A £17.8m pre-tax loss has been reported by Yopa in its latest financial statement filed at Companies House. Figures lodged just before...
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29 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A digital resource hub for estate agents launches a new product today, claiming to shorten transaction times. Sort Move, which has been...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of Countrywide’s two up-market brands, Hamptons International, has unveiled a new look which it describes as part of “a transformational...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The new property portal Boomin has revealed its fees structure for agents. Tapping into the industry debate over portal fees, Boomin describes...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A former London estate agency owner and finalist on The Apprentice says he’s now returning to the sector to sell new-builds. Jamie...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Your Move is to become the English Football League’s official Communities Supporter for the coming season. The agency is already an Official...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lockdown 2, as it’s being known, is now with us, but fortunately...
07 November 2020
From: Features
Are agents swimming upstream against the Electrical Safety Regulations? 3 months on from the introduction of the ‘Electrical Safety Standards in the...
29 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content

A North East agency, which first opened in 1977, has revealed a new identity with a new name and fresh branding. Thirlwells...
17 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Independent estate agency Heywoods has undergone a major rebrand in honour of its former boss Chris Stops. Stops, 57, passed away in...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country has revealed its latest branch - a West Wales office opening for business on Tuesday. It will initially cover...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Some 275,000 subscribers have signed up for the latest Zoopla email education programme under the Zooploma banner. This one is aimed at...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has been awarded £50,000 of premium ad space with the Telegraph Media Group in recognition of a campaign to help the UK...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Whisper it quietly but in just 10 days time we have the final Bank Holiday before Christmas. We would like to mark...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Zoopla says it wants to know what agents think of its new TV advert which airs from tomorrow but can be...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has revealed details of its biggest ever marketing campaign in a bid to cash in on agents’ growing dissatisfaction with...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have revealed their latest bids to keep agent support. Rightmove is launching an extensive redesign of property details pages, after...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A new director has been appointed at Fine & Country charged with achieving the corporate goal of “becoming the largest premium...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country has announced it signed a string of agencies to its brand during lockdown. Most F&C agents members are High...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The online agency Housesimple has rebranded to become 'Strike' with immediate effect. The news comes as a surprise given the apparent success...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The advertising and sponsorship links between Purplebricks and Team GB have won the agency a silver medal according to a leading...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest branch of Fine & Country says it intends to expand both its premises and its workforce by the end...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Dominic Cummings has been at worst a cause of huge anger to a nation that’s already extremely anxious. At best, he’s been...
30 May 2020
From: Features
Letting agents up and down the country have undoubtedly felt the financial strain added by the outbreak of COVID19. Whilst this will continue,...
26 May 2020
From: Sponsored Content

We all know the world has gone digital—nothing new there. Every time you jump online, you’re one of 4.5 billion internet...
29 April 2020
From: Features

An estate agency that runs its own TV shows via YouTube has launched a second season featuring local companies, amenities and...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...
04 April 2020
From: Features

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...
18 January 2020
From: Features

Six common ‘crimes of modern-day call handling’ are blighting UK estate and letting agencies and hampering their growth, reputation and profitability. These...
18 January 2020
From: Features

It's been two years since the SDL Group launched its franchise block management business, SDL Property Partners, the first of its...
28 December 2019
From: Features

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...
14 December 2019
From: Features
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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

A sales and lettings agency in the Cotswolds has taken on a fleet of fully electric company cars. The Volkswagen eGolfs selected...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News

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

One of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or freelance agents operating under the same...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has unveiled new functionality that it claims will make searching for new homes easier for consumers - and resumes the...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News

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

There has been a real wind of change in estate agency and over the last 18 months we have seen the...
16 October 2019
From: Features

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

Property portal OnTheMarket has thrown down the challenge to Rightmove by launching two new features for its listing agents. The first, Market...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The new managing director of easyProperty claims the hybrid agency will be targeting branch managers and senior negotiators who think they...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News

An independent agency has partnered with high-end firm Fine & Country after its own brand reached a 'glass ceiling'. Home Truths Sales...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide says London agency Greene & Co, acquired back in May 2015, will become ‘fully immersed’ into its Hamptons International brand...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The independent Seel and Co, one of Cardiff’s and Wales’ oldest independent agencies and auction houses, has been acquired by Jeffrey...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News

