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Hybrid agent eXp UK is embarking on a national roadshow this month to showcase its US-inspired business model. It will visit London,...

Agents remain positive about the prospects for their business and the property market despite talk of slowing house price growth and...

In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...

Purplebricks say it’s going to complete its transformation from an agency using self-employed local operatives in the field, to having fully...

An estate agency which previously operated only through a remote working model has established a headquarters and expanded its team. Chosen Home,...

The Skipton Building Society, which owns Connells estate agency, says the house-selling arm helped it reach a record profit pre-tax profit...

When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...

haart, part of the Spicerhaart estate agency group, has accused rival agencies of copying its hybrid working model. Spicerhaart group managing director...

Franchise giant Belvoir has snapped up one of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or...

Purplebricks chief executive Vic Darvey has quit, citing “personal circumstances”.  He leaves at the end of this month with chief operating officer Helena...

The findings of a new survey may make worrying reading for agents who have taken the self-employed route as agency business...

Housing market analyst and PropTech entrepreneur Anthony Codling says that the next few weeks will determine whether Boomin is the portal...

An agency which in 2020 moved from traditional branches to a hub-based business model, says it’s to become a ‘digital first’...

The changes to the business models of agents have been turbo-charged by the pandemic - and that makes the industry ripe...

The chief executive of Belvoir says his agency has had 25 years of significant financial and business success - and much...

Low fee agents such as Purplebricks and some other online operators are generally not trusted by the public when selling their...

The market share of hybrid and online agents has fallen again, this time to 6.7 per cent. That figure - taken at...

The name of Purplebricks - which once claimed its business model was a global success - has now been removed in...

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...

The head of a hybrid agency has made a blistering attack on the corporate agent business model, accusing it of being...

With the business model for self-employed agents hotly debated within the industry, new data has suggested that most freelance professionals are...

Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...

A regional estate agency that markets homes without charging the vendor is set to expand next year. Midlands-based Chosen Home explains its...

A London agency has undergone what it calls a ‘genteel’ rebrand with a subtle change of name - but a major...

One of the first companies to promote the self-employed ‘broker’ business model has announced its first franchise agreement - and says...

A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...

New research suggests estate agents earn some of the lowest basic salaries of all sales professions.  Nested, an online agency promoting the...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

The Nested online agency, which recently revamped its business model to attract more self-employed agents, is expanding outside London for the...

A claims firm wants to commence proceedings against online estate agency companies such as Purplebricks and Yopa. It's on behalf of thousands...

An estate agent claims he may be the highest paid in the industry this year - and he puts it down to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? As Chief Business Development Officer I am responsible for Simplify’s...

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has announced its first so-called ‘Personal Agent’ signing - and says it’s ideal...

Foxtons has given details of the PropTech it uses to help improve leads and business decisions.  The agency, which has some 50 offices...

Purplebricks says it’s beginning interviewing this week for roles at three key levels where there were not enough ‘switchers’ willing to...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

A survey conducted by a bank suggests that over half of the self-employed sector of the economy believes its financial position...

Since the announcement of the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA), an increasing amount of Principle, Partners and Directors (PPD) from the...

An agent promoting self-employed business models has launched a course showing how estate agents can earn £100,000 per year. The set of...

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

Representatives of Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket, Boomin and OneDome portals are to be quizzed in an industry Question Time session next month. Russell...

Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...

A leading industry personnel expert says agencies must do more to attract new staff, including adapting how they work to compete...

Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

A self employed franchise estate agent business model has been launched by one of the brands in The Property Franchise Group. Hunters...

A recent survey run by mio revealed that almost 50% of home movers selected their estate agent because they liked them....

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US - says it now has 200 self-employed agents operating under its...

The NEXA agency, which already has branches in Bristol, Portsmouth, Chichester, Manchester and Cardiff, has now opened an office in Liverpool...

A company which was once an early adopter of using a central resource for self-employed agents working under its name, says...

Whilst it was once seen as a way to sell niche or run-down properties, auction is now a mainstream method of...

It’s hard to remember a time at any point in the last 20 years when agents have been looking for a...

It’s 12 years since we opened our doors with the Fine and Country estate agency in Drayton on April 1 2009. The...

Emoov’s new 'guaranteed offer' service means fall-thoughs and chain-related delays are effectively eliminated, the agency claims. Emoov - now owned by a firm...

