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Purplebricks has increased its listings by an eye-opening 44 per cent in the past two weeks according to an updated analysis...

Fine & Country has revealed that it is the fastest-growing premium agency in the UK. Quoting research from TwentyCi - the business...

Every day thousands of estate agency boards are erected across the UK. Even in the digital age the board remains one...

It’s been revealed that the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team is to deliver new guidelines to agents for referral fees...

The former chief executive of Emoov says online estate agencies charge too little, so risk appearing cheap and ineffective to potential...

One of the largest estate agencies in the Midlands, Newton Fallowell, says it’s made a remarkable £5m in referral fees from...

Shares in OnTheMarket hit another new low of 75.7p yesterday, dropping over nine per cent on the day and falling well...

A PropTech firm that provides photography for virtual tours, floor plans and online and hard copy property details is relocating from Latvia to...

A new bespoke Customer Relationship Management system developed by The Property Franchise Group claims to enable High Street agents to fight...

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...

EweMove, the hybrid agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, has announced five new franchisees - several of them are independent...

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

I don’t think I can add anything more to the excellent 2019 pieces we’ve seen on EAT in recent weeks –...

When it comes to building online reputation, Google is king. It is estimated that over 90% of consumers Google a business before...

The share of the market taken by online agencies in the final quarter of 2018 slipped from last summer’s high of...

Hunters has continued its expansion in the north of England with two new branches in Yorkshire and Lancashire.  The Pontefract branch becomes...

A survey of 6,000 members of the public and 660 estate and letting agents has revealed some striking findings about how...

A firm which recently joined the ‘hub club’ of agencies using centralised services offices says its won a major new build...

The auction firm that purchased the property listings left stranded by the collapse of Emoov is now offering partnership opportunities to...

While even agents of the calibre of Savills struggle in today’s market - see the agency’s figures here - it’s a...

Our latest case study come from a recent news item to have hit the industry and national press. A disgruntled tenant is claiming...

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

The government has moved to crack down on money laundering in the UK with a new campaign focusing on the accountancy,...

A statement this morning by franchise agency Winkworth says lettings and property management now accounts for 50 per cent of its turnover. The...

Savills’ residential business grew market share last year in the UK despite what it calls “challenging conditions.” In a trading statement to...

A Scottish estate agency has changed its website following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The complaint relates to West Property...

Kenny Bruce, one of the founders of sector-leading online agency Purplebricks, has sent his good wishes to Russell Quirk, who founded...

The National Association of Estate Agents has met with other members of a high-level government board to look at ways of...

Part of the Arun Estates Group has rebranded - by dropping the ‘& Partners’ element of its name. The agency formerly known...

The high-end New York based estate agency Corcoran has issued franchise documents for ‘global markets’ prompting speculation that it could spread...

The Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, Margot James, has used social media to say she is “thrilled to see...

Former Emoov chief executive Russell Quirk has made his first on-the-record comments about the factors behind the dramatic collapse of his...

Hello and welcome to another PJT, your regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Please keep us informed of...

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

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

A new property management firm claims that an average of nine estate agencies have gone bust each week since 2010.  Apropos -...

Still recovering from Christmas and New Year? There’s no shame in that - the agents’ fund-raising season resumes in earnest in...

Recent years have seen tighter regulation and new legislation hit the lettings industry. Combined with the fee ban, there is no...

An agent has started an online petition demanding negotiators and others in the agency industry be paid the legal minimum wage...

Customers are still trying to get hold of Emoov, Tepilo and Hatched months after they closed down. Estate Agent Today has seen...

Direct Line for Business is launching what it calls an online “end-to-end” insurance product for estate agents and property management companies.  The...

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

Are you a real Doctor? Not in the conventional sense no, sorry to disappoint! I’m Tom Durrant and I’m the Creative Director...

The former boss of Emoov, the controversial Russell Quirk, has resuscitated his career as a public relations man and pro-Brexit commentator. Just...

One of the world’s leading PropTech analysts says Purplebricks has turned the UK online/hybrid estate agency business into “a one horse...

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

A new portal which had branded itself as “the UK’s first decentralised property listing database” appears to have had a setback...

