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![Agency enjoys more ‘core’ property sales but fewer high-end deals](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agents-400x310.png)
Savills has produced a strong ‘half year report’ to shareholders - but with an interesting take on how it’s operating in...
09 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![How Abby and Michaela turned their friendship into an agency](/upload/images/2%20--%20PROOFED%20--%20How%20Abby%20and%20Michaela%20turned%20their%20friendship%20into%20an%20agency%20V2.jpeg)
Agents working for themselves, supported by a ‘broker’ organisation are on the increase in the UK after becoming almost the norm...
15 June 2024
From: Features
![Respected agent to hold training event for Fine & Country](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
Fine & Country has launched an exclusive training event for its licensees featuring internationally renowned speaker, trainer, and coach, Josh Phegan. It...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![The Netflix effect! Buying London boosts agency business](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Prime property agency London House, which features in the new Netflix series Buying London, has seen a 30% increase in global...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why does it take SO long to complete a sale? Reapit has an idea...](/upload/images/shutterstock_628553066.jpg)
A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Think tank calls for Oz-inspired housing ‘sin taxes’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The UK Government should make better use of property taxes to deter foreign buyers, boost property supply and raise tax revenue,...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![The 'personal agent' - threat or opportunity?](/upload/images/3%20Proofed%20--%20The%20%E2%80%98personal%20agent%E2%80%99%20%E2%80%93%20threat%20or%20opportunity%20by%20Richard%20Rawlings%2C%20Estate%20Agency%20Trainer.jpg)
Any estate agency will have noticed the rise of the “personal agent” in the industry, with interesting propositions from eXp, The...
16 March 2024
From: Features
![eXp announces two-day conference to replace roadshows](/upload/images/shutterstock_217119211.jpg)
Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has launched its first ever two-day conference, set to take place in July 2024. It replaces the...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla marks record month for vendor leads](/upload/images/shutterstock_1089163913(1).jpg)
Zoopla is rolling out more branded taxis as it recorded a record January for unique vendor leads, the portal claims. The property...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![UK home sale times are ‘embarrassing’ - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
The UK timeframe for selling a property has been branded as “embarrassing.” New research shows the UK ranks as the slowest country...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Will housing be a major battleground in the 2024 general election?](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature%20-%20Will%20housing%20be%20a%20major%20battleground%20in%20the%202024%20general%20election%20-%20Christopher%20Roberts%20(Boyer).png)
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...
13 January 2024
From: Features
![Self-employed agency brand unveils property search partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
Self-employed agency brand eXp Realty has partnered with HomeHunter to help improve the property search process for consumers across its territories...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![UK agents earn lowest fees among largest property markets - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated.png)
UK estate agents receive the lowest sales commission across eight of the world’s biggest property markets, new research suggests. The analysis suggests...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Are UK agents the poor relation when it comes to global commission rates?](/upload/images/__thumbs/2%20EAT%20features%20-%20Are%20UK%20agents%20the%20poor%20relation%20when%20it%20comes%20to%20global%20commission%20rates%20by%20EAT%20team.jpg/2%20EAT%20features%20-%20Are%20UK%20agents%20the%20poor%20relation%20when%20it%20comes%20to%20global%20commission%20rates%20by%20EAT%20team__400x267.jpg)
UK estate agents are paid one of the lowest commission rates in the world, according to a spokesperson for a leading...
07 October 2023
From: Features
![Crowned kings: Estate Agency X becomes the #1 podcast in the UK](/upload/images/__thumbs/Podcast-EAT-Article%5B4%5D.jpg/Podcast-EAT-Article%5B4%5D__400x311.jpg)
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the valuable guidance and innovation offered by Estate Agency...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Will housing be a major battleground in the 2024 general election?](/upload/images/__thumbs/4%20From%20Penny%20Norton%20-%20Will%20housing%20be%20a%20major%20battleground%20in%20the%202024%20general%20election%20by%20Christoper%20Roberts%2C%20Associate%20Director%2C%20Boyer.jpg/4%20From%20Penny%20Norton%20-%20Will%20housing%20be%20a%20major%20battleground%20in%20the%202024%20general%20election%20by%20Christoper%20Roberts%2C%20Associate%20Director%2C%20Boyer__400x266.jpg)
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...
