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Rumours abound over the future of Countrywide, which lost further share value on Friday, closing very slightly down on the day...

We may be well into August but there’s little sign of a holiday for our industry, with a string of big...

Connells Group - which now says it’s the country’s largest estate agency by market share and numbers of homes sold -...

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today, the regular Monday round-up of moves and changes in our industry. Do please let us...

Over 100 ‘top achievers’ from Connells Group have just enjoyed an all-expenses paid trip to New York as a thank you...

A magazine which earlier this year claimed that two big corporates pressured customers to use their preferred mortgage brokers has now...

Mike Day, one of the best known and most popular figures in the agency business, is celebrating 15 years as one...

A magazine claims its investigations into the sales tactics of Countrywide and Connells suggest the two agency are “harming consumers, stopping them from...

Foxtons has reported its 2017 figures to shareholders and the City this morning and as expected they show sharp falls in...

Land and investment deals achieved by Connells Group in 2017 will add a further 2,750 units to its new homes pipeline,...

OnTheMarket has finally completed its stock market float, with less capital raised, at a lower than planned valuation and, as I write,...

Connells Group - which includes Connells, Sequence and other brands - says it recorded over 9,000 new homes sales in 2017. This...

ZPG says it anticipates a strong 2018 according to a trading statement ahead of the company’s annual general meeting today. The firm...

Connells Group’s estate agency business increased its market share of new instructions in 2017 by almost four per cent, despite a...

Connells says it is still unable to comment on whether it will appeal against the Competition Appeals Tribunal verdict of last...

Connells has told Estate Agent Today that it is not making any official comment yet on the decision revealed yesterday that...

Who says things slow down before Christmas? The opposite appears to be the case, at least when it comes to the...

The Court of Appeal Civil Division has today given Connells’ agency Gascoigne Halman the right to appeal against the verdict of...

LSL Property Services - which has high street brands including Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has signed...

Despite growing concern about the health of the housing market, a string of estate agencies have made appointments this week. Connells Residential...

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...

New figures from UK Finance, the umbrella body for finance houses, show gross mortgage lending in September rose to £21.4 billion...

ZPG has announced that Connells is the latest major agency chain to sign a long-term deal with its portals Zoopla and...

One of the industry’s longest-serving individuals, Connells Group chairman Stephen Shipperley, this month celebrates 40 years with the business.   He joined...

An analysis conducted by estate agency comparison website GetAgent has for the first time attempted to calculate how ‘local’ agencies' local property...

Many industries in the UK are currently facing a tumultuous time as the great unknown of Brexit looms on the horizon...

For the second successive week the Advertising Standards Authority has banned an online estate agency’s advertisement.  Last week it was HouseSimple and...

Almost half of all property purchase valuations last month were conducted on behalf of first-time buyers according to Connells - well...

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

A data analytics firm that has studied over 2.7m visits to UK property company websites claims that once a visitor arrives...

Some 19 per cent of estate agents in the UK currently show warning signs that indicate they are at risk of going...

Adam Day, the founder of Connells-owned online estate agency Hatched, has been announced as head of operations at easyProperty.    In a statement...

The Connells-owned agency Gascoigne Halman is to make a costs payment of £1.24m within 14 days to Agents’ Mutual - but...

The Connells-owned agency Gascoigne Halman is to make a costs payment of £1.24m within 14 days to Agents’ Mutual - but...

Agents’ Mutual says it will be seeking to recover costs and compensation for losses incurred after what is widely seen as...

The chief executive of Purplebricks, often criticised by detractors for failing to reveal completion rates as opposed to listings, says his...

Just 27% of property valuations in May were requested by prospective home sellers, according to the latest data from Connells Survey...

Over 100 so-called Top Achievers from across Connells Group’s Sequence and Connells estate agencies have been taken by the company on...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved a complaint made against Connells. The case focused on a Connells Rightmove listing which...

A record number of over 300 agents have so far signed up for next week’s FUTURE: PropTech conference, the largest event...

A firm is claiming to be allow high street agents to offer vendors an online sale services as well, without the...

