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The fast-growing high profile Hat and Home agency has joined the Guild of Property Professionals. Founded in December 2020, Hat and Home...

Olympic gold medallist Victoria Pendleton and Dragon’s Den investor Steven Bartlett are the latest speakers scheduled to appear at this summer’s...

Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre.   What is...

Connells Group is marking milestone anniversaries for four of its estate agency brands this year.  Four of its brands are celebrating a...

There are no signs of a post-summer lull in the property jobs market. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

The latest housing minister has been revealed as the prospect of Stamp Duty reform returns to the property market. New ministerial appointments...

A high-profile Purplebricks investor has backed the beleaguered online agent for bringing more experienced individuals to its board but has urged...

The historic Chestertons brand, one of London’s largest and oldest estate agents, has today announced the appointment of John Ennis as its new...

Regional agent Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding into York and has appointed experienced estate agent, Nick Udovicic, to head up...

The Acorn Group has opened its 40th branch in Sevenoaks under its Langford Russell brand. It isn’t opening quietly though and is...

Yesterday afternoon, Helena Marston was finally confirmed as Purplebricks new CEO after all the due diligence checks that are required for...

Following a series of unexplained delays, Helena Marston has now finally been confirmed as the new chief executive of beleaguered agency...

The Purplebricks share price remained relatively unchanged yesterday following the shock announcement that chief executive Vic Darvey was quitting the company...

Purplebricks chief executive Vic Darvey has quit, citing “personal circumstances”.  He leaves at the end of this month with chief operating officer Helena...

A company that sold a record 465 homes in 2021 has invested in a new office which it claims will “redefine...

The son of an Oscar winner has been named as the latest estate agent working under the easyProperty banner. Damian Wanstall is...

A former England international is an early graduate of a new estate agency academy in Yorkshire. Rebecca Rayner, a former England under-18...

Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has given his personal backing to the newest recruit of online agency easyProperty - even though...

A business that calls itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based estate agency has announced a new franchisee.  Dorset-based Meyers Estate Agents was...

Two mothers have launched a new estate agency using a virtual office - and they have overcome personal challenges to achieve their...

Former Reading player and manager Mick Gooding has launched a new estate agency in the town. Gooding - a pundit at his...

It’s been some time since online agencies have ventured into crowdfunding to raise investment, but easyProperty has now done so -...

A new firm has been launched by two agents who formerly worked at Carter Jonas and are aiming at the £400,000...

A hybrid agency is appealing to corporate estate agents to jump ship and try its self employed business model. Mr & Mrs...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

High profile franchise hybrid agency EweMove has announced ambitious plans to double agent numbers within two years. The firm - which has...

A former London estate agency owner and finalist on The Apprentice says he’s now returning to the sector to sell new-builds. Jamie...

One of the UK’s market centres set up by US-led agency Keller Williams has strongly defended its policy of recruiting newcomers...

A new portal launches today with 100,000 listings and a pledge to target buyers largely ignored by established websites - investors. It’s...

Hello and welcome to another week. We’re more than aware that it’s a challenging time for our industry as for most...

Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - our first for some weeks as the coverage has previously been dominated by...

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

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

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT - your regular Monday fix of who’s moving where in our industry. As ever, a...

An outspoken industry commentator says some of the country’s leading agencies are failing because they’re not actually run by experienced agents. Russell...

In six years of editing Estate Agent Today, some of my most dramatic moments have been covering the troubles - some...

A statement made by Purplebricks in its trading statement yesterday appears to fly in the face of statements it has made...

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...

The parent company of franchised hybrid estate agency EweMove says that experienced estate agents outperform inexperienced franchisees - but only for...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

Hello and welcome to PJT, breaking you in to the working week every Monday with news of the movers and shakers...

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

A former Territory Owner at Purplebricks, who at one time managed 11 Local Property Experts, has spoken out in support of...

The head of EweMove, the hybrid agency operated by The Property Franchise Group, says he applied for the top job in...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday edition of Property Jobs Today. Everyone here contacted us on press@estateagenttoday.co.uk to espresso the word;...

Fine & Country is opening a new office in York, joining some 300 similarly branded outlets worldwide.  Frances Bowling, manager of Fine...

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

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

EweMove is the country’s fifth largest online agency group based on transactions, and continues to make a profit according to its owner,...

Another eight EweMove franchisees have been appointed in just one month - but controversially, some of them have no estate agency...

Emoov’s latest crowdfunding campaign has now gone well over £1.5m, making it already 50 per cent over-funded already from its original...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today, the regular Monday round-up of moves and changes in our industry. Do please let us...

ARLA and the NAEA have appointed their new presidents - and as usual they are the presidents-elect, named a year ago. Mark...

David Brown, the chief executive of London high-end agency Marsh & Parsons, is retiring with immediate effect.  The news came through late...

Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular look at key moves inside our industry. Next week there’s no PJT as...

PropTech has been the industry soundbite for the last couple of years. For many of my fellow agents, I think it’s one...

Purplebricks has launched something of a charm offensive to lift the lid on the experience and work of its Local Property...

Purplebricks has this morning announced a drive to recruit “hundreds” of new Local Property Experts” in a bid to become what...

Savills has revealed relatively strong figures for 2016 in its report to the City this morning, with group revenue up 13...

Former Countrywide director Iain McKenzie is the new chief executive of The Guild of Property Professionals. He replaces Marcus Whewell who has...

One of the original online estate agents, Hatched, is marking its tenth anniversary with a series of announcements.  The firm, which began...

A new managing director is in post at high-end agency Hamptons International - and in line with some recent appointments by...

Curchods, the privately-owned, 21-branch Surrey agency which also trades as Burns and Webber has appointed a new group managing director. Michael Ansell...

An online agency called Be Street Smart is seeking to recruit so-called ‘Property Gurus’ in just two weeks - but says...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement by estate agency Redman Casey accusing it of misleading statements over customer recommendations...

A High Street estate agent has cautioned others within the industry against being tempted to go down the route of charging...

A retail guru from Carphone Warehouse, a former Lloyds Banking Group chief and a human resources expert from BUPA are amongst...

A housing association has launched an ‘ethical’ sales and lettings agency. Two Rivers Housing Group, based in Gloucestershire, has launched TwoCan, an...