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![There are reasons to be optimistic in the second half of 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Usually, I enter January with a spring in my step - optimistic about what the future holds. Two years ago, after the...
07 January 2023
From: Features
![Property Natter – the five biggest property moments of 2022](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...
17 December 2022
From: Features
![Agents refute making obscene gestures towards Kwasi Kwarteng](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_Kwasi%20Kwarteng_400x310.png)
One of the stranger stories emerging from the fallout of Kwasi Kwarteng’s sacking last Friday has been news that someone in...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket renews major agency contract deals](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarketLogo-New-2022-400x310.jpg)
OnTheMarket has secured contract renewals from several major agency brands as it reports a revenue boost for the first six months...
13 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Reviews site reveals worst-rated agencies - and it's not just Purplebricks](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/ReviewsFeedback-400x310.jpg)
AllAgents has revealed the 10 worst rated agency brands on its customer review platform, with Purplebricks leading the worst performers. The reviews...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! The first paid-up agents joining Boomin](/upload/images/Logos/Boomin-Logo-400x310.jpg)
Foxtons, Chancellors and Douglas & Gordon have been named among the first paid-up agency brands on Boomin. The challenger portal, launched by...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Budget 2021 aftermath - did the chancellor target property for tax revenue?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tax-400x310.png)
In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...
06 November 2021
From: Features
![App claims to instantly arrange viewings on leads for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Property portal app MoveStreets says the latest upgrade to its app sends leads to agents’ inboxes and allows users to instantly arrange...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Leading independent agency in five year portal deal](/img/default/eat.png)
The intense rivalry between portals continues today with Zoopla announcing one of its longest-standing agent customers has renewed for five more...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks excluded from industry league table despite surge in instructions](/img/default/eat.png)
A controversial league table of corporate agents’ market share is deliberately excluding Purplebricks and other online agencies. This is despite Purplebricks this...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Challenger portal signs up agency’s 55 branches](/img/default/eat.png)
Free-to-list portal OneDome has signed up the 55 branch agency network Chancellors. The agency will consequently list all of its residential sales...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - staff turnover rates at leading estate agencies](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the industry’s leading consultants has calculated staff turnover rates at the country’s leading estate agencies. Christopher Watkin, the consultant who...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency opens 56th High Street branch - and more to come](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellors today opens its 56th and newest branch with what it calls its most generous ever offer to potential customers. The office...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: meet the agent poet doing things unconventionally](/img/default/eat.png)
As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...
27 March 2021
From: Features
![Why we’re backin’ Boomin - top agents speak out for new portal](/img/default/eat.png)
The senior management from four of the agencies announced as founding members of Boomin have spoken out in favour of the...
19 October 2020
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
![Ex-Purplebricks territory owner sets up latest hub for Keller Williams](/img/default/eat.png)
Keller Williams has announced another new market centre, and this time its operating principal is a former Purplebricks territory owner. JP Downes...
05 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Another high end agent joins Keller Williams hybrid hub](/img/default/eat.png)
Another former Savills agent has joined freelance agency operation Keller Williams, the second in recent weeks. In January it was revealed that...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agency group's latest branch takes it to new part of the UK](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellors Estate Agents is next month opening its newest branch in Swindon - the first time the company has operated in...
07 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - plenty of movers as Christmas nears](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agent stands up for industry as MPs squabble over Brexit and election](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading London estate agent has written to The Times dismissing MPs who have been squabbling over Brexit and a possible...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Theresa May’s legacy - how has housing fared under her government?](/img/default/eat.png)
Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...
06 July 2019
From: Features
![Historic property details create modern buzz for regional agency](/img/default/eat.png)
A set of historic property details unearthed by a local resident have created a buzz on social media and in the...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Over-valuing: agents fight back after press allegations](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s anger in the industry over an article in The Times which accused agents of overvaluing properties - although why this was happening...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agency defends Trustpilot online reviews as transparent and honest](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellors says it has over 10,000 reviews on Trustpilot, making it the most reviewed High Street agency on the platform. In a statement...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Bum rap: Honey G ‘sacked’ as an estate agent](/img/default/eat.png)
Infamous X Factor rapper Honey G, who just last week was lauded for becoming an estate agent, now says she’s been...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Who comes out on top in the battle of the property portals?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Property Redress Scheme adds 1,750 members after redress shake-out](/img/default/eat.png)
The Property Redress Scheme says it’s recruited another 1,750 members following the shake-out last week when one of its rival redress...
13 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Chairman of major agency was trampled to death by his own horses](/img/default/eat.png)
The chairman of Chancellors was trampled to death by his own horses after taking them out for a carriage driving exercise,...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![New ZPG figures suggest more agencies now listing on three portals](/img/default/eat.png)
New figures released by ZPG suggest increasing numbers of agents are listing on three portals. Amongst the latest agencies to renew long...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket announces 243 new listings agreements in past 10 days](/img/default/eat.png)
In an unexpected trading statement this morning, OnTheMarket says it has signed 243 new listing agreements within its first 10 days...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Chancellors Group agencies now rebranded under Chancellors name](/img/default/eat.png)
Anscombe & Ringland and Russell, Baldwin & Bright are tobe rebranded under the Chancellors name. The agencies - Anscombe & Ringland in...
07 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![New OnTheMarket contract ‘imposes restriction on acquisitions’](/img/default/eat.png)
The new contract for firms joining or re-signing to OnTheMarket is reported to have a restriction on acquisitions. It is said to...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket announces another agency sign-up as IPO nears](/img/default/eat.png)
Franchise agency Hunters has signed up to the OnTheMarket portal. This comes as speculation mounts that an announcement is imminent on stock market...
01 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Chancellors Group signs five year deal with OnTheMarket portal](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellors Group has signed a five year deal to list its sales and lettings properties with the OnTheMarket portal. The group has...
30 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - a short history of estate agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...
04 August 2017
From: Features
![Estate agency group takes majority stake in mortgage company](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellors has acquired a majority stake in the brokers Alexander James Mortgage Services. The deal means that the Bracknell-based firm – one...