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More than 200 “top achievers” from across the Connells Group enjoyed a four day all-expenses paid trip to Valencia earlier this...

Record numbers of homes are being sold off-market and for a premium due to the property supply shortage. Off-market sales are traditionally...

Sales remain the predominant source of income for most estate agency brands, research claims. The analysis warns that agents shouldn’t ignore lettings...

Agents and property professionals are travelling far and wide to raise money for charity, plus there is a new way to...

Former Hamptons and Countrywide executive Phil Tennant has joined US-style fast buy firm UPSTIX. Tennant has been recruited as chief operating officer...

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

One of the biggest names in agency has been appointed as chairperson of the board at BidX1, one of Europe’s leading...

Auction house The iamproperty Group has reached a new agent milestone. It now has 4,000 agents on the network using its auction...

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

Estate agency veteran Robin Paterson has joined new ‘quick buy” service UPSTIX. Paterson, a former chief executive of Hamptons and managing director...

Visual images are key for securing the quickest sales at the best prices, according to a formal estate agency chief who...

For the record, this isn’t my last Industry Views for Estate Agent Today, although by the time you read this I'll be...

The Skipton Building Society, which owns Connells estate agency, says the house-selling arm helped it reach a record profit pre-tax profit...

Estate Agent Today is to have a new editor from April 4. He is award winning journalist and podcaster Marc Shoffman who...

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...

If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...

Seven years after it launched on the London Stock Market, speculation continues that Purplebricks may be about to de-list and return...

The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...

Connells-owned Countrywide has announced a major deal in which 49 of its brands will use the ESTAS customer review platform. The deal...

The man who engineered the takeover of Countrywide by Connells is leaving the agency’s parent company, the Skipton Building Society. David Cutter...

PropTech firm CoreLogic UK has acquired the property search and marketing platform Rummage4. Rummage4 was founded in 2015 by agent Robert May...

John D Wood - the lettings and estate agency now part of the Connells empire - is celebrating its 150th birthday...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur with a lengthy pedigree as an estate agent says agents should use more technology in a bid...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

The largest live event in the property industry for two years took place last Friday - the ESTAS awards.  TV property expert...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...

We’re building up towards both Christmas and the Awards season right now, and that gives plenty of opportunities for fund raising,...

An estate agent claims he may be the highest paid in the industry this year - and he puts it down to...

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following a complaint about a property advertised by Connells-owned Countrywide estate agents. The issue revolves...

The former group marketing director at Countrywide has been appointed as global chief executive of Fine & Country. Simon Leadbetter has also...

Two former Local Property Experts at Purplebricks have set up their own hybrid agency, offering an upfront fee or a no-sale-no-fee...

Hello and welcome to our final Property Jobs Today before the start of autumn - and it’s good to see people...

One of the best known faces in estate agency has launched his own podcast - and is giving Estate Agent Today...

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...

Hello and welcome to another Property Jobs Today, your chance to see the latest moves in our industry. Why not be a...

Agents should use a mixture of next-generation 3D style technology and traditional, old-school estate agency to allow them to thrive. That's...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...

Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s on the move. Let us know...

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...

Keller Williams UK has announced that Paul Sloan - who quit as operations director of Spicerhaart just weeks ago - is...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...

Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...

The veteran estate agent who led criticism of Countrywide’s former management is turning his glare on Foxtons. The London estate agency has...

Hello and welcome to another working week, and the latest on jobs and staff movement across our industry. You can be part...

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

Yopa has instructed two companies to help with its brand building as it battles with other major online players. It’s appointed M.i. Media...

Buyer behaviour has changed over the past year of the pandemic and it’s up to estate agents to calculate how to...

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...

This week’s interviewee in the ‘In Conversation Today’ hotseat is a man better placed than most to shed some light on...

A former Countrywide agent who is now a leading figure in a PropTech company has signed up two local agencies which...

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...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak with Anthony Payne, Managing Director and co-founder of LonRes, a data and network...

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

A conveyancing trade publication wants those involved in residential transactions to be kind to each other - especially as the stamp duty...

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...

An agent working for a Countrywide brand in Lancashire has been given a suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of...

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

Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...

Countrywide shareholders have overwhelmingly backed the offer by Connells to buy the company. At a special virtual AGM today 99.58 per cent...

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

The high-end housing market on Jersey has been rocked by a plan from the island’s government which may ban foreign investors from...

Welcome to the start of another week and this catch up on the latest moves within the agency world. Everyone featured here...

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

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

Connells, which already has the explicit support of a majority of Countrywide shareholders for its takeover of the company, has now...

