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Usually, I enter January with a spring in my step - optimistic about what the future holds.  Two years ago, after the...

As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...

One of the stranger stories emerging from the fallout of Kwasi Kwarteng’s sacking last Friday has been news that someone in...

OnTheMarket has secured contract renewals from several major agency brands as it reports a revenue boost for the first six months...

AllAgents has revealed the 10 worst rated agency brands on its customer review platform, with Purplebricks leading the worst performers. The reviews...

Foxtons, Chancellors and Douglas & Gordon have been named among the first paid-up agency brands on Boomin. The challenger portal, launched by...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

Property portal app MoveStreets says the latest upgrade to its app sends leads to agents’ inboxes and allows users to instantly arrange...

The intense rivalry between portals continues today with Zoopla announcing one of its longest-standing agent customers has renewed for five more...

A controversial league table of corporate agents’ market share is deliberately excluding Purplebricks and other online agencies.  This is despite Purplebricks this...

Free-to-list portal OneDome has signed up the 55 branch agency network Chancellors. The agency will consequently list all of its residential sales...

One of the industry’s leading consultants has calculated staff turnover rates at the country’s leading estate agencies. Christopher Watkin, the consultant who...

Chancellors today opens its 56th and newest branch with what it calls its most generous ever offer to potential customers. The office...

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...

The senior management from four of the agencies announced as founding members of Boomin have spoken out in favour of the...

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...

Keller Williams has announced another new market centre, and this time its operating principal is a former Purplebricks territory owner.  JP Downes...

Another former Savills agent has joined freelance agency operation Keller Williams, the second in recent weeks. In January it was revealed that...

Chancellors Estate Agents is next month opening its newest branch in Swindon - the first time the company has operated in...

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...

A leading London estate agent has written to The Times dismissing MPs who have been squabbling over Brexit and a possible...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

A set of historic property details unearthed by a local resident have created a buzz on social media and in the...

There’s anger in the industry over an article in The Times which accused agents of overvaluing properties - although why this was happening...

Chancellors says it has over 10,000 reviews on Trustpilot, making it the most reviewed High Street agency on the platform.  In a statement...

Infamous X Factor rapper Honey G, who just last week was lauded for becoming an estate agent, now says she’s been...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

The Property Redress Scheme says it’s recruited another 1,750 members following the shake-out last week when one of its rival redress...

The chairman of Chancellors was trampled to death by his own horses after taking them out for a carriage driving exercise,...

New figures released by ZPG suggest increasing numbers of agents are listing on three portals. Amongst the latest agencies to renew long...

In an unexpected trading statement this morning, OnTheMarket says it has signed 243 new listing agreements within its first 10 days...

Anscombe & Ringland and Russell, Baldwin & Bright are tobe rebranded under the Chancellors name.  The agencies - Anscombe & Ringland in...

The new contract for firms joining or re-signing to OnTheMarket is reported to have a restriction on acquisitions. It is said to...

Franchise agency Hunters has signed up to the OnTheMarket portal.  This comes as speculation mounts that an announcement is imminent on stock market...

Chancellors Group has signed a five year deal to list its sales and lettings properties with the OnTheMarket portal. The group has...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

Chancellors has acquired a majority stake in the brokers Alexander James Mortgage Services. The deal means that the Bracknell-based firm – one...

This week RICS reported a further drop in the number of people putting their homes up for sale; new instructions fell...