Century 21 UK appears to have bucked the trend of closing offices and reduced footfall by marking the opening of 16...

A branch of the Haart estate agency is reported to have apologised to Purplebricks for claiming that the hybrid agency was...

Hello and welcome to this year’s first edition of Property Jobs Today, reporting on the first industry moves of 2019. We’re told...

A hybrid estate agency which uses freelance agents operating from a central hub is now expanding from London into the Home...

UBS, a Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company based in Zurich and Basel, now owns approaching 10 per cent...

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

The online sales and lettings platform TheHouseShop has scrapped its £500,000 crowdfunding pitch - and it’s blaming the collapse of online...

Keller Williams, which yesterday revealed two new market centres in the south of England, says up to 25 agents in the...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that US-owned franchise agency Keller Williams has ‘soft-opened’ two new market centres in the south of...

Phil Spencer is on the warpath against “constant tinkering” by government in housing matters - and instead, he wants the problems...

The shortlist has been announced for the annual Guild of Property Professionals Awards to be held on January 17 in London.  The...

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...

As 2018 ticks away and 2019 beckons, it’s time for everyone at Estate Agent Today to wish you, your family and...

It’s been reported that an estate agency in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, has had its windows smashed, causing £1,500 of damage. Arlington...

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

Fine & Country’s annual conference in the New Year is to have former England rugby player Matt Dawson MBE as the...

If you thought Christmas Eve meant no more news in terms of industry movers and shakers…well, think again - we’ve one...

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

An analysis of property branding by more than 200 companies suggests that Purplebricks and OnTheMarket are two of the big winners with...

In the past year it seems every other story has been about PropTech - the big stuff like Purplebricks and the...

Infamous X Factor rapper Honey G, who just last week was lauded for becoming an estate agent, now says she’s been...

Well here we are, at the last Agents Do Charity of the year. It’s been a record haul of good works, as...

Uncertainty will be a key characteristic of the housing market for “the next few years” warns Countrywide - and not just...

Hello and with Christmas just around the corner, and temperatures finally being a little more like winter, what better time to...

House prices are flatlining with the rate of annual growth having fallen continually since August according to LSL Property Services, which...

Having built over 1900 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 16 years, we know a thing or two...

A new website is offering to contact owners of homes that are not for sale, on behalf of people who would...

Audioagent and KeyAGENT have merged to create the UK’s largest property marketing group. Together they provide property marketing services to the UK’s...

As we near the Christmas break so it’s time to put our feet up for a moment and celebrate another year. What better...

Hello, and the wind-down to the Big Day continues with more pictures of your agency offices. Thanks so much, firstly, to Becky...

If your New Year’s resolution is to move to a four bedroom home in London or the south of England, you...

For my final EAT contribution of 2018, I’ve put together a list of Christmas gifts that you could buy your PropTech-loving...

It is something of an understatement to say that we are in challenging times. BREXIT is unresolved and we wait with...

A new analysis of the online estate agency business model claims that it ‘could be described as a Ponzi scheme’. The accusation...

A top PropTech analyst says Purplebricks is as much an advertising firm as an estate agency but is nonetheless a huge success...

Hello and welcome to another batch of your agency office Christmas pictures…it’s certainly been a bumper year for them and today...

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

A family is raffling a £3m home on the Hampshire/Dorset border after a series of sales fell through. Mark and Sharon Beresford...

Hello and welcome to a new week - the last before Christmas. We’ve got more of your wonderful office pictures and videos...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...

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

With only 10 days to go before Christmas, surely everyone’s decorations are up by now? It seems that way in the agency...

A Newcastle-based property company says it has acquired the listings of Emoov and Tepilo. It has emailed and texted vendors to say...

Purplebricks says it has £100m net cash to exercise “relentless innovation” and benefit from an industry shake-out that will ”expose undercapitalised traditional...

A crowdfunding bid to Emoov’s staff to win financial help over the Christmas period has flopped badly with a paltry £30...

OnTheMarket had told its shareholders this morning that it now has over 12,000 branches listing and is offering share incentives to...