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

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...

Connells has cemented its takeover of Countrywide - it now has backing from over 52 per cent of shareholders. In a statement...

Countrywide’s former management seriously damaged the company’s share value and status by adopting a flawed business plan - and then executing...

Connells has revealed that it’s to keep the existing Countrywide branch structure and staff headcount when the acquisition process is completed...

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...

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

A £17.8m pre-tax loss has been reported by Yopa in its latest financial statement filed at Companies House. Figures lodged just before...

One of Countrywide’s top-end brands begins a TV advertisement campaign on Boxing Day.  Hamptons’ ad is the first ever TV promotion from the agency and...

One of Countrywide’s high-end brands, Hamptons, has joined in what it calls “a new residential partnership” with an agency on the...

The saga over the future of Countrywide continues with the company urging its shareholders to take “no action” over the latest...

Connells has this morning made a dramatic improvement in its bid to takeover Countrywide. It has increased its cash offer from 250p...

The private equity company which wants to take control of Countrywide has issued a statement saying it now has the support...

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

One of the highest profile figures in the agency industry - and a past critic of Purplebricks - has come out as a vociferous...

Criticism of the management of Countrywide has reached new levels of derision as the mainstream media have attacked the chaos surrounding...

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...

Connells has increased the temperature in its bid for Countrywide with a surprise statement this morning outlining risks run by Countrywide if...

One of Countrywide’s two up-market brands, Hamptons International, has unveiled a new look which it describes as part of “a transformational...

Countrywide, which is thought to have closed over a fifth of its branches in recent years, has opened a new office...

It’s no secret that the recent pandemic has forced more businesses to operate remotely, but the shift for estate agents has...

A leading enthusiast of the self-employed agency business model says even in these challenging times people can make a success of...

Various investors in Countrywide have submitted early online paperwork to The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers - the red tape required to...

Countrywide shares soared yesterday, rising 47 per cent on the previous close at one point as investors relished the prospect of...

Connells has issued a counter statement to this morning’s announcement by Countrywide that a possible takeover is underway. At 7am Countrywide revealed...

It’s been announced this morning that Connells is in takeover discussions with the troubled Countrywide agency group. Countrywide has given Connells until...

I remember so clearly in my Foxtons days, working as a lettings manager in Putney, that lettings, though less sexy than...

Countrywide is to hold a special general meeting on November 18 to consider its future ownership and structure. Last month Countrywide group...

An extensive culling of branches and staff continues apace at Countrywide as it significantly reduces the size of both its office...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that a string of Countrywide offices across the country have been closed in recent weeks - but...

At least two branches of a Countrywide agency have been closed, shortly before news broke of a proposal for a large...

One of Countrywide’s largest shareholders has come out against a £90m investment package in the company proposed by a private equity...

The troubled Countrywide group has announced a £90m investment by Alchemy Partners, a private equity company that specialises in investing in...

Countrywide’s high-end brand John D Wood and Co has launched a new country house department, to take advantage of growing demand...

Gary Keller is stepping down from his post as chief executive of the global Keller Williams estate agency empire. Although operating chiefly...

One of the country’s major regional agencies has unveiled a ‘super hub’ structure which began life as a lockdown measure but...

A veteran agent with 38 years experience of the industry - much of it at Countrywide - has become the head...

It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...

A self-employed agent has gone public to lavish praise on the mentoring scheme which is part of the Agents Together charity. Cameron Carter,...

Over £73,000 has been stolen from a Countrywide branch by two admin staff making false travel claims and issuing fake invoices. The crimes...

A new portal launches today with 100,000 listings and a pledge to target buyers largely ignored by established websites - investors. It’s...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT, the industry’s summary of new movers. Of course many agencies are reassessing their...

Hindsight is 20-20 vision, of course, and we can all see things we did ‘then’ that we would not do ‘now’....

Countrywide has rejected a claim by one of its biggest shareholders that it does not engage with investors over future strategy...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

If anyone thought the days of Purplebricks bosses making millions were in the past,  think again. The chief executive and chief finance...

Is Countrywide finally on the road to recovery? Its share price has risen 125 per cent in the past three months; much of...

The share of owners putting their homes on the market within five years of buying is rising again according to an...

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 the UK operation of a US-owned brand says his agency its the fastest growing in this country...

The hunt is on for a new boss of Countrywide according to news reports. Sky News says the company has recruited professional...

The founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has this morning revealed his new project to be called Launch B - and he...

An investment manager who has a 7.8 per cent stake in Countrywide, is warning that the agency group may not survive...