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

In the old days an agent would procure clients based upon their position in the high street, the size of the...
04 September 2019
From: Features

Online estate agency Housesimple has appointed a company to handle its public relations and social media as it rolls it its...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s that time again. Each year I take a look at newspaper readership - not from the angle of journalists, but...
17 August 2019
From: Features

Zoopla is mining data from users of its website to target sellers on Facebook and Instagram, producing leads and making it unnecessary for agencies to...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the earliest property websites, nethouseprices.com, has been acquired by fledgling property portal OneDome. Nethouseprices was set up in 2004 and...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The PropTech era is changing the way in which employees decide where they are going to work. As CBRE has discovered in...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Jamie Lester, the London estate agent who starred in The Apprentice almost a decade ago, has set up a property industry...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The new chief executive of Purplebricks believes hybrid agents could win '20-30% market share' in the UK. Vic Darvey, who replaced Michael...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country, the international network of prime estate agencies, has this week announced the opening of two new offices. The first...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Mark Worrall the co-founder of love2move What is love2move and...
25 June 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

Conveyancing platform The Moving Hub and Acquaint CRM have announced a strategic partnership. New and existing users of Acquaint CRM will have...
18 June 2019
From: Breaking News

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...
15 June 2019
From: Features

The founder of Zoopla has explained how the portal got its name and branding, and the philosophy behind it when it...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Instant online valuation service The ValPal Network has revealed a conveyancing partner which it says will help agents boost referral fees. The...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country has a new office in Hampshire as a result of an independent which has joined its network. Hampshirewide is...
11 June 2019
From: Breaking News
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agency in St Albans has rebranded as Fine & Country. JW&Co Langleys office in St Albans was acquired by Tom...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

In recent years, estate and letting agents have been faced with a series of tough challenges to absorb and react to. There...
01 June 2019
From: Features

In recent years click & collect has become a popular way for retailers, supermarkets and online shopping sites such as Amazon...
24 May 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...
18 May 2019
From: Features

London agency Chestertons is launching a franchise offering which will allow businesses outside of the capital to operate under the Chestertons...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

An online auction platform has launched a new instant property purchase feature as part of its expansion plans. Under The Hammer, a...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Landmark Information’s online valuation tool SmartVal is being retired by the company, with agents who use it being advised to switch to...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Savills has been named the winner of the real estate agents/advisor league table in the UK Business Superbrand list for the...
12 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Well-known Essex and Hertfordshire agency Mullucks Wells is rebranding as part of the Hunters Group. Mullucks Wells will remain independently owned but...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Online agency platform Love2move insists that its current bid to attract investors will not be damaged by the adverse publicity surrounding...
25 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Cambridge-based agency and auctioneers Cheffins is celebrating the approach of 200 years in business with a very 21st century event -...
19 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The first major estate agency business to launch a crowdfunding bid since the controversial collapse of Emoov has emphasised its “realistic”...
14 February 2019
From: Breaking News

There are many misconceptions about the franchising world but, whether we’re talking about estate agency franchises or fast food franchises, it’s...
09 February 2019
From: Features

The monthly index of house price changes in Britain’s major cities, for many years operated under the Hometrack banner, has been...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Every day thousands of estate agency boards are erected across the UK. Even in the digital age the board remains one...
23 January 2019
From: Features

A new bespoke Customer Relationship Management system developed by The Property Franchise Group claims to enable High Street agents to fight...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News

EweMove, the hybrid agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, has announced five new franchisees - several of them are independent...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News

When it comes to building online reputation, Google is king. It is estimated that over 90% of consumers Google a business before...
19 January 2019
From: Features

Hunters has continued its expansion in the north of England with two new branches in Yorkshire and Lancashire. The Pontefract branch becomes...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The new management at Emoov says that following its acquisition out of administration it will relaunch as an online estate agency later...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Part of the Arun Estates Group has rebranded - by dropping the ‘& Partners’ element of its name. The agency formerly known...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A new portal which had branded itself as “the UK’s first decentralised property listing database” appears to have had a setback...
08 January 2019
From: Breaking News

