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Rightmove has reported a 7% rise in operating profit despite losing agents last year. The portal’s latest annual report released this morning...

Estate agents in Liverpool and Portsmouth have had the busiest start to the year, new analysis suggests. Self-employed agency brand eXp UK...

Estate agency recruitment expert and mentor Ian Dobrin has joined property data firm Addland. He will initially focus on further building the...

A shift towards self-employed estate agency models has contributed to a decline in estate agency branches, research suggests. Analysis by property data...

Lomond has strengthened its foothold in the Midlands with its 50th acquisition since launching just three years ago. Through its John Shepherd...

Agency Express has won the Franchisor of the Year – Gold award at the 2023 British Franchise Association (BFA) HSBC British...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has warned of a “challenging backdrop” for agents which may impact the portal’s annual revenue. It comes amid rumours, reported...

David Plumtree, group chief executive, estate agency at Connells Group is marking 35 years with the business this week. He joined the...

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande looks at the future of estate agnts on the high street.   You only need to walk down...

Over 20,000 UK agency branches have now registered with HMRC for anti-money laundering supervision. A new analysis from risk management platform Thirdfort...

At iamproperty we are excited to share the announcement of our future innovation strategy and vision, continuing our commitment to transform...

OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone has issued a second open letter to shareholders of the portal, accusing it of “irresponsibly diluting shareholders”...

Rightmove has posted its highest half-year revenue growth for five-years, helped by increased agency investment in the portal’s tools. A half-year update...

Proptech firm iamproperty has reported 40% growth in its partner agent network over the past 12 months. It now works with more...

The housing market hasn’t yet tipped in favour of buyers, new agency data suggests. Figures from 550 estate agency branches across Great...

An extraordinary increase in estate agencies has been recorded over the past year. A total of 10.6% more estate agencies existed in...

LSL has sold its mortgage, protection, and general insurance brokerage firms Embrace and First2Protect. The brands have been sold to Pivotal Growth,...

Considering the cost it takes to get a lead – from advertising to PR to relationship building – could you be...

Agents may have been slightly put out by Rightmove reporting a boom in user fees despite a drop in members, but...

Rightmove has reported its second highest year for average revenue per advertiser (ARPA) despite agency branch membership dipping slightly. The portal revealed...

Premium property agency Prestige & Village is expanding beyond its home base in the South East of England. It has launched the...

New research has uncovered the most densely populated areas for estate agency branches. Agency comparison website GetAgent’s internal data tracks the number...

Getting a property on the market has become more efficient but agents still require the same people and sales skills that...

Estate agency branches are bracing themselves for “a very difficult few months,” the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) claims. The NAPB...

We are dedicating today's round-up to two important cause that agents are being called on to get behind. Agents are being urged...

More than 1,000 estate agency branches are to join iamproperty’s partner network from SDL Auctions after a trade deal between the...

Connells Group has rolled out a new service to help homeowners, sellers and landlords boost the energy efficiency of their properties. Its...

OnTheMarket has reported an increase in agency branches listing on the portal but posted an operating loss after a busy year...

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

The ValPal Network, a PropTech supplier working with over 4,000 agency branches across the UK, has calculated the key hour for...

The JLL property consultancy is opening a branch handling sales and lettings in an area of London often by-passed by rival...

The Skipton Building Society, which owns Connells estate agency, says the house-selling arm helped it reach a record profit pre-tax profit...

There’s been another large rise in fee earnings for Rightmove this morning, as the portal softens the blow by announcing a...

A tech company in the compliance sector claims that 25 per cent of UK estate agency branches have failed to register...

Three of Martin & Co’s most prominent branches in the north of England are under new ownership. The Saltaire, Keighley, and Thackley...

An estate agency group is rebranding and pledges that it will build on its current revenue averaging £1m per branch.  Property group...

An analysis of estate agencies in 21 major cities suggests a big rise in competing companies, prompting risks of fee wars between...

OnTheMarket figures for the first half of this year show stronger revenue and improved profits. Agency numbers have increased modestly since January...

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are.  Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...

A regional estate agency is planning an expansion programme after undergoing a management buyout by a former Business Woman of the...

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has reported record figures as...

Boomin has revealed to Estate Agent Today the latest figures on agency branches signed up to its fledgling portal. It says it...

OnTheMarket, which is holding its shareholders’ annual general meeting today, says early figures show the success of initiatives introduced by chief...

Two of Britain's largest agency groups have sold their stakes in a property search firm. Both LSL and Connells have announced the sale...

Boomin says it’s added over 600 new agency branches during May, with the latest signing being the large Pattinson independent with...

Movebutler, the digital onboarding platform from online auction specialist iamproperty, says it has some 900 agency branches signed up. These include Martin...

An online platform claims each agency branch in the UK has benefited from the stamp duty holiday by over £120,000. WiggyWam says...

