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KEYWORD "Agency Offices" - 100 RESULTS
Agency redundancies as more buyers prefer online to branch visits

A prominent south west estate agency trading for 50 years is making five redundancies as part of a restructuring.  Local media report...

25 June 2024

From: Breaking News

Independent Surrey agent moves Woking office

Seymours has relocated its Woking office to a new modern showroom office in the Victoria Place shopping centre. The independent 20-branch estate...

09 May 2024

From: Breaking News

Portal proptech aims to expand mortgage network

Proptech company OneDome’s mortgage advisory firm CMME is launching a new scheme exclusively designed for self-employed mortgage advisers. The brand wants to...

01 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Property professionals urged to rally together for Agents Giving Day

Industry charity Agents Giving is asking the property industry to rally together for local food banks this week and beyond. Agents Giving...

12 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Over 6,000 agency offices now serviced by growing PropTech supplier

PropTech supplier nurtur.group - which owns Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals - has acquired Brief Your Market,...

07 March 2022

From: Breaking News

Achieve excellent sales and lettings performance with PropTech

MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...

09 February 2022

From: Features

Agency says it wants more women to take over branches

A franchise for two agency offices in west London has been acquired by property professionals Faith Cook and Georgia Everton-Wallach –...

17 January 2022

From: Breaking News

New Year Message - ‘Breaking Through in 22’

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...

08 January 2022

From: Features

Retro desks, basic brick walls, bowler hat lights - a modern agency office

An independent estate agency with an eye to fashion has launched a second office in the Home Counties, just nine months...

16 November 2021

From: Breaking News

Property Natter – 5 ways estate agency has changed since May 2020

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...

22 May 2021

From: Features

Why the pandemic should not be the end for physical agency offices

I was not surprised when I came across an industry article recently citing that over half of home buyers never visit...

24 April 2021

From: Features

Agency offices in Wales to open again from next week

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

06 April 2021

From: Breaking News

Ex-Reapit and ex-Boomin star joins Connells to spearhead tech drive

Former Reapit chief Gary Barker is to join Connells Group, just as the company is taking over Countrywide. Barker - who last...

19 February 2021

From: Breaking News

Huge scandal of Business Insurance brush-off in defiance of court

An agent is challenging the insurer Hiscox over its interpretation of whether to honour a Business Interruption Insurance policy. A standard letter...

15 February 2021

From: Breaking News

Agent closes branches and demands stricter Coronavirus controls

An estate agent has shut both branches of his business for safety reasons and wants tighter Coronavirus restrictions on the industry.  ITV...

20 January 2021

From: Breaking News

Mandatory Covid risk assessments for some agency offices in Wales

Estate agency offices in Wales with five or more staff will have to carry out a Coronavirus risk assessment under new...

18 January 2021

From: Breaking News

Agents “forced and pressured” into unsafe viewings - claim

An online petition wants all agents’ offices to close during the pandemic. Keeping them open means agents feel "forced and pressured" to conduct...

14 January 2021

From: Breaking News

Tier 4 Reminder: All agents can continue working under these restrictions

Many agents have been operating under Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions for some days, but today sees another 20 million residents in...

31 December 2020

From: Breaking News

Agents back to work today after 17-day ‘fire break’ in Wales

While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...

09 November 2020

From: Breaking News

Lettings in 2020 needs a gamechanger - could this be it?

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

24 October 2020

From: Features

Lockdown Announced - agency branches in Wales to shut for two weeks

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

19 October 2020

From: Breaking News

Will agents and clients have to wear facemasks in branches?

Wearing a face covering in shops and supermarkets is to be made mandatory in England.  Anyone failing to comply with the order...

14 July 2020

From: Breaking News

High-end agency reveals “shift towards digital” via management reshuffle

A raft of changes in the senior management of Strutt & Parker is being heralded as part of a “shift towards...

24 June 2020

From: Breaking News

Ex-Purplebricks chief becomes MD of new ‘national agency brand’

A former Purplebricks chief has become managing director of an agency aiming to be a national brand. Jim Harris - a former training...

01 June 2020

From: Breaking News

Property Natter - what happened when big lenders had their own estate agencies?

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

How is your office coping with safety and social distancing?