One of the estate agency industry’s leading technology figures has been appointed to a key role in a major global property consultancy. Alex...

An online estate agency which says it could be the next Purplebricks says prejudice against internet property transactions is waning  “With Neil...

LSL Property Services - which owns high street agency brands Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - is the...

Connells Group has announced strong figures for 2016 with the total number of properties sold rising five per cent and lettings...

A new regional property portal aiming to sign up 80 per cent of agencies in Yorkshire says it is unconcerned about...

Connells Group’s estate agency business recorded an eight per cent increase in exchanges in 2016 over the previous year, and says...

The Competition Appeals Tribunal hearing between Agents’ Mutual and Connells-owned agency Gascoigne Halman is to be concluded on Monday - but...

Connells Group’s mortgage services wing has recorded a 10 per cent increase in the number of mortgages in 2016 and has generated...

Connells Group says its Land and New Homes divisions enjoyed record performances in 2016.  The group, which includes Connells and Sequence along...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

Brexit and the economic uncertainty since the EU Referendum have not prevented Connells delivering overall growth in 2016 - despite a...

This week sees the start of the Competition Appeal Tribunal court case between Agents’ Mutual Ltd and Gascoigne Halman Ltd. The case...

Today we mark the start of Christmas week with a fabulously festive Mannequin Challenge (that’s how it starts off, anyway) and a...

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...

Hatched, the online agency snapped up just over a year ago by Connells in what was described as an ‘industry defining’...

Gareth Overton, until recently regional director at Countrywide’ Gascoigne Pees brand, has joined regional independent Henry Adams as head of residential...

A website live chat provider claims research shows that the facility significantly influences activity amongst users of websites on which it...

Connells Group is to continue with its experimental ‘live chat’ facility on its website after seeing a significant rise in valuation bookings...

The OnTheMarket Action Group of rebel agents in a legal process against the portal has issued a set of questions following...

Agents' Mutual was last week ordered to make a further payment into court as part of its ongoing legal case against...

Two high profile property firms have strengthened their land and new homes teams in order to cope with growing demand in...

North West estate agency Gascoigne Halman has confirmed it is looking for acquisition opportunities.  Yesterday the firm, which has 18 branches, announced...

It’s easy to forget, but there was a time when the internet didn’t exist. When the idea behind the world wide...

Speculation continues to grow within the industry over a potential merger involving Connells and the newly-combined agencies of Leaders and Romans.   Connells...

There was a small two per cent drop in residential valuations in July compared to the same month last year, according to...

Rightmove says it is confident of keeping on track to deliver its expected results and profits throughout 2016 despite the unexpected...

The Competition Appeals Tribunal which is to investigate a dispute between OnTheMarket and two agencies is scheduled to hold its first...

The pace of property valuations conducted last month grew on both an annual basis and since the previous month, despite jitters...

Peter Alan, part of the Connells Group, has acquired Marina Quay, a specialist Swansea Marina estate agency as part of its...

A small estate agency is spelling out why it has taken the unusual step of scrapping its established High Street office...

A few of our Industry Views pieces this week focus on the upcoming EU referendum. I don’t think I can add...

The influential consumer property body HomeOwners Alliance says Purplebricks-style hybrid estate agencies may be “the future”. In a blog on the HOA website,...

Valuation activity in May rose by nearly a fifth on an annual basis despite the upcoming EU referendum according to research...

The largest estate agency in Wales is to extend its regional footprint after acquiring an independent firm. Peter Alan has purchased 26-year-old...

One of the original online estate agents, Hatched, is marking its tenth anniversary with a series of announcements.  The firm, which began...

It’s nearly June – June! – already. Seriously, where has this year gone? This means summer is nearly upon us, with a...

Connells has acquired the five-branch independent Paul Dubberley from property investment company Bond Wolfe. Established in 1992, Paul Dubberley offers sales, lettings,...

Estate agency Connells says the buoyant start to 2016 created by investors trying to beat the April stamp duty deadline may...

It almost goes without saying that PropTech is a hot topic these days - this year alone we’ve seen multi-million pound...

