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We live in uncertain times. That I do not need to say to anybody. I am writing this piece aboard my...

The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted once again how fragile and interconnected our societies have become. We don’t know yet how dangerous Covid-19...

Some of the biggest figures in the industry have given Estate Agent Today their reaction to the news - broken yesterday...

In six years of editing Estate Agent Today, some of my most dramatic moments have been covering the troubles - some...

Countrywide’s share price yesterday went from little over 7p to 360p in one fell swoop. Is it the end of uncertainty about...

A new year dawns - but will 2020 bring new change for the agency industry now that the market appears to...

Countrywide has this morning revealed that its special general meeting of shareholders to agree the sale of its commercial arm will...

Cash-strapped Countrywide has this morning announced that it is selling its commercial business, Lambert Smith Hampton, for £38m. In a surprise statement...

The Great Debate over the charges levied on agents by portals and the huge profits that Rightmove and Zoopla make has...

There’s been a significant drop in the number of housing transactions dealt with by conveyancers in the first nine months of...

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...

One of the most high profile estate agencies in the Republic of Ireland says it may re-enter the UK market after...

There are those who say that PropTech is at risk of becoming a bubble market, and others who say bubbles don’t...

Two of the highest profile independent estate agencies in the north of England have merged following a spectacular acquisition. Linley & Simpson...

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...

Just 200 conveyancing firms control over 39 per cent of the market in England and Wales, wielding significant power over customers,...

Zoopla is today unveiling what it calls “a new direction” for its software division and the creation of “market-leading agency CRM...

We’ve reached the final instalment of my market transformation do’s and don’ts.  In previous articles, we’ve looked at: Do encourage, don’t deter;...

Further details of Countrywide's closure and consolidation programme, first revealed by Estate Agent Today on Friday, have emerged over the weekend. A...

One of the capital's best-known agents, Marsh & Parsons, has expanded its network with a new office in Streatham Hill, South...

Sales and lettings firm The Grantley Group has purchased lettings and management agency Property Services Haslemere in the latest example of...

It’s not often we can enjoy beautiful sunshine on bank holidays, but I suppose this one was a particularly blessed weekend,...

A London estate agent says his system of ‘moral agreements’ between sellers and buyers prevents chains collapsing and means his company has...

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...

The number of active conveyancing firms handling property transactions in England and Wales has fallen to an eight year low.  A market...

The demise of Emoov, Tepilo and lettings platform Urban raises question marks over the long-term viability of online agencies according to...

Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson is on the acquisition trail yet again - and it’s revealed its eighth deal of the...

A statement to the London Stock Exchange by eProp Services has cemented its role primarily as a PropTech firm. This is in...

Data prepared for the BBC and shared with Estate Agent Today gives a snapshot of how estate agencies, lettings agencies and...

The online agency shake-out and consolidation continues apace. Former YOPA director Russell Humphrey has been named as the managing director of estate...

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...

As always seems to be the case with Purplebricks, the hybrid agency has had a good week...and a bad one. Undeniably impressive...

Winkworth, the agency which released its 2017 results this morning, says the franchise business model it supports is more resilient than others...

If Countrywide thought its fortunes would immediately improve following the departure of chief executive Alison Platt, it has to think again...

In last week’s column, I asked 14 industry leaders to give their predictions for the year ahead. Well, it seems a handful of...

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...

PropTech start up OneDome, which supplies online booking and mapping tools, has teamed up with live chat service provider Yomdel in...

The rise of Airbnb has been majestic, going all the way from conception to becoming a common noun in less than...

The latest volley in the war of words between Belvoir and The Property Franchise Group has been hurled - this time...

Belvoir has announced that it has made an approach to The Property Franchise Group regarding a possible merger. In a statement to...

When Kenneth Bruce, co-founder of Purplebricks, published an emotional post on social media this week, my first reaction was; what a...

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...

“When an industry is new, still finding its feet, finding its purpose, the tendency is for those few people within it...

Consolidation continues apace amongst traditional estate agents. The raft of pressures on agents is increasing and these pressures have two strong...

Franchise network Belvoir says a combination of Brexit and stamp duty have unsettled the housing market - although despite this the...

Countrywide has closed an office of one of its best-known London brands, Faron Sutaria, and is merging its activities with a nearby...

Software. You might not give it much thought a lot of the time, but it’s an absolutely crucial part of how...

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

Who are you? Ellie Hall. What does it say on your business card? Head of Acquisitions. You're on the hunt for acquisitions, what makes a...

The big online estate agencies appear to have come of age. No, no - I'm not saying they're good, bad, better or...