The industry’s first virtual awards event has taken place with hundreds of agents participating courtesy of YouTube. Winners of the prestigious ESTAS...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

"New property website launches. Not immediately sure what it does differently, what its USP is or who will use it, but...

A former City analyst best known for his scathing criticisms of Purplebricks has launched a PropTech platform that he describes as...

There appears to have been a small shareholder rebellion at Countrywide’s annual general meeting over the company’s remuneration of senior management. No...

A brand and marketing strategic who also ran one of the country’s most successful lettings agencies for a decade has said...

Countrywide has released details of its trading performance, including the knock its income has received as a result of the housing...

An analysis of Countrywide branch data outside London has revealed that one in 10 applicants who registered to buy were from...

Industry veteran Harry Hill, a former chairman of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove, has now become a mentor at the new...

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...

US-originated estate agency Keller Williams claims to be the fastest growing in the UK as a result of 29 agents joining...

The managing director of a Winkworth branch is threatening to report a senior member of a nearby Countrywide office to the...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

PropTech supplier mio says it now has over 1,000 agency branches using its sales progression platform - and it’s recruited Countrywide...

Troubled estate agency group Countrywide has invited shareholders to submit questions to the company ahead of its AGM later this month. Countrywide...

Dominic Cummings has been at worst a cause of huge anger to a nation that’s already extremely anxious. At best, he’s been...

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

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to hold a seminar for agents who have already left the portal or are...

Countrywide says it is pursuing the businessman who failed to complete on the purchase of the troubled agency’s commercial arm, Lambert...

Countrywide has refuted claims that none of its branches have so far re-opened for business but has issued an explanation why...

Who are you? I’m Craig Fenner, a Customer Success Director at Feefo.  I work directly with Feefo’s Enterprise clients to ensure they...

The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he was extending the furlough scheme until the end of October appears...

The UK operation of the US-led estate agency Keller Williams is to hold two free online sessions tomorrow aimed at explaining...

The Chancellor has announced that the furlough scheme is to be extended until the end of October. He made the announcement in...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has launched a countdown clock on its website to galvanise agents into remembering only 85...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

Countrywide has added its weight to the campaign asking the government to allow agents to get back to work - and...

Countrywide’s senior staff earning over £45,000 per year have had their pay cut by a fifth while some 78 per cent...

New temporary rules have thrown a lifeline to troubled agencies like Countrywide and Purplebricks which may need to raise additional funds...

Floorplan and photography supplier FocalAgent is making a free offer to every agent in the UK during the virus crisis -...

There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...

Countrywide has strongly denied claims made to Estate Agent Today that some people have felt obliged to work at an admin...

The human cost of the Coronavirus crisis is growing and devastating, but behind that businesses are being badly hurt too. Many consider...

Beleaguered estate agency group Countrywide has asked the government to give agents a business rates holiday. Measures announced in last week’s Budget...

Countrywide shares fell by just over 30 per cent yesterday as the stock market blood-letting continued for property stocks. The value fell 30.86...

It's been revealed this evening that Bruce Marsh, who was to become Countrywide's chief operating officer, is now not going to...

Countrywide’s share price has dived over 50 per cent during the course of the day, following news of LSL pulling out...

In a very brief announcement to the City and to its shareholders this morning, LSL Property Services made clear that it...

Almost all quoted agencies and portals have suffered as a result of stock market investors being spooked by Coronavirus, with some...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Jon Notley and I am the co-founder...

Countrywide’s share price fell by as much as 17 per cent at one point yesterday afternoon as investors assessed the latest...

Countrywide has revealed a major hold-up in its supposedly "vital" sale of its commercial arm - and it is now seeking...

LSL Property Services says the Coronavirus crisis has led to a softening of "lead sales indicators" - and it warns of...

Prominent agency industry analyst Anthony Codling is asking agents whether the board of OnTheMarket did the right thing by firing Ian...

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry. You know the drill by now: if...

It may be that we’re facing another year - make that yet another year - of disruption in the housing market. Coronavirus...

Keller Williams has announced another new market centre, and this time its operating principal is a former Purplebricks territory owner.  JP Downes...

The right wing political magazine that Boris Johnson used to edit has called on him to cut stamp duty. The Spectator says...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

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

Both Countrywide and LSL Property Services have submitted early online paperwork to The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, an independent body...

What an interesting few days it’s been. I don’t think the topic of this week’s column is doing anything good for our...

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...

It’s been revealed that under takeover rules, LSL Property Services and Countrywide have until March 23 to make merger or takeover...

Countrywide and LSL Property Services have this morning confirmed that talks are underway about a possible mega-merger. This confirms the speculation yesterday that...