Connells Survey and Valuation says the total number of valuations conducted in March showed a 21 per cent increase over the...

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

Talks are ongoing about portal choices for Cheshire-based estate agency Gascoigne Halman - acquired by Connells last year - and no decision has...

Alex Bailes, until recently last autumn was spearheading the Countrywide’s activities in the digital world, has now reappeared as Connells Group...

Alex Bailes, until recently spearheading the Countrywide’s activities in the digital world, has now reappeared as Connells Group Head of Digital. Alongside...

Countrywide is to lead a group including Connells and Zoopla in a partnership with the proptech company Fixflo, currently best known...

It is reported this morning that OnTheMarket has lost one of its key early investors, the Gascoigne Halman agency which is...

A branch of Connells has been named on a government website’s ‘name and shame list’ for failing to pay a member...

There was a remarkable 52 per cent increase in valuations undertaken by Connells in January this year compared to the same...

Do you remember Martha Lane-Fox? She was the poster girl for lastminute.com and an icon of the dot.com bubble that ended...

eMoov founder and managing director Russell Quirk has taken to print to explain why he believes 2016 will be the year...

Purplebricks is very easily the most recognisable online estate agency, according to a survey of 1,300 home owners by respected polling...

An interesting story caught my eye a few weeks ago. A man from Lytham St Annes in Lancashire attempted to sell...

Connells Group says it is still on the prowl for traditional estate agencies to acquire after its announcement that it has...

Connells has acquired Hatched, one of the pioneers of the online estate agency model. The acquisition is “aligned with Connells’ ambitious growth strategy...

UK house prices are growing annually by 9.7 per cent according to the Halifax, which says "improving economic conditions" lie behind...

Zoopla says it will later this week give an update on the number of agents it now has as members -...

The Connells Group has acquired independent agency chain Gascoigne Halman, an 18-branch company operating in south Manchester.  Gascoigne Halman, founded in 1990,...

Residential valuations have reached their highest level for six months according to Connells’ survey and valuation group. Valuation activity in September was...

A protest march in London's fashionable Shoreditch area turned nasty when the windows of a Marsh & Parsons estate agency branch...

We’ve enjoyed a bit of an Indian summer this week. Not sure it makes up for one of the coldest and...

Remortgaging activity has soared in recent weeks, outperforming all other areas of the housing market. New research from Connells Survey & Valuation...

Connells Group has announced a new £5m annual investment into growing its team of chartered surveyors across the UK.   The announcement follows...

One of the country largest agency chains, Connells, has unveiled an updated logo and boards, along with plans to modernise its offices...

The number of valuations has dropped over the summer according to figures from Connells.  Although valuation volumes for July are significantly up...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Rightmove's half...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Rightmove's half...

The Connells Group has announced pre-tax profits of £27.3m for the first half of 2015 and forecasts a record full-year of...

Connells says its sales figures for June show a 27.5 per cent rise on the same month last year.  The agency has...

The Halifax house price index says house prices jumped 1.7 per cent in June and 3.3 per cent over the past...

June has witnessed a surge in residential valuations according to Connells.  It says there were 23 per cent more property valuations conducted...

A review of 30 prominent property sales websites undertaken by a digital marketing company demonstrates, perhaps predictably, a huge lead for...

The post-election period has triggered a flurry of interest in buy to let but a sharp decline in business from first...

Connells Group is set to increase its national network of agency offices through more acquisitions.  Over the last year Connells has embarked...

Online estate agency Purplebricks is expanding its reach by launching in Northern Ireland.  The agency – which has ‘local property experts’ working...

Two of the UK’s largest agency groupings have announced new senior appointments. Martin & Co PLC, one of the UK's largest property...

While many agents reported business  slowing in the run-up to the election, there was quite different news coming from Connells Valuation...

Connells says the early 2015 business has picked up from the winter lull but “couldn’t match the beginning of last year”...

Thanks to everyone for keeping our readers updated on what’s happening in the world of estate agency charity fund-raising. This week’s updates...

After seven years at the helm of Connells Residential, Stuart Flavell has announced his retirement and will step down from his...