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Connells Group has announced its trading statement for the first half of 2020 - and its support for its staff is...

Hunters has announced the launch of an additional franchise office at Torquay in Devon. The branch is a conversion of local independent...

Almost all estate agents are still saying Yes to Rightmove, according to figures produced by the portal this morning. Membership numbers for...

A survey of estate agents’ market share post-lockdown indicates significant advances for independent agencies and online operators. TwentyCi, a data consultancy, says...

A statement by OnTheMarket this morning reveals that as of the end of last month it had a record 14,000 advertisers...

OneDome has released a list of High Street agencies that have signed up to its free-to-list portal and sister website Nethouseprices  -...

Fine & Country has announced it signed a string of agencies to its brand during lockdown. Most F&C agents members are High...

Butters John Bee, one of the oldest agency brands in the UK, is the latest part of the Spicerhaart group to...

New guidance on face coverings for agents working in branches, and for those dealing directly with visitors, was issued last evening. A statement...

Zoopla has entered into a partnership with an online platform to promote the so-called Modern Method of Auction option to estate...

More than 24 hours after the government's announcement about the compulsory wearing of facemasks by shoppers in England, and there is...

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

Six agency branches are being closed as a result of a partnership between franchise giant Belvoir and the Nottingham Building Society. Under...

Hunters has launched two additional franchise branches in Tower Bridge, London and Middleton, North Manchester, taking the company total to over...

Government guidelines regarding future Leicester-style local lockdowns suggest that branches can remain open and viewings can continue. However auction houses must shut. So...

There are various reports of estate agencies closing branches - or not reopening them after lockdown - as they reduce the...

It’s a tough time for agents and our stories show a disturbingly high number of  branches closing - but there are...

The industry’s first virtual awards event has taken place with hundreds of agents participating courtesy of YouTube. Winners of the prestigious ESTAS...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

Haart - one of the brands owned by Spicerhaart, which laid off staff in the first hours of the pandemic -...

OnTheMarket says almost 500 branches have signed up in recent months, entitling their business owners to ‘welcome shares’. Of those branches signing...

The estate agency group spearheading the Say No To Rightmove campaign has signed its 36 branches up to new portal Homesearch. The...

Over 50 jobs have been lost as a result of a Midlands regional estate agency falling into administration. The Shropshire Star reports...

A regional agency in the east of England says the Coronavirus lockdown working environment has made it rethink its structure -...

Countrywide has released details of its trading performance, including the knock its income has received as a result of the housing...

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have announced that they are extending their cut-price fees deals, introduced because of Coronavirus. This morning Rightmove says: "We have...

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign has revealed to Estate Agent Today that he has lobbied the portal...

Midlands regional chain Andrew Grant, which last year closed some branches as it moved to a ‘hub’ structure, appears to have...

The property market is used to change, and I’m confident it will bounce back from any lockdown effects. Despite being acutely aware...

The former commercial director of Rightmove has made a strong defence of much of the company’s activities, including the charges it...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has set out strategy suggestions for independent agents facing steep portal bills. A 10-page document reveals...

OnTheMarket says it still aims to be the number one portal, but the acting chief executive has revealed a far more...

Zoopla has upped the stakes in the war between rival websites with two major claims which implicitly challenge both Rightmove and...

OnTheMarket says in a trading statement this morning that as of May 31 only some 9,000 branches were on paying contracts...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

LSL Property Services has this morning released details of its response to the Coronavirus crisis. All members of its board have taken...

PropTech supplier mio says it now has over 1,000 agency branches using its sales progression platform - and it’s recruited Countrywide...

Dominic Cummings has been at worst a cause of huge anger to a nation that’s already extremely anxious. At best, he’s been...

Rightmove has enjoyed over six million visits to its portal in one day, for the first time ever. Three days ago -...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to release a set of options for member agents to consider if the portal...

New figures released by Foxtons this morning show a collapse in commission income to the agency during the Coronavirus period. Sales commissions...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

The fast-growing trade group for independent estate agents has launched a partnership with the soon-to-launch Homesearch portal. Of the various free-to-list portals...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to hold a seminar for agents who have already left the portal or are...

Rightmove says it enjoyed 5.3m visits on Tuesday of this week - up four per cent on the comparable day of...

It’s a Bank Holiday weekend and if you’re taking time off we hope you and your families enjoy a well-earned break. We’ll...