Foxtons says it's set for radical new investment and further takeovers following the acquisition of rival London agency Douglas and Gordon. In...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

I have written this column for over four years. I started writing it at a time when no-one really knew anything...

A hybrid agency is appealing to corporate estate agents to jump ship and try its self employed business model. Mr & Mrs...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

A firm calling itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based agency says it wants to roll out nationally with a network of franchisees...

A leading business consultancy says the level of working-from-home in the UK by 2025 will be five times that before the pandemic. Estate...

To kick off 2021, we have a Q&A with one of the most high-profile – and, it has to be said,...

1. How would you say Century 21 franchisees have adapted to the challenges during 2020?  If someone had told me at the...

Anthony Codling, the City analyst who made his name as a scourge of Purplebricks, says Brexit may be good news for the...

An estate agency group has launched new franchise business models to help those in the industry impacted by Covid-19. Century 21 UK...

At the start of December 2020, a select handful of agents attended a private online event to see the latest news...

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...

Ever since the initial ripples of innovation in the 1990s, PropTech has proceeded to reshape our market beyond recognition; going on...

Purplebricks says it’s to continue to test new pricing models next year - and has not ruled out completely moving away...

One of the biggest supporters of the self employed estate agent business model admits there are risks and it’s not for...

Searches that are bound by the Search Code, protecting the seller, buyer and lender, are property and not client specific. As...

The Boomin portal, which incentivises agents to cross-sell and benefit from referral fees, is to receive advice on fee disclosure from...

A regional wing of Fine & Country has reported a record month - and puts it down to the self-employed ‘associate’ business model...

A leading enthusiast of the self-employed agency business model says even in these challenging times people can make a success of...

Aspire, the six-branch south west London agency, has dropped its previous franchise structure and reverted to being owned outright by its...

A relaunched home buying service says it wants to partner with agents to unlock sales if the housing market deteriorates. The service...

The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...

I remember so clearly in my Foxtons days, working as a lettings manager in Putney, that lettings, though less sexy than...

We can all agree that the recovery of the property market since May has been outstanding. The latest data from Zoopla...

The so-called hub model of estate agency adopted by a growing number of firms appears to be part of a wider...

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...

A reassessment of an independent agency’s activities during the Coronavirus crisis has led to it merging with a local franchise operation. Maison...

Recently, when giving speeches, I have discussed investment trends and industry trends that the built environment is experiencing. They are quite...

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...

I was giving an interview this week for an upcoming conference - yet another to convert from a physical to a...

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

The battle between rival self-employed agent business models continues apace with eXp UK - set up last autumn - announcing it...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT, the industry’s summary of new movers. Of course many agencies are reassessing their...

I want to talk to you about new ways to sell homes. Let's not encourage people to sell but just swap...

It must have been a close thing on Friday as to whose faces were looking the most glum - those at...

    Purplebricks says changes to its fees structure - possibly becoming less reliant on controversial upfront charges - has been delayed until...

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning reveals that 85 per cent of staff are now off furlough, and that the...

The chief executive of the UK operation of a US-owned brand says his agency its the fastest growing in this country...

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 -...

The new chief executive of The Property Franchise Group says he anticipates his company’s hybrid arm - EweMove - will go...

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...

Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...

I recently read the news about Settled closing its doors. As of 6.29am on Tuesday morning, the article had been read by 8,642...

A free to list portal has blasted Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for using agents' data to boost their profits.  Christopher May, chief...

An estate agency is running a series of five webinars aimed at helping agent discover new business strategies for the post-Covid...

The UK operation of the US-led estate agency Keller Williams is to hold two free online sessions tomorrow aimed at explaining...

EweMove is this week hosting a webinar in a bid to win recruits to its hybrid model from agents who may...

A third of agencies say at least some of their staff will be working from home permanently when the Coronavirus pandemic...

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...

One of the industry’s highest profile figures has suggested the Coronavirus crisis could trigger many more agents becoming self-employed. Nicky Stevenson -...

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

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

Rightmove has this morning told its shareholders it is “taking appropriate measures” to shore up the company. It gives no indication of...

For complete transparency, I write this column first thing on a Tuesday morning and have done for a couple of years...

We live in uncertain times. That I do not need to say to anybody. I am writing this piece aboard my...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

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...

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...

An estate agent has sold a home off-market by posting teaser photographs on Instagram.  The buyer - who was in the French...

