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Agents remain positive about the prospects for their business and the property market despite talk of slowing house price growth and...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...
02 April 2022
From: Features

Purplebricks say it’s going to complete its transformation from an agency using self-employed local operatives in the field, to having fully...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An estate agency which previously operated only through a remote working model has established a headquarters and expanded its team. Chosen Home,...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Skipton Building Society, which owns Connells estate agency, says the house-selling arm helped it reach a record profit pre-tax profit...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...
19 March 2022
From: Features

haart, part of the Spicerhaart estate agency group, has accused rival agencies of copying its hybrid working model. Spicerhaart group managing director...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Belvoir has snapped up one of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks chief executive Vic Darvey has quit, citing “personal circumstances”. He leaves at the end of this month with chief operating officer Helena...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The findings of a new survey may make worrying reading for agents who have taken the self-employed route as agency business...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Housing market analyst and PropTech entrepreneur Anthony Codling says that the next few weeks will determine whether Boomin is the portal...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

An agency which in 2020 moved from traditional branches to a hub-based business model, says it’s to become a ‘digital first’...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The changes to the business models of agents have been turbo-charged by the pandemic - and that makes the industry ripe...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Belvoir says his agency has had 25 years of significant financial and business success - and much...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Low fee agents such as Purplebricks and some other online operators are generally not trusted by the public when selling their...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The market share of hybrid and online agents has fallen again, this time to 6.7 per cent. That figure - taken at...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The name of Purplebricks - which once claimed its business model was a global success - has now been removed in...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...
08 January 2022
From: Features

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of a hybrid agency has made a blistering attack on the corporate agent business model, accusing it of being...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News

With the business model for self-employed agents hotly debated within the industry, new data has suggested that most freelance professionals are...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A regional estate agency that markets homes without charging the vendor is set to expand next year. Midlands-based Chosen Home explains its...
16 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A London agency has undergone what it calls a ‘genteel’ rebrand with a subtle change of name - but a major...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the first companies to promote the self-employed ‘broker’ business model has announced its first franchise agreement - and says...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

New research suggests estate agents earn some of the lowest basic salaries of all sales professions. Nested, an online agency promoting the...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...
30 October 2021
From: Features

The Nested online agency, which recently revamped its business model to attract more self-employed agents, is expanding outside London for the...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A claims firm wants to commence proceedings against online estate agency companies such as Purplebricks and Yopa. It's on behalf of thousands...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agent claims he may be the highest paid in the industry this year - and he puts it down to...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? As Chief Business Development Officer I am responsible for Simplify’s...
01 October 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has announced its first so-called ‘Personal Agent’ signing - and says it’s ideal...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has given details of the PropTech it uses to help improve leads and business decisions. The agency, which has some 50 offices...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it’s beginning interviewing this week for roles at three key levels where there were not enough ‘switchers’ willing to...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...
08 September 2021
From: Features

A survey conducted by a bank suggests that over half of the self-employed sector of the economy believes its financial position...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Since the announcement of the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA), an increasing amount of Principle, Partners and Directors (PPD) from the...
04 September 2021
From: Features

An agent promoting self-employed business models has launched a course showing how estate agents can earn £100,000 per year. The set of...
31 August 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Representatives of Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket, Boomin and OneDome portals are to be quizzed in an industry Question Time session next month. Russell...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading industry personnel expert says agencies must do more to attract new staff, including adapting how they work to compete...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...
07 July 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A self employed franchise estate agent business model has been launched by one of the brands in The Property Franchise Group. Hunters...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A recent survey run by mio revealed that almost 50% of home movers selected their estate agent because they liked them....
09 June 2021
From: Features

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US - says it now has 200 self-employed agents operating under its...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The NEXA agency, which already has branches in Bristol, Portsmouth, Chichester, Manchester and Cardiff, has now opened an office in Liverpool...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A company which was once an early adopter of using a central resource for self-employed agents working under its name, says...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Whilst it was once seen as a way to sell niche or run-down properties, auction is now a mainstream method of...
05 May 2021
From: Features

It’s hard to remember a time at any point in the last 20 years when agents have been looking for a...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s 12 years since we opened our doors with the Fine and Country estate agency in Drayton on April 1 2009. The...
03 April 2021
From: Features