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

Countrywide has refuted claims that none of its branches have so far re-opened for business but has issued an explanation why...

The surge in consumer activity encouraged by the government's decision to reopen the property market last week led to two portals...

Veteran estate agency owner Paul Rooney has again featured as the most wealthy individual agency owner in the annual Sunday Times...

A series of polls taken by Estate Agent Today suggest substantial numbers of agents remain uncomfortable about returning to trading even...

Over the past few weeks, estate agents have been forced to close high street branches and adapt to working from home,...

The agency at the heart of a fierce row over staff safety in the lockdown says it's now insisting local managers...

Foxtons - which has recently closed branches and furloughed staff - has described a shareholder rebellion over senior management bonuses and pay...

It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...

There’s been a surge in buyers wanting to view properties - but agents must sit on their hands and wait for...

The acting chief executive of OnTheMarket says the Coronavirus crisis could indirectly create a catalyst for change in the portals marketplace. Clive...

First details of the government’s programme to allow businesses to reopen have begun to emerge - with little comfort for estate...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

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

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Sam Hunter, director of Homesearch. Alongside asking Hunter...

The online agency network love2move has won a new agency client despite the Coronavirus lockdown. Pinkerton - which covers the North Down,...

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

Rightmove, Zoopla and even OnTheMarket could make money even if they did not charge agents anything at all to list properties....

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - our first for some weeks as the coverage has previously been dominated by...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign says that agents are demanding that there is “no return to full...

With a lengthy lockdown already behind us one might think that fund-raising was a step too far - but not for...

Hunters has expanded its online offering to improve its service to both the sales and lettings sectors - and it’s even...

Three more agencies have signed up to the ESTAS customer review platform. The arrival of Newton Fallowell, Lovelle and Goodchilds - all...

Only half of the branches signed up to Zoopla have taken advantage of one or other of the discount offers made...

A PropTech firm is reporting a surge in demand for its remote ID verification software products during the virus lockdown. The software,...

Independent agency Nicol & Co is donating £100 to the NHS for every new instruction signed up by April 21. The agency...

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...

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

Individual franchisees operating under the Winkworth banner are receiving what the company calls “comprehensive help” on a range of issues, including...

Some 2,500 estate agency branches have expressed an interest in a new portal, Homesearch, launching next month.  Although the Homesearch website lists...

Countrywide has strongly denied claims made to Estate Agent Today that some people have felt obliged to work at an admin...

Over the last two weeks we’ve seen the country come to a standstill and the property market effectively put on ice...

LSL Property Services says one of its measures to “rightsize” the organisation during the Coronavirus crisis will be to put agents...

Yet another one of the giants of our industry, Hunters, says it’s taking “appropriate measures” to safeguard the firm in the...

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

It’s time to draw a line in the sand and condemn our rival portals for their current charging structure. Little will...

The key figure behind the Say No To Rightmove campaign says the fight for more realistic fees goes on - and...

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...

There’s been national newspaper publicity and widespread social media criticism of the Dexters estate agency which asked its staff to report...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, our guide to the latest information to help agents and the rest of the...

Over 600 agents have now signed up to the Say No To Rightmove campaign including some of the biggest names on...

Beleaguered estate agency group Countrywide has asked the government to give agents a business rates holiday. Measures announced in last week’s Budget...

Rightmove is offering some of its agents a deferred payment option. An announcement this morning says: "While sales agreed pipelines have strengthened following...

Estate Agent Today understands that the Knight Frank agency has been hit by a large number of branch office heads quitting...

Training operator The Able Agent is to include a module on the Modern Method of Auction in its future programme.  Charlotte Jeffry-Campbell,...

Your business may be growing quicker than you could ever imagine which is great when it comes to raising brand awareness....

LSL Property Services says the Coronavirus crisis has led to a softening of "lead sales indicators" - and it warns of...

Hunters has become one of the first major agencies to reveal the gender balance of its staff - and 60 per...

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...

Rightmove has released another stonking set of results - but there are signs that some agents are defecting from the ever-more-expensive...

Regional estate agency chain Ashtons has been listed in the Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work for, for the...

Both Countrywide and LSL Property Services have submitted early online paperwork to The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, an independent body...

What an interesting few days it’s been. I don’t think the topic of this week’s column is doing anything good for our...

Two agencies are looking to the future with optimism, and striking new deals for their own premises. Vickers & Barrass is reported...

