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Connells Group, which is of course acquiring Countrywide, has announced it's snapped up another agency - albeit a much smaller one. It...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

epropservices, parent company of The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country, has acquired estate agency website supplier Starberry. The firm is...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading market commentator says the acquisition of London agency Douglas & Gordon represents “a strategic step change” for Foxtons -...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

It's been confirmed that Foxtons has bought rival London-focussed agency Douglas & Gordon. In a trading statement this morning Foxtons tells its...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Dexters, which last week secured a reported £130m in new investment for the coming years, has snapped up the historic Roy...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The Countrywide name is set to disappear from the stock market in a week’s time - and may soon be gone...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells Group says it is the UK's largest estate agency group by market share - and that's before the Countrywide acquisition...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is in talks to takeover rival London agency Douglas & Gordon. A statement from Foxtons to shareholders this afternoon says: "Further to...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Countrywide shareholders have overwhelmingly backed the offer by Connells to buy the company. At a special virtual AGM today 99.58 per cent...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...
13 February 2021
From: Features

LSL, owner of Reeds Rains and Your Move, is boosting its financial services sector through a £2.4m acquisition. It’s snapped up Mortgage...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells Group, now on the threshold of taking the ailing Countrywide empire under its wings, has signed a five year partnership...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...
30 January 2021
From: Features

It now looks likely that Hunters will be taken over by The Property Franchise Group after several months of talks, subject...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells, which already has the explicit support of a majority of Countrywide shareholders for its takeover of the company, has now...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Countrywide shareholders will next month have the opportunity to vote on the Connells bid to purchase the troubled estate agency group. The...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Talks continue between The Property Franchise Group and Hunters with both companies agreeing a new deadline of next Friday, January 29. Just...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The buying and property management service run by high profile agent Jo Eccles has changed its name. SP Property Group has now...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells has cemented its takeover of Countrywide - it now has backing from over 52 per cent of shareholders. In a statement...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s former management seriously damaged the company’s share value and status by adopting a flawed business plan - and then executing...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells has revealed that it’s to keep the existing Countrywide branch structure and staff headcount when the acquisition process is completed...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

In a dramatic New Year’s Eve statement on the London Stock Exchange, Countrywide has agreed the terms of a recommended offer...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - and here we are nearing the end of the strangest of years. With agents and industry suppliers rushed off their...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Connells has this morning made a dramatic improvement in its bid to takeover Countrywide. It has increased its cash offer from 250p...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the oldest portals in the UK, Mouseprice, has been bought by a service which describes itself as the country’s...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Leadhub, a prospecting tool created by estate agency trainer Richard Rawlings, has been acquired in what he calls “a classic case...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has this morning rejected an £80m offer made for it by Connells Group. On November 23 Connells announced that its due...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where in the agency and supplier...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A report commissioned by the government suggests a doubling of Capital Gains Tax on profits from the sale of second homes. The government -...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning provides a rare piece of good news for the troubled London agency. It says business...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...
27 October 2020
From: Recruitment & Business Matters

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

An estate agency in Lancashire has been taken over by a hotel group, which pledges to expand and create more jobs. Mikhail...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

National chartered surveyor firm Bruton Knowles has acquired long-established Herefordshire based John Amos & Co Ltd. The move is part of Bruton...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A North of England estate agency has been acquired in a management buyout. Dowen Estate Agents has eight branches across the North...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s major regional agencies has unveiled a ‘super hub’ structure which began life as a lockdown measure but...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A highly-experienced former Savills agent has launched his own buying agency focusing on the prime country market in Surrey. The new company,...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

PropertyHeads, a portal which describes itself as the industry’s social network, has sold a three per cent stake partly to raise funds...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...
12 September 2020
From: Features

A buying agency targeting what it calls the “prime and super-prime” London market is offering clients not only a sourcing service, but also...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A south coast estate agency which has been operating since the 1980s has opened its seventh office. Jacobs Steel’s latest branch is...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hindsight is 20-20 vision, of course, and we can all see things we did ‘then’ that we would not do ‘now’....
22 August 2020
From: Features

Large scale increases in and changes to the Capital Gains Tax regime could seriously hurt the housing market, a senior figure...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A brand and marketing strategic who also ran one of the country’s most successful lettings agencies for a decade has said...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A regional agency says the Coronavirus crisis was the opportunity for it to complete a takeover of a rival company in...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...
20 June 2020
From: Features

Russell Jervis, who spent 33 years at Spicerhaart rising to managing director before quitting late last year, has re-emerged this morning...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...
06 June 2020
From: Features

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...
23 May 2020
From: Features

Who are you? I’m Craig Fenner, a Customer Success Director at Feefo. I work directly with Feefo’s Enterprise clients to ensure they...
14 May 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

Purplebricks chief financial officer James Davies has resigned. His place has been taken by Andrew Botha, who has joined from the online...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

You know the old saying - a dog is an agent’s best friend? Well that’s clearly true for this trio of agencies...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News

On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Late last year a buying agent at Stacks Property Search and Acquisition set up a village Good Neighbour Scheme with her...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services says one of its measures to “rightsize” the organisation during the Coronavirus crisis will be to put agents...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...
14 March 2020
From: Features