An analysis of property branding by more than 200 companies suggests that Purplebricks and OnTheMarket are two of the big winners with...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - and while it may be just days to Christmas, there’s still plenty of...
17 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Savills has snapped up an independent London estate agency in what is likely to be one of the last deals of...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Has no one told the industry that it’s December and things are supposed to be slowing down? This week’s Property Jobs...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Orchards of London is abandoning its current branch network and instead opening a single Hub from the middle of next month. Orchards,...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The introduction of the Propertymark brand as a ‘consumer friendly’ umbrella name for a series of trade bodies has been a...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...
21 November 2018
From: Features

Intelligent Services Group - parent company of online auction service IAM Sold - is rebranding around the IAM name. ISG and its...
20 November 2018
From: Breaking News

1. Who are you and what do you do? HeyJuno Property is a business dedicated to empowering estate and letting agents throughout...
06 November 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

Countrywide is to give each of its 10,000 staff a strategy document setting out where the company is planning to be...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...
03 November 2018
From: Features

It is a sobering thought that 40 years have slipped by since I first ran a tape measure across the inside...
27 October 2018
From: Features

Several agents have asked me whether they should consider ditching their high street offices and move to an out of town...
06 October 2018
From: Features

What are the magic ingredients for building a strong brand, attracting new customers and building trust with your target market? Gareth Helm,...
13 September 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Yopa - the online agency enjoying large-scale financial backing from Savills and LSL Property Services, the owner of Your Move -...
11 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Hunters has reported its latest results to the city, showing impressive growth despite a slow-moving property market. In the six...
07 September 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the industry's best-known suppliers for displays has undergone a complete rebrand, showcasing a new logo and website. Mid West Displays...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country is claiming to be the fastest growing premium estate agency brand in England and Wales over the last...
31 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Independent review website allAgents says its ultimate ambition is to be a serious rival to existing portals like OnTheMarket. Unveiling a new...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s not just the bosses’ pay incentives that have been a problem for Countrywide’s senior management - it appears the company...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...
11 August 2018
From: Features

It’s been revealed that the creators of Purplebricks came up with the name while brain-storming around a kitchen table - and...
10 August 2018
From: Breaking News

In a world increasingly obsessed with all things digital, it's no surprise that many estate agents are choosing to experiment with...
01 August 2018
From: Sponsored Content

The fast-expanding Spicerhaart group has launched its own in-house Property Marketing Academy and has secured a well-known industry trainer and coach...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

As any agent will know, the task of ordering, erecting and maintaining boards can be time- consuming and cumbersome. While ultimately working...
11 July 2018
From: Features

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...
11 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Another four existing estate agency branches have rebranded as Hunters. In the westcountry three branches of Heritage4homes - at Yatton, Nailsea and...
05 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Tom Cummuskey Sales & Marketing Manager … Fast approaching double...
27 June 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

Hunters is hoping to defy the long-running slowdown in the London market with the opening of a new branch in Greenwich. The...
22 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The former managing director of Foxtons, Peter Rollings, has spilled the beans on what it was like working at the heart...
18 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Peter Rollings is one of the most respected and best-known figures in property, having helped to rapidly grow Foxtons (where he...
16 June 2018
From: Features

The For Sale board is one of the oldest marketing tools available to agents, but it is still considered one of...
13 June 2018
From: Features

Cluttons - which a year ago was bought out of pre-pack administration by a so-called ‘turnaround’ business, RCapital - has now...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...
02 June 2018
From: Features

The long-awaited merger of Tepilo and Emoov is reported to have been confirmed this afternoon and in with them goes online lettings...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News

National franchise agency Hunters has announced the opening of its latest branch in the Welsh town of Llandrindod Wells. The agency's third...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News

As promised a few weeks ago, this week’s Natter concentrates on the importance of content, design and social media, three easily...
19 May 2018
From: Features

Gone are the days of having to rush back to your office every time you win an instruction to market the...
16 May 2018
From: Features

