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Connells Group has become the first estate agency brand to be named an accredited supplier by the New Homes Quality Board...

Connells Group has boosted its affordable housing offering after appoint Roy Hind as a director. Hind has been named affordable housing director...

Building on brownfield sites may not be the silver bullet it is made out to be, the government has been warned. Housing...

Connells-owned brand Sharman Quinney has acquired Quentin Marks Estate Agents in Lincolnshire. Under the deal, Quentin Marks will retain its brand in...

Gascoigne Halman founder John Halman is marking 50 years in estate agency. Halman entered estate agency in 1973 and, demonstrating a natural...

Business plans will be key for agents looking to successfully navigate 2024, an industry consultant and trainer has said. Michael Day, a...

It was actor Charlies Sheen who said: ‘I have one speed. I have one gear. Go!’ The same might not be said...

David Plumtree, group chief executive, estate agency at Connells Group is marking 35 years with the business this week. He joined the...

Agents are securing sales closer to asking price but properties are taking longer to sell, new data suggests. Analysis by Hamptons, using...

Connells has named group finance director Richard Twigg as interim chief executive. It comes after chief executive David Livesey announced his retirement...

An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...

Agents have backed shining a light on pressure selling tactics within the industry. Speaking on the latest Agents MVMT Pass The Syrup...

Connells group chief executive David Livesey has announced his intention to retire during 2024. Highly respected throughout the industry, Livesey joined Connells...

Quick-buy firm Spring has partnered with Connells Group to offer its part exchange and chain repair service to the brand’s Land...

Connells, which acquired Countrywide just over two years ago, is now celebrating the bringing together of the combined 16,000 staff through...

The housing market hasn’t yet tipped in favour of buyers, new agency data suggests. Figures from 550 estate agency branches across Great...

Industry veteran Michael Day is marking 20 years since setting up his Integra Property Services consultancy and training business. The brand now...

Purplebricks was the top brand for new listings and sales agreed during March, new data shows. A new quarterly market report launched...

The Connells Group has said it remains optimistic about the year ahead after reporting falling profits and a decline in exchanges...

Roger Barrett, Connells Group’s Land & New Homes managing director, is celebrating an impressive 40 years with the business. Since joining Connells...

Connells Group held its annual management conference and awards ceremony recently at MK Dons Stadium in Milton Keynes where it unveiled...

Lead consolidation platform Callwell has signed a new long-term agreement that sees functionality extended throughout the enlarged Connells Group network including...

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

Connells Group is marking milestone anniversaries for four of its estate agency brands this year.  Four of its brands are celebrating a...

Agents are marking a record breaking 2022 for fundraising and are hoping to attract more funds for charitable causes during the...

Hatched founder Adam Day has drawn on his experiences of running the online agent during the 2008 financial crisis to advise...

Getting a property on the market has become more efficient but agents still require the same people and sales skills that...

England beat Wales at the World Cup in Qatar this week, confirming the team’s progression to the next round while their...

Connells Group estate agency operations director Simon Arnes is set to step down next year after marking 50 years with the...

It has been another busy month for job moves in the estate agency sector. Here are some of the latest moves that...

The Wales versus England match has been lined up as a crunch game this week after disappoint results in the second...

The World Cup is set to kick off in Qatar this weekend and Estate Agent Today has compiled a team of...

Self-employed estate partnership brand The Agency UK (TAUK) has launched a series of roadshows to attract agents to its offering. The company...

Connells Group chairman Stephen Shipperley is set to retire at the end of 2022. It comes as he marked his 45th anniversary...

From bake sales to beach clean-ups, there have been plenty of ways that agents have been giving back for good causes...

There are no signs of a post-summer lull in the property jobs market. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

A high-profile Purplebricks investor has backed the beleaguered online agent for bringing more experienced individuals to its board but has urged...

Purplebricks has unveiled two senior board appointments. The online agent has appointed Adrian Gill and Gareth Helm, two highly experienced property industry...

Spicerhaart has appointed a former Connells area director to lead some of its most high-profile brands. Daniel Ansell has been appointed as...

Four out of five homebuyers would consider reducing an offer if they found maintenance issues when viewing a property.  The insurer’s poll...

Connells Midlands has launched a new Shared Ownership Hub to help deliver affordable housing in the region. It will provide an end-to-end...

The property jobs market hasn't taken a summer holiday this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took place during...

Estate agency brands have begun reaching out to school leavers as students received their A and T-Level grades yesterday. Top grades for...

High-end estate agency Savills has posted a mixed set of half-year results, with revenue up to over £1 billion but the property...