We live in uncertain times. That I do not need to say to anybody. I am writing this piece aboard my...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Any bid by Zoopla and OnTheMarket to displace Rightmove as the number one portal in the UK is at best expensive...
05 March 2020
From: Breaking News

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...
29 February 2020
From: Features

Purplebricks and Countrywide have each recently claimed to be the biggest agency group in the UK but now Connells says that...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A legal challenge by HM Revenue and Customs has stopped a bid to secure a stamp duty discount on a property. The...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The head of SEO at Rightmove has defected to a rival portal, Residential People. Farhaad Saleh was responsible for all of Rightmove's...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading housing market research experts has been poached from Knight Frank to join Zoopla. Gráinne Gilmore - a...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News

London-focussed high end agency Chestertons says it’s on the hunt for acquisitions after posting what it describes as a “record performance”...
30 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group - which operates five High Street agency brands and the EweMove hybrid - has set up a...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading analyst says Purplebricks has clearly plateaued and will not reach its own target of a 10 per cent market...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Leaders Romans Group has extended its activities into the commercial world with the acquisition of chartered surveying company Dunlop Heywood. Dunlop...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News

2020, the start of a new decade. Looking back, 2010 feels like such a long time ago, and looking forward to...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

For the stock market generally, 2019 has been a positive year - but a few high profile agencies and associated companies...
30 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, is to open three new offices in the New Year. The...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Connells has confirmed that it has closed two branches in Dorset in the south west of England, in addition to the...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Century 21 UK has made what it claims to be the largest acquisition in its history, snapping up an independent agency...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents have reacted angrily to General Election proposals by all three main political parties to hike stamp duty for foreign buyers. The...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A 10 point manifesto to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by prominent campaigner Louie Burns, of The Leasehold Solutions Group. The 10...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Zoopla is continuing its aggressive expansion of listings and services to agents with news this morning that it has added a...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello there and welcome along to the latest PJT, your weekly catch-up on who’s moving where in agency, amongst suppliers and...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A London estate agency is attempting to help leaseholders with short leases who may be finding it hard to raise funds...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to a new week - one with darker evenings and colder days. But there is still plenty of activity...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A controversial estate agent and former head of an online agency is urging agents to knock on the doors of vendors...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A regional agency operating across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire has announced an acquisition which adds two branches to its network. This week, Alexander...
10 October 2019
From: Breaking News

It never rains but it pours. And that’s certainly been the case for the online estate agency sector in the last...
03 October 2019
From: Features

Countrywide says London agency Greene & Co, acquired back in May 2015, will become ‘fully immersed’ into its Hamptons International brand...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Leaders Romans says it has won new funding to acquire more agencies. “We have made no secret of the group’s intention to...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News

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,...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The German-based Alex Springer publishing company, which is already the largest single investor in Purplebricks, has acquired a prominent online estate...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A north of England estate agency is marking its 160th anniversary with the pledge to announce an acquisition by the end...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Connells Group has announced its acquisition of an independent Cambridgeshire agency - and it says it’s on the look out for...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The independent Seel and Co, one of Cardiff’s and Wales’ oldest independent agencies and auction houses, has been acquired by Jeffrey...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Hunters says its branch network has now hit 200 following a spate of acquisitions in the first half of...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Whinge. Moan. Lead quality. Crap market. Decision procrastination. Fee pressure. Bloody competitors. Especially Purplebricks. Brexit, of course, Brexit... These are just some...
05 September 2019
From: Features

A few details of a possible takeover or acquisition of Countrywide have started to emerge. The possibility was first floated in yesterday’s...
20 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A Leicestershire estate and lettings agent has expanded after buying Barrow Upon Soar-based Strawberry Lettings and Sales. Berkley Estate & Letting Agents...
13 August 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services, parent firm of Your Move and Reeds Rains, says the company’s branch closure programme was a success with profits...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Rightmove’s half year figures this morning continue to show strong growth in profits and revenue - but there are the first...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the earliest property websites, nethouseprices.com, has been acquired by fledgling property portal OneDome. Nethouseprices was set up in 2004 and...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your regular weekly column giving all the key appointments news in the...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Two of the highest profile independent estate agencies in the north of England have merged following a spectacular acquisition. Linley & Simpson...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Winkworth has a new office in its network, in the fashionable Suffolk town of Southwold. Independent agency Halford Wetmore has been acquired...
16 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today. It's the time of the week when you can catch up with...
08 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Petty Estate Agents has acquired the real estate division of Cheshire-based Wright Marshall out of administration. The deal safeguards the company after...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A buying agent has revealed how she advises potential clients to use portals when looking for a property to buy -...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Emoov and Countrywide: what a pair, observers might say. They present a tale of two failures - although, in the case of...
08 June 2019
From: Features