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

20 May 2020

From: Breaking News

Countrywide pleads to government to allow agents to return to work

Countrywide has added its weight to the campaign asking the government to allow agents to get back to work - and...

04 May 2020

From: Breaking News

Say No To Rightmove launches social media recruitment drive

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has started buying social media advertising space in a bid to recruit agents. In a ‘promoted’...

30 April 2020

From: Breaking News

Automated Valuation leads to agents staying strong, says supplier

One of the industry’s leading automated valuation services says it’s running at approaching 1,000 leads a day for agents even during...

03 April 2020

From: Breaking News

Spicerhaart under fire for “inhumane” and “disgraceful” sackings

There has been scepticism across the industry as to the motives behind an unspecified number of lay-offs and permanent branch closures...

23 March 2020

From: Breaking News

Embracing the self-employed model – an agent’s view

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

19 February 2020

From: Features

Business rates: NAEA plea rebuffed by sacked government minister

The government has dismissed a request from the NAEA and ARLA Propertymark to review business rates for agency offices on High...

18 February 2020

From: Breaking News

Boris Bounce doubles number of leads generated for agents

An online valuation service says the number of leads it generated for agents in January was over double the figure in...

17 February 2020

From: Breaking News

We just LOVE Valentines - and here’s another great window display

We’re delighted to be able to show another very charming Valentine’s Day window display - this one from Emma’s Estate Agents...

07 February 2020

From: Breaking News

Agents can capture automated valuation leads even if they quit process

The ValPal Network claims its new product allows agents to gather the maximum amount of information from customers using its automated...

21 January 2020

From: Breaking News

Video tribute to High Street is an agent's superb Christmas gift to us

Today, with the festive break around the corner, we have another video from an agent - but this one is distinctly...

23 December 2019

From: Breaking News

Forget branches - Google and Feefo are go-to for today’s buyers

A well known regional agent has closed one of its offices saying “the old shop window of an estate agency is...

23 September 2019

From: Breaking News

Free-to-list portal targets agents with plots for sale

A new digital platform has been set up in a bid to provide a one-stop-shop for self-build enthusiasts - and it...

23 August 2019

From: Breaking News

High street agency to offer fixed fee hybrid service through online network

love2move, the online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has announced its latest partner. Peter David...

03 July 2019

From: Breaking News

Estate agents 'no longer biggest money laundering risks', report suggests

A survey undertaken by the respected Economist Intelligence Unit and a risk solutions company suggests that estate agency may be one...

17 May 2019

From: Breaking News

Over 40 jobs at risk as agency chain plans to shut four branches

Local media in the east Midlands report that four estate agency offices operated by the Nottingham building society are to close...

29 March 2019

From: Breaking News

Over 1,200 agency offices shut in a year, claims newspaper

A newspaper claims that 1,228 estate agent branches closed on Britain’s High Streets last year. The Mirror’s business editor, Graham Hiscott, says the...

21 March 2019

From: Breaking News

Countrywide fine 'shows agents not taking anti-money laundering seriously'

The huge £215,000 fine levied on Countrywide for failing to abide by anti-money laundering procedures is a demonstration that estate agents...

06 March 2019

From: Breaking News

Pioneering PropTech system 'allows High Street agents to fight the onliners'

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

22 January 2019

From: Breaking News

40 agency offices shortlisted for Guild's annual awards

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

31 December 2018

From: Breaking News

Ho Ho Ho - two more agencies’ festive photographs today...

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

19 December 2018

From: Breaking News

Christmas agency offices - we've a dog contest and terrific trees

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

17 December 2018

From: Breaking News

Branch closures - 135 fewer independent agency offices

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

Who comes out on top in the battle of the property portals?

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

Branch closures: 211 agency offices shut during first half of 2018

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

12 November 2018

From: Breaking News

Property Natter: estate agency on a bus

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

20 October 2018

From: Features

OnTheMarket to reveal first six months 'float' figures tomorrow

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

10 October 2018

From: Breaking News

OTM branch total hits 11,000 - but founder pushes 'three portals' idea

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that it now has signed listing agreements with more than 11,000 estate agency offices - over...