Fine & Country has introduced a self-employed agency business model to be run by well-known former Property Academy chief Nicky Stevenson. The...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

The ‘on-demand’ economy is reshaping our world. The way we order food, get around, and even access healthcare has changed irreversibly...

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...

A leading analyst says Purplebricks has clearly plateaued and will not reach its own target of a 10 per cent market...

2020, the start of a new decade. Looking back, 2010 feels like such a long time ago, and looking forward to...

A major regional estate agency is expanding with another physical office because it says the traditional High Street business model delivers...

A high-profile investment advice service says as OnTheMarket nears two years listed on the stock market it “has yet to deliver...

Yes, you can promise yourself that you won't eat all the mince pies, or yet another roast potato, nor drink as...

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...

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...

A new portal claims it will do what OnTheMarket failed to do, and offer an agent-led operation charging every agency branch...

US-based Keller Williams is going to open its next market centre in West Sussex - the latest example of what it...

Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...

No one would argue that unfair fees and practices by rogue landlords is a problem that should be ignored, but 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...

Purplebricks is to give its next trading update on General Election day, December 12, when it will tell shareholders the details...

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

A sales agency based in Warrington and set up originally to market new homes in Manchester is now expanding into Shanghai...

love2move, an online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has teamed up with the Mortgage...

Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...

Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...

This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...

A small online agency which in six months of trading has secured around 140 sales says it’s on course to be...

Enhanced customer care strategies, relationship-building schemes, cost-cutting measures and new revenue streams can’t help the lettings industry if the fundamental underlying...

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

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...

The US-based real estate firm Keller Williams says it is aiming to be this country’s leading agency training organisation. Ben Taylor, who...

It never rains but it pours. And that’s certainly been the case for the online estate agency sector in the last...

I want to take the time this week to talk about PropTech startups and how they can often be seen to...

The German-based Alex Springer publishing company, which is already the largest single investor in Purplebricks, has acquired a prominent online estate...

London agency Foxtons has announced some management changes - the first since a shareholder revolt at the firm’s annual general meeting...

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

A hybrid estate and lettings agency operating currently in Manchester, Liverpool and others parts of the north of England has told...

Purplebricks has spent £26.7m on marketing in the past year - that represents £382 per instruction.  The figures, revealed in the agency’s...

Purplebricks’ recent strong share price rise is not a good sign for the agency but an indication that it may be...

The head of online agency Housesimple has made another strident attack on the integrity of High Street agents by saying some...

Global free-to-list property portal Residential People has announced it’s almost at its next milestone of 800,000 listings within its first six...

Innovate or Die. But What is Innovation? It Isn’t just PropTech A certain Mr Dick Whittington Esquire was once convinced that the...

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

The chief executive of Hunters franchise operation, Glynis Frew, says online estate agencies have given the industry two ‘positives’ - but...

The recent announcement of a clicktopurchase partnership demonstrates some much-needed progression from Rightmove. In doing so, however, it could be said it...

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

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...

Recent figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have revealed a rather worrying landscape for small business owners across the...

The head of EweMove, the hybrid agency operated by The Property Franchise Group, says he applied for the top job in...

An analyst on shares website Motley Fool says Purplebricks is not only in surprisingly strong financial health, but is actually outperforming...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today - the Monday slot where you can catch up with...

“You say tomato, I say tomato” is a line in a famous film score way back in the 1937 film Shall...

An expert who has invested in an online agency in the past has slammed Purplebricks’ business model. James Max, who presents the...

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jake Gready Managing Director NEXA Bristol What services do you provide? buying - selling...

I hope you had another wonderful Bank Holiday weekend; only three weeks to hold on until the next one. Personally, it...

Another bank has slashed its forecast for Purplebricks, citing concerns over its the long-term viability of its international activities in particular. As...

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...

Winkworth has a new office at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, as an independent local agency rebrands as part of the franchise giant. Previously trading...

Analysts at Berenberg Bank have sharply reduced their price target for Purplebricks by over 80 per cent from 470p to 80p, accusing...

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

The new portal OneDome is offering what it calls a “consumer-facing digital mortgage product” in a bid to cut fall-throughs. OneDome already...

One of the largest investors in Purplebricks has now joined forces with an off-shoot of luxury car firm Porsche to launch...

Two 'challenger portals' have revealed major new services this morning as they fight to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. OneDome, the new...

An interesting debate has been sparked in PropTech this week. It started with an interview, published on YouTube, in which Kristjan Byfield...

