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The New Year lull is well and truly over and this week’s Agents Do Charity show fundraising is back in business despite...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

In a dramatic New Year’s Eve statement on the London Stock Exchange, Countrywide has agreed the terms of a recommended offer...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has this morning rejected an £80m offer made for it by Connells Group. On November 23 Connells announced that its due...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A statement this morning from Countrywide's board says both its executive chairman and its group managing director are leaving the company. It...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Connells Group has announced a major recruitment drive as it looks to create 250 new agents' positions - and it’s launched...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Rishi Sunak today reveals his latest measures to help businesses - including agencies, suppliers and other parts of the property...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Connells Group has revealed seven appointments to its board of directors which it links directly with a target to grow presence and...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A south coast estate agency which has been operating since the 1980s has opened its seventh office. Jacobs Steel’s latest branch is...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Connells Group has announced its trading statement for the first half of 2020 - and its support for its staff is...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...
23 May 2020
From: Features

Purplebricks and Countrywide have each recently claimed to be the biggest agency group in the UK but now Connells says that...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2020 - and we’ve plenty to report even with the New...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today for November - the festive month of December is just around the...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday Property Jobs Today feature, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has this morning posted its latest results to the stock market. The portal reports that 2,346 branches had converted to full-paying...
10 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Connells Group has announced its acquisition of an independent Cambridgeshire agency - and it says it’s on the look out for...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Connells Group has repeated its claim, made in recent months in the light of trading figures, that it is now the...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Connells Group has this morning announced a profits dip for the first six months of the year. Its pre-tax profits were £26.2m...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Connells Group-owned Sequence UK has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority to update Rightmove listings more promptly after properties are...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Connells Group says investment in PropTech will be the way to safeguard its almost-600 High Street branches - and it’s repeated...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A new training and development team has been set up by Connells Group. It’s designed - in the company’s words - “to...
21 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Every staff member at a branch of the Connells-owned William H Brown agency has been promoted, after it was voted one...
12 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Michael O’Flaherty, an area director at the Connells Group and at one time a resident property expert on a popular TV...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your Monday update on jobs and key moves across the industry. Everyone mentioned here has...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Connells’ brand Gascoigne Halman has lost its appeal against OnTheMarket. Gascoigne Halman challenged OTM’s old ‘one other portal’ rule at the Competition...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

If you thought Christmas Eve meant no more news in terms of industry movers and shakers…well, think again - we’ve one...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features

You don’t need EAT to remind you that Christmas is now just next month. Many agents are gearing their fund-raising to that...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s online estate agency sector - and not in a good...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agency comparison website claims the rise of online and hybrid estate agencies has obliged traditional agents to be more...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The shock immediate closure of Hatched, the online agency heavily invested in by Connells, has raised question marks over the online...
21 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Connells-owned online agency Hatched is to close with immediate effect. A statement from the company says: “Online estate agency Hatched will...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Tili does all the work to deliver a smooth home move for customers and income for agents. An innovative and easy to...
17 September 2018
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Connells Group - which now says it’s the country’s largest estate agency by market share and numbers of homes sold -...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today, the regular Monday round-up of moves and changes in our industry. Do please let us...
25 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Over 100 ‘top achievers’ from Connells Group have just enjoyed an all-expenses paid trip to New York as a thank you...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Land and investment deals achieved by Connells Group in 2017 will add a further 2,750 units to its new homes pipeline,...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Connells Group - which includes Connells, Sequence and other brands - says it recorded over 9,000 new homes sales in 2017. This...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Connells Group’s estate agency business increased its market share of new instructions in 2017 by almost four per cent, despite a...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Connells says it is still unable to comment on whether it will appeal against the Competition Appeals Tribunal verdict of last...
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Court of Appeal Civil Division has today given Connells’ agency Gascoigne Halman the right to appeal against the verdict of...
21 December 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s longest-serving individuals, Connells Group chairman Stephen Shipperley, this month celebrates 40 years with the business. He joined...
05 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Over 100 so-called Top Achievers from across Connells Group’s Sequence and Connells estate agencies have been taken by the company on...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A record number of over 300 agents have so far signed up for next week’s FUTURE: PropTech conference, the largest event...
28 April 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the estate agency industry’s leading technology figures has been appointed to a key role in a major global property consultancy. Alex...
23 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Connells Group has announced strong figures for 2016 with the total number of properties sold rising five per cent and lettings...
02 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Connells Group’s estate agency business recorded an eight per cent increase in exchanges in 2016 over the previous year, and says...
21 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Connells Group’s mortgage services wing has recorded a 10 per cent increase in the number of mortgages in 2016 and has generated...
16 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Connells Group says its Land and New Homes divisions enjoyed record performances in 2016. The group, which includes Connells and Sequence along...
13 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Today we mark the start of Christmas week with a fabulously festive Mannequin Challenge (that’s how it starts off, anyway) and a...
19 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Gareth Overton, until recently regional director at Countrywide’ Gascoigne Pees brand, has joined regional independent Henry Adams as head of residential...
28 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Connells Group is to continue with its experimental ‘live chat’ facility on its website after seeing a significant rise in valuation bookings...
19 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The OnTheMarket Action Group of rebel agents in a legal process against the portal has issued a set of questions following...
30 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Agents' Mutual was last week ordered to make a further payment into court as part of its ongoing legal case against...
20 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Two high profile property firms have strengthened their land and new homes teams in order to cope with growing demand in...
19 September 2016
From: Breaking News

North West estate agency Gascoigne Halman has confirmed it is looking for acquisition opportunities. Yesterday the firm, which has 18 branches, announced...
13 September 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s easy to forget, but there was a time when the internet didn’t exist. When the idea behind the world wide...
19 August 2016
From: Features

Rightmove says it is confident of keeping on track to deliver its expected results and profits throughout 2016 despite the unexpected...
28 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The Competition Appeals Tribunal which is to investigate a dispute between OnTheMarket and two agencies is scheduled to hold its first...
25 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Peter Alan, part of the Connells Group, has acquired Marina Quay, a specialist Swansea Marina estate agency as part of its...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The largest estate agency in Wales is to extend its regional footprint after acquiring an independent firm. Peter Alan has purchased 26-year-old...
03 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Talks are ongoing about portal choices for Cheshire-based estate agency Gascoigne Halman - acquired by Connells last year - and no decision has...
02 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Alex Bailes, until recently last autumn was spearheading the Countrywide’s activities in the digital world, has now reappeared as Connells Group...
01 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Alex Bailes, until recently spearheading the Countrywide’s activities in the digital world, has now reappeared as Connells Group Head of Digital. Alongside...
29 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Connells Group says it is still on the prowl for traditional estate agencies to acquire after its announcement that it has...
17 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Zoopla says it will later this week give an update on the number of agents it now has as members -...
19 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The Connells Group has acquired independent agency chain Gascoigne Halman, an 18-branch company operating in south Manchester. Gascoigne Halman, founded in 1990,...
15 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Connells Group has announced a new £5m annual investment into growing its team of chartered surveyors across the UK. The announcement follows...
07 September 2015
From: Breaking News

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

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