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A national newspaper has lifted the lid on what it alleges to be the backgrounds of high-end self-employed agents who feature...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

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...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Seven years after it launched on the London Stock Market, speculation continues that Purplebricks may be about to de-list and return...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News

High profile conveyancing supremo Rob Hailstone makes many announcements about government and industry housing policy - but he is less keen...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ decision to de-list a property after the Christian vendors made anti-gay comments has won widespread support from industry figures, including...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is reported to have removed a property listing from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The investment arms of Savills and the Daily Mail General Trust have pumped more cash into online agency Yopa which has...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A Connells senior negotiator has received a suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of wounding following an attack at a...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...
24 July 2021
From: Features

Greater Manchester Police have arrested the Savills estate agent who allegedly posted a racist tweet about black England football stars after...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News

There is growing criticism of Savills on social media following the controversy over a racist tweet apparently sent from the personal...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the most senior politicians involved in the property industry is embroiled in a row over her anti-Marcus Rashford social...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency has apologised unreservedly for “most regrettable” comments made by two members of staff who described a vendor’s property...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Daily Mail has mocked housing minister Chris Pincher for advising people to going £174-a-bottle champagne while awaiting the rollout of...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the oldest portals in the UK, Mouseprice, has been bought by a service which describes itself as the country’s...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A right wing magazine once edited by Boris Johnson has called estate agents “spivs with tape measures” who conceal information from...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Controversial Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is the subject of a harshly critical cartoon in The Times which depicts “pigs in the...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Beleaguered Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is under growing pressure to explain his part in a planning decision - now deemed illegal...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News

There's widespread expectation that Foxtons’ senior management will face sharp criticism at the company’s Annual General Meeting today. The hottest issue at...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

He’s a young and very wealthy up-and-coming MP in his 30s, a Cambridge graduate who also studied in the US and...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A Georgian mansion described as an oasis of seclusion and including a lake with 2,000 fish is being raffled by its...
28 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Yopa – launched in 2015 as part of the new breed of hybrid operators seeking to shake up the industry –...
19 October 2019
From: Features

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...
22 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A few details of a possible takeover or acquisition of Countrywide have started to emerge. The possibility was first floated in yesterday’s...
20 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A media report suggests a mystery ‘predator’ is attempting to acquire Countrywide. The Daily Mail this morning, quoting unnamed “City sources,” says a...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...
01 July 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

Beleaguered fund manager Neil Woodford, one of the early champions of Purplebricks, has slashed his stake in the company from 28.9...
06 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has announced that it is to give a trading update and the result of its review of its US activities on...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

In a surprising announcement overnight, housing minister Kit Malthouse says he is standing to become the Conservative party leader and next...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A lawyer appears to be suggesting that ‘clean and tidy’ clauses be inserted into house purchase deals, allowing buyers to retain...
29 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Savills has declined to comment on whether it will follow in the footsteps of LSL Property Services and write down its...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief executive of online agency Emoov has complained to the Mail on Sunday about an article concerning the firm’s...
25 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Formal consultations have started concerning the job losses and branch closures for Your Move and Reeds Rains, revealed yesterday by their...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...
30 January 2019
From: Features

An estate agent in the north of England has been confronted by vigilantes who duped him into thinking they were underage girls. The...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s been an interesting week of contrasts when it comes to online replacing ‘the old school’. Data from that clever consultancy The...
12 January 2019
From: Features

Early figures suggest record numbers of people visited Rightmove just after Christmas, giving renewed hope that the market may step up...
31 December 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The global chief executive of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has warned mortgage lenders against offering so-called ‘super-sized’ home loans to borrowers. Bruce is...
28 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Yopa, which says it is the second largest hybrid agency when measured by listings, has received a major new £20m investment. Savills -...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News

So here’s the thing. It’s summer - not much going on, school holidays about to start, industry publications filling out space...
30 June 2018
From: Features

The prospect of technology transforming the selling and buying process, including more power for portals and especially online agents, dominated parts...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News

ZPG shares have rocketed up in value by 30 per cent this morning on the back of a £2.2 billion bid...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Ever wondered what it’s like to be on the frontline of property journalism? Well, wonder no more, as our very own...
05 May 2018
From: Features

High-end international estate agency company Savills claims Yopa, in which it has invested substantial sums, is now the UK’s 10th largest...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Tepilo has told Estate Agent Today that it will be unaffected by the sale of Northern & Shell Ventures’ publishing activities...
13 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Dominic Raab took to Twitter to make a Trump-style criticism of trade magazine The Negotiator and its editor, the...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The Daily Mail and other papers are reporting that a buyer is suing an estate agent who allegedly failed to tell...
28 December 2017
From: Breaking News

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been. Even better, this property-based...
25 November 2017
From: Features

The Savills-backed online estate agency YOPA has found itself in glittering company amongst 25 firms listed by business media site LinkedIn...
02 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Jon Hunt, the billionaire founder of Foxtons, has come out on top in his bid to dig down - he has...
03 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency YOPA - well known recently for advertisements featuring the Village People - is this evening launching a new...
08 September 2017
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services has announced that it has invested £20 million into hybrid agency YOPA. News of the investment broke on Friday...
04 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Hybrid estate agency YOPA has launched a recruitment campaign suggesting that agents have “the chance to make between £6k and £12k per...
31 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...
27 May 2017
From: Features

Hybrid estate agency YOPA has announced a successful Series B round of funding in which it raised a total of £15...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman has reiterated its new guidance in relation to agents accepting pre-contract deposits in certain circumstances. Estate Agent Today reported...
14 February 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the founders of hybrid agency Purplebricks says sellers in the UK may never accept the sale of their property...
09 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Let me set out my stall from the beginning. Firstly with two buy to lets managed by an agency, I understand and...
03 December 2016
From: Features

The Daily Mail has calculated which of the 13 housing ministers in office before this autumn has been the most successful,...
21 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The managing director of an agency operating in prime central London and other high-value locations in southern England says the Open...
19 August 2016
From: Breaking News

An estate agent has been ordered by a court to pay more than £7,500 after admitting advertising holiday homes as permanent...
22 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The Daily Mail is reporting that the finance chief at much-discussed hybrid agency Purplebricks has purchased shares that are now worth...
21 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Police have released footage of an estate agent who has been jailed for four years after repeatedly running over his girlfriend's...
22 February 2016
From: Breaking News

A two bedroom apartment with an asking price of £125,000 has sold for £140,000 despite - or perhaps because - its...
10 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The Land Registry has thrown more light on the case in which veteran war reporter Max Hastings was the subject of...
03 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Once you go beyond the industry’s anger about the Chancellor’s three per cent stamp duty surcharge – and that’s an anger...
27 November 2015
From: Features

Loyalty Street W1, a service that sends cheques to householders which they can cash if they then use a nominated local...
23 November 2015
From: Breaking News

An estate agent who was jilted by his girlfriend has been jailed for sending explicit sexual images of her to another...
29 October 2015
From: Breaking News

A TV property show presenter and an estate agent's wife have reportedly been involved in a lurid fight that started with...
28 September 2015
From: Breaking News

An unusual story of hard-to-sell homes has emerged from Northumberland where a kind of new town, established in the 1960s, is...
03 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Here's a thought. The Chancellor may have done the buy-to-let industry a small favour with his emergency Budget in July. What...