agents following the acquisition of a firm creating business products and...

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

A specialist leasehold enfranchisement firm has branded government leasehold reforms as "incredibly weak". In an announcement lost in the noise following Damian Green’s sacking,...

Independent agency Coast and Castle has been acquired by Signature, a chain in the north east of England with 18 other...

The UK’s largest property franchise group, Belvoir, says it is reaping rewards from its acquisition of Brook Financial Services and its...

Yesterday morning OnTheMarket confirmed its IPO plans but with no firm date. The question remains on whether the float will be...

The new contract for firms joining or re-signing to OnTheMarket is reported to have a restriction on acquisitions. It is said to...

Three Country Properties offices in Hertfordshire have been rebranded as Hunters - over two years after their acquisition.  The regional agency Country Properties...

ZPG has revealed its 2017 annual report this morning with a stream of records - 648 million visits to portals, revenue...

Hands up if you’ve read all of the property reports that have been published in the past week or so? Forever...

LSL Property Services - which has high street brands including Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has signed...

ZPG is refusing to increase its rejected bid to buy comparison website GoCompare. Earlier this month GoCompare turned down an unsolicited takeover offer...

The government has defined the ‘first time buyers’ who will benefit from its immediate scrapping of stamp duty for FTB purchases...

News agency Reuters says a top five shareholder in price comparison service GoCompare says the firm should respond “positively” if ZPG...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

Belvoir has revealed that it has won the backing of a minority shareholder in The Property Franchise Group to resume merger...

The rise of Airbnb has been majestic, going all the way from conception to becoming a common noun in less than...

The spread and sophistication of financial crime in the UK in recent years has been unprecedented.  Figures from UK Finance show that...

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...

ZPG has announced that Connells is the latest major agency chain to sign a long-term deal with its portals Zoopla and...

Strutt & Parker has revealed its new board following the takeover by the real estate arm of French bank BNP Paribas.  The...

One of the most thorough analyses of property portals ever undertaken shows that Rightmove is the world’s most profitable portal company...

Harrods Estates has recruited an ex-Savills sales negotiator with 10 years of experience working in prime central London. Michael Harte, who will work...

Beauchamp Estates has announced that it will have a fourth prime central London office following its merger with Marylebone-based Hanover.  The Marylebone...

Hunters’ figures for the six months to the end of June show small rises in income and turnover but a substantial...

ZPG - which already owns and operates Zoopla, PrimeLocation, Hometrack and the price comparison website uSwitch - has acquired the financial...

Following speculation earlier in the week, Spicerhaart has confirmed that it has purchased 19 branch regional agency butters john bee. The acquisition...

Estate Agent Today understands that Spicerhaart is in the final stages of talks to acquire major regional independent firm butters john...

ZPG has acquired Ravensworth, a major provider of print and creative marketing services to estate and letting agents.  Ravensworth, based in Northumberland, specialises in...

A tech magazine has raised speculation, circulating in the industry for some months, that some online agencies have considered joining forces...

Countrywide’s share price hit a record low during trading yesterday afternoon when it dropped to 137.75p, having opened the day at...

Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals are to keep their current Mayfair office on London’s Park Lane -...

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

Regional agency Manning Stainton has completed its second acquisition in the last four months with the purchase of independent agency Clear...

Independent high-end estate agency Galbraith, which operates mostly in Scotland, says local knowledge is key to good customer service - and might...

William H Brown, part of the Sequence UK network, has acquired Barnfields estate agents in Enfield, north London.    Barnfields was an independent...

Two leading property technology experts have warned Foxtons that it risks failing to keep up with the digital revolution which the...

The real estate division of French bank BNP Paribas has exchanged on the acquisition of Strutt & Parker, bringing together some...

Adam Day, the founder of Connells-owned online estate agency Hatched, has been announced as head of operations at easyProperty.    In a statement...

In its latest report to shareholders, Rightmove has revealed yet more growth in agent numbers, traffic to its website, revenue per...

The Competition and Markets Authority has released the full wording on its decision to give the go-ahead to ZPG’s acquisition of Expert...

Nick Dunning Associates - a firm led by senior ex-Countrywide staff - has acquired the well-known six-branch London agency Stirling Ackroyd. Stirling...

Humberts has announced new overseas investment as it continues to shift emphasis away from its past rural-only outlook. The investment news came...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

An expert analysis of the Purplebricks trading statement for 2016 reveals that the agency’s Local Property Experts each earn an average...

Another senior industry analyst says the time is fast approaching for Rightmove to either shift its focus to take account of...

Mark Goddard was the founder and CEO of The Property Software Group (PSG), a property software solutions firm established in 2007,...

Expert Agent says it is pleased the uncertainty surrounding its takeover had ended but suggests the Competition and Markets Authority’s announcement...

Haus Properties - the estate agency set up by former Apprentice finalist Jamie Lester, who quit the company suddenly last year...

ZPG, owner of digital platforms including Zoopla, uSwitch, PrimeLocation, Hometrack and Property Software Group, has been cleared by the Competition and...

Over 500 members of the Guild of Property Professionals have requested an easyProperty licence following the merger between the two organisations.   The...

The sealed bids process - where purchasers submit their final offer by a specific time and date - should be more transparent,...

There’s barely a week that goes by when you don’t read about an estate or letting agency business that’s been acquired...

Spicerhaart has launched what it calls a talent acquisition team to recruit new agents to the group’s range of brands, as...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a selection of tips for growing your business. We’re now...

Franchise agency Hunters has launched another London office. Hunters has already opened six new branches across the country this year, and acquired...