Floor plan software provider Metropix celebrated their win at The ESTAS on Friday by announcing an upcoming landmark. Having scooped the “Best...
03 May 2018
From: Sponsored Content

I have total transparency. I love that. I know how the portals are doing, I know how many people are clicking on...
25 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Maplin, Toys R Us, Carpetright, Warren Evans – what do they have in common? All are well-known high street chains that...
21 April 2018
From: Features

‘Respect’ is the new mantra for politicians: whether it’s about street gang leaders, social media trolls or those on either side...
14 April 2018
From: Features

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home. A floor...
07 April 2018
From: Features

For part two of the 'Day in the life of' series, I spoke to Peter Kavanagh, who first joined Romans in...
24 March 2018
From: Features

In the first of an ongoing series exploring the people who make the property industry tick, I catch up with James...
10 March 2018
From: Features

When it comes to growing your business sustainably, maintaining a brand that is eye-catching and identifiable with your audience is vital...
01 March 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of London’s best known agency chains has acquired one of the capital’s leading independent...
22 February 2018
From: Breaking News

According to The Branding Journal, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's...
20 January 2018
From: Features

The Department of Communities and Local Government has been rebadged as the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government in what...
08 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Anscombe & Ringland and Russell, Baldwin & Bright are tobe rebranded under the Chancellors name. The agencies - Anscombe & Ringland in...
07 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Three Country Properties offices in Hertfordshire have been rebranded as Hunters - over two years after their acquisition. The regional agency Country Properties...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been. Even better, this property-based...
25 November 2017
From: Features

Fine & Country claims it has increased its brand awareness amongst its target audience - homeowners aged over 35 and earning...
21 November 2017
From: Breaking News

They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...
14 October 2017
From: Features

Fine & Country is to allow interior designers to operate under its brand name. Fine & Country Interior Design will be run...
18 September 2017
From: Breaking News

How has the world of estate agency changed in the last few decades? That’s the question this week’s Natter is going...
16 September 2017
From: Features

Jackson-Stops & Staff is undergoing a rebrand including the creation of a snappier title - it’s just Jackson-Stops now - as...
01 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Not so long ago, new UK car sales were racing ahead, fuelled by confidence in the economic recovery, but car production...
19 August 2017
From: Features

Once upon a time there were estate agents. That was it. Nice and simple. If you marketed and sold residential property,...
12 August 2017
From: Features

Winkworth Franchising has created an in-house recruitment department to enhance the company’s tailored offering to franchisees. The team will be led by head...
12 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Living next to inconsiderate neighbours can be a nightmare, but letting to bad tenants can prove costly, especially when issues, which...
08 July 2017
From: Features

**The free photography course for estate agents (part one) offer has now expired. It is still available in special circumstances so...
03 July 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Two leading property analysts have written a fiercely critical assessment of the merger between easyProperty and the Guild of Property Professionals. The...
23 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The Wallington branch of Andrews Property Group recently contacted a local resident – but not to book a valuation or organise...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News

MPL Interiors was brought in to execute an office fit-out in a former paint shop in Wantage, Oxfordshire, for estate agent...
05 June 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...
27 May 2017
From: Features

The founder of the trade group seeking to represent independent agencies says he hopes the National Association of Estate Agents considers...
25 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Trinity Mirror is aiming to secure more of agents' marketing spend after launching what it is describing as a 'fightback' against...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A provider of 360 virtual tours for estate and letting agents has announced it is offering customers a 'freemium package'. EyeSpy360 previously...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News

East London estate agency Spencers is today being rebranded as Portico. The seven-branch network - which also trades as Phillip Leigh -...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Humberts - until now known as an agency operating predominantly in market towns across southern England - is opening a Mayfair office in...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The new chief marketing officer of online estate agency YOPA is a figure with over 20 years experience with brands such as...
19 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has launched a new advertising campaign to promote its usefulness to house movers as told through the eyes of hermit...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...
08 April 2017
From: Features

Each of Hunters’ 180 branches will soon be able to create their own online branded monthly property lifestyle magazine or newspaper. The...
27 March 2017
From: Breaking News