An estate agency in St Albans has rebranded as Fine & Country. JW&Co Langleys office in St Albans was acquired by Tom...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Zoopla is today unveiling what it calls “a new direction” for its software division and the creation of “market-leading agency CRM...
23 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Major regional agency Humberts, which was bought out of administration last year, has announced the first acquisition since its new owners...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals' regional roadshow for existing and potential members, resumes its activities next week with a visit to...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A statement from London-focussed agency Chestertons claims to have bucked the poor market in the capital - and says it’s partly...
01 May 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Hybrid estate agency has reported a modest pre-tax profit of some £400,000 as part of the 2018 results of its parent...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A controversial online estate agency has gone into liquidation two years after describing High Street agents as “smug, suited slime-balls.” BetterMove, registered...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been no formal confirmation that London agency Dexters has acquired the London and nearby offices of Jackson-Stops, as has been...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Your Move and Reeds Rains have confirmed that 39 branches are to be taken over by David Newnes and an existing...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Connells Group says investment in PropTech will be the way to safeguard its almost-600 High Street branches - and it’s repeated...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The chief executive and founder of a developer and property investment group says Purplebricks is “an excellent business” but its recent...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The Daily Telegraph has gone public with City speculation that Chicago-based real estate consultancy JLL may be interested in buying Savills. Both...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Northwood has hoovered up Humphreys of Chester, which it describes as one of the city’s “most reputable and well-established estate agencies.” Jim...
12 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group says its online/hybrid agency EweMove traded profitably throughout last year and will show “a significant improvement” over...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A major restructuring of LSL Property Services has just been announced to shareholders, with substantial numbers of branch closures. The statement says...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Hunters, which started 2019 by announcing two new branches, is to open another four next month after an upbeat...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and London agency Marsh & Parsons - has given a...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been another raft of movers and shakers in the industry in recent days, so this is a busy Property Jobs...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Chestertons says its profitability in 2018 doubled compared to the previous year, but appears to have relied heavily on lettings for...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The new management at Emoov says that following its acquisition out of administration it will relaunch as an online estate agency later...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Estate Agent Today understands from a respected source that the remains of the Emoov and Tepilo online agencies have been acquired...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Winkworth says it’s seen a huge 78.5 per cent rise in franchise applicants over the past 12 months and says there...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Hamptons International - at one time tipped to be sold off or even shut during the recent problems afflicting parent company...
04 January 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s major property auction companies has a new base. The 233,000 square foot site in Chesterfield has been acquired...
03 January 2019
From: Breaking News

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

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...
28 December 2018
From: Features

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - and while it may be just days to Christmas, there’s still plenty of...
17 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Savills has snapped up an independent London estate agency in what is likely to be one of the last deals of...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of active conveyancing firms handling property transactions in England and Wales has fallen to an eight year low. A market...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today has been given details of responses made by administrators to an enquiry about the possible acquisition of some...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Two weeks to Christmas but no sign of our industry slowing down with more job moves announced in recent days. Please let...
10 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The ‘new broom’ owners of Zoopla have revealed that Gary Bramall is to be the firm’s new chief marketing officer charged with...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Has no one told the industry that it’s December and things are supposed to be slowing down? This week’s Property Jobs...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The circus surrounding the fate of online agency Emoov has taken an unexpected turn. Yesterday Sky News revealed that the company was...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News

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

A long-standing independent agency on the south coast is to rebrand after being snapped up by a Winkworth franchisee. Humphreys & Orr,...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has this morning announced that it has acquired MAB Glos, part of the Mortgage Advice Bureau. The £3.6m deal, done through...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...
24 November 2018
From: Features

Orchards of London is abandoning its current branch network and instead opening a single Hub from the middle of next month. Orchards,...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson is on the acquisition trail yet again - and it’s revealed its eighth deal of the...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News

New figures from the British Independent Retailers Association suggest that there are now 135 fewer independent estate agency branches than at...
22 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
17 November 2018
From: Features
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...
08 November 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s online estate agency sector - and not in a good...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Experts suggest that overseas buyers are likely to act quickly to take advantage of a delay in any stamp duty surcharge on...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Strutt & Parker is bucking the trend on High Street offices by opening a new one - and in this case,...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News

London agency Stirling Ackroyd has announced its third acquisition in the course of a year. It’s only 15 months ago that Stirling...
16 October 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agency is moving from its traditional branch to new city centre serviced offices as it expands. East of Exe -...
16 October 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
15 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to PJT, our weekly round up of key moves within the industry. Let us know what’s going on with...
15 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Experts suggest that overseas buyers are likely to act quickly to take advantage of the delay in any stamp duty surcharge...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A statement to the London Stock Exchange by eProp Services has cemented its role primarily as a PropTech firm. This is in...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, the latest weekly catch-up with moves within and across our industry. A quick...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The independent Sutton-based property business Centro PLC has acquired Cheam and Mayfair based Christies Estate Agents Limited. The new combined agency is...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up on the major moves in the agency industry over...
17 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A well-known London estate agency says it signing up to a US-based real estate franchise network run by billionaire Warren Buffett. From...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group's founder and chief executive, Alex Chesterman, is to step back from day to day operations at the end...
07 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Hunters has reported its latest results to the city, showing impressive growth despite a slow-moving property market. In the six...
07 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The online auction platform BidX1 has announced a strategic investment which will be used to accelerate its growth. The investment comes from...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The online agency acquired by Purplebricks in Canada has started facing the same criticisms that its parent company have faced in...
23 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Oakwood Homes, a four-branch sales and lettings agency operating across East Kent, has acquired Parkland Estates, a single-branch firm based in...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - and as ever we have a breakdown of key moves within our industry. To...
13 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...
11 August 2018
From: Features

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the place where you find all the key agency industry moves over recent days. Please...
30 July 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the property industry’s best known figures, Richard Berridge, has teamed up with estate agency My London Home to lead...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

