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The failure of online agencies to significantly disrupt the industry is down to their being too cheap and creating a perception...

A millionaire who has not previously invested in the property industry has taken the plunge by funding an online agency network. The...

There’s more bad news for Purplebricks: after a shock 80 per cent downgrading of its stock value by a bank on...

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

A controversial online estate agency has gone into liquidation two years after describing High Street agents as “smug, suited slime-balls.” BetterMove, registered...

An online estate agency insists the online/hybrid sector will take a 50 per cent market share in the future - despite...

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...

The founder and former chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, is back in the headlines with a new but until now...

GetAgent, the comparison estate agency business, has secured £2.2m in investment from a consortium of investors including Channel 4. The backers are...

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

The online estate agency platform Love2Move has scrapped its bid for investment via a controversial crowdfunding platform. The platform - which allows...

House Network, one of the first ever online estate agencies, is alleged to be considering calling in administrators. Two reliable sources close...

The former chief executive of online agency Emoov has complained to the Mail on Sunday about an article concerning the firm’s...

Welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up with the latest key job moves. Keep in touch with us on...

Online estate agent Emoov failed to tell crowdfunding investors it was losing £3m a month before its collapse, a Sunday paper claims. The...

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...

Latest figures show that the top 10 online estate agencies have once again failed to exceed five per cent market share,...

The first major estate agency business to launch a crowdfunding bid since the controversial collapse of Emoov has emphasised its “realistic”...

“You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over,” is an oft-quoted saying of Richard...

The latest analysis of the performance of the top 10 online estate agencies shows that their market share of new listings...

The Property Franchise Group says its online/hybrid agency EweMove traded profitably throughout  last year and will show “a significant improvement” over...

The former chief executive of Emoov says he has the answer to Foxtons’ current downbeat performance - it should exploit its...

Property industry commentator and former online agency chief executive Russell Quirk has defended Rightmove’s charges to agents, saying that compared to...

The controversial crowdfunding site Crowdcube has listed the founder of online estate agency Doorsteps as one of its five ‘entrepreneurs of...

The former chief executive of Emoov says online estate agencies charge too little, so risk appearing cheap and ineffective to potential...

The share of the market taken by online agencies in the final quarter of 2018 slipped from last summer’s high of...

The auction firm that purchased the property listings left stranded by the collapse of Emoov is now offering partnership opportunities to...

The new management at Emoov says that following its acquisition out of administration it will relaunch as an online estate agency later...

Kenny Bruce, one of the founders of sector-leading online agency Purplebricks, has sent his good wishes to Russell Quirk, who founded...

Former Emoov chief executive Russell Quirk has made his first on-the-record comments about the factors behind the dramatic collapse of his...

Customers are still trying to get hold of Emoov, Tepilo and Hatched months after they closed down. Estate Agent Today has seen...

Estate Agent Today understands from a respected source that the remains of the Emoov and Tepilo online agencies have been acquired...

The former boss of Emoov, the controversial Russell Quirk, has resuscitated his career as a public relations man and pro-Brexit commentator. Just...

A branch of the Haart estate agency is reported to have apologised to Purplebricks for claiming that the hybrid agency was...

Purplebricks has tightened its vice-like grip on the online market according to a new analysis - but the race is on...

The online sales and lettings platform TheHouseShop has scrapped its £500,000 crowdfunding pitch - and it’s blaming the collapse of online...

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

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

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

In the past year it seems every other story has been about PropTech - the big stuff like Purplebricks and the...

A bid by online property platform TheHouseShop to raise £500,000 investment via crowdfunding appears to be flatlining. TheHouseShop - until 2015 known...

New figures show that online agencies’ share of listings of homes for sale has plummeted to 4.6 per cent. This is well...

For my final EAT contribution of 2018, I’ve put together a list of Christmas gifts that you could buy your PropTech-loving...

A new analysis of the online estate agency business model claims that it ‘could be described as a Ponzi scheme’. The accusation...

A top PropTech analyst says Purplebricks is as much an advertising firm as an estate agency but is nonetheless a huge success...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...

The auction company that has acquired some 5,000 vendor listings from the failed Emoov and Tepilo agencies says it wants more agents...

A Newcastle-based property company says it has acquired the listings of Emoov and Tepilo. It has emailed and texted vendors to say...