New research conducted for ZPG claims that Zoopla’s ‘national spontaneous brand awareness’ is at an all-time high - with the gap...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, the new brand umbrella for the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents, is to...
16 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Martin & Co wants its shareholders to agree that the firm’s name should be changes to The Property Franchise Group. A note...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News

1) Who are you? Kevin Ward – Director and founder of Agentlocator.co.uk 2) For those not familiar with Agent Locator, can you explain...
16 February 2017
From: 60 Second Interview

A new website supporting high street estate agents has recently launched. Agent Locator provides an online platform for high street estate agents to showcase...
16 February 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Housing minister Gavin Barwell has told the NAEA conference that there is no quick fix for the country’s housing shortage -...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents is rebranding to Propertymark NAEA and the Association of Residential Letting Agents is to be...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Agents who subscribe to LonRes are being offered a personalised report builder offering sales and lettings data at postcode level, and...
11 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Andrews Property Group has announced that Ronda Green, the group’s marketing director, died suddenly in hospital on January 3. Having previously worked...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News

There’s been a bumper mailbag sent to press@estateagenttoday.co.uk this week to mark what must be the height of the fund-raising season...
09 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt has told Estate Agent Today the transformation she wishes to see within the group may take...
25 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Good branding is absolutely crucial to any successful business or product, even more so in a world of social media, instant...
12 November 2016
From: Features

Zoopla Property Group claims that brand awareness for Zoopla is now at an all-time high and is establishing a growing gap...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The eventual rebrand of former independent agency W A Ellis is set to be completed next year following the opening of...
19 October 2016
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is linking with the Absolutely Magazines chain of London-centric magazines to provide a co-branded online search facility on the publishing firm’s...
18 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The Jeffries Group, an eight-branch Hampshire-based independent agency, says it is going to leave OnTheMarket. Although the group’s website and email branding...
10 October 2016
From: Breaking News

This week we have the Head Shepherd of EweMove, Glenn Ackroyd, in the hotseat. He’s been co-owner of EweMove Sales and Lettings,...
30 September 2016
From: Features

The UK's largest estate agency has announced another key departure from its senior management team. Graham Bell, managing director for London, is...
26 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Property portal Rightmove has revealed its new logo to estate and letting agents ahead of its official launch in December. The portal...
21 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The network of independent estate agents known as the Property Sharing Experts has become the Experts in Property. The change of name...
19 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Andrews Property Group has announced several acquisitions which have strengthened its operations across London and the South West. The firm, which recently...
15 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Hunters has delivered an upbeat report to shareholders, claiming income up 42 per cent in the first six months of the...
09 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Martin & Co is reported to have acquired EweMove, an estate agency which describes itself as the first ‘hybrid’ service -...
06 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Haart has apologised over what it calls the “completely unacceptable” parking of one of its cars which blocked in a care worker’s...
05 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today has received a list of around 60 Countrywide Group estate agency offices expected to close in the next...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Regional agency Andrew’s Estates has opened its seventh branch on the Wirral, making it the largest independent to operate in the...
01 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has started the formal process of merging and rebranding some of its existing local chains, beginning with London. John D Wood...
31 August 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s easy to forget, but there was a time when the internet didn’t exist. When the idea behind the world wide...
19 August 2016
From: Features

Andrews Property Group, which this year celebrates its 70th anniversary, has rebranded its offices and online presence. It says its new look...
08 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The Conveyancing Association has set out recommendations to end what it claims are significant delays and overcharging taking place within the...
03 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The 177 year old agency and consultancy Bidwells has a new brand identity - and an ambitious pledge to grow market...
27 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Zoopla is beefing up its TV and bus advertising this week to consolidate its claim to be the property portal with...
04 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Cost-effective marketing will always be an important part of growing an estate agency business. I'm often asked about the ways in which...
10 June 2016
From: Features

A number of estate and letting agents have this week announced key appointments and business expansions. Estate agency John Shepherd is set...
26 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Zoopla says its latest research shows it has now achieved a record level of national brand awareness and leads UK property...
12 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Recently, I was speaking to the owner of a chain of estate agents which is thinking of refreshing its company image. They...
15 April 2016
From: Features