At least one estate agency appears to be doing better than expected in the current challenging market - Hunters says sales...
24 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has told the Press Association it wants to secure over 10 per cent of the agency market share in the...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Leading PropTech guru Mike DelPrete has revealed that he was involved in Purplebricks’ latest expansion, entering the Canadian agency market via the...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Another four existing estate agency branches have rebranded as Hunters. In the westcountry three branches of Heritage4homes - at Yatton, Nailsea and...
05 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has acquired another fixed-fee agency for £29.3m - it’s in Canada and marks another new territory for the hybrid agency. The...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

So here’s the thing. It’s summer - not much going on, school holidays about to start, industry publications filling out space...
30 June 2018
From: Features

One of the country’s best know estate agents, Marc Goldberg, has joined London agency Dexters. Goldberg spent some 30 years at Countrywide’s...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News

One of Countrywide’s former allies in the City broker community - independent corporate advisor Numis - has downgraded the troubled agency...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Peter Rollings is one of the most respected and best-known figures in property, having helped to rapidly grow Foxtons (where he...
16 June 2018
From: Features

Clients of software provider Reapit can now integrate with leading sharing and online valuation service The ValPal Network. The objective is to help Reapit...
12 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Russell Quirk, chief executive of Emoov, says his agency is now one of the top seven in the UK following its...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Cluttons - which a year ago was bought out of pre-pack administration by a so-called ‘turnaround’ business, RCapital - has now...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...
02 June 2018
From: Features

The so-called ‘merger’ of Emoov, Tepilo and a lettings firm is actually an acquisition by Emoov of the other two companies. That's...
31 May 2018
From: Breaking News

ZPG’s sell-off of the Australian arm of housing data company Hometrack to REA Group, a multinational digital firm specialising in portals and...
31 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Any letting agent appreciates the effort, dedication, and sometimes heartache, that comes with running a business yet equally knows that when...
30 May 2018
From: Features

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

Reapit has announced the acquisition of Resource Techniques in a bid to strengthen its position in the agency software market. Resource Techniques,...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A study of estate agencies and portals floated on the London Stock Exchange suggests that digital companies have shown much better...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our weekly feature on who’s moving where throughout our industry. And it’s...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Sky News says online estate agents Emoov and Tepilo are in talks about a merger - and if it happens the...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Ever wondered what it’s like to be on the frontline of property journalism? Well, wonder no more, as our very own...
05 May 2018
From: Features

ZPG has sold the Australian arm of housing data company Hometrack to REA Group, a multinational digital firm specialising in portals and...
02 May 2018
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services has issued a warning that market conditions are softer than expected so far in 2018 and that transaction...
26 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Four estate agencies have opened new branches, either as a result of expansion or because of acquisitions. Homes4u has opened a futuristic...
25 April 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Maplin, Toys R Us, Carpetright, Warren Evans – what do they have in common? All are well-known high street chains that...
21 April 2018
From: Features

One of the industry’s best-known software suppliers Reapit has announced that it’s acquired Pocket Size Media - a firm that provides...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons says its long-term branch expansion programme is now “largely complete” and it is shifting its attention to using technology to...
05 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency EweMove says it has seen four portfolio acquisitions and 29 new areas ‘purchased’ by franchisees since June 2017, taking...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

As the Easter sales weekend kicks off, the head of a prominent buying agency says estate agents confuse the true valuation...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Winkworth, the agency which released its 2017 results this morning, says the franchise business model it supports is more resilient than others...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News

For part two of the 'Day in the life of' series, I spoke to Peter Kavanagh, who first joined Romans in...
24 March 2018
From: Features

A property technology analyst has floated the idea that portals could become eclipsed by powerful alternatives such as Google, triggered by...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone here simply...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the leading PropTech analysts says Rightmove’s huge success means that it has two difficult choices ahead if it is...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Orchards of London, a four-office independent operating in the west of the capital, has been fully acquired by The Hogarth Property...
13 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A mergers and acquisitions specialist says traditional agencies have been pushed into becoming more innovative by the rise of portals and...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s oldest estate agencies is celebrating 250 years in business. Essex and Suffolk agency Fenn Wright has roots back...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has reported its 2017 figures to shareholders and the City this morning and as expected they show sharp falls in...
28 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The managing director of property data consultancy Hometrack, Charlie Bryant, is to lead a reorganised property marketing, software and data division...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of London’s best known agency chains has acquired one of the capital’s leading independent...
22 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Online auction house BidX1 has launched its first UK online auction following its acquisition of London-based auctioneer Andrews & Robertson. This is...
20 February 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has told the City this morning that it has already signed up 81 new listing agreements by 5pm yesterday, completing...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Tepilo has told Estate Agent Today that it will be unaffected by the sale of Northern & Shell Ventures’ publishing activities...
13 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Spicerhaart, which describes itself as the UK’s largest independent estate agency group, has been on the acquisition trail again, showing its...
05 February 2018
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services is beefing up the mortgage arm of its activities. It has acquired the mortgage adviser network Personal Touch in...
01 February 2018
From: Breaking News

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

Hello and welcome to our first Property Jobs Today, a weekly round-up of key job moves within estate and letting agencies...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Andrews & Robertson, one of the UK’s highest profile auction houses, has been taken over by Ireland’s BidX1 and is set...
22 January 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agency that is moving from a high street to a business centre says it is relocation because footfall has...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News