Some of the biggest figures in the industry have given Estate Agent Today their reaction to the news - broken yesterday...

Boydens, a seven branch family-owned business that dates back to 1852, has become the latest agency to join Zoopla. It will list...

It’s been revealed that the branch closure programme by Your Move and Reeds Rains last year resulted in 460 lost jobs...

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

A prominent consumer group says homes sold precisely 14 days after first being listed typically achieve the best price - closest...

Zoopla has published a startling set of statistics to demonstrate what it calls “a record January with significant growth in delivery...

Welcome to the first February PJT. As the year progresses the industry embarks on more appointments, especially with a market that’s...

The Hunters franchise group says it’s now the third largest agency in the UK, and it promises to reveal a major...

Foxtons's trading statement this morning reveals another huge slump in sales - but no new announcement about future branch closures after a spate...

LSL Property Services, which embarked on a significant branch closure programme last year, has reported a 16 per cent slump in...

Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...

Welcome to this week’s charity round-up, where we include a possible kick-start to your fund-raising efforts for 2020. Whatever you’re doing this...

An agent is defying attempts by a property portal to get him to pay subscriptions for two branches - because he...

The NAEA and ARLA have written a joint letter to government on the impact of business rates on High Street agency...

Zoopla has revealed large growth in agency membership and visitor figures for 2019. Since being bought by US equity firm Silver Lake,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager for the South West of...

Chancellors Estate Agents is next month opening its newest branch in Swindon - the first time the company has operated in...

Here it is - the start of a new decade, a moment for resolutions and remembrance, and the last Bank Holiday...

Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, is to open three new offices in the New Year.  The...

Connells has confirmed that it has closed two branches in Dorset in the south west of England, in addition to the...

We’re nearing the end of another year in which many agents have faced challenging times and a frustrating market hit by...

The troubled London agency Foxtons says its fleet of branded Minis will go electric - but it has generously set itself...

Connells has confirmed that it’s closing one of its branches on Wednesday with some but not all staff being redeployed. And the...

Foxtons is reported to have closed four more branches across London, backing up widespread industry speculation that the agency is retrenching further in...

Humberts has signed off in bizarre style leaving only false contact details on its website. The historic agency - which closed several...

The portals say they are ready and willing to play their part in changes approaching the industry, ranging from new agency...

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...

Humberts' experiment rejecting branches and promoting a supposedly one-stop-shop for property related services has failed with reports that the firm is likely...

Countrywide says it is constantly keeping its current branch structure under review, saying any responsible agency would have to consider the...

In the latest part of the Natter’s ‘day in the life of’ series, I catch up with Chris Osmond, sales director...

Humberts is the latest estate agency to announce that it’s going to offer customers the controversial Modern Method of Auction option. The...

A traditional property agent says critics of Purplebricks underestimate the beneficial impact the firm has had on the UK agency industry. And...

The Property Franchise Group has issued a trading statement that is upbeat on lettings but warns that the sales market has...

It’s easier than you might think. For any agent the challenge of making a business successful is hard work with the focus...

The big question for the industry at the moment is the cost and future of portals.  This is especially key for agents...

“Multiple”members of the new trade body, the Federation of Independent Agents, are considering cancelling their subscriptions to Rightmove. FIA founder Graham Lock...

The Property Ombudsman scheme is increasing its fees in January for the first time in six years - and it’s implementing...

A new league table of High Street agents’ charges published over the weekend reveals the locations where agents charge an average...

It’s only a week to the Big Day when gore-splattered figures wreak havoc on an unsuspecting industry and nation. But enough about...

Hunters has announced a new branch being opened in Ickenham, part of Hillingdon in north London.  It’s to be the third branch...

Independent family-run agency Kalmars, which currently has just one office in the capital, has revealed the first of four new branches...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has given more details of the trial of reservation agreements likely to take...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has told Estate Agent Today that its recruitment schedule is running “well...

OnTheMarket has this morning posted its latest results to the stock market. The portal reports that 2,346 branches had converted to full-paying...

A regional agency operating across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire has announced an acquisition which adds two branches to its network. This week, Alexander...

An estate agency based in Cumbria has rebranded to Hunters following a management buyout. Cumberland Estate Agents has been purchased by its...

Case study: Connells reaping the time-saving benefits of new sales and communication tool Since adopting mio in September 2018, Josh Lally, Senior...