19 August 2023
From: Features
![Russell Quirk set to launch agency licensing debate](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/LandlordLicensing-4-400x310.jpg)
Russell Quirk may have already irked plenty of estate agents in his time as boss of collapsed online brand Emoov and...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Size Matters - UK homes amongst world’s smallest but most expensive](/upload/images/shutterstock_1032274147.jpg)
New research shows that while the UK homebuyers are paying far more than those in many other countries, the properties they...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Premium agency brand unveils international conference plans](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents3-400x310.png)
Fine & Country has unveiled details of its 2023 International conference and awards ceremony The upmarket agent brand will hold its annual...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Self-employed firm welcomes new Partner to strengthen network](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/TeamSelection2-400x310-min.jpeg)
The Agency UK – which was set up by three ex-employees of Purplebricks – has strengthened its team with the arrival...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![E-conveyancing - 'Fortune favours the brave', says PEXA](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Innovation-400x310.jpg)
An Australian FinTech which this year entered the UK market has outlined the e-conveyancing lessons that the UK property industry can...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive Q&A with PEXA - what is its role in the UK?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyTechnology-1-400x310.jpg)
It was announced back in February this year that PEXA, the Australian FinTech/PropTech that enabled the world’s first fully digitised property settlement...
06 August 2022
From: Features
![Homeday - Purplebricks quietly writes off German expansion](/upload/images/Logos/PurplebricksLogo2020-400x310.jpg)
Hidden amongst the annual results released by Purplebricks on Tuesday – which saw revenue and profits down, as well as a...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - why conveyancers should charge more for a better service](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
The ongoing debate about how to boost agent and conveyancer relations, and improve the homebuying system for all, continues to rage,...
02 July 2022
From: Features
![Agents back claims that pay is too low, but how does it compare globally?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-NEW-400x310.jpg)
Almost three quarters of property professionals agree that estate agent pay is too low. A poll conducted by Estate Agent Today found 73%...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Spicerhaart staff share emotional stories as conference returns](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Conference400x310.jpg)
Spicerhaart’s annual conference and awards ceremony returned earlier this month after a three-year hiatus caused by the pandemic. The company’s two day...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tech Talk: Property experts explain Material Information shake-up](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-4-400x310.jpg)
Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...
18 May 2022
From: Features
![The biggest problem with PropTech? All the choice it offers!](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Innovation-400x310.jpg)
Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...
06 April 2022
From: Features
![Upfront Information - Light at the end of the Tunnel?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-Meeting-400x310.jpg)
They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...
02 April 2022
From: Features
![Interview with eXp's Glenn Sanford - 'some agents will always prefer self-employed'](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-BusinessWoman-Communication-400x310.jpg)
The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...
26 March 2022
From: Features
![Australian PropTech bid to break into UK property market](/upload/images/library/PropTech-Agent-Hands-400x310.jpg)
An Australian PropTech platform called PEXA aims to break into the UK property industry this year, claiming to improve transaction processes. PEXA...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Call for under-occupying older owners to downsize](/upload/images/library/Downsizing-400x310.jpg)
Research suggests there are substantial numbers of older Londoners using too-large properties but unable to downsize because of a lack of...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why Meyers Home Based Agency is Attracting the Biggest & the Best](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/360x280%20Mark%20Meyer.jpg)
Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency. We don’t have...
03 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Shock figures - UK agents earn less than most of Europe, US and Far East](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgent-Tech-400x310.jpg)
A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Reapit launches AgentPoint website service to UK market](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
Estate agency business platform Reapit is launching AgentPoint services in the UK - just seven months after it acquired AgentPoint in...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: are estate agents paid enough?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...
09 October 2021
From: Features
![Best And Final Offers “do massive disservice to sellers” - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgent-Tech-400x310.jpg)
Best and Final Offers should be scrapped - and a property expert claims that would be good because they do a massive...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Foreign buyers return to prime London says leading buying agent](/img/default/eat.png)
A prominent London-focussed buying agent says she is seeing more foreign buyers returning to the UK capital - with more expected...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - will UK agents ever be seen as true professionals?](/img/default/eat.png)
There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...
