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One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...

Century 21 UK is the first agency in the country to white label an app which covers transaction components from property...

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...

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...

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

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

Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, is to open three new offices in the New Year.  The...

Century 21 UK has made what it claims to be the largest acquisition in its history, snapping up an independent agency...

Century 21, the global estate agency franchise, has opened its latest high street branch in Cheltenham.  The franchise, Century 21’s 49th in...

Century 21 UK appears to have bucked the trend of closing offices and reduced footfall by marking the opening of 16...

A first-time agent who has previously owned a retail franchise and some buy to let units, has bought the Century 21 franchise...

Century 21 UK is slashing the cost of becoming a franchisee for a six week period, cutting the price from £23,500...

The Conveyancing Association has backed the government’s calls for extensive reform of the buying and selling process, announced at the weekend. The...

We are now only days away from one of the most-anticipated events in UK politics; one which has a considerable impact...

The huge consequences of the EU referendum, and the impending Brexit negotiations, have drawn into sharp light the consequences for a...

Those working within the UK housing market would have felt considerable worry about the immediate impact of the vote to leave...

As I sit and write this piece, even with the FTSE 100 back up and sterling having recovered some of its...

One of the country’s leading property experts says she expects buyers to hold off over the summer as a result of...

One estate agency leader - you’d all recognise his name - described the victory of the Leave camp in the referendum...

Sales skills, and the ability to negotiate in particular, have always been a core ingredient for any estate agent – and...

The traditional spring season of expansions and new offices continues apace with a series of announcements in recent days. Essex-based Balgores Property...

I recently read an article in City A.M. titled: ‘Five ways we will be buying property in 2025’ – it makes...

The spring agency merger and expansion tradition continues apace with a series of announcements by firms. Bristol-based online agency Urpad.online - which...

Yet another agency is opening a new office in Greater London - this time it is Century 21 UK which has...

Predicting ho­­w the housing market might play out over the next few months is incredibly difficult. There are a significant number...

Shepherd Direct Limited - best known for owning the Century 21 UK franchise business which has 50 operators across England -...

You might recall a collective sigh of relief emitted by stakeholders in the housing market and private rental sector back in...

It’s hard not to have been influenced by the Rugby World Cup over the past month and a half – while...

Century 21, which describes itself as "the fastest growing agency franchise in the UK," has announced its seventh office opening in...

Despite seeing the word in many industry pieces, using ‘crisis’ to describe anything related to the UK housing market at present...

How do you best sum up the current market status quo? Given the specific regional nature of the housing market in...

Consider the scene. It is July 8th and new Chancellor, Ed Balls, stands at the Dispatch Box giving his first Budget...

Given that I wrote my last article on the day of the General Election but well before the result was known,...

I write this article on the day of the General Election so you’ll forgive the political analogies. In particular, how any...