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Strike, formerly known as Housesimple, is the latest online agency to claim it’s going to secure a 10 per cent market...

Purplebricks is claiming that literally thousands of High Street agents from conventional bricks-and-mortar firms are applying to the agency. It says this...

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...

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

In a dramatic New Year’s Eve statement on the London Stock Exchange, Countrywide has agreed the terms of a recommended offer...

Belvoir has become the latest major agency group to sign up to Boomin as a founder agent.  The properties of all four...

Advanced information released today about Boomin suggests it will seek a much closer relationship with agents than existing portals, with lifetime...

Are agents swimming upstream against the Electrical Safety Regulations? 3 months on from the introduction of the ‘Electrical Safety Standards in the...

Letting agents up and down the country have undoubtedly felt the financial strain added by the outbreak of COVID19. Whilst this will continue,...

The ‘on-demand’ economy is reshaping our world. The way we order food, get around, and even access healthcare has changed irreversibly...

The new portal OneDome is offering what it calls a “consumer-facing digital mortgage product” in a bid to cut fall-throughs. OneDome already...

A trading statement this morning from beleaguered agency group Countrywide reveals that its revenue is down again - but it insists...

There is a perfect storm brewing in the lettings market, and as the saying goes, “you can’t change the direction of...

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

Purplebricks has given details of how it intends to use some of its new investment, and in particular is spelling out...

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

How do you best sum up the current market status quo? Given the specific regional nature of the housing market in...

Shepherd Direct, the UK operator of Century 21 estate agency franchises, has bought a minority stake in Stonebridge Group, the mortgage...