An independent estate agency has committed its future to the high street by moving one of its offices to a more...

Countrywide says London agency Greene & Co, acquired back in May 2015, will become ‘fully immersed’ into its Hamptons International brand...

A high profile estate agency selling some of the most expensive homes in the west of England has shut two of...

A north of England estate agency is marking its 160th anniversary with the pledge to announce an acquisition by the end...

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

All eyes are on Japan for the Rugby World Cup beginning this weekend…but there’s still time for our industry to raise...

Earlier this year, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group announced the initial details of plans for mandatory qualifications and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Simon Trippett – Partner at The Property Centre. What services...

Connells Group has announced its acquisition of an independent Cambridgeshire agency - and it says it’s on the look out for...

Our first wonderful fund-raising agents this week are walking over hot coals - now that’s a dare for you. But you don’t...

A comprehensive report into the changing complexion of the High Street suggests that some 143 estate agents’ offices closed in the...

The independent Seel and Co, one of Cardiff’s and Wales’ oldest independent agencies and auction houses, has been acquired by Jeffrey...

One of the biggest changes seen in the property market over the last decade is technology growth. With the likes of Rightmove...

Franchise giant Hunters says its branch network has now hit 200 following a spate of acquisitions in the first half of...

One of the country’s largest regional estate and lettings agencies has now fully rejoined Zoopla. Yorkshire-based Dacre, Son & Hartley brings its...

An estate agent in Cardiff has come up with a marketing wheeze in a bid to win more instructions - but...

Knight Frank has expanded its residential London network with the addition of a new South Bank office. While many agencies have shut...

In the old days an agent would procure clients based upon their position in the high street, the size of the...

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

Hello and welcome to the final PJT before September - yes that means summer is almost over.  Yet even during the holiday season...

Countrywide’s branch closure programme, shrouded in secrecy even to shareholders, may have involved shutting 250 offices according to an insider. The individual...

iamproperty, parent company of IAMsold, says it now works with 2,500 estate agency branches nationwide and has sold over 16,500 properties...

Savills says it’s not commenting on whether it will list on Zoopla in the future. Last week Knight Frank - which in...

Yes it’s Monday, so it’s another edition of PJT, your guide to the key moves and changes in the agency and...

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...

The owners of four branches of a franchise agency in Berkshire have launched a new office in the county, just over...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

The Advertising Standards Authority has issued a guidance note warning online estate agents, after complaints about them have “grown dramatically”. “Property is big...

Countrywide has told Estate Agent Today that it will not be releasing any figures on the branch closure programme it introduced...

After months of difficulties and closures for many online and hybrid estate agencies, EweMove claims to have bucked the trend. In a...

In a trading statement this morning, Countrywide says it has “a new covenant package with lenders provides the financial flexibility to...

LSL Property Services, parent firm of Your Move and Reeds Rains, says the company’s branch closure programme was a success with profits...

Countrywide is now “beyond salvation” according to former chief executive Harry Hill. The industry veteran, who also founded Rightmove, made the remark...

Rightmove’s half year figures this morning continue to show strong growth in profits and revenue - but there are the first...

One of the earliest property websites, nethouseprices.com, has been acquired by fledgling property portal OneDome.  Nethouseprices was set up in 2004 and...

Estate and letting agents are being urged to check that they are signed up with an approved redress scheme that covers...

Sometimes having prior knowledge of a stressful event can be more stressful than the event itself, just look at Brexit for...

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your regular weekly column giving all the key appointments news in the...

Two of the highest profile independent estate agencies in the north of England have merged following a spectacular acquisition. Linley & Simpson...

The price of property coming to market fell by 0.2 per cent or an average of £656 in the past month...

The PropTech era is changing the way in which employees decide where they are going to work. As CBRE has discovered in...

Jamie Lester, the London estate agent who starred in The Apprentice almost a decade ago, has set up a property industry...

Stories of a slow property market due to an ongoing lack of supply and Brexit woes have been well-documented in recent...

Fine & Country, the international network of prime estate agencies, has this week announced the opening of two new offices. The first...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

Hello there - if it’s Friday it’s Agents Do Charity, and as we prepare for a hot weekend for Glastonbury revellers...

The Federation of Independent Agents has agreed another new partnership with an industry supplier. The arrangement will allow FIA agent members nine...