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

Hello - it’s Monday and so it’s PJT, where you can catch up on the industry major moves of recent days. Please...

Sky News claims that Countrywide and LSL Property Services are discussing a merger to become a £500m super-agency.  In an exclusive it...

Countrywide is remaining silent over the stalled sale of its commercial arm. The troubled agency group’s share price dropped over 3.5 per...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of the most senior figures in Countrywide’s upmarket John D Wood and Hampton International brands...

One of Britain’s most experienced estate agents says there’s no alternative to Rightmove, and the portal’s relationship with the industry is...

Countrywide is declining to explain why due diligence on the sale of its commercial arm did not catch a problem which...

The mystery of why Countrywide’s crucial sale of its commercial arm has failed to go through as scheduled deepened over the...

Countrywide has revealed a mysterious delay in the sale of its commercial arm, Lambert Smith Hampton - a sale considered crucial for the...

An outspoken industry commentator says some of the country’s leading agencies are failing because they’re not actually run by experienced agents. Russell...

Keller Williams UK is opening a new Market Centre, this time in Oxfordshire - and it has signed a senior Savills...

Independent agents in a fast-growing trade body are to be given the opportunity to secure exclusivity on land deals and new...

Property portals generate revenue from estate agents regardless of the outcome of the transaction. This relationship has resulted in a fundamental...

There’s been a long-term trend of growing numbers of Londoners quitting the capital to afford a home elsewhere - and typically...

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

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

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

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

For the stock market generally, 2019 has been a positive year - but a few high profile agencies and associated companies...

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

Countrywide's senior management has won overwhelming backing from shareholders for its strategy of selling its commercial arm and consoliating its shares. Today's...

Countrywide's senior management has won overwhelming backing from shareholders for its strategy of selling its commercial arm and consoliating its shares.         Earlier...

Connells has confirmed that it has closed two branches in Dorset in the south west of England, in addition to the...

An unknown website called EA League Tables has issued a list of agencies and agency-groups which it claims shows their order by...

An estate agent in London claims he did £53m of property deals within hours of the Conservative victory in the General...

It’s been revealed that Countrywide is involved in a pilot exercise to help the creation of a so-called ‘affordability hub’ for...

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...

A new portal claims it will do what OnTheMarket failed to do, and offer an agent-led operation charging every agency branch...

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

The dispute between controversial online estate agency Emoov and the Advertising Standards Authority is rumbling on.  In the first half of November...

Countrywide says it is constantly keeping its current branch structure under review, saying any responsible agency would have to consider the...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where and why across our...

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

A report from Countrywide says the proportion of homes in Great Britain bought with cash fell to a mere 28 per...

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

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

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

Purplebricks claims it actually sells - not just lists - three times more than the UK’s next largest estate agency.  The claim...

Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...

Hello, we hope you had a good weekend, and welcome to Monday - as ever, Property Jobs Today time, bringing you...

Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...

This line is one that I use a lot in my speeches and presentations, often as part of the final slide. I...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has today published the paperwork behind the recent Countrywide £10m accounting controversy. Published on the RICS...

Hello there and welcome along to the latest PJT, your weekly catch-up on who’s moving where in agency, amongst suppliers and...

Countrywide’s ever-patient investors appear to have been unfazed by the company’s latest compliance issue, which has led to a £100,000 fine...

It’s now emerged that Countrywide has to pay a £100,000 fine to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors after breaching guidelines...

Countrywide has this afternoon released a statement suggesting it has, in its eyes, settled the controversy over unclaimed lettings funds being...

Countrywide has declined to comment on circumstances surrounding today’s Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors disciplinary meeting about diverted funds. One of RICS’...

Countrywide’s upmarket brand Hamptons International is urging all owners of homes with septic tanks to prepare for new regulations that kick...

The founder of Rightmove and former Countrywide chief executive Harry Hill is one of a number of investors behind a new...

One of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or freelance agents operating under the same...

Hello, welcome to another Monday and the latest PJT. As ever, a brief reminder to please let us know your appointments new...

Countrywide has named Amanda Rendle as a new independent non-executive director of the estate agency group; she joined the board yesterday. Rendle...

There has been a real wind of change in estate agency and over the last 18 months we have seen the...

The US-based real estate firm Keller Williams says it is aiming to be this country’s leading agency training organisation. Ben Taylor, who...

There are fewer ‘accidental landlords’ - vendors who resort to letting out their homes because the sales market is difficult. That’s the...

The share price of the UK's largest estate agency remained steady yesterday following its appointment of a new chief operating officer. Countrywide...

