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Welcome to another working week and with it, our regular update on appointments and moves within our industry. Please let us know...

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

If you want an engaging page-turner novel for cold winter evenings, my recommendation is Our House by Louise Candlish, a bestseller...

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled on another complaint lodged about Purplebricks. Although the latest appears minor it adds to a lengthy list...

The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents says Purplebricks is still not complying with a ruling made by the Advertising...

The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has told Estate Agent Today that it WILL formally launch after all, in...

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

The man seeking to establish the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents says he is hopeful that the fledgling trade...

Estate Agent Today has been told that there are four more complaints filed to the Advertising Standards Authority about hybrid agency...

The death throes of the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents are continuing. A statement by software entrepreneur Charlie Wright, who...

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that two TV advertisements for Purplebricks cannot be shown again in their current form because...

The long-running saga of whether independent agents’ group CIELA is ever going to launch appears to be nearing its end game...

The Advertising Standards Authority has confirmed to Estate Agent Today that it is still investigating a complaint lodged against Purplebricks by...

During a week in which fledgling trade group the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) announced that it still...

The fledgling trade body CIELA says it is going to institute a kitemark-style service for all estate agents to be able...

The on-off-on saga of the fledgling trade group for independent agents has taken another twist. The founder of the organisation suggests that...

The troubled trade group Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents - which has suggested it may not have enough support...

The group seeking to represent independent agents says a recruitment meeting scheduled for tomorrow is carrying on despite growing doubts about...

The fledgling and highly vocal CIELA group says it is possible it may not launch this autumn after all despite months of...

A trade body which has been founded to represent the interests of independent estate agents has partnered with consumer reviews platform...

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

The man behind fledgling trade body The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) says that public misunderstanding of the...

The founder of the trade group seeking to represent independent agencies says he hopes the National Association of Estate Agents considers...

Estate Agent Today understands that the fledgling trade group CIELA - the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents - has...

Think ‘fake agents’ are no threat to your business? Think again. The rise of online agents - dubbed by some as...

Fledgling trade group CIELA says two aspects of its complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority are the subject of ‘further investigation’...

Even some of the most successful professionals from other professions fail to grasp the most important point when it comes to...

The first meeting of fledgling trade group CIELA has ended with a pledge to expose what it calls ‘fake agents’ which...

Senior members of the fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents group are meeting today to discuss how independents can...

The bitter war of words against Purplebricks waged by the fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents reached a new...

The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has started its ‘pre-launch’ membership drive - and says it ultimately want to...

Purplebricks has agreed to remove a claim from its website that “on average it takes us just 14 days to find...

The fledgling group claiming to represent independent estate and letting agents, CIELA, says it has lodged a complaint against Purplebricks with...

Fledgling trade body The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) has described Purplebricks as the 'biggest enemy currently facing...

The fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has released to the media the text of a complaint letter it...

The fledgling group of independent agents which has already launched attacks on online agency operators in general and Purplebricks in particular...

The new group for independent owner-managed estate and letting agencies, to be formally inaugurated this week, has stepped up its campaign...

The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents, which is to be set up formally from next week, has set out...

The fledgling group being set up to represent independent estate and letting agents is preparing a formal complaint about Purplebricks based...

The fledgling organisation seeking to represent independent estate agents has issued a lengthy statement setting out what it calls ‘rules of...

A founder of the new organisation seeking to be a trade body for independent estate and letting agents is warning that...

The fledgling group aiming to represent independent estate and letting agents is recruiting for a number of unspecified roles to help...

The story of the week has been the first steps of a trade body to represent independent estate agents - as...

When I read about the possible formation of yet another ‘mutual’ with the aim of furthering and protecting the interests of...

The go-ahead has been given to create a group aiming to unite independent estate and letting agents into a single powerful...

Online estate agents have been accused to “the callous exploitation of naive sellers” by the software executive behind the idea to...

Around 100 expressions of interest have been received by the new Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents regarding tomorrow’s first...

The independent estate and letting agents’ group under discussion this week could offer member agents back-office services. The Charter for Independent Estate...

A new organisation may be on the verge of being set up for independent agencies. The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has a...