The former chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the agency completes on over 80 per cent of the homes it lists...

West Sussex estate agency Robert Luff and Co has merged with the long established company Sawyers Estate Agents. This creates a new...

Figures released from OnTheMarket this morning suggest that its conversion programme for agents shifting from free deals to paid membership is...

Countrywide is declining to comment on speculation that it is making 36 of its sales progression staff redundant. Estate Agent Today, which...

Zoopla has taken a swipe at OnTheMarket by conducting a poll of sellers’ views about having properties listed exclusively on just...

It's been another busy 24 hours for publicly-quoted estate agencies. Swiss investment bank UBS has increased its stake in the troubled London...

Welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - because last week there was a Bank Holiday, we have a bumper edition...

It appears that at least three Countrywide brands are undergoing branch closures as the company’s cuts continue to bite. Estate Agent Today...

A London independent agency has joined the franchise network of Hunters. Regent 2000 Properties, which operates in Camden Town, is seeing its...

Rumours continue to circulate about possible large-scale branch closures at Countrywide; its share price ended trading today at its lowest ever...

Countrywide’s shares took another battering yesterday as they plummeted below the psychologically-painful 5p mark - reflecting a 95 per cent loss of...

An agent with over 29 years of experience has taken over as  chief executive officer at Humberts - just as the...

As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...

The fledgling independent agents’ trade group, the Federation of Independent Agents, has signed another partnership deal with a high-profile industry supplier...

North East England regional agency chain Bradley Hall has amended details for a property listed on its website following a complaint...

The scores have been counted and the results are in for the 2019 ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Zoopla. On Friday, over 1,000...

London agency Chestertons is launching a franchise offering which will allow businesses outside of the capital to operate under the Chestertons...

One of the capital's best-known agents, Marsh & Parsons, has expanded its network with a new office in Streatham Hill, South...

A set of historic property details unearthed by a local resident have created a buzz on social media and in the...

Landmark Information’s online valuation tool SmartVal is being retired by the company, with agents who use it being advised to switch to...

The breathing space offered by the October Brexit deadline and the receding prospect of a No Deal exit from the EU...

Countrywide has named a senior businesswoman as chair of its controversial remuneration committee which was at the centre of a row...

The new Federation of Independent Agents - scheduled to launch this week - has revealed a partnership with reviews platform Feefo. The...

It’s not often we can enjoy beautiful sunshine on bank holidays, but I suppose this one was a particularly blessed weekend,...

An estate agency has been ordered by the Advertising Standards Authority not to use an advertisement on its website and Facebook...

Jackson-Stops has launched a new branch in mid-Sussex, expanding the estate agency’s national network to over 45 offices.  The Mid-Sussex branch will...

Two of the PropTech sector's highest profile digital marketing suppliers are integrating in a bid to help agents nurture the leads...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...

The chairman of franchise giant Hunters says his company’s purchasing power is such that it secures 60 per cent discounts from...

Some branches of one of London’s largest agencies, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, have returned to Zoopla after dropping it just over four...

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and lettings agents were predicted to swiftly spell the end for traditional...

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

Foxtons has revealed that its six branch closures announced towards the end of last year will save the company £3m in...

Countrywide’s share price dipped to its lowest ever level yesterday, below 8p before recovering a little ground later in the day. The...

Four high-profile industry figures have sent an open letter urging agents to think about what they call “smarter marketing” in a...

An owner who enhanced the price of his property by illegally hacking branches off a tree has ordered to pay back...

This article was originally written for City AM in response to an article it published attacking letting agents. See more here.  A...

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...

Average house prices in the UK increased by 1.7 per cent in the year to the end of January according to...

For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to the tried-and-tested 9am-6pm opening hours framework. But is this now changing,...

The end of 2018 was a bit of a rocky time for online estate agents. Yet only a few years ago...

Family-run Chelsea agency Russell Simpson is marking 40 years of business by expanding for the first time in its history, opening...

The road to opening up your own business can be a long one. If you’ve never done it before, there are...

The influential Treasury Select Committee says estate agents should be more closely monitored to ensure they abide by anti-money laundering regulations. In...

Savills has declined to comment on whether it will follow in the footsteps of LSL Property Services and write down its...

LSL Property Services, the parent company of Your Move and Reeds Rains, has substantially 'written down' its investment in online estate...