02 October 2018

From: Breaking News

Property Jobs Today - the latest moves amongst agencies and suppliers

Hello and welcome to our weekly catch-up on the major moves within our industry. Remember, you can let the rest of the...

01 October 2018

From: Breaking News

Coup for Yopa as ex-Knight Frank man joins to lead London agents

Yopa - the online agency with huge financial backing from Savills - has attracted a Knight Frank agent to become its...

27 September 2018

From: Breaking News

Fire-damaged agency makes a splash as it reopens after eight months

A branch of Andrews estate and lettings agency, damaged by water as a result of a fire eight months ago, is...

04 July 2018

From: Breaking News

Agency display supplier offers 'acrylic scrappage' scheme

A company which creates interior displays for agency offices and other players in the property industry have introduced a so-called scrappage...

28 March 2018

From: Breaking News

Cotswolds-based agency expands to second office - and plans more

A Cotswolds-based agency has expanded to a second office and says it has plans to develop further in the region. Move was...

08 March 2018

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity: fund-raising and grant-giving for great causes

With the year in full swing we have some more heroic fund-raising and grant-giving stories to tell this week. Thanks so much...

19 January 2018

From: Breaking News

Your Festive Offices - three more agencies featured today...

We have images from three more agency offices to show you today as the pictures keep rolling in - thanks so...

12 December 2017

From: Breaking News

Some customers feel like 'prey' in traditional agency offices

Some customers dislike entering traditional estate agency branches, occasionally feeling 'like prey' for sales staff when they enter. This is one of...

07 September 2017

From: Breaking News

Countrywide: architect of 'online option' is latest to leave

Sources within Countrywide say the latest senior management figure to leave the company is Sam Tyrer, who under her title of...

17 August 2017

From: Breaking News

Two weeks to go before annual estate agency 'call chaos day'

You might have thought the week after Christmas or the day after Easter would be when agents receive the most calls...

15 August 2017

From: Breaking News

Why the stock market likes disruptors

The stock exchange seems to be on everyone’s lips at the moment. There’s Agents’ Mutual seeking to float on the Alternative Investment...

12 August 2017

From: Features

London agent defies downturn by opening new office next month

Marsh & Parsons will be opening a new office in Islington on September 4 - defying many analysts who say the...

07 August 2017

From: Breaking News

Independent network launches campaign against 'call centre agents'

A network of almost 80 independent estate agency offices has launched what it calls a hard-hitting campaign against 'internet-based call centre...

15 June 2017

From: Breaking News

Agency group uses funding package to open third office

An estate agency group operating from two offices close to Heathrow airport has announced it is to open a third, ultimately...

24 May 2017

From: Breaking News

Another 19 estate agency branches link with growing auction house

Network Auctions has added 19 additional estate agency offices to its network so far this year.  They include three offices of Chaffers...

09 May 2017

From: Breaking News

What's in a name? RH & RW Clutton is very much alive and well

The three-office RH & RW Clutton agency has issued a statement to say it’s alive and well - and unaffected by...

08 May 2017

From: Breaking News

Strutt & Parker: local offices outside London 'may not be part of sell-off'

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

Agency basement reopens 16 months after devastating flooding

Work has been completed on the £300,000 refurbishment of the lower ground floor of city living specialist estate agency Morgans in...

19 April 2017

From: Breaking News

Global agency to open offices across London and the UK

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

Mine's bigger than yours: Agency changes 'largest office' publicity

A branch of Martin & Co is changing the wording it uses on a leaflet following a complaint from a rival...

29 March 2017

From: Breaking News

Top industry trainer promises to 'rattle industry cages' on tour

One of the country’s leading estate agency consultants and trainers, Richard Rawlings, this week embarks on a six-week tour of the...

16 January 2017

From: Breaking News

Number of agency offices in London increases, despite downturn

New research suggests there has been a slight increase in the total number of estate agency offices in Greater London this...

21 December 2016

From: Breaking News

Those Christmas agency pictures - another sleigh-full has arrived...

It’s Christmas-Central in the estate agency business if your photographs are any indicator - and we’re very grateful that you continue...

09 December 2016

From: Breaking News

It's December! Can your office match this stunning Christmas window?

It’s December - and as agents near the end of an exhausting and unpredictable year, there’s no excuse not to let...