While there is a distinct market for flats held on particularly short leases, there is a middle ground where flat owners...
13 January 2018
From: Features

Moneypenny is pledging to expand the services to offers to agents following the acquisition of a firm creating business products and...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...
03 January 2018
From: Breaking News

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...
30 December 2017
From: Features

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,...
22 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Independent agency Coast and Castle has been acquired by Signature, a chain in the north east of England with 18 other...
21 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The UK’s largest property franchise group, Belvoir, says it is reaping rewards from its acquisition of Brook Financial Services and its...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Yesterday morning OnTheMarket confirmed its IPO plans but with no firm date. The question remains on whether the float will be...
11 December 2017
From: Features

The new contract for firms joining or re-signing to OnTheMarket is reported to have a restriction on acquisitions. It is said to...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Three Country Properties offices in Hertfordshire have been rebranded as Hunters - over two years after their acquisition. The regional agency Country Properties...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News

ZPG has revealed its 2017 annual report this morning with a stream of records - 648 million visits to portals, revenue...
29 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Hands up if you’ve read all of the property reports that have been published in the past week or so? Forever...
29 November 2017
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services - which has high street brands including Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has signed...
28 November 2017
From: Breaking News

ZPG is refusing to increase its rejected bid to buy comparison website GoCompare. Earlier this month GoCompare turned down an unsolicited takeover offer...
24 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The government has defined the ‘first time buyers’ who will benefit from its immediate scrapping of stamp duty for FTB purchases...
23 November 2017
From: Breaking News

News agency Reuters says a top five shareholder in price comparison service GoCompare says the firm should respond “positively” if ZPG...
20 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday. Despite...
18 November 2017
From: Features

Belvoir has revealed that it has won the backing of a minority shareholder in The Property Franchise Group to resume merger...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The rise of Airbnb has been majestic, going all the way from conception to becoming a common noun in less than...
08 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The spread and sophistication of financial crime in the UK in recent years has been unprecedented. Figures from UK Finance show that...
04 November 2017
From: Features

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...
28 October 2017
From: Features

ZPG has announced that Connells is the latest major agency chain to sign a long-term deal with its portals Zoopla and...
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Strutt & Parker has revealed its new board following the takeover by the real estate arm of French bank BNP Paribas. The...
04 October 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the most thorough analyses of property portals ever undertaken shows that Rightmove is the world’s most profitable portal company...
27 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Harrods Estates has recruited an ex-Savills sales negotiator with 10 years of experience working in prime central London. Michael Harte, who will work...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Beauchamp Estates has announced that it will have a fourth prime central London office following its merger with Marylebone-based Hanover. The Marylebone...
11 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Hunters’ figures for the six months to the end of June show small rises in income and turnover but a substantial...
08 September 2017
From: Breaking News

ZPG - which already owns and operates Zoopla, PrimeLocation, Hometrack and the price comparison website uSwitch - has acquired the financial...
08 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Following speculation earlier in the week, Spicerhaart has confirmed that it has purchased 19 branch regional agency butters john bee. The acquisition...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today understands that Spicerhaart is in the final stages of talks to acquire major regional independent firm butters john...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

ZPG has acquired Ravensworth, a major provider of print and creative marketing services to estate and letting agents. Ravensworth, based in Northumberland, specialises in...
01 September 2017
From: Breaking News

A tech magazine has raised speculation, circulating in the industry for some months, that some online agencies have considered joining forces...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s share price hit a record low during trading yesterday afternoon when it dropped to 137.75p, having opened the day at...
25 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals are to keep their current Mayfair office on London’s Park Lane -...
22 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...
19 August 2017
From: Features

Regional agency Manning Stainton has completed its second acquisition in the last four months with the purchase of independent agency Clear...
17 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Independent high-end estate agency Galbraith, which operates mostly in Scotland, says local knowledge is key to good customer service - and might...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News

William H Brown, part of the Sequence UK network, has acquired Barnfields estate agents in Enfield, north London. Barnfields was an independent...
03 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Two leading property technology experts have warned Foxtons that it risks failing to keep up with the digital revolution which the...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The real estate division of French bank BNP Paribas has exchanged on the acquisition of Strutt & Parker, bringing together some...
31 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Adam Day, the founder of Connells-owned online estate agency Hatched, has been announced as head of operations at easyProperty. In a statement...
31 July 2017
From: Breaking News

In its latest report to shareholders, Rightmove has revealed yet more growth in agent numbers, traffic to its website, revenue per...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority has released the full wording on its decision to give the go-ahead to ZPG’s acquisition of Expert...
25 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Nick Dunning Associates - a firm led by senior ex-Countrywide staff - has acquired the well-known six-branch London agency Stirling Ackroyd. Stirling...
24 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Humberts has announced new overseas investment as it continues to shift emphasis away from its past rural-only outlook. The investment news came...
19 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...
14 July 2017
From: Features

An expert analysis of the Purplebricks trading statement for 2016 reveals that the agency’s Local Property Experts each earn an average...
10 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Another senior industry analyst says the time is fast approaching for Rightmove to either shift its focus to take account of...
03 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Mark Goddard was the founder and CEO of The Property Software Group (PSG), a property software solutions firm established in 2007,...
01 July 2017
From: Features