Purplebricks says it has £100m net cash to exercise “relentless innovation” and benefit from an industry shake-out that will ”expose undercapitalised traditional...

A crowdfunding bid to Emoov’s staff to win financial help over the Christmas period has flopped badly with a paltry £30...

Vesta, which describes itself as “the new online marketplace for buying and selling rental property” has launched a bid to raise...

It is now known that at least 32 formal complaints have been received by the crowdfunding platform that helped Emoov raise...

Purplebricks has launched an emergency hotline for customers of Emoov and Tepilo that are stranded by the agencies’ collapse. A statement this...

Estate Agent Today has been given details of responses made by administrators to an enquiry about the possible acquisition of some...

There’s been a four per cent rise in the number of estate agencies becoming insolvent according to a new report. In the...

The Times reports that crowdfunding investors are considering legal action following the collapse of Emoov. The investors in question appear to be some of...

Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...

A leading digital analyst says Purplebricks’ success in the US market is not assured and has expressed concern over whether it...

The chief executive of failed online agency Emoov has been named this week as one of the 500 top “tech influencers”...

Purplebricks is understood to be pondering the best way to assist victims of the collapse of Emoov without committing money for...

A tweet from Purplebricks’ chief executive Michael Bruce suggests that the agency may be about to play a role in the Emoov...

Investment platform Crowdcube has told Estate Agent Today that defunct online estate agency Emoov revised down its company valuation from £104m...

A statement by the administrators appointed by Emoov says there are prospective buyers for the listings on the online agency and...

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

The chief executive of Emoov and the founder of the new portal Rummage4Property had a dramatic spat on Twitter just hours...

Emoov has this afternoon appointed administrators as a result of not being able to secure a buyer - the move had...

At least some calls from potential customers to Emoov are being cut off and rival estate agents are now plundering the...

The circus surrounding the fate of online agency Emoov has taken an unexpected turn. Yesterday Sky News revealed that the company was...

Sky News says the online estate agency Emoov is preparing to call in administrators in a last-ditch attempt to salvage its...

More speculation has swirled around the future of Emoov as it appeared that company chief executive and founder Russell Quirk had...

The future of online agency Emoov remains in the balance this weekend with talks continuing between the management and possible buyers. On...

The latest research from online estate agency Emoov shows at least one silver lining to the current Brexit-hit housing market -...

Time appears to be running short for the sale of troubled online agency Emoov. An Emoov insider has told Estate Agent Today...

Housing minister Kit Malthouse appears to be backing Theresa May as Brexit chaos consumes the government. A request from Estate Agent Today...

An estate agency analyst has shared with Estate Agent Today his findings on the current and recent conversion rates of online...

An online agency launched by a traditional high street agent to ward off competition says the online business model might have...

Hello and welcome to our latest edition of Property Jobs Today, a weekly run-through of the key job moves within our...

However mild the weather may have been for most of us, it’s a cold autumn for the online estate agency market...

The high profile financial difficulties faced by Emoov and the recent fall in the share value of Purplebricks do not mean...

The troubled Emoov hybrid estate agency, currently up for sale, has removed an advertisement after a complaint to a watchdog over...

Purplebricks says it has seen year-on-year revenue growth of about 20 per cent despite what its chairman calls “a challenging UK...

One of Emoov’s agents in the field has contacted Estate Agent Today to give an insight into how the agency has...

Fresh details have emerged about the financial difficulties suffered by Emoov, its search for a buyer and its possible sale price. A...

As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s online estate agency sector - and not in a good...

Sky News says Emoov is to be sold, just months after the controversial online agency merged with Sarah Beeny's Tepilo and the...

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...

Outspoken online estate agency chief Russell Quirk says the estate agency industry is “really p****d off” with Rightmove trying to ride...

If it’s Monday it must be Property Jobs Today, your round up of the industry’s key moves. Are you changing jobs yourself?...

Akshay Ruparelia, the young founder and head of the online agency Doorsteps, has been shortlisted for one of the most prestigious...

The chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, has suggested that the unexpectedly low take up of online agents may mean that...

A competitive pricing analysis undertaken for hybrid estate agency Emoov claims that it sells for an average £6,000 more than rival...