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...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Foxtons says it's set for radical new investment and further takeovers following the acquisition of rival London agency Douglas and Gordon. In...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...
30 January 2021
From: Features

I have written this column for over four years. I started writing it at a time when no-one really knew anything...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A hybrid agency is appealing to corporate estate agents to jump ship and try its self employed business model. Mr & Mrs...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

1. How would you say Century 21 franchisees have adapted to the challenges during 2020? If someone had told me at the...
06 January 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Anthony Codling, the City analyst who made his name as a scourge of Purplebricks, says Brexit may be good news for the...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency group has launched new franchise business models to help those in the industry impacted by Covid-19. Century 21 UK...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...
19 December 2020
From: Features

Ever since the initial ripples of innovation in the 1990s, PropTech has proceeded to reshape our market beyond recognition; going on...
19 December 2020
From: Features

Purplebricks says it’s to continue to test new pricing models next year - and has not ruled out completely moving away...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest supporters of the self employed estate agent business model admits there are risks and it’s not for...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Searches that are bound by the Search Code, protecting the seller, buyer and lender, are property and not client specific. As...
21 November 2020
From: Features

The Boomin portal, which incentivises agents to cross-sell and benefit from referral fees, is to receive advice on fee disclosure from...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A regional wing of Fine & Country has reported a record month - and puts it down to the self-employed ‘associate’ business model...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading enthusiast of the self-employed agency business model says even in these challenging times people can make a success of...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Aspire, the six-branch south west London agency, has dropped its previous franchise structure and reverted to being owned outright by its...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A relaunched home buying service says it wants to partner with agents to unlock sales if the housing market deteriorates. The service...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...
07 November 2020
From: Features

I remember so clearly in my Foxtons days, working as a lettings manager in Putney, that lettings, though less sexy than...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

We can all agree that the recovery of the property market since May has been outstanding. The latest data from Zoopla...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The so-called hub model of estate agency adopted by a growing number of firms appears to be part of a wider...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...
23 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content

A reassessment of an independent agency’s activities during the Coronavirus crisis has led to it merging with a local franchise operation. Maison...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Recently, when giving speeches, I have discussed investment trends and industry trends that the built environment is experiencing. They are quite...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...
26 September 2020
From: Features

I was giving an interview this week for an upcoming conference - yet another to convert from a physical to a...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has given a thumbs up to the new Boomin listings service created by the brothers...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The battle between rival self-employed agent business models continues apace with eXp UK - set up last autumn - announcing it...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT, the industry’s summary of new movers. Of course many agencies are reassessing their...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News

I want to talk to you about new ways to sell homes. Let's not encourage people to sell but just swap...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

It must have been a close thing on Friday as to whose faces were looking the most glum - those at...
08 August 2020
From: Features

Purplebricks says changes to its fees structure - possibly becoming less reliant on controversial upfront charges - has been delayed until...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning reveals that 85 per cent of staff are now off furlough, and that the...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of the UK operation of a US-owned brand says his agency its the fastest growing in this country...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Over 50 jobs have been lost as a result of a Midlands regional estate agency falling into administration. The Shropshire Star reports...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A regional agency in the east of England says the Coronavirus lockdown working environment has made it rethink its structure -...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The new chief executive of The Property Franchise Group says he anticipates his company’s hybrid arm - EweMove - will go...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...
26 May 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A free to list portal has blasted Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for using agents' data to boost their profits. Christopher May, chief...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agency is running a series of five webinars aimed at helping agent discover new business strategies for the post-Covid...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK operation of the US-led estate agency Keller Williams is to hold two free online sessions tomorrow aimed at explaining...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

EweMove is this week hosting a webinar in a bid to win recruits to its hybrid model from agents who may...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A third of agencies say at least some of their staff will be working from home permanently when the Coronavirus pandemic...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...
18 April 2020
From: Features

One of the industry’s highest profile figures has suggested the Coronavirus crisis could trigger many more agents becoming self-employed. Nicky Stevenson -...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Individual franchisees operating under the Winkworth banner are receiving what the company calls “comprehensive help” on a range of issues, including...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s time to draw a line in the sand and condemn our rival portals for their current charging structure. Little will...
28 March 2020
From: Features

Rightmove has this morning told its shareholders it is “taking appropriate measures” to shore up the company. It gives no indication of...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