OnTheMarket has stepped up its attack on Rightmove with a stridently-worded email to agents explaining how a drop in leads from...

The former chief information officer of Foxtons has taken a senior position at Hunters. The appointment of Dan Rafferty as Hunters’ chief operating...

Your Move and Reeds Rains have confirmed that 39 branches are to be taken over by David Newnes and an existing...

Foxtons has ruled out further branch closures as it continues to struggle against what it calls “the continued weakness” of the...

Chancellors says it has over 10,000 reviews on Trustpilot, making it the most reviewed High Street agency on the platform.  In a statement...

Connells Group says investment in PropTech will be the way to safeguard its almost-600 High Street branches - and it’s repeated...

Countrywide’s high-end brand Hamptons International says agents at its branches will in future be “delighted” to fill water bottles for members of...

Few can deny that with announcements from MPs and an announcement from Purplebricks, that it’s been an extraordinary week.  While it may...

The two men behind a low-profile hybrid estate agency say their company is flourishing after two years in business, during which they...

A new group called the Federation of Independent Agents has been set up as a network of like-minded independent agents who...

The radically-restructured Humberts estate agency claims the risks it took last year in scrapping branches and moving to ‘hubs’ has paid...

Every staff member at a branch of the Connells-owned William H Brown agency has been promoted, after it was voted one...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...

There are many misconceptions about the franchising world but, whether we’re talking about estate agency franchises or fast food franchises, it’s...

Customer experience (CX) will largely determine the future of estate agency in the UK. This is now a key battleground for...

New figures released this morning from OnTheMarket claim its listing inventory bis now over 80 per cent of the size of...

Formal consultations have started concerning the job losses and branch closures for Your Move and Reeds Rains, revealed yesterday by their...

A major restructuring of LSL Property Services has just been announced to shareholders, with substantial numbers of branch closures. The statement says...

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

OnTheMarket says it now has listings agreements with more than 12,500 estate and lettings agency branches. In a statement to shareholders and...

Franchise giant Hunters, which started 2019 by announcing two new branches, is to open another four next month after an upbeat...

North east England regional chain Bradley Hall Chartered Surveyors and Estate Agents has launched a new office in Hexham as its...

Agents need to focus on more targeted marketing using a mix of traditional and modern methods to optimise their position in...

The industry is back to full-strength on its fund-raising judging from our virtual postbag this week with many new reports of...

One of the largest estate agencies in the Midlands, Newton Fallowell, says it’s made a remarkable £5m in referral fees from...

Shares in OnTheMarket hit another new low of 75.7p yesterday, dropping over nine per cent on the day and falling well...

Hunters has continued its expansion in the north of England with two new branches in Yorkshire and Lancashire.  The Pontefract branch becomes...

A firm which recently joined the ‘hub club’ of agencies using centralised services offices says its won a major new build...

The auction firm that purchased the property listings left stranded by the collapse of Emoov is now offering partnership opportunities to...

With the speed of property sales continuing to slow and no end to the sluggishness in sight, it’s time to take...

UBS, a Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company based in Zurich and Basel, now owns approaching 10 per cent...

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

Hello and with Christmas just around the corner, and temperatures finally being a little more like winter, what better time to...

Hello and welcome to another batch of your agency office Christmas pictures…it’s certainly been a bumper year for them and today...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

So this is (almost) it. Next week may be a quiet one for business as vendors and landlords alike begin to...

A Newcastle-based property company says it has acquired the listings of Emoov and Tepilo. It has emailed and texted vendors to say...

OnTheMarket had told its shareholders this morning that it now has over 12,000 branches listing and is offering share incentives to...

Countrywide, which was hit by a row over executive pay during the summer, is now on the look out for a...

Thanks so much for cheering us up in these challenging times with your terrific pictures of this year’s Christmas decorations.  We have...

Yet another estate agency has announced that it’s shutting branches and opening a centralised hub. This time it’s Newman Property Experts, a...

The closure of Foxtons’ Park Lane office and five other branches in the capital are merely the start of things to come...

East Midlands estate and lettings agency Jackson Grundy has signed up to OnTheMarket. The firm, with its Northampton headquarters, has 10 sales...

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has told an agents’ conference of the strategy for his service - including a prediction that...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - the last one in November. Career moves tend to slow this time...

Orchards of London is abandoning its current branch network and instead opening a single Hub from the middle of next month. Orchards,...