28 August 2021
From: Features
![Stamp Duty Holiday did NOT cause market frenzy - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: ‘Realtor franchise’ scheme launched by long-standing agency](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Video – what can UK agents learn from their Australian counterparts?](/img/default/eat.png)
In this latest video feature, EAT’s video reporter Chris Buckler speaks to Christian Scandurra, Sales Director at VaultEA, and a former...
07 August 2021
From: Features
![Avoiding Future Logjams - How to Remove Roadblocks to E-Conveyancing](/img/default/eat.png)
The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...
03 July 2021
From: Features
![Housing Market Frenzy - It’s Not Just Britain, You Know…](/img/default/eat.png)
Right now it seems that another day means another house price record, an all-time high for transactions, and a conveyancing log-jam...
12 June 2021
From: Features
![UK estate agents are excellent value - and that’s official!](/img/default/eat.png)
New research shows that UK estate agents are amongst the best value in the world. Using data from the Global Property Guide...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - summer movers and shakers in the business](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s on the move. Let us know...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Government unveils new bid to push forward ‘commonhold’ concept](/img/default/eat.png)
The government has set up a committee to push forward ideas on the collective form of homeownership known as commonhold. Housing Secretary...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Sam Hunter – ‘does Homesearch pass the Ronseal test? Yes, we do’](/img/default/eat.png)
In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Mark Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer at Reapit](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Mark Armstrong, and my business card says...
10 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![Estate agent case studies: ‘abandoning the corporate world for the new’](/img/default/eat.png)
Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...
01 May 2021
From: Features
![Nicky Stevenson – how do we encourage more women into senior roles?](/img/default/eat.png)
In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty surcharge likely to hit foreign investment in UK property - warning](/img/default/eat.png)
The UK is only the eighth most popular country for Asian investment buyers, and accounts for just three per cent of...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Mark Meyer, CEO of Meyers Franchising](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Franchising What is Meyers and what...
01 March 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![Reapit deal set to bring Australian PropTech to UK agents](/img/default/eat.png)
CRM supplier Reapit, backed by private equity funding, has entered into an international deal to acquire a leading Australian PropTech provider...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Buyer feedback is key in helping agents adapt to market changes](/img/default/eat.png)
Buyer feedback is a key resource for agents who want to keep on top of market changes and so handle vendors’...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Solve this NOW! Campaign to make cladding flats sell-able again](/img/default/eat.png)
Survivors and bereaved family members from the Grenfell Tower fire have joined forces with residents trapped in allegedly dangerous flats in...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: why didn’t Foxtons’ American dream work out?](/img/default/eat.png)
Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...
26 September 2020
From: Features
![Rightmove’s loss “10 times any other top portal in the world”](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove, which recently posted a 37 per cent drop in revenue for the first six months of 2020, has lost almost...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Ian Westerling - a legacy of Humberts, NAEA, PropTech and more](/img/default/eat.png)
As many in the industry will know, Ian Westerling passed away last week at the age of 51: he was a...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Are our fees too low? British agents amongst cheapest in the world](/img/default/eat.png)
New research suggests that British estate agents charge some of the lowest fees in the world. Based on an apparent British average...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Another self-employed agency model boasts of 100 new recruits](/img/default/eat.png)
The battle between rival self-employed agent business models continues apace with eXp UK - set up last autumn - announcing it...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![PropTech platform claiming to halve transaction time wins cash boost](/img/default/eat.png)
A PropTech platform that claims to halve the time a transaction takes has received a huge cash injection from investors for...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Buy Purplebricks shares, urges investment bank in latest turnaround](/img/default/eat.png)
Swiss bank UBS has upgraded its investment rating on Purplebricks, raising its price target and urging investors to buy. In a note...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – what does agency look like Down Under?](/img/default/eat.png)
In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...
15 August 2020
From: Features
![Cheap and nasty Purplebricks - why it didn't work down under](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading expert on estate agency and the housing market in Australia has lifted the lid on how Purplebricks failed down...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks delays changes to fees structure until the autumn](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks says changes to its fees structure - possibly becoming less reliant on controversial upfront charges - has been delayed until...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Nothing wrong with 'Commisery' says unrepentant Michael Bruce](/img/default/eat.png)
A founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, suggests there was nothing wrong with the controversial Commisery TV ads that contributed to making...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![What next for Purplebricks after latest international sell-off?](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks’ sale of its Canadian operation for some £35m begs the question - where can it now recoup some of its losses...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks sells its Canadian business for £35m](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks is selling its Canadian business. The sale comes little over a year after the troubled agency closed both its failed Australian and...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks director stands down after two years](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the key members of the Purplebricks board has stood down after two years. Andreas Wiele joined the Purplebricks board in...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks' founders reveal new project to re-enter the agency industry](/img/default/eat.png)
The brothers who founded Purplebricks - Michael and Kenny Bruce - have returned to the agency industry for the first time...