Rightmove is to roll-out two-factor authentication within Rightmove Plus to try to protect agents against attempts by fraudsters to steal leads and...

Boomin founder Michael Bruce says his new site has enjoyed a stronger start than any other portal in terms of visits, viewings,...

An increased focus on the provision of financial services has helped boost the trading figures released today by LSL Property Services,...

Today is the day that non-essential retail reopens as part of the government's roadmap out of lockdown. For the majority of the...

Estate agency offices in Wales, closed for many weeks as part of that country’s lockdown, will reopen from next Monday, April 12. The...

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...

The Bruce brothers' new portal Boomin has launched a day early - and no, this isn't an April Fool. The site went live...

Here are the first three TV adverts for Boomin, the new property portal which launches on Friday.The new website launches early...

Fine & Country is opening a new branch in the Welsh capital, Cardiff. It covers the city and surrounding areas, the Vale...

A prominent estate agent has warned buyers and sellers about the perils of the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA is now...

A new service is offering agents free welcome boxes which can be passed over to buyers and tenants who move in. The...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

Propertymark, combining both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents, claims to speak for the...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

A property platform claims the current pipeline stock is so large that the average UK agency branch is waiting on £105,000...

Boomin has announced another 15 independents as members of the site, which is expected to launch in the near future. “The latest...

Fall throughs which could be avoided by Reservation Agreements have cost agency branches an average £10,000 per month. That’s the claim from digital...

The industry seems almost back to normal. Not the ‘new normal’ we spoke so much of a few weeks and months ago,...

One of the oldest portals in the UK, Mouseprice, has been bought by a service which describes itself as the country’s...

We’re off and running with our annual showcase of the decorations and festivities in agency branches and for those working from...

Free-to-list portal group OneDome claims 425 estate agency branches joined its listing services last month,  OneDome Group operates two portals, OneDome and...

The soon-to-launch Boomin portal has signed up a national firm and now claims to have recruited 40 per cent of the...

OnTheMarket has handed out more shares to agencies signing long-term agreements with the portal. It was almost three years ago that OTM, then...

The property market has bounced back with all of the expected resilience and flexibility that is its hallmark since it reopened...

There is no doubting that 2020 has been a challenging year for all industries, with the lettings market being no exception. Following...

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...

Some 713 estate agency branches have failed to reopen following the spring lockdown according to a business consultancy. TwentyCi says that is the...

Most agents' branches in Wales are expected to close for just over two weeks from 6pm this Friday, October 23 - moving...

OnTheMarket’s acting chief executive says the portal will embrace more social media and innovative marketing strategies in the coming period. Yesterday the...

OnTheMarket says it’s going to issue its next trading statement one week today on October 13. This will cover the first six...

New PropTech products continue to appear, many aimed at enhancing transparency in buying and selling, or helping agents adopt new ways of...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that all retail staff will be obliged to wear masks when working - and it's now...

The battle between portals is hotting up again with Zoopla repeating its offer of free listings until January for agents committing...

Fine & Country has revealed its latest branch - a West Wales office opening for business on Tuesday. It will initially cover...

Estate agents’ offices have been explicitly mentioned by the Scottish Government as locations where face masks must now be worn by...

Almost all estate agents are still saying Yes to Rightmove, according to figures produced by the portal this morning. Membership numbers for...

A statement by OnTheMarket this morning reveals that as of the end of last month it had a record 14,000 advertisers...

Zoopla has entered into a partnership with an online platform to promote the so-called Modern Method of Auction option to estate...

More than 24 hours after the government's announcement about the compulsory wearing of facemasks by shoppers in England, and there is...

Six agency branches are being closed as a result of a partnership between franchise giant Belvoir and the Nottingham Building Society. Under...

The industry’s first virtual awards event has taken place with hundreds of agents participating courtesy of YouTube. Winners of the prestigious ESTAS...

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have announced that they are extending their cut-price fees deals, introduced because of Coronavirus. This morning Rightmove says: "We have...

PropTech supplier mio says it now has over 1,000 agency branches using its sales progression platform - and it’s recruited Countrywide...

The fast-growing trade group for independent estate agents has launched a partnership with the soon-to-launch Homesearch portal. Of the various free-to-list portals...

For the coming Bank Holiday on Monday, we’d like to show images of how agency offices have adapted to cope with...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

Some 2,500 estate agency branches have expressed an interest in a new portal, Homesearch, launching next month.  Although the Homesearch website lists...

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

Training operator The Able Agent is to include a module on the Modern Method of Auction in its future programme.  Charlotte Jeffry-Campbell,...

Rightmove has released another stonking set of results - but there are signs that some agents are defecting from the ever-more-expensive...

The NAEA and ARLA have written a joint letter to government on the impact of business rates on High Street agency...

Humberts is the latest estate agency to announce that it’s going to offer customers the controversial Modern Method of Auction option. The...

The big question for the industry at the moment is the cost and future of portals.  This is especially key for agents...