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![Century 21 UK branches out to Northern Ireland](/upload/images/Logos/Century21-NewLogo2019-400x310.jpg)
Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, has opened its first offices in Northern Ireland. It comes after...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![New Century 21 UK owner sets sights on becoming an upmarket agency](/upload/images/Logos/Century21-NewLogo2019-400x310.jpg)
The new owner of Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, has set his sights on rivalling...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property management group acquires Century 21 UK master franchise](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/MergerAcquisition-1-400x310.jpg)
Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, has been sold. Nicholas Faulkner, the owner of leasehold property management...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – has Purplebricks dealt a fatal blow to the self-employed model?](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...
14 August 2021
From: Features
![Agency is UK’s first to white-label sales-streamlining app](/img/default/eat.png)
Century 21 UK is the first agency in the country to white label an app which covers transaction components from property...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Urban Flight - move to rural homes only for well off, says think tank](/img/default/eat.png)
A think tank claims that ‘urban flight’ - when people leave cities and head for towns and villages - is merely a...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Is flexibility the future of estate agency?](/img/default/eat.png)
The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...
20 March 2021
From: Features
![Property Natter - is working from anywhere the future for UK estate agency?](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...
13 March 2021
From: Features
![Working From Home: Is the shift away from offices permanent?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Chris Summers, Head of Franchising at Century21 UK](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agency launches new business models to attract agents hit by Covid](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Top Ten! Boomin portal reveals high profile founding agencies](/img/default/eat.png)
The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Three new offices in New Year for UK arm of US agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, is to open three new offices in the New Year. The...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agency makes ‘largest acquisition in its history’ in Home Counties](/img/default/eat.png)
Century 21 UK has made what it claims to be the largest acquisition in its history, snapping up an independent agency...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Global franchise giant opens 49th high street branch](/img/default/eat.png)
Century 21, the global estate agency franchise, has opened its latest high street branch in Cheltenham. The franchise, Century 21’s 49th in...
09 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Is another US estate agency on its way to the UK?](/img/default/eat.png)
The high-end New York based estate agency Corcoran has issued franchise documents for ‘global markets’ prompting speculation that it could spread...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Franchise agency chain bucks trend with more offices, more customers](/img/default/eat.png)
Century 21 UK appears to have bucked the trend of closing offices and reduced footfall by marking the opening of 16...
08 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![New branches in Manchester and London as agencies defy market](/img/default/eat.png)
A first-time agent who has previously owned a retail franchise and some buy to let units, has bought the Century 21 franchise...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![It's not a big deal - agents try to brush off rate rise impact](/img/default/eat.png)
Most estate agents have tried to dismiss the impact of the Bank of England’s base rate rise, which came following a...
03 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Century 21 UK slashes franchise price from £23,500 to £1,000](/img/default/eat.png)
Century 21 UK is slashing the cost of becoming a franchisee for a six week period, cutting the price from £23,500...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![More backing for buying reforms from conveyancers and agents](/img/default/eat.png)
The Conveyancing Association has backed the government’s calls for extensive reform of the buying and selling process, announced at the weekend. The...
12 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Mobile thieves target London agency branch for smash and grab burglary](/img/default/eat.png)
The Putney office of estate agency Century 21 has been targeted by two thieves, one on a moped the other in...
19 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: things to look out for in 2018](/img/default/eat.png)
Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...
16 December 2017
From: Features
![Friday's Festive Photos - and we've got the keys to Christmas...](/img/default/eat.png)
Here are two more of your terrific images from your offices - they have really given us a feeling of Christmas...
08 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Pumpkins at the ready - Halloween pics and an agent's horror quiz](/img/default/eat.png)
Mwahahahahaha.... the big day is here. No, we don't mean The Negotiator awards (although we wish you good luck if you're in...
31 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Multiple estate agencies link up with mortgage broker](/img/default/eat.png)
Mortgage broker The Mortgage Hut has signed distribution deals with Century 21, Taylor Hill & Bond, Aspire Estate Agents and Wayne...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![More of your pictures - Santas, sleighs and trees in the offices!](/img/default/eat.png)
It may have been a challenging year for parts of the industry but there’s no lack of motivation when it comes...
06 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Will Hammond's property past benefit the future of our industry?](/img/default/eat.png)
We are now only days away from one of the most-anticipated events in UK politics; one which has a considerable impact...