09 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – who are the challenger portals?](/img/default/eat.png)
The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...
06 June 2020
From: Features
![Ex-Purplebricks chief becomes MD of new ‘national agency brand’](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![The stricter the lockdown ‘the faster housing market recovers’](/img/default/eat.png)
An analysis of seven countries which underwent different forms of lockdown during the pandemic suggests the British and Italian housing markets...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove’s offer to agents may be the most generous in the world](/img/default/eat.png)
An international comparison of how major portals have discounted their charges to agents show Rightmove and Zoopla making “deeper and longer...
26 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - fund-raising continues despite the challenge](/img/default/eat.png)
Welcome to the weekly salute for agents and others in the industry fund-raising for good causes - and we know that...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![NAEA to take US PropTech in landmark deal with realtors’ group](/img/default/eat.png)
The National Association of Estate Agents has announced that it’s to offer US PropTech solutions to UK agents. The REACH programme has...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - from Down Under to the London Marathon…](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to the end of the week…which must mean Agents Do Charity. There’s plenty to admire in this week’s entries;...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Embracing the self-employed model – an agent’s view](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents Do Charity - even with another storm beating down on us…](/img/default/eat.png)
Another weekend, another storm: it’s hard to put a smile on your face when winter goes on this long but the...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity ...Er, it’s time to spend a penny...](/img/default/eat.png)
Welcome to another Agents Do Charity, meaning it’s not just Friday but also a day to think about fund-raising in the...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove ‘vulnerable’ because of its bad relationship with agents - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s a warning today that Rightmove could be vulnerable to losing its number one portal status because it has such a...
09 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Big Tory win: but agents warn over Stamp Duty and Section 21](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![A winning combination: pick ‘n mix the best practices from Australia](/img/default/eat.png)
The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...
06 December 2019
From: Features
![Mark Hinkins, Sales Consultant at Rexlabs](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Hinkins and I’m a Sales Consultant...
02 December 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
![Are UK agency leaders ready for the Millennial workforce?](/img/default/eat.png)
In a new video interview, Steve Carroll, director of industry relations at Real Estate Group, tells industry commentator Christopher Watkin why...
23 November 2019
From: Features
![Purplebricks claims it sells three times more than next biggest agent](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks claims it actually sells - not just lists - three times more than the UK’s next largest estate agency. The claim...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks, Housesimple and Yopa must merge to survive - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![A winning combination: pick ‘n mix the best practices from Aus](/img/default/eat.png)
The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...
29 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Purplebricks in Canada - is it the agency’s secret success story?](/img/default/eat.png)
Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Lifestyle estate agency recruiting new agents for global expansion](/img/default/eat.png)
A high-end estate agency which describes itself as 'the world's only global lifestyle real estate company' is recruiting new partner agents. Quintessentially...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents hate Stamp Duty - but what happens in other countries?](/img/default/eat.png)
Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference - that’ll be Brexit, quelle surprise. But if the government...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - what makes for an effective CRM?](/img/default/eat.png)
In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...
21 September 2019
From: Features
![Purplebricks spends £382 per instruction on marketing alone](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks has spent £26.7m on marketing in the past year - that represents £382 per instruction. The figures, revealed in the agency’s...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Maybe the portals should just take over?](/img/default/eat.png)
I remember the day well; the day we all fell foul of addiction, the day our website was launched. Until then, at...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![How to run a £10m estate agency with 16 self-employed agents](/img/default/eat.png)
As the self-employed estate agency market continues to grow in the UK, one of Australia's most succesful proponents of the model...
07 September 2019
From: Features
![The problem with estate agents is...](/img/default/eat.png)
Whinge. Moan. Lead quality. Crap market. Decision procrastination. Fee pressure. Bloody competitors. Especially Purplebricks. Brexit, of course, Brexit... These are just some...