Emoov has agreed to change the wording of a Google search advertisement after a complaint was made to the Advertising Standards...

Emoov’s founder Russell Quirk has outlined how he would help Britain get out of its current housing crisis to a Labour...

The shock immediate closure of Hatched, the online agency heavily invested in by Connells, has raised question marks over the online...

Estate agents say the continuing gentle slowdown reflected in the latest government house price figures will be the story of the...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says a no-deal Brexit exit could lead to a 35 per cent house price crash. The...

Hybrid agency Emoov has released research in which it claims consumers rank high street estate agency commission fees as the second...

Traditional estate agencies could be in for a stormy autumn and face being the next casualty of the high street shake-out...

The chief executive of the newly-expanded Emoov group has been giving details of the merger with Tepilo and the possibility of...

In a surprise announcement, house prices picked up in July with the annual rate of growth rising from 1.8 per cent...

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

The agonisingly painful decline of Countrywide continues, with no one sure whether it is the darkest hour before the dawn or...

The debate over alleged ‘down-valuing’ by mortgage lenders has flared again with one leading agent claiming that surveyors are just “covering...

Emoov’s latest crowdfunding campaign has now gone well over £1.5m, making it already 50 per cent over-funded already from its original...

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...

“They think it’s all over ... it is now.” The refrain that haunts England fans returned last night, not in a good...

Over 15,000 households have exchanged after listing with an online agent in the second quarter of 2018 - that’s eight per...

Any fingernails left after last night’s thriller? It was a cracker of a game, particularly the last 45 minutes...and then the...

Emoov has launched a crowdfunding campaign giving investors, it says, “a final chance” to put their money into the hybrid agency...

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...

A leading digital analyst says online agency Yopa has doubled its listings this year and is fighting the merged Emoov-Tepilo operation...

A major hybrid agency says there is a huge ‘reality gap’ between the typical asking price of homes on sale and the...

Hello - if it’s Monday, it must be Property Jobs Today, your chance to see a snapshot of the key moves...

The young entrepreneur behind Doorsteps, the estate agency that deliberately avoids the huge marketing razzamatazz of other online companies, says his...

Major online agencies appear to be unaffected by yesterday’s Supreme Court decision over workers' rights in the so-called 'gig economy'.  Yesterday’s case concerned...

Russell Quirk, chief executive of Emoov, says his agency is now one of the top seven in the UK following its...

A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...

The head of eProp Services, parent company of easyProperty, says growth in the online sector is slower than expected - but that...

Is there really any true value to an estate agent in our current climate? Will there be a role for traditional agents...

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

TV property expert Sarah Beeny says she expects online agencies to take 70 per cent market share in the future -...

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

The so-called ‘merger’ of Emoov, Tepilo and a lettings firm is actually an acquisition by Emoov of the other two companies. That's...

The long-awaited merger of Tepilo and Emoov is reported to have been confirmed this afternoon and in with them goes online lettings...

As we move towards another Bank Holiday Weekend, there is no shortage of phenomenal fundraising efforts from those in our industry.  If...

Average property prices fell in all but one English region during March, according to the latest official UK House Price Index. Overall,...

Two high street estate agents have used the medium of the local press to come out fighting against the threat of...

That’s it. I’ve given up. The lull has continued and it’s becoming quite a bore.  The price drop hasn’t worked. The revamped...

Online estate agencies are the centre of attention right now - but one of them seems to be seeking publicity in...

The prospect of technology transforming the selling and buying process, including more power for portals and especially online agents, dominated parts...

GetAgent, an estate agent comparison website, has won investment from a growth fund that also provides a 10 month advertising campaign on...

 Humberts says it has settled on a buyer after receiving several offers for the troubled agency - although it has delayed identifying...

Sky News says online estate agents Emoov and Tepilo are in talks about a ‎merger - and if it happens the...

There is a lull in my imminent flat sale. Just no activity at all, despite a price reduction!  So, I am forced...

One of the world’s leading agency and PropTech analysts says the race is on for who comes second in the UK’s...

Emoov founder Russell Quirk says that in some cases social media might give a more accurate picture of an estate agency’s...

Hybrid agency Emoov is now offering a tailored sales package aimed at attracting developers listing and selling new homes. Rather than paying...

The latest house price index figures from the Halifax gives just the spur the market may need as the spring sales...