ZPG has published its half-year figures this morning showing a six per cent rise in the number of agents and a...

London estate agency Marsh & Parsons has announced that its sales director Liza-Jane Kelly has taken the decision to leave after...

East London estate agency Spencers is today being rebranded as Portico. The seven-branch network - which also trades as Phillip Leigh -...

Last week’s acquisition of high-end agency Cluttons from pre-pack administration is to be investigated by the Pension Protection Fund. We reported on...

A Northamptonshire estate agency has been sold a rival with 16 branches across that county and Buckinghamshire. Insider Business reports that Acorn,...

Lomond Capital has purchased a majority stake in one of the south coast of England’s major estate and letting agency groups,...

The Property Franchise Group says it has seen 13 consecutive years of growth for the five High Street brands within its...

Lomond Capital has secured up to £37.5m for new acquisitions of sales and lettings agencies across the south of England -...

A firm is claiming to be allow high street agents to offer vendors an online sale services as well, without the...

A well-informed industry article on the possible sale of Strutt & Parker to French bank BNP Paribas suggests that the deal,...

Two figures with high profiles in the world of PropTech have formed a consultancy to try to sell their services to...

Savills has acquired Granville Residential, an independent agency covering the high-end Marlow, Maidenhead, Bourne End and Cookham areas in Berkshire and...

The seven branch independent sales and lettings agency Andrew's Estates has acquired a single office firm, Huyton Roberts, in the Wirral. Originally...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

A Cincinatti-based international property agency, Barnes, has acquired a majority stake in the high end consultancy Hanover Private Office. “We believe there...

The Competitions and Markets Authority has released more details of its ‘calling-in’ of the acquisition of Expert Agent by Zoopla Property...

The Competitions and Markets Authority is reviewing the acquisition of Expert Agent by ZPG, parent company of Zoopla and PrimeLocation. A statement...

Countrywide has promoted Shane Ballard to become one of London’s Retail Directors in the organisation. He will cover sales and lettings for...

Hunters has boosted its office network over the 200 mark through the acquisition of Besley Hill, one of the longest established...

A survey of over 2,000 sellers who used online agency eMoov reveals that review websites were the overwhelmingly largest driver of...

Both Strutt & Parker and the French bank BNP Paribas are declining to comment on speculation that the finance house is...

The Financial Times is reporting this afternoon that BNP Paribas, the largest bank in France, is in talks to acquire high-end...

Manchester-based sister firms Sequre Property Investment and Sequre International have extended their office space thanks rising demand for UK buy to...

It has been a busy week for investment in PropTech businesses and no doubt you have already got reading fatigue about...

Zoopla has acquired Expert Agent - the latest of a string of acquisitons by the portal. This follows the portal company's...

Another senior Countrywide figure is leaving the organisation to join an independent agency - itself set up by a former Countrywide...

Connells Group’s estate agency business recorded an eight per cent increase in exchanges in 2016 over the previous year, and says...

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...

Marsh & Parsons has expanded its Residential Development & Investment team - just one of a number of agencies to announce...

The first week of February has seen some extraordinary goings on in the property sector, from which two stories particularly stand out...

It’s over. Done. The only ones interested are those with too much time on their hands. For God’s sake - behind...

From the outset of any merger, it is vital that each agency understands and can identify its purpose and the USP...

A City consultancy has issued a note to investors backing Zoopla Property Group’s acquisition of data company Hometrack, suggested there is...

Zoopla Property Group’s £120m purchase of Hometrack, announced yesterday evening, is part of its aim to create “the UK’s most valuable...

Zoopla Property Group is buying Hometrack, one of the country’s leading property market business consultancies. Established in 1999, Hometrack is one of...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

A post-Christmas treat this week, as I carry out a Q & A with one of the leading figures in property,...

Consolidation continues apace amongst traditional estate agents. The raft of pressures on agents is increasing and these pressures have two strong...

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

Strutt & Parker has seen a fall in revenue and profits for the year ending April 30 - and it puts...

Zoopla Property Group has acquired the estate agency website specialist design firm Technicweb. The acquisition - its announcement was buried in yesterday's...

Independently-owned East Anglian estate agency Fenn Wright has acquired Sudbury -based Thorntons for an undisclosed fee.  The acquisition forms part of Fenn...

Zoopla Property Group's estate agency membership grew five per cent and its property listing inventory was up 10 per cent in...

Share prices for both Foxtons and Countrywide took a significant tumble yesterday as news of the ban on letting agents’ fees...

Jefferies, a major City adviser, is downgrading its 2016 estimate for Countrywide’s performance over the rest of this year. In a statement...

In recent weeks I have been carrying out question and answer sessions with some of the key figures in the property...

A technology business adviser who has surveyed property portals across the world has praised Rightmove for its determination to become the...

Property sales and lettings agency William H Brown, part of the Sequence UK network, has acquired Porter Glenny estate agents in...

SDL Group, which already owns the 54-branch Century 21 UK franchise, has now announced its third business acquisition in 12 months. Humphreys...

The UK's largest estate agency has announced another key departure from its senior management team.  Graham Bell, managing director for London, is...

The UK's largest independent estate agency chain – Spicerhaart – has a fund of £26 million to be spent on acquisitions. The...

The Jones Robinson Group, a Newbury-based property firm with three branches, has expanded its network by acquiring an agency in a...

Merged estate agents Leaders and Romans, known also as the Property Services Holdings Group (PSH), have taken aim at their competitors...

Andrews Property Group has announced several acquisitions which have strengthened its operations across London and the South West. The firm, which recently...