For complete transparency, I write this column first thing on a Tuesday morning and have done for a couple of years...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News

We live in uncertain times. That I do not need to say to anybody. I am writing this piece aboard my...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....
29 February 2020
From: Features

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...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agent has sold a home off-market by posting teaser photographs on Instagram. The buyer - who was in the French...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country has introduced a self-employed agency business model to be run by well-known former Property Academy chief Nicky Stevenson. The...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...
06 February 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

The ‘on-demand’ economy is reshaping our world. The way we order food, get around, and even access healthcare has changed irreversibly...
05 February 2020
From: Features

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...
22 January 2020
From: Features

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...
15 January 2020
From: Features

A leading analyst says Purplebricks has clearly plateaued and will not reach its own target of a 10 per cent market...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News

2020, the start of a new decade. Looking back, 2010 feels like such a long time ago, and looking forward to...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News
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A major regional estate agency is expanding with another physical office because it says the traditional High Street business model delivers...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A high-profile investment advice service says as OnTheMarket nears two years listed on the stock market it “has yet to deliver...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Yes, you can promise yourself that you won't eat all the mince pies, or yet another roast potato, nor drink as...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The portals say they are ready and willing to play their part in changes approaching the industry, ranging from new agency...
10 December 2019
From: Breaking News

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A new portal claims it will do what OnTheMarket failed to do, and offer an agent-led operation charging every agency branch...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News

US-based Keller Williams is going to open its next market centre in West Sussex - the latest example of what it...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...
30 November 2019
From: Features

No one would argue that unfair fees and practices by rogue landlords is a problem that should be ignored, but the...
30 November 2019
From: Features

A traditional property agent says critics of Purplebricks underestimate the beneficial impact the firm has had on the UK agency industry. And...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Purplebricks is to give its next trading update on General Election day, December 12, when it will tell shareholders the details...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The big question for the industry at the moment is the cost and future of portals. This is especially key for agents...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A sales agency based in Warrington and set up originally to market new homes in Manchester is now expanding into Shanghai...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

love2move, an online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has teamed up with the Mortgage...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...
09 November 2019
From: Features

This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...
02 November 2019
From: Features

A small online agency which in six months of trading has secured around 140 sales says it’s on course to be...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Enhanced customer care strategies, relationship-building schemes, cost-cutting measures and new revenue streams can’t help the lettings industry if the fundamental underlying...
23 October 2019
From: Features

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has told Estate Agent Today that its recruitment schedule is running “well...
18 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

The US-based real estate firm Keller Williams says it is aiming to be this country’s leading agency training organisation. Ben Taylor, who...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

It never rains but it pours. And that’s certainly been the case for the online estate agency sector in the last...
03 October 2019
From: Features

I want to take the time this week to talk about PropTech startups and how they can often be seen to...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The German-based Alex Springer publishing company, which is already the largest single investor in Purplebricks, has acquired a prominent online estate...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

London agency Foxtons has announced some management changes - the first since a shareholder revolt at the firm’s annual general meeting...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...
21 September 2019
From: Features

A hybrid estate and lettings agency operating currently in Manchester, Liverpool and others parts of the north of England has told...
18 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

Purplebricks’ recent strong share price rise is not a good sign for the agency but an indication that it may be...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The head of online agency Housesimple has made another strident attack on the integrity of High Street agents by saying some...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
22 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Innovate or Die. But What is Innovation? It Isn’t just PropTech A certain Mr Dick Whittington Esquire was once convinced that the...
22 August 2019
From: Features

Sometimes having prior knowledge of a stressful event can be more stressful than the event itself, just look at Brexit for...
24 July 2019
From: Features

The chief executive of Hunters franchise operation, Glynis Frew, says online estate agencies have given the industry two ‘positives’ - but...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The recent announcement of a clicktopurchase partnership demonstrates some much-needed progression from Rightmove. In doing so, however, it could be said it...
17 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

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

Recent figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have revealed a rather worrying landscape for small business owners across the...
22 June 2019
From: Features

The head of EweMove, the hybrid agency operated by The Property Franchise Group, says he applied for the top job in...
20 June 2019
From: Breaking News

An analyst on shares website Motley Fool says Purplebricks is not only in surprisingly strong financial health, but is actually outperforming...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today - the Monday slot where you can catch up with...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

