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

Yet-to-launch portal Boomin has secured the support of 10 more estate agencies, one of them the national chain Humberts. In its third...

One of the latest 10 agents joining the still-to-launch Boomin portal says it could be the go-to website for all property...

Boomin, the still-to-launch portal created by the founders of Purplebricks, has named another 10 founding member agencies. Like the initial 10 they...

The senior management from four of the agencies announced as founding members of Boomin have spoken out in favour of the...

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...

Agents Together, the wellbeing and mentorship service which came into existence earlier this year, is launching what it calls a Redundancy...

A PropTech platform wants to find out agents’ views on a range of industry issues - and that includes whether they...

One of the founders of Purplebricks, and now a founder of the portal Boomin, has been awarded an MBE in today’s...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has admitted that getting the number one portal to change its fee structure “may take...

Boomin, the new portal being set up by the founders of Purplebricks, is holding a series of confidential webinars next week...

The frenzied housing market and the uncertain wider economic outlook during the pandemic have combined to lead to a surge in...

The portal  set up by Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny Bruce has revealed it's recruited Rightmove and Zoopla personnel and intends...

It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...

Property portal Boomin has been "courted by a range of potential backers" according to Sky News. The news service - which has...

One of the most experienced British estate agents says the new portal Boomin - expected to launch next month, October -...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has given a thumbs up to the new Boomin listings service created by the brothers...

Zoopla has revealed details of its biggest ever marketing campaign in a bid to cash in on agents’ growing dissatisfaction with...

The housing market is still booming according to data released by the National Association of Estate Agents Propertymark - although the...

A founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, suggests there was nothing wrong with the controversial Commisery TV ads that contributed to making...

Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny Bruce have revealed the name of their new property venture.  It’s to be called Boomin. There are still few specific...

On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this...

We are facing a new world in the lettings industry, with the proportion of households in the private rented sector (PRS)...

Everyone thought John Bercow was short. It probably didn’t help that I was on stage just before him. 5ft 6 versus...

The listings website Home, which conducts a monthly survey of asking prices and wider market monitors, is reporting a show 10...

House prices have remained roughly stagnant according to the latest figures produced by the Office for National Statistics and HM Land...

A new housing market survey paints a bleaker picture than that from Rightmove earlier this week - and instead speaks of...

The former chief executive of Emoov says he has the answer to Foxtons’ current downbeat performance - it should exploit its...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

The chief executive of online agency HouseSimple says “sellers need to be prepared and willing to lower their expectations” in the current...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

If agents want to get into what looks like a guaranteed growth sector, retirement properties might just be the one if...

The retirement housing sector has increased its market share considerably in the last two years, creating a 'perfect storm' for estate...

The fast-growing Leaders Romans Group now looks set to grow its new homes business. Alison Guyton, currently Leaders’ head of marketing with...

The housing market may appear sluggish at best in many areas but data from Rightmove suggests it’s now quicker to sell...

A London independent says it has doubled its valuations so far this year and is opening a new office, despite the...

A prominent agent admits to being “disappointed” at what appears to be slowing mortgage figures at a time of year when...

Being featured in newspapers, magazines and websites, as well as on radio and TV, can be a great way to build...

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

An estate agency is claiming that the psychology of buying and selling has come to the fore following the EU referendum,...

While buy-to-let lenders brace themselves for further interventions as part of proposals currently being drawn up by the Prudential Regulation Authority...