01 December 2016

From: Breaking News

Another key Countrywide move + other agency expansion news

Pete Wallace, appointed as Countrywide's retail performance director just a year ago and a long-standing employee of the group before that...

10 November 2016

From: Breaking News

Shock horror - there are too many estate agents in Islington!

It's enough to make the typical Islington resident splutter over their breakfast muesli, or perhaps feel too nervous to drive their...

02 November 2016

From: Breaking News

Rising number of High Street agency offices despite online 'threat'

Despite the much-publicised 'threat' of online estate agency there were more high street offices opened in the first half of this year...

26 October 2016

From: Breaking News

New survey reveals scale of buyer reliance on online communications

A survey by the Nottingham Building Society - owner of Harrison Murray estate agency - reveals the reliance of buyers on...

28 September 2016

From: Breaking News

Revealed - list of Countrywide branches to close in the near future

Estate Agent Today has received a list of around 60 Countrywide Group estate agency offices expected to close in the next...

02 September 2016

From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket reveals latest total of estate and letting agencies listing

OnTheMarket has announced that it now has more than 6,400 estate and letting agency offices listing on its site - a...

31 August 2016

From: Breaking News

Agencies announce expansions across UK and across all sector

Several agencies have unveiled expansion plans despite the EU referendum, economic uncertainty and fears of a major downturn in the London...

19 August 2016

From: Breaking News

Agency group rolling out new look across all 55 branches this year

Andrews Property Group, which this year celebrates its 70th anniversary, has rebranded its offices and online presence.  It says its new look...

08 August 2016

From: Breaking News

High-end agency's new branch pledges to expand into new-builds

Jackson-Stops & Staff has opened a new branch in in Blandford, Dorset, expanding the agency’s west country presence to nine offices.   Simon...

05 August 2016

From: Breaking News

Apprentice star scales back agency as London market worsens

Haus Properties, the high-profile London estate agency started almost five years ago by Apprentice star Jamie Lester, now appears to be...

20 July 2016

From: Breaking News

High-end agency's office marks expansion in West Midlands

Fine & Country is opening a new office in Shrewsbury later this month, marking the brand’s expansion in the West Midlands.  The...

15 July 2016

From: Breaking News

Unpicking the new world of estate agency

It’s official; the estate agency business is tougher than ever. Contrary to perceptions that may exist amongst observers and even clients, the...

24 June 2016

From: Features

The current state of play in the property portal market

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...

17 June 2016

From: Features

Foxtons wins green light despite opposition to latest branch proposal

Foxtons has won planning consent for an office in the south London suburb of Peckham after another controversy involving opposition from...

06 June 2016

From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket's agent tally hits 7,000 including letters of intent

OnTheMarket says it now has the support of over 7,000 estate and letting agency offices. This includes those formally contracted now and...

09 May 2016

From: Breaking News

Another new branch opening for fast-growing franchise agency

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

Jumper to it! The latest Christmas office photos are here...

We’re absolutely delighted with the response to EAT’s appeal for photographs of agency offices and teams deocrated for Christmas - you’ve...

10 December 2015

From: Breaking News

Anger over CHAPS change that will force agents to open longer

The little-publicised extension of the CHAPS settlement day - taking the closure up to 6pm from next summer - has received...

07 December 2015

From: Breaking News

Caught on video - THAT funeral march provoking a complaint to Sir Stelios

We've caught the apparent death of the high street estate agent on video - or at least that's what online estate...

30 September 2015

From: Breaking News

What do portals really cost?

There has long been the assumption and contention in the industry that portals are expensive. This, however, is not the case. Along...

07 August 2015

From: Features

Third office for growing London estate agency

North London estate agency Anthony Pepe is to open its third sales and lettings office in early September.  Anthony Pepe & Co...

23 July 2015

From: Breaking News

Advertising fees row: Property Centre still awaits CMA contact

The property centre in the middle of the latest controversy surrounding the Competition and Markets Authority says it is still waiting...

01 July 2015

From: Breaking News

HMRC making anti-money laundering spot checks on agents

The National Association of Estate Agents says HMRC have been making unscheduled visits to individual agency offices to check on their...

19 June 2015

From: Breaking News

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