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

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

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...

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,...

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...

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

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...

Paul Creffield, a veteran figure at Countrywide involved in a controversy over bonuses, is staying on to “support” the transition into new...

The extraordinary consolidation in the estate agency industry continues apace today with two of the biggest deals reaching critical points. Firstly Hunters’...

Connells Group, which is of course acquiring Countrywide, has announced it's snapped up another agency - albeit a much smaller one. It...

The Countrywide name is set to disappear from the stock market in a week’s time - and may soon be gone...

Connells Group says it is the UK's largest estate agency group by market share - and that's before the Countrywide acquisition...

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...

Former Reapit chief Gary Barker is to join Connells Group, just as the company is taking over Countrywide. Barker - who last...

Some 100 new apprentice estate agents are to be recruited in London. Dexters, which has 70 offices across the capital including 12...

Connells Group, now on the threshold of taking the ailing Countrywide empire under its wings, has signed a five year partnership...

Countrywide shareholders will next month have the opportunity to vote on the Connells bid to purchase the troubled estate agency group. The...

The New Year lull is well and truly over and this week’s Agents Do Charity show fundraising is back in business despite...

In a dramatic New Year’s Eve statement on the London Stock Exchange, Countrywide has agreed the terms of a recommended offer...

Countrywide has this morning rejected an £80m offer made for it by Connells Group. On November 23 Connells announced that its due...

A statement this morning from Countrywide's board says both its executive chairman and its group managing director are leaving the company.  It...

Connells Group has announced a major recruitment drive as it looks to create 250 new agents' positions - and it’s launched...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak today reveals his latest measures to help businesses - including agencies, suppliers and other parts of the property...

Connells Group has revealed seven appointments to its board of directors which it links directly with a target to grow presence and...

A south coast estate agency which has been operating since the 1980s has opened its seventh office.  Jacobs Steel’s latest branch is...

Connells Group has announced its trading statement for the first half of 2020 - and its support for its staff is...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

Purplebricks and Countrywide have each recently claimed to be the biggest agency group in the UK but now Connells says that...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2020 - and we’ve plenty to report even with the New...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today for November - the festive month of December is just around the...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday Property Jobs Today feature, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in...

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...

OnTheMarket has this morning posted its latest results to the stock market. The portal reports that 2,346 branches had converted to full-paying...

Connells Group has announced its acquisition of an independent Cambridgeshire agency - and it says it’s on the look out for...

Connells Group has repeated its claim, made in recent months in the light of trading figures, that it is now the...

Connells Group has this morning announced a profits dip for the first six months of the year.  Its pre-tax profits were £26.2m...

Connells Group-owned Sequence UK has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority to update Rightmove listings more promptly after properties are...

Connells Group says investment in PropTech will be the way to safeguard its almost-600 High Street branches - and it’s repeated...

A new training and development team has been set up by Connells Group. It’s designed - in the company’s words - “to...

Every staff member at a branch of the Connells-owned William H Brown agency has been promoted, after it was voted one...

Michael O’Flaherty, an area director at the Connells Group and at one time a resident property expert on a popular TV...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your Monday update on jobs and key moves across the industry. Everyone mentioned here has...

Connells’ brand Gascoigne Halman has lost its appeal against OnTheMarket. Gascoigne Halman challenged OTM’s old ‘one other portal’ rule at the Competition...

If you thought Christmas Eve meant no more news in terms of industry movers and shakers…well, think again - we’ve one...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

You don’t need EAT to remind you that Christmas is now just next month.  Many agents are gearing their fund-raising to that...

As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s online estate agency sector - and not in a good...

An estate agency comparison website claims the rise of online and hybrid estate agencies has obliged traditional agents to be more...

The shock immediate closure of Hatched, the online agency heavily invested in by Connells, has raised question marks over the online...

The Connells-owned online agency Hatched is to close with immediate effect. A statement from the company says: “Online estate agency Hatched will...

Tili does all the work to deliver a smooth home move for customers and income for agents. An innovative and easy to...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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,...

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

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

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