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At least two branches of a Countrywide agency have been closed, shortly before news broke of a proposal for a large...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

House raffles and similar competitions have become mired in controversy in recent years, thanks to some of them failing to abide by...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been a huge surge in demand in some regions of the UK according to new data from Rightmove. The portal...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and as it’s Monday it’s PJT Day - and there are plenty of people moving jobs in our industry even...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group has issued a trading statement that is upbeat on lettings but warns that the sales market has...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agency will pay out over £40,000 after being found to have misled customers and allowing one of its own...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Data from an agency comparison website reveals that in the current market it takes well over a year for a home...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A high profile estate agency selling some of the most expensive homes in the west of England has shut two of...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to your regular Monday PJT, the essential guide to who’s moving where in our industry. Everyone mentioned here got...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News

New figures produced by Zoopla’s research team shows for the first time the huge scale of regional variations in terms of...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The average British homeowner stays in their property for 20.8 years, according to new research by Zoopla. The property portal analysed the...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News

An online auction service which only came into existence in September last year claims to have 150 partner estate agents already,...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has revealed several agents have signed up to the portal on long-term contracts and stopped listing properties on Rightmove. The agencies...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A family run estate agency faces a string of charges relating to commission fees and “undue influence” exerted on clients. The charges...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News

House price inflation across the UK has slowed to a six-year low of 2.6 per cent thanks to falls in London...
28 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A new online agency has started charging only 0.75 per cent commission, payable only on completion, with no VAT and no...
19 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A man who is accused of assaulting an estate agent is to face trial. The Bournemouth Daily Echo reports that Marc Skelton,...
17 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Data from Hometrack shows that the gap between average earnings and house prices has reached an all-time high in London. The price...
28 November 2017
From: Breaking News

And so concludes another party conference season. We’ve followed the great and the good (both terms are debatable) around Torbay, Bournemouth,...
07 October 2017
From: Features

Properties located directly on the seafront attract a price premium of 33%, according to new research. A study of 30 prime seaside...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The roadshow of presentations of Agents’ Mutual’s plans to float on the stock market have just passed the half-way mark. Remaining sessions...
18 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Mortgage broker The Mortgage Hut has signed distribution deals with Century 21, Taylor Hill & Bond, Aspire Estate Agents and Wayne...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is this month holding 20 meetings for member agents to explain “progress and plans” for the portal. The meetings - sometimes...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint over a Purplebricks website statement featuring testimonials from clients; the complaint was made...
05 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals is holding its annual regional meetings next month at 10 sporting venues across the UK under...
28 April 2017
From: Breaking News

An analysis of homes listed for sale on Rightmove has identified what one estate agency claims to be the slowest-moving local...
23 March 2017
From: Breaking News

It may have been a challenging year for parts of the industry but there’s no lack of motivation when it comes...
06 December 2016
From: Breaking News

An equity specialist has warned that shareholders may now choose this is the time to sell their stakes in Purplebricks because...
06 October 2016
From: Breaking News

City consultancy Jefferies has made a blistering attack on Purplebricks’ sales performance and finances, saying “the arithmetic…still does not add up.” Last...
22 July 2016
From: Breaking News

A big thanks to the Property Franchise Group for being quick off the mark, sending us images of their agents’ festive...
03 December 2015
From: Breaking News

If it’s Friday it must be Agents Do Charity. Our industry does great work all year round, of course, but as...
16 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Well, the hosts have left the party early. England have crashed out of their own Rugby World Cup after a demoralising...