An expert who has invested in an online agency in the past has slammed Purplebricks’ business model. James Max, who presents the...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...
15 May 2019
From: Features

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...
08 May 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

I hope you had another wonderful Bank Holiday weekend; only three weeks to hold on until the next one. Personally, it...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Another bank has slashed its forecast for Purplebricks, citing concerns over its the long-term viability of its international activities in particular. As...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...
13 April 2019
From: Features

Winkworth has a new office at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, as an independent local agency rebrands as part of the franchise giant. Previously trading...
12 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Analysts at Berenberg Bank have sharply reduced their price target for Purplebricks by over 80 per cent from 470p to 80p, accusing...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban. There’s no...
03 April 2019
From: Features

The new portal OneDome is offering what it calls a “consumer-facing digital mortgage product” in a bid to cut fall-throughs. OneDome already...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the largest investors in Purplebricks has now joined forces with an off-shoot of luxury car firm Porsche to launch...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Two 'challenger portals' have revealed major new services this morning as they fight to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. OneDome, the new...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

An interesting debate has been sparked in PropTech this week. It started with an interview, published on YouTube, in which Kristjan Byfield...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has become the major partner with a leading Australian rugby league team, Melbourne Storm. "Purplebricks is reshaping the real estate market...
12 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Competition for landlords will be fiercer than ever this year. Landlords are facing a raft of changes and will likely be...
06 March 2019
From: Features

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...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

No doubt we’ve all seen the recent Purplebricks news - shares have, according to the BBC, ‘plunged after it slashed its...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The chief executive and founder of a developer and property investment group says Purplebricks is “an excellent business” but its recent...
27 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

Purplebricks’ eye-watering share price fall yesterday was greeted with widespread satisfaction by property professionals outside the online sector. The agency’s share price...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks might have the last laugh - its biggest critic is ditching his High Street office and making his own agency online. Controversial...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so many Millennials aspire to - yet one that has become frustratingly...
02 February 2019
From: Features

Recent years have seen tighter regulation and new legislation hit the lettings industry. Combined with the fee ban, there is no...
10 January 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Direct Line for Business is launching what it calls an online “end-to-end” insurance product for estate agents and property management companies. The...
10 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The online sales and lettings platform TheHouseShop has scrapped its £500,000 crowdfunding pitch - and it’s blaming the collapse of online...
03 January 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...
28 December 2018
From: Features

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features

A new analysis of the online estate agency business model claims that it ‘could be described as a Ponzi scheme’. The accusation...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A top PropTech analyst says Purplebricks is as much an advertising firm as an estate agency but is nonetheless a huge success...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Last year it was ‘disruptor’ and before that came ‘exclusive’ - now, according to one estate agency at least, the over-used...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A website that lists private sale properties and calls itself “the all in one property marketplace” has valued itself on a...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
17 November 2018
From: Features

An online agency launched by a traditional high street agent to ward off competition says the online business model might have...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it has seen year-on-year revenue growth of about 20 per cent despite what its chairman calls “a challenging UK...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Two former High Street agents say their new hybrid agency has enjoyed an impressive launch gathering 40 instructions in just four...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Andrews, which has over 50 branches across the south of England, is the latest major chain to sign up to OnTheMarket. In...
04 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The Connells-owned online agency Hatched is to close with immediate effect. A statement from the company says: “Online estate agency Hatched will...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Propteq Global Property Technology and Innovation summit takes place in London on 26 - 27 Sep. 75 of the world's leading...
17 September 2018
From: Sponsored Content

An estate agency is pioneering a new business model in which it charges no commission whatsoever to the vendor. Freeagent247, an online...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The online agency acquired by Purplebricks in Canada has started facing the same criticisms that its parent company have faced in...
23 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks co-founder Michael Bruce says traditional agents sell only around 50 per cent of the homes that they list, so spend...
07 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of properties withdrawn from the market in the second quarter of this year was greater than the number of...
07 August 2018
From: Breaking News

There have been two stories dominating the PropTech headlines over this past week. As WeWork places a gentle arm around the...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Before I get into the nitty gritty of the government (well, one of its startup accelerator schemes) giving away £20,000, let...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