Agents and representatives from other property sectors have reacted enthusiastically to proposals to professionalise the industry. As we reported yesterday, the government...

  An assessment of nine online agencies undertaken by a property website has seen Emoov come out on top after being analysed...

Online agency Emoov has amended its website following the intervention of the Advertising Standards Authority.  The authority says the agency’s site included...

New research appears to show that Purplebricks, HouseSimple, Yopa and other prominent online agencies are most popular with vendors selling in...

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts has compiled a major report on estate agents’ business models - an exercise...

Representatives from estate and lettings agencies as well as professional organisations have formed The Home Buying And Selling Group with a...

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...

An online agency says it knows exactly when a home should be marketed in order to sell in the optimum timeframe.  And...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, our round-up each Monday of key job moves within estate and letting...

Yopa, the online agency with financial backing from Savills and LSL Property Services, is the latest online firm to launch a...

Pressure continues to mount on Purplebricks to reveal its sales data after a weekend during which claims about its effectiveness continued...

According to The Branding Journal, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's...

Howard Quirk, a prominent estate agent in the 60s, 70s and 80s, has passed away, aged 71. He was the senior partner...

Hybrid estate agency eMoov has announced a new hire as chief operating officer with the remit of driving growth.  Guy Halfhead has previously...

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...

Online estate agent eMoov recently set itself apart by directly addressing the issues of openness and transparency that have long dogged the online business...

Despite growing concern about the health of the housing market, a string of estate agencies have made appointments this week. Connells Residential...

The Conveyancing Association says some of its members are piloting HIPs-style Digital Home Reports in a bid to reduce fall-throughs and...

There has been a wide range of views from trade bodies and individual agents on the government’s surprise ‘call for evidence’...

House prices across the UK have jumped by an average of 4.0 per cent in the year to September says the...

Sky News says the online estate agent eMoov is drawing up plans to float on the stock market.  Sky has been well-informed...

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

Let’s be honest - few people saw this coming. The 89 to 11 per cent majority amongst Agents’ Mutual members for...

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...

Online estate agency eMoov has announced the appointment of a new marketing expert. Lucy Milne - formerly marketing director of Just Eat...

eMoov, the online agency which last month secured an additional £9m funding from investors, has launched a recruitment drive for what...

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

Consumer group Which? says the public should be wary of claims made by online estate agents. This follows a series of complaints about...

A tech magazine has raised speculation, circulating in the industry for some months, that some online agencies have considered joining forces...

The chief executive of online estate agency eMoov - which has raised £9m in its latest investment round - says “more...

Even if you didn’t watch it, you’ve almost certainly heard about it by now.  The recent BBC Watchdog exposé of Purplebricks has...

Some 19 per cent of estate agents in the UK currently show warning signs that indicate they are at risk of going...

There’s barely a week that goes by when you don’t read about an estate or letting agency business that’s been acquired...

A consumer group which has consistently promoted online agencies says they achieve closer to sellers’ original asking price than the national...

An internet monitoring service operated by international financial services giant Morgan Stanley says OnTheMarket is continuing to lose both its share...

The comparison service Get Agent has released the full details of its analysis of the performance of four different online estate...

On the day when hundreds of agents descend on the capital to celebrate the great and good of the industry at...

Purplebricks' share price moved up over two per cent yesterday on the strength of its latest trading statement - but its...

The new chief executive of the Guild of Property Professionals has accused some online agents of carrying out “aggressive” marketing campaigns...

Two figures with high profiles in the world of PropTech have formed a consultancy to try to sell their services to...

A debate on customer service in the agency industry has been arranged for later this month between leading lights from both...

As Trussle and Placester add to 2017s bonkers tally of PropTech investment, isn’t it time we end the conflict between Tech...

A survey of over 2,000 sellers who used online agency eMoov reveals that review websites were the overwhelmingly largest driver of...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

OnTheMarket has swatted away the latest criticism from a long-term critic, online estate agency head Russell Quirk - although it has...

Organisers of the Future:PropTech2017 conference on May 4 have revealed new sponsors involved with the event - including Angels Media, publisher...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved a complaint made against online estate agency eMoov.  The complaint challenged whether two statements...

One of the earliest entrepreneurs to found a website to allow for-sale-by-owner property listings back in 2000, predicts current online agents...