The world may be going crazy outside but we’re delighted to tell you that in the estate agency industry it’s still...

Vesta, which describes itself as “the new online marketplace for buying and selling rental property” has launched a bid to raise...

It is now known that at least 32 formal complaints have been received by the crowdfunding platform that helped Emoov raise...

Estate agency Strutt & Parker says that despite Brexit and the economic and political uncertainty accompanying it, house prices in the...

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...

Maybe it’s the Brexit Blues but something is making the industry excel itself this year when it comes to celebrating Christmas....

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

There’s been a four per cent rise in the number of estate agencies becoming insolvent according to a new report. In the...

Your terrific festive photographs keep on rolling in and we’re delighted to share them with the industry - and we’d like...

The Times reports that crowdfunding investors are considering legal action following the collapse of Emoov. The investors in question appear to be some of...

It’s the start of a new week and many agents may well be having their office parties this week - if...

House price rises are now the slowest they have been for six years according to the Halifax. Across the UK, property values...

Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...

The chief executive of online agency HouseSimple says “sellers need to be prepared and willing to lower their expectations” in the current...

A leading digital analyst says Purplebricks’ success in the US market is not assured and has expressed concern over whether it...

The chief executive of failed online agency Emoov has been named this week as one of the 500 top “tech influencers”...

Hello again and welcome to the latest display of agents’ Christmas decorations. We’d love to share your windows, trees, lights and even...

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

It’s that time of the week again when we focus on the great work done by the industry, usually without much...

Property analysts say ‘flippers’ - those who buy new homes and sell them quickly, hopefully for a profit - are losing...

A tweet from Purplebricks’ chief executive Michael Bruce suggests that the agency may be about to play a role in the Emoov...

Investment platform Crowdcube has told Estate Agent Today that defunct online estate agency Emoov revised down its company valuation from £104m...

A statement by the administrators appointed by Emoov says there are prospective buyers for the listings on the online agency and...

Hello and welcome to the Wednesday edition of your Christmas agency branch decorations - and what a festive lot you are.  Before...

The demise of Emoov, Tepilo and lettings platform Urban raises question marks over the long-term viability of online agencies according to...

The chief executive of Emoov and the founder of the new portal Rummage4Property had a dramatic spat on Twitter just hours...

A new portal is launching next year with Countrywide and some 30 other estate agency groups signed up, as well as...

At least some calls from potential customers to Emoov are being cut off and rival estate agents are now plundering the...

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

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...

PropTech has been mainstream for a few years now, and as more agents are familiar with the range of products and...

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

A high-end estate agency selling some of the country’s most expensive homes says the possible currency falls resulting from Brexit chaos...

Last year it was ‘disruptor’ and before that came ‘exclusive’ - now, according to one estate agency at least, the over-used...

It’s that time of year again - many offices will mark the start of December (that’s tomorrow) by putting up decorations....

With Christmas less than four weeks away (yes, really) the countdown to the festive season begins tomorrow when December begins. Charity...

Sky News says the online estate agency Emoov is preparing to call in administrators in a last-ditch attempt to salvage its...

More speculation has swirled around the future of Emoov as it appeared that company chief executive and founder Russell Quirk had...

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

When was the last time you looked at your business and really thought about what you could do to improve? Yesterday? Last...

Yet another estate agency has announced that it’s shutting branches and opening a centralised hub. This time it’s Newman Property Experts, a...

I’m spending a lot of time in airport terminals waiting for flights. They’re not the most comfortable of surroundings, but at...

High-end agency Harrods Estates is not content with selling homes in London’s infamous challenging market - now it’s marketing a box...

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

East Midlands estate and lettings agency Jackson Grundy has signed up to OnTheMarket. The firm, with its Northampton headquarters, has 10 sales...

Mainstream bank lending for house purchases grew by 3.6 per cent in October compared to the same month last year. However the...

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has told an agents’ conference of the strategy for his service - including a prediction that...

A sales and lettings agency specialising in waterside property along the Thames is linking up with a larger business to co-market...

It’s a great start to the week for Wesley Carney, a lettings negotiator at the wonderful Breckon & Breckon agency in...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - the last one in November. Career moves tend to slow this time...