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

A left-leaning think tank is urging the Bank of England to manipulate the housing market to ensure house prices don’t rise...
11 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The German publishing company Axel Springer has increased its stake in Purplebricks to 12.5 per cent - and says it may...
09 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A senior agent says an innovative business model allows him to work in prime central London - even though he lives in France. Former...
06 July 2018
From: Breaking News

It looks as if Purplebricks has hit something less than a purple patch in the Australian housing market. The Australian Financial Review,...
22 June 2018
From: Breaking News

News media in Australia say Purplebricks is the subject of an investigation by a consumer watchdog in the province of Western...
11 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Russell Quirk, chief executive of Emoov, says his agency is now one of the top seven in the UK following its...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...
02 June 2018
From: Features

The UK chief executive of Purplebricks says his company has ambitions to roll out its business model all over the world. Lee...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

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

It’s all very easy, talking and evangelising about the use of technology in the property market, but, now that I’m selling...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Winkworth, the agency which released its 2017 results this morning, says the franchise business model it supports is more resilient than others...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News

As noted in Estate Agent Today’s news pages, OnTheMarket’s (OTM) recent dire share performance (at time of writing the price is...
27 March 2018
From: Features

Purplebricks has given details of how it intends to use some of its new investment, and in particular is spelling out...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A property technology analyst has floated the idea that portals could become eclipsed by powerful alternatives such as Google, triggered by...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...
17 March 2018
From: Features

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts has compiled a major report on estate agents’ business models - an exercise...
07 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...
03 March 2018
From: Features

Whether you’re an estate agent, letting agent or property manager, having the right software in place – to enhance, upgrade and...
01 March 2018
From: Sponsored Content

One of the country’s leading PropTech entrepreneurs has responded to recent criticism of online estate agencies and their allegedly-poor record of...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A new report by the residential property team of a legal firm has found widespread criticism of online agents’ over their...
27 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today. If you haven’t caught this feature before, it’s a regular Monday opportunity...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...
13 February 2018
From: Features

This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...
10 February 2018
From: Features

Estate Agent Today can exclusively reveal that well known London estate agent Patricia Farley has joined the new ‘freelance’ agency Harding...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Harding Green, an agency with a business model based on freelance associates earning commission of up to 70 per cent, says...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A former director at London agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has taken a swipe at agencies that have made knee-jerk changes...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News

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

Sky News is reporting that the non-executive chairman of Purplebricks, Paul Pindar, is set to invest a seven figure sum in...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Motley Fool, the financial services company that provides investor advice, has published an article raising doubts about Purplebricks’ long-term profitability. Investment writer...
11 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The body that regulates conveyancers says controversial referral fees should be disclosed earlier in the house buying process - but they...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Arun Estates has launched what it describes as “a major new departure” - a fully-staffed High Street office but covering a...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts says Purplebricks-style disruptive agencies will be a trend to look out for in...
29 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Who says things slow down before Christmas? The opposite appears to be the case, at least when it comes to the...
21 December 2017
From: Features

Yesterday morning OnTheMarket confirmed its IPO plans but with no firm date. The question remains on whether the float will be...
11 December 2017
From: Features

Online estate agent eMoov recently set itself apart by directly addressing the issues of openness and transparency that have long dogged the online business...
15 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Chris Bell, a former chief executive of bookies’ organisation Ladbrokes, has been named as the non-executive chairman of Agents’ Mutual as...
03 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching a marketing campaign to promote the benefits of the No Sale, No Fee estate...
02 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Two of the leading lights in the growing Proptech sector are now working with a company which has a product it...
25 October 2017
From: Breaking News

So at last someone has woken up to the fact that Purplebricks needs to be clearer about how it charges for...
21 October 2017
From: Features

A long-standing traditional agent says the real success of online agencies is not their share of the market but that they...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Strutt & Parker has revealed its new board following the takeover by the real estate arm of French bank BNP Paribas. The...
04 October 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the most thorough analyses of property portals ever undertaken shows that Rightmove is the world’s most profitable portal company...
27 September 2017
From: Breaking News

It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...
23 September 2017
From: Features

What does your role involve? As team manager for the property team, I make sure PAs and clients are happy and...
21 September 2017
From: Sponsored Content

When Kenneth Bruce, co-founder of Purplebricks, published an emotional post on social media this week, my first reaction was; what a...
20 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The founder of a new online sales assistance service says agents are often unfairly blamed by the public for failings in...
19 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