House prices will rise 2.0 per cent in 2017, below the rate of inflation and just under half the rise predicted...

Prominent buying agent, TV housing market commentator and hard-core tweeter Henry Pryor has accused traditional estate agents of becoming “fat and...

A debate discussing how online and traditional estate agency would develop in the future, organised by City investment consultancy Jefferies, has...

An Essex estate agent who believes he is the youngest in the industry has explained his success to Estate Agent Today...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

Countrywide's second most senior management figure - Head of Retail Sam Tyrer - is to speak before an industry audience next...

eMoov is to offer virtual tours to clients free of charge - a service for which it says rival online agents...

In recent weeks I have been carrying out question and answer sessions with some of the key figures in the property...

eMoov founder and chief executive Russell Quirk has launched another online petition, this time calling for mandatory licensing of estate agents. The...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published details of four more cases in which it has 'informally resolved' complaints made against...

A fantastic exclusive this week as I carry out a question and answer session with one of the leading names in...

The former managing director of Countrywide has responded to claims made by Russell Quirk that the UK's largest agency rejected the...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved a complaint made against online estate agency eMoov.  A media sales adviser for a...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

Countrywide’s former senior management rejected an invitation to buy 10 per cent of eMoov for £100,000 five years ago, according to the...

A firm called Proper Local has launched, insisting it is offering “a new model” for estate agency, somewhere between a traditional...

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

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

An online petition to scrap Energy Performance Certificates has received only modest support so far. The petition has been put forward by eMoov...

Journalists often get quick reactions to events from spin doctors helping put out their clients’ messages - and that applies to...

For the second time this month, the Advertising Standards Authority has had to intervene over the wording of an ad from...

The first new ‘official’ UK House Price Index, released yesterday, has received mixed reviews from the industry. On the one hand there...

As we have just passed the 6 month half way point of 2016 we thought it would be a good idea...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad by online agency emoov after a complaint disputing the duration of a fee...

The only way Purplebricks' dominance of the online agency sector can be challenged is via a merger between competitors or another stock...

eMoov has announced that it has secured a loan of £500,000 to help it expand into lettings, international transactions and license...

As we approach another Bank Holiday weekend, estate and letting agents across the country have again been raising thousands of pounds...

Complaints made against adverts issued by property firms have increased by 10% in the last year. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) reports...

A dispute over claims made on online estate agency HouseSimple's website has been 'informally resolved' via the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Competitor eMoov challenged...

The main debate at this year’s FUTURE: PropTech conference - the industry’s leading technology forum, held yesterday in London - saw...

Russell Quirk - whose online agency eMoov is banned from OnTheMarket - says the new portal has indirectly helped onliners rather...

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...

Controversial online estate agent and industry commentator Russell Quirk has hit out at the fee structure of traditional agents, claiming it...

Savills is the latest estate agency to consider a TV advertising campaign. The agency’s marketing director Alison Dean has told Estate Agent...

The never-knowingly-underquoted online agency eMoov has renewed its attack on traditional estate agents’ fees, claiming they are as much as £922...

The amount of column inches taken up by ‘property’ is at an all-time high.  In my mind there are two major contributing...

Online estate agency eMoov has changed the wording on its website after a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The words under...

An online estate agent who a year ago predicted that OnTheMarket would not survive for 12 months has issued a statement...

Forget eMoov, easyProperty, Tepilo or Purplebricks. It appears the less well-known My Online Estate Agent has taken the honours for having the...

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

Purplebricks chief executive Michael Bruce is to speak alongside eMoov founder Russell Quirk in a debate to be held at the...

Publicity-conscious online estate agency eMoov claims vendors in London have spent £861.5m on traditional estate agents’ fees in 2015.  eMoov accuses agents...

Online estate agent Purplebricks has now completed its pre-Christmas IPO with shares initially valued at £240m. It’s the latest news that...

There’s been plenty of forecasting in recent weeks - banks, consultancies and high-end estate agents have predicted house prices in the...

eMoov founder and managing director Russell Quirk has taken to print to explain why he believes 2016 will be the year...

It’s time to take a pause, to reflect and put into context—and what a year it has been for our industry...