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

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...

The future of online agency Emoov remains in the balance this weekend with talks continuing between the management and possible buyers. On...

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...

It’s Friday and what better way to kick off the weekend than winning two completely FREE tickets for the industry event...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - it’s our weekly round-up of good work done by the industry. Everyone...

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

A senior figure in the Knight Frank agency says those buyers who may be expecting Brexit-inspired bargains in the so-called ‘super...

Humberts’ revolution continues apace as it opens its first controversial hub in Dorset and accompanies it with a brand new vocabulary...

Estate and letting agents are being warned not to slow down too early in the run up to Christmas as it...

The latest research from online estate agency Emoov shows at least one silver lining to the current Brexit-hit housing market -...

An estate agency has had to alter a listing on Rightmove following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. Gravesend-based Waterman House...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in our lives – from virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and...

Purplebricks chief executive in Australia, Ryan Dinsdale, is quitting the firm after two and a half years. The influential Australian Financial Review...

We are delighted to have two completely FREE tickets available for the industry event of the season - the Charity Christmas...

Time appears to be running short for the sale of troubled online agency Emoov. An Emoov insider has told Estate Agent Today...

Online agency Doorsteps is slashing its flat fee to just £1 with no commission charge - but for only 48 hours. The...

It’s not just the Cabinet and the government where jobs are in flux - there are plenty of moves to announce...

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

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

A new prime London hybrid agency wants what it calls “disillusioned property professionals” to join the firm and take advantage of...

An online auction platform which works with estate agents says this method of selling homes works, with four sales in one...

Winkworth’s Bath franchise has been acquired by new franchisees Lucy McIlroy and Matthew Leonard - the latter having been a partner...

People now expect a streamlined, digital-first experience from every single service they interact with - and the lettings industry is no...

An estate agency analyst has shared with Estate Agent Today his findings on the current and recent conversion rates of online...

London estate agency JOHNS&CO, which specialises in new homes, has opened its seventh office in the capital - the announcement came...

An online agency launched by a traditional high street agent to ward off competition says the online business model might have...

The ValPal Network, an automated valuation system, has for the first time provided over 100,000 leads to agents in just one...

The latest Your Move house price data confirms what a wide range of indices have shown recently - slowing price growth and,...

It’s been reported that Nested, an estate agency launched two years ago, has received a massive £120m cash injection from venture capitalists. Nested, which...

Here we go again - the Court of Appeal is to hear Connells-owned Gascoigne Halman's challenge to a ruling that cleared...

Shocking figures from the Local Data Company, a consultancy monitoring the health of High Streets, show that 211 estate agency offices...

Hello and welcome to our latest edition of Property Jobs Today, a weekly run-through of the key job moves within our...

It’s Children In Need in just a few days’ time on Friday, November 16 - it’s one of the biggest fund-raising...

However mild the weather may have been for most of us, it’s a cold autumn for the online estate agency market...

There was a drop in the number of new listings across the UK last month, suggesting that the usual autumn rush to...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, our round-up of great work done by our industry to raise funds for...

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

Keller Williams, the US agency which allows agents to work from hub-like ‘market centres’, says it now has 130 freelance agents in this...

A house in Mayfair that was sold for £19.175m in 2014 and put on the market this year at £25m has...

We’re used to recent stories about transaction dips and price stagnation as Brexit uncertainty and stamp duty take their toll on...

Rather like doctors, estate agents are present at critical points in our lives – moving in together, bidding farewell to a...

The high profile financial difficulties faced by Emoov and the recent fall in the share value of Purplebricks do not mean...

The troubled Emoov hybrid estate agency, currently up for sale, has removed an advertisement after a complaint to a watchdog over...

1.             Who are you and what do you do? HeyJuno Property is a business dedicated to empowering estate and letting agents throughout...

Purplebricks says it has seen year-on-year revenue growth of about 20 per cent despite what its chairman calls “a challenging UK...

An estate agency that’s been commended for its flexible working has launched a recruitment drive for franchisees who would keep 75...