Purplebricks has become the major partner with a leading Australian rugby league team, Melbourne Storm. "Purplebricks is reshaping the real estate market...

Competition for landlords will be fiercer than ever this year. Landlords are facing a raft of changes and will likely be...

A new sales portal has launched with a radically different business model, aiming to pay agents to list on it. It’s the brainchild of...

No doubt we’ve all seen the recent Purplebricks news - shares have, according to the BBC, ‘plunged after it slashed its...

The chief executive and founder of a developer and property investment group says Purplebricks is “an excellent business” but its recent...

Online agency platform Love2move insists that its current bid to attract investors will not be damaged by the adverse publicity surrounding...

Purplebricks’ eye-watering share price fall yesterday was greeted with widespread satisfaction by property professionals outside the online sector. The agency’s share price...

Purplebricks might have the last laugh - its biggest critic is ditching his High Street office and making his own agency online. Controversial...

Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so many Millennials aspire to - yet one that has become frustratingly...

Recent years have seen tighter regulation and new legislation hit the lettings industry. Combined with the fee ban, there is no...

Direct Line for Business is launching what it calls an online “end-to-end” insurance product for estate agents and property management companies.  The...

The online sales and lettings platform TheHouseShop has scrapped its £500,000 crowdfunding pitch - and it’s blaming the collapse of online...

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

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

A new analysis of the online estate agency business model claims that it ‘could be described as a Ponzi scheme’. The accusation...

A top PropTech analyst says Purplebricks is as much an advertising firm as an estate agency but is nonetheless a huge success...

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...

Last year it was ‘disruptor’ and before that came ‘exclusive’ - now, according to one estate agency at least, the over-used...

A website that lists private sale properties and calls itself “the all in one property marketplace” has valued itself on a...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

An online agency launched by a traditional high street agent to ward off competition says the online business model might have...

Purplebricks says it has seen year-on-year revenue growth of about 20 per cent despite what its chairman calls “a challenging UK...

Two former High Street agents say their new hybrid agency has enjoyed an impressive launch gathering 40 instructions in just four...

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...

Andrews, which has over 50 branches across the south of England, is the latest major chain to sign up to OnTheMarket. In...

The Connells-owned online agency Hatched is to close with immediate effect. A statement from the company says: “Online estate agency Hatched will...

Propteq Global Property Technology and Innovation summit takes place in London on 26 - 27 Sep. 75 of the world's leading...

An estate agency is pioneering a new business model in which it charges no commission whatsoever to the vendor. Freeagent247, an online...

The online agency acquired by Purplebricks in Canada has started facing the same criticisms that its parent company have faced in...

Purplebricks co-founder Michael Bruce says traditional agents sell only around 50 per cent of the homes that they list, so spend...

The number of properties withdrawn from the market in the second quarter of this year was greater than the number of...

There have been two stories dominating the PropTech headlines over this past week. As WeWork places a gentle arm around the...

Before I get into the nitty gritty of the government (well, one of its startup accelerator schemes) giving away £20,000, let...

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...

A left-leaning think tank is urging the Bank of England to manipulate the housing market to ensure house prices don’t rise...

The German publishing company Axel Springer has increased its stake in Purplebricks to 12.5 per cent - and says it may...

A senior agent says an innovative business model allows him to work in prime central London - even though he lives in France.  Former...

It looks as if Purplebricks has hit something less than a purple patch in the Australian housing market. The Australian Financial Review,...

News media in Australia say Purplebricks is the subject of an investigation by a consumer watchdog in the province of Western...

Russell Quirk, chief executive of Emoov, says his agency is now one of the top seven in the UK following its...

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...

The UK chief executive of Purplebricks says his company has ambitions to roll out its business model all over the world. Lee...

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home.  A floor...

It’s all very easy, talking and evangelising about the use of technology in the property market, but, now that I’m selling...

Winkworth, the agency which released its 2017 results this morning, says the franchise business model it supports is more resilient than others...

As noted in Estate Agent Today’s news pages, OnTheMarket’s (OTM) recent dire share performance (at time of writing the price is...

Purplebricks has given details of how it intends to use some of its new investment, and in particular is spelling out...

A property technology analyst has floated the idea that portals could become eclipsed by powerful alternatives such as Google, triggered by...

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts has compiled a major report on estate agents’ business models - an exercise...

The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...

Whether you’re an estate agent, letting agent or property manager, having the right software in place – to enhance, upgrade and...

