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On the 24th of January, Adam Walker wrote a very interesting piece about the consolidation of the lettings industry where he...

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

A new estate agency has now announced that its co-founder is a Savills head of office who has jumped ship. Sebastian Hipwood,...

Agents from Purplebricks and Leaders are the latest recruits to sign up as area partners for Spicerhaart. Tyrone Matthews has been named...

A recent news story will have set alarm bells ringing for agencies up and down the country, when it was revealed...

The industry seems almost back to normal. Not the ‘new normal’ we spoke so much of a few weeks and months ago,...

The founder of OneDome says a likely housing market slowdown is the perfect time for agents to optimise revenue by investing in PropTech. Babek Ismayil believes...

One of the many new portals recently launched has made a pitch for agents to join because of its referral fees...

A new analysis of corporate estate agencies’ social media followings and websites shows the big winners to be Savills, Foxtons and...

The chief executive of a hybrid agency in London has revealed why he deserted big corporates to create his own company. Rollo...

Rightmove has given a regional breakdown in where  buyer demand is strongest in the past two weeks. It’s perhaps no surprise that...

Estate Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...

Hello and welcome to a new week - one with darker evenings and colder days. But there is still plenty of activity...

Earlier this year, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group announced the initial details of plans for mandatory qualifications and...

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

The Innovative Collaboration Group - a collection of high-profile tech suppliers to the agency industry - has unveiled a raft of new...

OnTheMarket has revealed several agents have signed up to the portal on long-term contracts and stopped listing properties on Rightmove. The agencies...

The end of 2018 was a bit of a rocky time for online estate agents. Yet only a few years ago...

A new group called the Federation of Independent Agents has been set up as a network of like-minded independent agents who...

The other day I met with two agents who have 30 years of property sales experience between them, and yet also...

A former Savills agent and a former Sotheby’s and Knight Frank agent have joined forces to launch a new property consultancy...

The troubled trade group Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents - which has suggested it may not have enough support...

The fledgling and highly vocal CIELA group says it is possible it may not launch this autumn after all despite months of...

To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...

The founder of the trade group seeking to represent independent agencies says he hopes the National Association of Estate Agents considers...

Senior members of the fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents group are meeting today to discuss how independents can...

The fledgling organisation seeking to represent independent estate agents has issued a lengthy statement setting out what it calls ‘rules of...

The scores are in: Estate Agent Today has collated forecasts from 10 of the leading estate agency corporates and major business...