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - your Monday roundup of all the latest employment news from the industry. If you have...

Hybrid agency Yopa has announced that its chief executive, Ben Poynter, will be standing down at the end of October to...

Countrywide says London agency Greene & Co, acquired back in May 2015, will become ‘fully immersed’ into its Hamptons International brand...

Leaders Romans says it has won new funding to acquire more agencies.  “We have made no secret of the group’s intention to...

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

A property MOT being launched by Countrywide and described as “game changing” for the house buying process will include survey and...

Former Purplebricks chief executive Lee Wainwright says the problem for estate agents maintaining a strong level of fees isn’t competition from...

A comprehensive report into the changing complexion of the High Street suggests that some 143 estate agents’ offices closed in the...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

Countrywide’s surveying division says it’s found a “knowledge gap” in existing surveys after a study involving over 15,000 buyers. The agency group...

It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...

The former Countrywide chief executive Grenville Turner says it is an option for online estate agency Yopa to go to an...

A few details of a possible takeover or acquisition of Countrywide have started to emerge. The possibility was first floated in yesterday’s...

A media report suggests a mystery ‘predator’ is attempting to acquire Countrywide.  The Daily Mail this morning, quoting unnamed “City sources,” says a...

Countrywide’s branch closure programme, shrouded in secrecy even to shareholders, may have involved shutting 250 offices according to an insider. The individual...

I wrote last week about Keller Williams and how their leader, Gary Keller, is doing an admirable job of driving innovation through...

Countrywide has thrown its weight behind the proposals for a new single industry-wide regulator taking on the roles of Trading Standards...

I missed the biggest property story of the week and it’s only scant consolation that almost everyone else seemed to miss it...

Former Countrywide employees who take to social media or the mainstream press to criticise the company are betraying those who remained...

Countrywide has told Estate Agent Today that it will not be releasing any figures on the branch closure programme it introduced...

In a trading statement this morning, Countrywide says it has “a new covenant package with lenders provides the financial flexibility to...

Countrywide is now “beyond salvation” according to former chief executive Harry Hill. The industry veteran, who also founded Rightmove, made the remark...

Those who bought and sold the same property in 2018 made an average of £30,150 - but the number who do...

A new global free-to-list property portal says it has secured 800 new property enquiries for estate agents in the last four...

The next key date to measure the progress of Countrywide’s controversial Back To Basics programme is at the end of this...

Two Countrywide brands have joined forces to launch Airspace Exchange – a service to push the idea of constructing homes and...

The new owners of Emoov have confirmed that 70 previous customers have opted to re-list their homes with the firm since it...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

Purplebricks’ founder Kenny Bruce has promised that his departure from the firm does not mean he won’t be heard of again. Kenny - whose brother...

The former chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the agency completes on over 80 per cent of the homes it lists...

The free-to-list property portal Residential People says it now has over 740 independent agents in the UK on board - and...

Countrywide is declining to comment on speculation that it is making 36 of its sales progression staff redundant. Estate Agent Today, which...

There seems no end in sight for the share turmoil going on at Purplebricks, with several new developments on Friday before...

Emoov and Countrywide: what a pair, observers might say. They present a tale of two failures - although, in the case of...

A review website set up by a former estate agent says £1m of new funding will allow it to roll out...

Two of Britain’s largest and best known estate agencies have endured a day of turmoil at the hands of investors -...

It appears that at least three Countrywide brands are undergoing branch closures as the company’s cuts continue to bite. Estate Agent Today...

Rumours continue to circulate about possible large-scale branch closures at Countrywide; its share price ended trading today at its lowest ever...

Countrywide’s shares took another battering yesterday as they plummeted below the psychologically-painful 5p mark - reflecting a 95 per cent loss of...

New figures released to Estate Agent Today show that a net total of 284 agents’ offices closed down in 2018. This number -...

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;...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

A survey undertaken by the respected Economist Intelligence Unit and a risk solutions company suggests that estate agency may be one...

John D Wood has announced that Nick Taylor, the agency’s managing director and a well-known figure in the industry for four...

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

The scores have been counted and the results are in for the 2019 ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Zoopla. On Friday, over 1,000...

Estate Agent Today understands that Countrywide has started a programme involving branch closures and redeployment of staff. Unlike other branch closure programmes by...

Trading in OnTheMarket’s shares was subject to two so-called Price Monitoring Extensions - temporary freezing of transactions because of erratic movements. The...

Countrywide’s share price woes continued yesterday with another new low being reached in early morning trading. A low of 6.5p at close...