Parliament is sitting again and the entire lettings industry is waiting with bated breath for more detail on the government’s proposal...
09 September 2017
From: Features

Let’s be honest - few people saw this coming. The 89 to 11 per cent majority amongst Agents’ Mutual members for...
08 September 2017
From: Breaking News

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...
07 September 2017
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services has announced that it has invested £20 million into hybrid agency YOPA. News of the investment broke on Friday...
04 September 2017
From: Breaking News

“When an industry is new, still finding its feet, finding its purpose, the tendency is for those few people within it...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News

No one can say Agents’ Mutual has failed to provoke debate within the industry. The project was the centre of fierce argument...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Even if you didn’t watch it, you’ve almost certainly heard about it by now. The recent BBC Watchdog exposé of Purplebricks has...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Two leading property technology experts have warned Foxtons that it risks failing to keep up with the digital revolution which the...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News

You saw it, right? This article from Monday’s Guardian? It says that one in five estate agents are at risk of...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ well-publicised attempt to break into the Australian market with a similar model to the one being used here has come...
27 July 2017
From: Breaking News

You may have heard that Airbnb and property management company, Lavanda has closed a £1 million angel investment round. Backers include Purplebricks...
19 July 2017
From: Breaking News

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

Mark Goddard was the founder and CEO of The Property Software Group (PSG), a property software solutions firm established in 2007,...
01 July 2017
From: Features

Few things provoke argument within the industry more than the online v traditional agency debate - and within that debate, nothing...
30 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated 10 tips for growing your business. Since then, we’ve been...
23 June 2017
From: Features

This week, the obvious thing to write about would be easyProperty's merger with GPEA. It's such a huge and potentially influential...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News

To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...
10 June 2017
From: Features

Two leading voices in the PropTech sector suggest a radical overhaul of agents’ fee structures, saying that neither traditional full service nor online...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News

It has been announced that Uber, the taxi company, has teamed up with build to rent firm, Moda Living, to ‘revolutionise renting’. This...
31 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Two of the most influential figures behind the PropTech sector have run a microscope over Rightmove’s business model and technology -...
22 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 London investment broker says Purplebricks’ share price - currently around 300p - could rise another 50 per cent or more...
25 April 2017
From: Breaking News

As debate continues over the merits of upfront fees against post-sale commission for agents and consumers, the fledgling UK ProperTech Association...
25 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

Hunters has boosted its office network over the 200 mark through the acquisition of Besley Hill, one of the longest established...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A new recruitment business for the property industry in general and agents in particular is offering a phased-fees system for clients...
15 March 2017
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services - which owns high street agency brands Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - is the...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A new London-based online estate agency called Nested says it has had a “superb start” to trading, using its unusual business...
06 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The World Property Network, a global property portal, has launched a show on Sky Property TV - the first portal in...
02 March 2017
From: Breaking News

London based property management startup Airsorted has raised £1.5m in a funding round led by Concetric and the ever present PiLabs. What...
15 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The remarkable bull run on the London Stock Exchange continues for hybrid estate agency Purplebricks, which floated shares at 100p just...
09 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The first week of February has seen some extraordinary goings on in the property sector, from which two stories particularly stand out...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s over. Done. The only ones interested are those with too much time on their hands. For God’s sake - behind...
04 February 2017
From: Features

The Keller Williams franchise agency, one of the largest in the world, is relaunching in the UK on Wednesday with the...
30 January 2017
From: Breaking News

A founder of the new organisation seeking to be a trade body for independent estate and letting agents is warning that...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News

An American investment analyst has used the Motley Fool online city column to give a glowing endorsement to one of the...
19 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The flexibility of Foxtons’ business model - especially its ability to control headcount, including the number of agents it employs -...
12 January 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the earliest entrepreneurs to found a website to allow for-sale-by-owner property listings back in 2000, predicts current online agents...
05 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Philip Hammond caught the lettings industry unaware with an incredulous Autumn Statement. The buy-to-let sector took a bashing earlier in 2015...
26 November 2016
From: Features

An estate agency described as operating a ‘pay as you go’ business model says it wants to “disrupt the disruptors” operating...
25 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A leading PropTech analyst has compared the finances of many of the world's leading property portals and says Rightmove is earning...
03 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide's second most senior management figure - Head of Retail Sam Tyrer - is to speak before an industry audience next...
01 November 2016
From: Breaking News