One of the country’s leading PropTech entrepreneurs has responded to recent criticism of online estate agencies and their allegedly-poor record of...

A new report by the residential property team of a legal firm has found widespread criticism of online agents’ over their...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today. If you haven’t caught this feature before, it’s a regular Monday opportunity...

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...

This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...

Estate Agent Today can exclusively reveal that well known London estate agent Patricia Farley has joined the new ‘freelance’ agency Harding...

Harding Green, an agency with a business model based on freelance associates earning commission of up to 70 per cent, says...

A former director at London agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has taken a swipe at agencies that have made knee-jerk changes...

If Countrywide thought its fortunes would immediately improve following the departure of chief executive Alison Platt, it has to think again...

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

Sky News is reporting that the non-executive chairman of Purplebricks, Paul Pindar, is set to invest a seven figure sum in...

The Motley Fool, the financial services company that provides investor advice, has published an article raising doubts about Purplebricks’ long-term profitability. Investment writer...

The body that regulates conveyancers says controversial referral fees should be disclosed earlier in the house buying process - but they...

Arun Estates has launched what it describes as “a major new departure” - a fully-staffed High Street office but covering a...

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts says Purplebricks-style disruptive agencies will be a trend to look out for in...

Who says things slow down before Christmas? The opposite appears to be the case, at least when it comes to the...

Yesterday morning OnTheMarket confirmed its IPO plans but with no firm date. The question remains on whether the float will be...

Online estate agent eMoov recently set itself apart by directly addressing the issues of openness and transparency that have long dogged the online business...

Chris Bell, a former chief executive of bookies’ organisation Ladbrokes, has been named as the non-executive chairman of Agents’ Mutual as...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching a marketing campaign to promote the benefits of the No Sale, No Fee estate...

Two of the leading lights in the growing Proptech sector are now working with a company which has a product it...

So at last someone has woken up to the fact that Purplebricks needs to be clearer about how it charges for...

A long-standing traditional agent says the real success of online agencies is not their share of the market but that they...

Strutt & Parker has revealed its new board following the takeover by the real estate arm of French bank BNP Paribas.  The...

One of the most thorough analyses of property portals ever undertaken shows that Rightmove is the world’s most profitable portal company...

It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...

What does your role involve? As team manager for the property team, I make sure PAs and clients are happy and...

When Kenneth Bruce, co-founder of Purplebricks, published an emotional post on social media this week, my first reaction was; what a...

The founder of a new online sales assistance service says agents are often unfairly blamed by the public for failings in...

How has the world of estate agency changed in the last few decades? That’s the question this week’s Natter is going...

Parliament is sitting again and the entire lettings industry is waiting with bated breath for more detail on the government’s proposal...

Let’s be honest - few people saw this coming. The 89 to 11 per cent majority amongst Agents’ Mutual members for...

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...

LSL Property Services has announced that it has invested £20 million into hybrid agency YOPA. News of the investment broke on Friday...

“When an industry is new, still finding its feet, finding its purpose, the tendency is for those few people within it...

No one can say Agents’ Mutual has failed to provoke debate within the industry. The project was the centre of fierce argument...

Even if you didn’t watch it, you’ve almost certainly heard about it by now.  The recent BBC Watchdog exposé of Purplebricks has...

Two leading property technology experts have warned Foxtons that it risks failing to keep up with the digital revolution which the...

You saw it, right? This article from Monday’s Guardian? It says that one in five estate agents are at risk of...

Purplebricks’ well-publicised attempt to break into the Australian market with a similar model to the one being used here has come...

You may have heard that Airbnb and property management company, Lavanda has closed a £1 million angel investment round.  Backers include Purplebricks...

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...

Mark Goddard was the founder and CEO of The Property Software Group (PSG), a property software solutions firm established in 2007,...

Few things provoke argument within the industry more than the online v traditional agency debate - and within that debate, nothing...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated 10 tips for growing your business. Since then, we’ve been...

This week, the obvious thing to write about would be easyProperty's merger with GPEA. It's such a huge and potentially influential...

To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...

Two leading voices in the PropTech sector suggest a radical overhaul of agents’ fee structures, saying that neither traditional full service nor online...

It has been announced that Uber, the taxi company, has teamed up with build to rent firm, Moda Living, to ‘revolutionise renting’.    This...

Two of the most influential figures behind the PropTech sector have run a microscope over Rightmove’s business model and technology -...