Last week was quite a week for major trading updates, with four of the market’s biggest players announcing either half-year or...

Connells Group - the largest agency group in the UK after its purchase of Countrywide - has today announced its financial results for...

Spicerhaart has promoted its group managing director for land and new homes to the board. Tim Wardley will join the Spicerhaat board...

Connells agents are to start using an app that will boost the safety of lone staff at viewings. The agent has partnered...

Connells Group has rolled out a new service to help homeowners, sellers and landlords boost the energy efficiency of their properties. Its...

There has been plenty of movement in the property jobs market this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

More than 200 “top achievers” from across the Connells Group enjoyed a four day all-expenses paid trip to Valencia earlier this...

First-time buyers have admitted to feeling overwhelmed or scared to talk to estate agents about the homebuying process. A study of 2,000...

Sales remain the predominant source of income for most estate agency brands, research claims. The analysis warns that agents shouldn’t ignore lettings...

Just this month, the Government Property Agency kicked off its search for a digital chief to lead its 10-year technology journey,...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

You can tell that spring is in the air as this week's Agents Do Charity is full of outdoor fundraising pursuits...

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

In this week’s Natter, I carry out a Q&A with Lisa Knight, who has taken the impressive journey from barmaid to...

John D Wood - which along with Hamptons is regarded as the prime end of the suite of agency brands now...

The extreme shortage of properties for sale has fuelled the first rise in new homes sold off-plan since 2016.   In 2021 some...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

The Skipton Building Society, which owns Connells estate agency, says the house-selling arm helped it reach a record profit pre-tax profit...

The industry big hitter who joined Connells on a temporary basis to support its acquisition of Countrywide has now become its commercial director and a...

Connells-owned Countrywide has announced a major deal in which 49 of its brands will use the ESTAS customer review platform. The deal...

The man who engineered the takeover of Countrywide by Connells is leaving the agency’s parent company, the Skipton Building Society. David Cutter...

Homesearch has won £5m new investment from venture capital firm Octopus Ventures - an organisation that has also backed three businesses...

OnTheMarket has entered a PropTech commercial partnership with Autoenhance.ai Limited, the AI photo editing platform.  Autoenhance was founded by PropTech entrepreneur Jamie...

John D Wood - the lettings and estate agency now part of the Connells empire - is celebrating its 150th birthday...

The Connells-owned high end agency Hamptons is to sponsor what it calls a “garden sanctuary” at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show...

Strong house price growth since the pandemic began has boosted seller gains with the typical vendor who bought two decades ago...

Adam Day will be a well-known figure to many in the industry, having been the founder of Hatched (the online agency...

This year, Londoners purchased 112,780 homes outside the capital, the highest number since 2007. New data, from Connells-owned agency Hamptons, shows that...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

A Connells senior negotiator has received a suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of wounding following an attack at a...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - an opportunity for you to catch up with charity news from...

Adorning homes with a Halloween-inspired look is becoming increasingly popular giving people an opportunity to show off their creativity. Really? Well that’s...

A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...

We’re building up towards both Christmas and the Awards season right now, and that gives plenty of opportunities for fund raising,...

An estate agent who has now gone self-employed after working on the staff of Connells and Spicerhaart says her move is...

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following a complaint about a property advertised by Connells-owned Countrywide estate agents. The issue revolves...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another edition of good will and cheer generated by the industry’s fund-raising heroes. It’s...

An agent has gone on record saying how he has progressed from being a photocopier boy at a Connells branch to...

Last month it was reported that up to 500,000 people had been ‘pinged’ by the NHS in a week. While the...

Connells-owned Hamptons says it’s calculated that no fewer the 117,500 sellers this year have chosen to rent before buying their next home.  The...

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...

Hello and welcome to another Property Jobs Today, your chance to see the latest moves in our industry. Why not be a...

Two of Britain's largest agency groups have sold their stakes in a property search firm. Both LSL and Connells have announced the sale...

A north London new homes agency is to rebrand as Connells-owned Hamptons. Lanes New Homes has been owned by Hamptons for some...

Several estate agencies have reported record months of business thanks to the rush of transactions ahead of the main stamp duty...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...

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

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

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

A business that calls itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based estate agency has announced a new franchisee.  Dorset-based Meyers Estate Agents was...

This week’s interviewee in the ‘In Conversation Today’ hotseat is a man better placed than most to shed some light on...

Connells Group has adopted e-Signatures from Yoti for its sales and lettings business across a number of brands. This follows a successful...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...