An online estate agency delisted by Rightmove for apparently breaching its terms and conditions has accused the portal of “gross abuse”...
17 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A hybrid franchise agency is looking for new partners to expand its reach in the Midlands. Campbells says it is looking for...
21 September 2016
From: Breaking News

I can’t remember a time when there were so many changes in the property industry. Forget Brexit and interest rates, the...
09 September 2016
From: Features

A long-standing analyst of property portals and websites worldwide has included Rightmove, Purplebricks and easyProperty in a list of 10 sites...
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News

An estate agency owned by Countrywide has relaunched with what it calls “an innovative, premises-free business model that seeks to redefine...
21 July 2016
From: Breaking News

One of the most respected City analysts of the changing residential sales industry says Purplebricks’ business model is worth admiring -...
17 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Forgive the footballing headline – perhaps inevitable now that Euro 2016 has started – but several decisions and statements across the...
10 June 2016
From: Features

An investment consultancy has issued a note to investors, advising them not to buy shares in Purplebricks. Jefferies – the firm which...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

As property ‘experts’, sector know-how and experience sits centrally to everything we do, right? Of course, but it’s certainly not the only...
29 April 2016
From: Features

Purplebricks has appointed Grant Thornton as its ‘growth adviser’ as the hybrid agency continues to fly high on the London stock...
14 April 2016
From: Breaking News

An executive director at hybrid estate agency EweMove has hit out at the government’s apparent support for innovation in the house...
12 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Subletting of prime London lettings properties is a lucrative business. What began as a rogue trade over the course of several years,...
08 April 2016
From: Features

One of the leading financial advice websites in the country has said that Rightmove’s “significant market share” and “insanely high margins”...
05 April 2016
From: Breaking News

These days we have a wealth of information at our fingertips, the mere touch of a button or two provides more...
12 March 2016
From: Features

There has been a surge of new crowdfunding platforms aimed at people who either cannot afford to purchase their own buy...
07 March 2016
From: Breaking News

One of the property portal sector’s leading analysts is suggesting that Rightmove may be about to increasingly involve itself with services...
03 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The amount of column inches taken up by ‘property’ is at an all-time high. In my mind there are two major contributing...
20 February 2016
From: Features

Zoopla Property Group has gone for a new chief financial officer steeped in online and digital experience rather than one with...
02 February 2016
From: Breaking News

This week, SearchFlow launches it new brand. Group Marketing and Communications Director, Maud Rousseau discusses the ethos behind the new brand...
21 January 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

Online estate agent Purplebricks has now completed its pre-Christmas IPO with shares initially valued at £240m. It’s the latest news that...
08 January 2016
From: Features

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement from a property company selling new homes in East London, after it was...
30 December 2015
From: Breaking News

What is the biggest change you’ve seen in the agency industry during your time at TPO? For me, the biggest change has...
18 December 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

I’m sure I’m not the only estate agent confused by the Government’s approach to residential property ownership. Many of the current ministerial...
04 December 2015
From: Features

It’s rare for an incumbent to pivot to a disruptive business model, even in the face of compelling logic that they...
30 October 2015
From: Features

Countrywide says the man charged with planning the organisation’s digital future is to step down - just days after he was...
20 October 2015
From: Breaking News

On Wednesday 21st October future and reality will collide. Back to the Future’s Marty McFly will arrive in the DeLorean to...
16 October 2015
From: Features

It’s interesting to read of plans to debate which business plan really is best for the customer, online or traditional estate...
09 October 2015
From: Features

The consumer is King and to protect sellers and buyers' best interests estate and letting agents have to operate in the...
09 October 2015
From: Features

easyProperty says it is looking at the prospect of exporting its online agency business model to other countries. Chief executive Rob Ellice...
24 September 2015
From: Breaking News

It’s become almost obligatory for start-ups in many industries – frequently online agents in the selling and letting business – to...
04 September 2015
From: Features

Online estate agent HouseSimple has launched what it calls a “weekly pay-as-you-go estate agent service” which asks sellers to pay from...
16 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The annual RESI conference, usually dominated by developers and debates over housebuilding totals, is this year to include a discussion on...
07 July 2015
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s most prominent online estate agencies is trying to confound critics by offering a no sale-no fee model,...