Expert Agent says it is pleased the uncertainty surrounding its takeover had ended but suggests the Competition and Markets Authority’s announcement...
30 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Haus Properties - the estate agency set up by former Apprentice finalist Jamie Lester, who quit the company suddenly last year...
30 June 2017
From: Breaking News

ZPG, owner of digital platforms including Zoopla, uSwitch, PrimeLocation, Hometrack and Property Software Group, has been cleared by the Competition and...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Over 500 members of the Guild of Property Professionals have requested an easyProperty licence following the merger between the two organisations. The...
26 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The sealed bids process - where purchasers submit their final offer by a specific time and date - should be more transparent,...
13 June 2017
From: Breaking News

There’s barely a week that goes by when you don’t read about an estate or letting agency business that’s been acquired...
10 June 2017
From: Features

Spicerhaart has launched what it calls a talent acquisition team to recruit new agents to the group’s range of brands, as...
05 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a selection of tips for growing your business. We’re now...
03 June 2017
From: Features

Franchise agency Hunters has launched another London office. Hunters has already opened six new branches across the country this year, and acquired...
25 May 2017
From: Breaking News

ZPG has published its half-year figures this morning showing a six per cent rise in the number of agents and a...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News

London estate agency Marsh & Parsons has announced that its sales director Liza-Jane Kelly has taken the decision to leave after...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News

East London estate agency Spencers is today being rebranded as Portico. The seven-branch network - which also trades as Phillip Leigh -...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News

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...
09 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A Northamptonshire estate agency has been sold a rival with 16 branches across that county and Buckinghamshire. Insider Business reports that Acorn,...
09 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Lomond Capital has purchased a majority stake in one of the south coast of England’s major estate and letting agency groups,...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group says it has seen 13 consecutive years of growth for the five High Street brands within its...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Lomond Capital has secured up to £37.5m for new acquisitions of sales and lettings agencies across the south of England -...
25 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A firm is claiming to be allow high street agents to offer vendors an online sale services as well, without the...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A well-informed industry article on the possible sale of Strutt & Parker to French bank BNP Paribas suggests that the deal,...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Two figures with high profiles in the world of PropTech have formed a consultancy to try to sell their services to...
20 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Savills has acquired Granville Residential, an independent agency covering the high-end Marlow, Maidenhead, Bourne End and Cookham areas in Berkshire and...
12 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The seven branch independent sales and lettings agency Andrew's Estates has acquired a single office firm, Huyton Roberts, in the Wirral. Originally...
11 April 2017
From: Breaking News

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...
08 April 2017
From: Features

A Cincinatti-based international property agency, Barnes, has acquired a majority stake in the high end consultancy Hanover Private Office. “We believe there...
05 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The Competitions and Markets Authority has released more details of its ‘calling-in’ of the acquisition of Expert Agent by Zoopla Property...
03 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The Competitions and Markets Authority is reviewing the acquisition of Expert Agent by ZPG, parent company of Zoopla and PrimeLocation. A statement...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has promoted Shane Ballard to become one of London’s Retail Directors in the organisation. He will cover sales and lettings for...
30 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Hunters has boosted its office network over the 200 mark through the acquisition of Besley Hill, one of the longest established...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A survey of over 2,000 sellers who used online agency eMoov reveals that review websites were the overwhelmingly largest driver of...
20 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Both Strutt & Parker and the French bank BNP Paribas are declining to comment on speculation that the finance house is...
16 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The Financial Times is reporting this afternoon that BNP Paribas, the largest bank in France, is in talks to acquire high-end...
15 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Manchester-based sister firms Sequre Property Investment and Sequre International have extended their office space thanks rising demand for UK buy to...
13 March 2017
From: Breaking News

It has been a busy week for investment in PropTech businesses and no doubt you have already got reading fatigue about...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has acquired Expert Agent - the latest of a string of acquisitons by the portal. This follows the portal company's...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Another senior Countrywide figure is leaving the organisation to join an independent agency - itself set up by a former Countrywide...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Connells Group’s estate agency business recorded an eight per cent increase in exchanges in 2016 over the previous year, and says...
21 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...
17 February 2017
From: Features

Marsh & Parsons has expanded its Residential Development & Investment team - just one of a number of agencies to announce...
14 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The first week of February has seen some extraordinary goings on in the property sector, from which two stories particularly stand out...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s over. Done. The only ones interested are those with too much time on their hands. For God’s sake - behind...
04 February 2017
From: Features

From the outset of any merger, it is vital that each agency understands and can identify its purpose and the USP...
04 February 2017
From: Features

A City consultancy has issued a note to investors backing Zoopla Property Group’s acquisition of data company Hometrack, suggested there is...
02 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group’s £120m purchase of Hometrack, announced yesterday evening, is part of its aim to create “the UK’s most valuable...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group is buying Hometrack, one of the country’s leading property market business consultancies. Established in 1999, Hometrack is one of...
31 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...
28 January 2017
From: Features

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...
28 January 2017
From: Features

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...
21 January 2017
From: Features

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...
14 January 2017
From: Features

A post-Christmas treat this week, as I carry out a Q & A with one of the leading figures in property,...
14 January 2017
From: Features

Consolidation continues apace amongst traditional estate agents. The raft of pressures on agents is increasing and these pressures have two strong...
14 January 2017
From: Features