London agency chain Portico has signed up to OnTheMarket.  The 17 branch firm, which handles both sales and lettings, has offices in...

A diverse cast-list has been announced for this year’s Relocation Agent Network national conference and exhibition to be staged in London...

One of Emoov’s agents in the field has contacted Estate Agent Today to give an insight into how the agency has...

Latest figures on the central London market from franchise giant Winkworth show that viewings dropped 20 per cent in the third...

The first signs of a seasonal slowdown are appearing according to some agents in touch with EAT, but there are still...

There’s to be the first-ever Residential Agent Zone at next year’s FUTURE PropTech event to be held on May 14. The zone will...

It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...

Two former High Street agents say their new hybrid agency has enjoyed an impressive launch gathering 40 instructions in just four...

Raffles are in the news as a way of ‘selling’ homes, and not just because an Irish club has won a...

Savills has issued its forecast for the housing market for the next five years, and while it highlights some bright spots...

You don’t need EAT to remind you that Christmas is now just next month.  Many agents are gearing their fund-raising to that...

Fresh details have emerged about the financial difficulties suffered by Emoov, its search for a buyer and its possible sale price. A...

What questions keep you awake at night? Do you know if you’re losing new instructions by undervaluing, or whether you could...

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

Two local estate agencies are entering a strategic partnership to market properties together, allowing them to list the properties on the...

It’s November so forecasts for next year are beginning to emerge from high-end agencies with research departments - and the first one...

Sky News says Emoov is to be sold, just months after the controversial online agency merged with Sarah Beeny's Tepilo and the...

For any business, regardless of size, age or industry, operating efficiently is fundamental to your success. When faced with challenges like we...

Countrywide has given Estate Agent Today exclusive details of progress on its Back To Basics programme as it seeks to recover...

A firm which links with agents to operate online auctions has hit back at a consumer group's allegations that this growing sector...

You know the shiver you get when the portal reps call you out of the blue? That cold sweat in the...

Estate agency and property consultancy JLL is offering a clip-on accessory which it claims can be put on to a mobile...

A hybrid estate agency with ambitions to rival Purplebricks has revealed that it has significantly expanded its current footprint, with ambitions...

Police have confirmed that a search is taking place at a property in the Midlands, in the hunt for the body...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

Stamp duty relief for first time buyers of full-priced houses and apartments is to be extended to first time buyers of...

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

Hello and welcome to a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today, your weekly insight into the key moves within our industry. Everyone...

The government has told the estate agency industry that it has a “moral” obligation to report suspicions about potential money laundering. Figures...

It’s that time of year again, when a tall ominous figure scares us all with a slow deep voice threatening endless...

Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...

Traditional estate agent fees average just 1.1 per cent across the UK according to research from an agency comparison website -...

Purplebricks’ share price dipped below the psychologically-important 200p level yesterday as the hybrid agency’s longer-term slide continues. In the summer of 2017...

Fewer than 15 per cent of owners go on to sell their home with the same agency they bought it through,...

We all get an extra hour in bed this weekend, giving us more energy to fund-raise for good causes, right? That seems...

One of the founders of Purplebricks is on course to create what the BBC calls “one of the biggest game-changers in...

Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...

One of London’s most prominent buying agencies says post-Brexit the interest in buying in the capital will return - whether there...

One of London’s best known estate agencies marks its 25th anniversary this month, having started with just two branches in one...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows some 98,400 homes were sold across the UK in September - that’s slightly lower...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that franchise giant Belvoir will list all of its 300-plus branches on the challenger portal.  This includes...

A new online agency says it is currently focussing on one large city but will expand to cover the whole of...

A new junior estate agent apprenticeship standard has been launched with skills being offered for residential, commercial and auction sectors. Created by...

New research by TheAdvisory consultancy, shared exclusively with Estate Agent Today, reveals exactly how fees have fallen for traditional agents in...

Outspoken online estate agency chief Russell Quirk says the estate agency industry is “really p****d off” with Rightmove trying to ride...

An agent in the Guild is launching a ‘hub’ style operation from December 1 and says the concept of traditional estate...

A London buying agent has called for a second referendum on Britain’s EU membership, suggesting that it would give more certainty...