Unlock the power of your emails “You would never send thousands of canvass letters that did nothing, but most agents send emails...
06 April 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Storm Katie (makes it sound so harmless when they give it a name like that, doesn’t it?) might have given the...
01 April 2016
From: Features

In what some industry observers may see as a shrewd marketing move, OnTheMarket is believed to be considering a name change...
01 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has denied speculation in the industry that the names of its Hamptons International and John D Wood & Co brands...
30 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The analyst who has claimed that Rightmove may be seeking to ‘embed’ itself into estate agencies’ day-to-day management has now told...
04 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has rebranded its land and new homes team as Countrywide Residential Development and has announced a raft of new senior...
02 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Two senior figures from major agencies have teamed up to form a new training operation called Agency Mentors. Iain White, a former...
12 February 2016
From: Breaking News

There seems to have been a seismic shift in recent years for companies to migrate everything ‘on brand’ online. However signage...
27 January 2016
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This week, SearchFlow launches it new brand. Group Marketing and Communications Director, Maud Rousseau discusses the ethos behind the new brand...
21 January 2016
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For the team at Andrews, the new year started a long time ago. Almost two years ago to be precise as...
15 January 2016
From: Features

Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...
14 January 2016
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South of England agency chain Andrews has launched a new app and website as part of its brand-refreshing programme for 2016. The...
13 January 2016
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Purplebricks is very easily the most recognisable online estate agency, according to a survey of 1,300 home owners by respected polling...
23 December 2015
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There has been a fierce attack on failed conveyancing portal Veyo, in the form of an open letter from one of the...
18 December 2015
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A so-called ‘brand incubator’ has invested in online estate agency Settled. Settled launched in January 2015 but has had negligible impact even...
24 November 2015
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Research commissioned by Zoopla claims it remains the property portal in the UK with the highest spontaneous national consumer brand awareness. The...
29 October 2015
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Chief executive Alison Platt says Countrywide Group will always remain a “house of brands” but will nonetheless move to “fewer, stronger...
23 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Start increasing stock levels today using Ravensworth's Marketing Toolkit. We understand that stock can be hard to come by in today’s competitive...
21 October 2015
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Two more agencies have set up new home divisions - a barometer of how they anticipate residential development becoming a bigger...
15 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The Romans Group has confirmed its fourth acquisition of the year - it has now merged with Campsie’s residential and commercial...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given an exclusive opportunity to pose questions to Zoopla Property Group...
16 September 2015
From: Features

Franchise giant Martin & Co says there has been “very limited take-up” of a no frills estate agency service that it...
10 September 2015
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One of the country largest agency chains, Connells, has unveiled an updated logo and boards, along with plans to modernise its offices...
02 September 2015
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Rightmove is to relaunch its portal with a design to emphasise what it claims is increasing consumer-friendliness and ever-higher volumes of...
13 August 2015
From: Breaking News

So, has everyone been enjoying the fine summer weather we’ve been experiencing? Oh, wait…fear not, I will attempt to inject a...
07 August 2015
From: Features

Zoopla claims that new research shows it leads all UK property portals with the highest level of national consumer brand awareness. The...
17 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The abundance of emails you send every day presents a valuable, yet often overlooked marketing opportunity for your agency. With that said,...
08 July 2015
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Two interesting developments in the past week have shown how established parts of the agency industry - on either side of...
03 July 2015
From: Features

In a flurry of artistic jargon, LonRes has unveiled the thinking behind its new pink corporate logo, unveiled on the website...
18 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Andrews & Robertson, one of the UK’s best known independent property auctioneers, has unveiled a new logo. The launch completes the recent...
17 June 2015
From: Breaking News

As a company that designs and manufactures products we are constantly looking for new products that will WOW you, and in...
16 June 2015
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Kudos Residential, a Norfolk sales and lettings agency, today becomes part of the Hunters empire, bringing the number of Hunters-branded franchise...
15 June 2015
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The Advertising Standards Authority has given its backing to an estate agency using Rightmove data to claim it had the most...
11 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Online franchise agency EweMove has 'expanded its flock' after opening four new branches. The latest franchises to open their doors are located...