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

Strutt & Parker has seen a fall in revenue and profits for the year ending April 30 - and it puts...
12 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group has acquired the estate agency website specialist design firm Technicweb. The acquisition - its announcement was buried in yesterday's...
01 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Independently-owned East Anglian estate agency Fenn Wright has acquired Sudbury -based Thorntons for an undisclosed fee. The acquisition forms part of Fenn...
01 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group's estate agency membership grew five per cent and its property listing inventory was up 10 per cent in...
30 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Share prices for both Foxtons and Countrywide took a significant tumble yesterday as news of the ban on letting agents’ fees...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News

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

In recent weeks I have been carrying out question and answer sessions with some of the key figures in the property...
14 October 2016
From: Features

A technology business adviser who has surveyed property portals across the world has praised Rightmove for its determination to become the...
13 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Property sales and lettings agency William H Brown, part of the Sequence UK network, has acquired Porter Glenny estate agents in...
06 October 2016
From: Breaking News

SDL Group, which already owns the 54-branch Century 21 UK franchise, has now announced its third business acquisition in 12 months. Humphreys...
05 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The UK's largest estate agency has announced another key departure from its senior management team. Graham Bell, managing director for London, is...
26 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The UK's largest independent estate agency chain – Spicerhaart – has a fund of £26 million to be spent on acquisitions. The...
26 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The Jones Robinson Group, a Newbury-based property firm with three branches, has expanded its network by acquiring an agency in a...
22 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Merged estate agents Leaders and Romans, known also as the Property Services Holdings Group (PSH), have taken aim at their competitors...
15 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Andrews Property Group has announced several acquisitions which have strengthened its operations across London and the South West. The firm, which recently...
15 September 2016
From: Breaking News

North West estate agency Gascoigne Halman has confirmed it is looking for acquisition opportunities. Yesterday the firm, which has 18 branches, announced...
13 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Hunters has delivered an upbeat report to shareholders, claiming income up 42 per cent in the first six months of the...
09 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group is seeking to integrate uSwitch, its price comparison service, with MoveIT, its agents’ platform for ancillary revenue generation. It...
09 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Franchise network Belvoir says a combination of Brexit and stamp duty have unsettled the housing market - although despite this the...
06 September 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s easy to forget, but there was a time when the internet didn’t exist. When the idea behind the world wide...
19 August 2016
From: Features

Speculation continues to grow within the industry over a potential merger involving Connells and the newly-combined agencies of Leaders and Romans. Connells...
05 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide says there will “almost certainly” be no more acquisitions of agencies or other firms for the group over the rest...
03 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Older readers may recall a terrific movie called Network where a character, disillusioned by life, shouts from a window: “I’m as...
29 July 2016
From: Features

Stacks Property Search & Acquisition has become the first independent buying agency to become a member of the Royal Institute of...
21 July 2016
From: Breaking News

A residential property consultancy has opened one of the first estate agency coffee shops in the UK. Go Holdings, which works with...
19 July 2016
From: Breaking News

With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...
15 July 2016
From: Features

Leaders’ plans for significant expansion in 2016 remain undeterred by Brexit with eight new branches added to its national network in...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Two former directors of Countrywide have joined independent agency butters john bee. Andy Townsend joins as managing director for Lettings and Dominic...
04 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Agents have been giving their reaction to the shock Brexit referendum result - and their comments have ranged from the gloomy...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The influential consumer property body HomeOwners Alliance says Purplebricks-style hybrid estate agencies may be “the future”. In a blog on the HOA website,...
14 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Dexters says it now has 60 offices including 28 in central London - and has declared itself to be "the leading independent...
13 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Sarah Neate, Design and Marketing Manager Who Are Mid West Displays? We make, supply and install window and interior display panels. ...
08 June 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

The largest estate agency in Wales is to extend its regional footprint after acquiring an independent firm. Peter Alan has purchased 26-year-old...
03 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Several stock market analysts have published reports on Zoopla's half-year trading statement released yesterday. Anthony Codling of Jefferies – the firm which...
26 May 2016
From: Breaking News

A number of estate and letting agents have this week announced key appointments and business expansions. Estate agency John Shepherd is set...
26 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Connells has acquired the five-branch independent Paul Dubberley from property investment company Bond Wolfe. Established in 1992, Paul Dubberley offers sales, lettings,...
16 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Portico has acquired all eight branches of east London agency Spencers, bringing the total offices in the expanded group to 20. Spencers,...
04 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Agency software company Dezrez says the jury is out on whether Zoopla’s acquisition of the Property Software Group will be considered...
21 April 2016
From: Breaking News

A City analyst says Zoopla Property Group’s conditional acquisition of the UK's largest supplier of estate agency software for £75m may...
20 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group has confirmed its conditional agreement to buy The Property Software Group, which it calls the UK’s market-leading provider...
19 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide's chief information officer Oliver Skagerlind this morning joins online agency easyProperty as de facto number two to chief executive Rob...
04 April 2016
From: Breaking News

There is a substantial amount of misunderstanding over this question, which needs clarifying. In general terms, the Money Laundering Regulations require...
01 April 2016
From: Features

Rightmove’s commercial director, Miles Shipside, is to make a rare intervention in the debate on the future of estate agency by...
29 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Century 21 has announced another new office, this time in Stafford. The office - led by local husband and wife team Andrew...
22 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The spring agency merger and expansion tradition continues apace with a series of announcements by firms. Bristol-based online agency Urpad.online - which...
21 March 2016
From: Breaking News