Purplebricks is very easily the most recognisable online estate agency, according to a survey of 1,300 home owners by respected polling...

eMoov is one of several property firms to have ‘informally resolved’ disputes with the Advertising Standards Authority - usually achieved by...

With Purplebricks floating next week and at least one other agent believed to be announcing the appointment of a senior staff...

It’s rare for an incumbent to pivot to a disruptive business model, even in the face of compelling logic that they...

Controversial online agency chief Russell Quirk has described aspects of Countrywide’s newly-revealed digital ambitions as “cursory” and showing “arrogance.” Yesterday Estate Agent...

I’m writing this from the brand spanking new Center Parks in Woburn Forest. Set within 365 acres of lush Bedfordshire forest,...

Challenger portal OnTheMarket is “not attracting a meaningful audience or engaging with its users” and so is likely to fail according...

Over the past few years Rightmove and Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) have each been spending massive sums on marketing and product...

The future estate agency model is going to be neither the traditional High Street office nor the online-only alternative - instead...

Four estate agencies including online player Purplebricks have resolved complaints submitted to the Advertising Standards Authority. Every week the ASA publishes a...

An entrepreneurial website has revealed the investors behind this month's crowdfunding success by online agency eMoov. Episode 1 Ventures and Maxfield Capital...

One of the industry debates of the year will be held next week when the inaugural FUTURE : Property Tech conference...

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

The chief executive of OnTheMarket has hit out at what he calls "detractors" who allege four multi-office agencies have quit the...

Multi-office agencies Stirling Ackroyd, Statons, Alex Neil and Cheffins are amongst those agents which have left OnTheMarket and returned to Zoopla...

eMoov has far exceeded its original target of raising £1m in its latest crowdfunding pitch and, with two days to go,...

Controversial online estate agency eMoov is on the verge of successfully raising £1m through crowdfunding - and may even hit the...

allAgents has revealed its 2015 estate agency award winners, based on reviews posted from September 1 2014 to August 31 this...

eMoov, arguably Britain’s highest-profile online estate agency, says it is “inevitable” that it will enter the US sales market in the...

We’re all familiar with 'gazumping' – most us have been 'gazumped' or indeed been the perpetrators of this practice, for it...

The controversial description of online agency eMoov as being valued at £20m - even though it currently does not even make...

Online estate agency eMoov has is close to reaching two thirds of its target £1m in crowdfunding but after a spectacular...

Online agents may soon sell and let across national boundaries as company websites and property portals operate on an increasingly global...

Controversial agency eMoov, which has already raised over half a million pounds in a weekend of crowdfunding, says online agencies now...

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has been announced as the headline speaker at the Future: Property Tech Conference, taking place in the...

The number of buyers being gazumped has fallen by 40% since October 2014, according to online estate agent eMoov. The agency surveyed...

eMoov has entered into a partnership with peer-to-peer lender RateSetter in another bid by an online estate agency to find an...

An online estate agency is accusing a High Street agent of trying to “sabotage” a transaction by sending a touting letter...

eMoov boss Russell Quirk and a senior member of his management team have been targeted in a fraud scam.  Yesterday morning the...

One of the country’s most prominent online estate agencies is trying to confound critics by offering a no sale-no fee model,...

The largely unpredictable June weather is yet to dampen the UK’s agents’ spirits when it comes to charity as thousands more...

Yesterday we heard about the letter from the CMA warning agents about anti-competitive behaviour. Today, in a scoop for Estate Agent...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team (NTSEAT) is to meet with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to discuss complaints...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld two complaints made against online estate agency eMoov.  The first centred around eMoov’s claim that...

This publication recently reported on Russell Quirk's latest attempt to upset the establishment, this time by attacking the hallowed ground of...

OK, you’ve had your fun. Now let’s leave the regulators regulate and work for the public. If you don’t know what I...

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Zoopla's trading...

Online estate agency eMoov has lodged a complaint with the Competition and Markets Authority over high street agents’ implementation of sole...

The managing director of Hatched online agency is accusing Purplebricks, eMoov, Tepilo and House Network of advertising their rates exclusive of...

Vandals seeking to ‘reclaim Brixton’ have used a road sign to smash the windows of a Foxtons branch on the high...

Online estate agency eMoov launches its second marketing campaign this week following on from its TV debut last year. The return of...