If it’s Monday it must be Property Jobs Today, your round up of the industry’s key moves. Are you changing jobs yourself?...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

Another high profile estate agency office in London has closed - this time a branch of Winkworth.  The Richmond branch has been...

Almost one in five online sales valuations generated by The ValPal Network over a two-year period resulted in a completion with...

Bored with Brexit? Baffled by the backstop? Troubled by the transition period?  Well here’s a promise - there’s no mention of the...

The estate agency group Humberts, which narrowly avoided collapse early this year, now claims to have turned around its fortunes thanks...

Akshay Ruparelia, the young founder and head of the online agency Doorsteps, has been shortlisted for one of the most prestigious...

A leading London estate agency is reporting a surge in overseas buyers sealing deals ahead of the government’s new stamp duty...

A new estate agency has come up with a novel way of taking prospective purchasers around its patch - by using...

The culture of impatience and instant gratification has a lot to answer for. It has forced the hand of the property...

A city’s housing market that suffered badly because of the collapse in North Sea oil prices is now likely to rebound...

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...

Doorsteps, the online agency founded by a teenager, has raised over £700,000 - that’s 175 per cent of its original £400,000 target,...

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

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...

The government has unveiled a new body which, it claims, will raise agency standards. There is a long-standing commitment from the government...

Activists from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender movement are reported to have staged what they called a “queer kiss-in" outside...

Savills is warning that heightened uncertainty around Brexit negotiations will delay recovery in the prime central London housing market for up...

The chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, has suggested that the unexpectedly low take up of online agents may mean that...

OnTheMarket’s trading figures for the six months to the end of July show, as predicted, losses while the company is building...

A platform which previously offered online private treaty exchanges says a sale of a home in the Republic of Ireland has...

More than half of home owners now use online reviews to choose their estate agent when putting their property on the...

Purplebricks’ share price dropped yesterday to barely over 200p - its lowest level for some 18 months and reflecting a near...

Foxtons says its use of technology allows it to increase the reach of its branches - and claims this is behind...

OnTheMarket plc, the company which operates the OTM portal, gives its first formal stock market figures tomorrow morning, for the six...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that Foxtons has closed another London agency office - this time at Barnes in the borough...

A government minister has told the estate agency industry that it must be more transparent over the issue of referral fees. In...

Strutt & Parker is offering free Virtual Viewings to 1,000 new clients, and says it's the first national agency to offer such...

Knight Frank appears to have shrugged off the problems hitting the high end of the housing market, reporting a 14 per...

Foxtons is shutting its Park Lane office - the flagship of the agency in prime central London’s Mayfair. Estate Agent Today was...

Hello and welcome to a new working week, which means your chance to catch up on the key moves in our...

“Do we really need another tax?” - that’s the question from a new buying agency, querying why the government wants to...

Several agents have asked me whether they should consider ditching their high street offices and move to an out of town...

It seems a lifetime ago but in fact we’re approaching just the first anniversary since the government triggered its Call for...

The latest assessment of supply across the housing market undertaken by online agency HouseSimple claims that the number of new properties...

Hello and welcome to another weekly update on the industry’s good work - and a chance for us to show that...

Countrywide has announced the appointment of a new board member with “substantial restructuring and turnaround expertise.” Mark Shuttleworth became a non-executive director...

Andrews, which has over 50 branches across the south of England, is the latest major chain to sign up to OnTheMarket. In...

Transactions in prime central London have dropped nine per cent in the year to the end of August according to Knight...

Bradleys Estate Agents, the westcountry’s largest independent agency chain, is the latest agency to sign up with Bamboo, an online property...

Purplebricks has been the subject of another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority - and the issue has again been categorised...

Last week, the first of a new kind of industry event took place; an open debate between agents and PropTech suppliers. Strong...

One of London’s highest profile and most outspoken estate agent chiefs has scolded ‘Maybot’ Theresa May on the day she is to...

House prices grew two per cent year on year for September according to new figures - and a senior agency chief...

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...

A branch of EweMove - which operates from a traditional High Street office - claims to have generated £140,000 income in...