There is widespread misunderstanding within agency concerning money laundering obligations. The first thing to note is that contrary to popular belief the...
18 March 2016
From: Features

LSL, the UK’s second largest estate agency division, has received a glowing endorsement from two property market analysts. In a note issued...
14 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Leaders has acquired another agency just weeks after absorbing another agency in the same region. Tudor Estates was founded in 1959 and...
10 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Talks are ongoing about portal choices for Cheshire-based estate agency Gascoigne Halman - acquired by Connells last year - and no decision has...
02 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has rebranded its land and new homes team as Countrywide Residential Development and has announced a raft of new senior...
02 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Countrywide says there’s “no change of course” after a 37 per cent slump in operating profits were...
25 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Lomond Capital has acquired John Shepherd Estate Agent in Birmingham as it continues to 'expand south.' The deal, which includes Marwood Homes...
01 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Sales and lettings franchise giant Hunters has told the City it is anticipating “significant expansion” this year through additional franchises and...
28 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Steve Gosney. What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of Kremer Signs. How long has Kremer Signs...
27 January 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

Countrywide has continued its acquisition programme by taking over a company consulting with house builders in the Home Counties and London. The acquisition...
22 January 2016
From: Breaking News

A Strutt & Parker senior partner has dismissed speculation that the residential arm of his agency is about to be taken...
18 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Do you remember Martha Lane-Fox? She was the poster girl for lastminute.com and an icon of the dot.com bubble that ended...
15 January 2016
From: Features

Franchise giant Hunters says 2015 was its most successful year to date. The firm opened in 32 new locations during the past...
12 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Shepherd Direct Limited - best known for owning the Century 21 UK franchise business which has 50 operators across England -...
08 January 2016
From: Breaking News

eMoov founder and managing director Russell Quirk has taken to print to explain why he believes 2016 will be the year...
24 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Investors’ Chronicle, the weekly investment magazine published by the Financial Times Group, has lavishly praised high-end agency Savills for diversifying its...
14 December 2015
From: Breaking News

OnTheMartket (OTM) recently wrote to its membership saying how well its doing, how membership has increased beyond expectations and how it...
27 November 2015
From: Features

LSL Property Services plc has announced another lettings acquisition, this time in Elgin and Inverness. The agency they have bought, PHP Lettings,...
17 November 2015
From: Sponsored Content

Connells Group says it is still on the prowl for traditional estate agencies to acquire after its announcement that it has...
17 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Connells has acquired Hatched, one of the pioneers of the online estate agency model. The acquisition is “aligned with Connells’ ambitious growth strategy...
16 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Colin Breavington What does it say on your business card? Operations Director We hear SearchFlow is expanding next year, can you give...
16 November 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

Countrywide has yet to make a decision on whether its newly-acquired Welsh estate agency chain - John Francis - is to...
16 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Ellie Hall. What does it say on your business card? Head of Acquisitions. You're on the hunt for acquisitions, what makes a...
26 October 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

Countrywide says it has Foxtons as its target to beat in a bid to be the number one agency for sales...
26 October 2015
From: Breaking News

High-end property business Savills has launched a new service called Retirement Living, aimed at securing business from retirement scheme developers. The team...
22 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Property journalists, and more than a few estate agents, are beginning their annual autumn ritual – forecasting what’s going to happen...
16 October 2015
From: Features

Two more agencies have set up new home divisions - a barometer of how they anticipate residential development becoming a bigger...
15 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group, which earlier this year snapped up comparison website uSwitch, is launching a new marketing scheme allowing agents to...
15 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The Connells Group has acquired independent agency chain Gascoigne Halman, an 18-branch company operating in south Manchester. Gascoigne Halman, founded in 1990,...
15 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Strutt & Parker has acquired Edwards & Elliott, a Surrey and Berkshire-based sales and lettings agency with offices in Ascot, Sunningdale...
06 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The Romans Group has confirmed its fourth acquisition of the year - it has now merged with Campsie’s residential and commercial...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group is reported to be looking for a new headquarters to house its property portals and recent acquisition, the...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given an exclusive opportunity to pose questions to Zoopla Property Group...
14 September 2015
From: Features

What will Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) do if it is overtaken in agent numbers by OnTheMarket? Does the acquisition of uSwitch risk...
04 September 2015
From: Features

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25 August 2015
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Estate agency Romans has claimed that it is the 'strongest property brand' in the Thames Valley. The Romans Group recently commissioned a...
20 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Connect branch networks, automate sales and marketing and highlight business opportunities with Rezi’s agile cloud platform Rezi Premium is more than a...
19 August 2015
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Zoopla is back in business with its trading update to the City this morning revealing that it has a net growth...
12 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The Countrywide group of estate agents has come out fighting after relatively poor figures revealed at the end of last week,...
03 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The Zoopla Property Group is reported to be looking for a new advertising agency after a clash of interest following the...
16 July 2015
From: Breaking News

CPBigwood has sold its residential sales and lettings operations in Warwickshire to Andrew Grant for an undisclosed sum. All CPBigwood’s sales and...
13 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The march of the high-end national agency chains continues with news that Strutt & Parker has snapped up the two-office Buckinghamshire...