19 November 2016
From: Features
![Why 'the UK housing market' no longer exists](/img/default/eat.png)
The huge consequences of the EU referendum, and the impending Brexit negotiations, have drawn into sharp light the consequences for a...
22 October 2016
From: Features
![More growth for agency group as it makes third acquisition in 12 months](/img/default/eat.png)
SDL Group, which already owns the 54-branch Century 21 UK franchise, has now announced its third business acquisition in 12 months. Humphreys...
05 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Three months on – which way is the Brexit wind blowing?](/img/default/eat.png)
Those working within the UK housing market would have felt considerable worry about the immediate impact of the vote to leave...
23 September 2016
From: Features
![The post-Brexit landscape](/img/default/eat.png)
As I sit and write this piece, even with the FTSE 100 back up and sterling having recovered some of its...
08 July 2016
From: Features
![Agents can limit Brexit price falls by holding their nerve, says analyst](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the country’s leading property experts says she expects buyers to hold off over the summer as a result of...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![The only certainty is uncertainty. So what next for the industry?](/img/default/eat.png)
One estate agency leader - you’d all recognise his name - described the victory of the Leave camp in the referendum...
24 June 2016
From: Features
![Why negotiating skills will be more crucial than ever in the months ahead](/img/default/eat.png)
Sales skills, and the ability to negotiate in particular, have always been a core ingredient for any estate agent – and...
03 June 2016
From: Features
![String of agencies announce new offices and expansions](/img/default/eat.png)
The traditional spring season of expansions and new offices continues apace with a series of announcements in recent days. Essex-based Balgores Property...
04 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![What does the future hold for buyers' online property searches?](/img/default/eat.png)
I recently read an article in City A.M. titled: ‘Five ways we will be buying property in 2025’ – it makes...
25 March 2016
From: Features
![Another new branch opening for fast-growing franchise agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Century 21 has announced another new office, this time in Stafford. The office - led by local husband and wife team Andrew...
22 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![All change as several agencies announce expansions and acquisitions](/img/default/eat.png)
The spring agency merger and expansion tradition continues apace with a series of announcements by firms. Bristol-based online agency Urpad.online - which...
21 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Yet another agency expands its London branch network](/img/default/eat.png)
Yet another agency is opening a new office in Greater London - this time it is Century 21 UK which has...
03 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agents must make residential vendors aware of stamp duty changes](/img/default/eat.png)
Predicting how the housing market might play out over the next few months is incredibly difficult. There are a significant number...
30 January 2016
From: Features
![Century 21 UK owner snaps up major agency and auction house](/img/default/eat.png)
Shepherd Direct Limited - best known for owning the Century 21 UK franchise business which has 50 operators across England -...
08 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Unintended consequences of PRS-meddling could cause real damage](/img/default/eat.png)
You might recall a collective sigh of relief emitted by stakeholders in the housing market and private rental sector back in...
04 December 2015
From: Features
![Hindsight is too late – leaders must make the right decisions at the right time](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s hard not to have been influenced by the Rugby World Cup over the past month and a half – while...
06 November 2015
From: Features
![Seventh 2015 branch launch for Britain's fastest growing agency franchise](/img/default/eat.png)
Century 21, which describes itself as "the fastest growing agency franchise in the UK," has announced its seventh office opening in...
07 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Let's not stand back and blame the market for inactivity](/img/default/eat.png)
Despite seeing the word in many industry pieces, using ‘crisis’ to describe anything related to the UK housing market at present...
18 September 2015
From: Features
![What are you getting out of the market at the moment?](/img/default/eat.png)
How do you best sum up the current market status quo? Given the specific regional nature of the housing market in...
07 August 2015
From: Features
![Manage your landlords effectively as tax changes take hold](/img/default/eat.png)
Consider the scene. It is July 8th and new Chancellor, Ed Balls, stands at the Dispatch Box giving his first Budget...
17 July 2015
From: Features
![Could cross-party support solve supply conundrum?](/img/default/eat.png)
Given that I wrote my last article on the day of the General Election but well before the result was known,...
19 June 2015
From: Features
![Century 21 owners use new funds to buy into mortgage company](/img/default/eat.png)
Shepherd Direct, the UK operator of Century 21 estate agency franchises, has bought a minority stake in Stonebridge Group, the mortgage...
18 June 2015
From: Breaking News
![Century 21 announces another new branch](/img/default/eat.png)
Century 21, which describes itself as the fastest growing agency franchise in the UK, is opening another new branch - this...