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03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

An online estate agency which last week claimed it had resolved a dispute over reviews it showed on its website is...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Fledgling online estate agency Emoov - now owned by PropTech firm Mashroom - has removed reviews and endorsements from its website...
13 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

A controversial estate agent and former head of an online agency is urging agents to knock on the doors of vendors...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has told Estate Agent Today that its recruitment schedule is running “well...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Upad, the national online letting agent set up by entrepreneur James Davis has announced that it is “closed to new business”...
15 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content

It never rains but it pours. And that’s certainly been the case for the online estate agency sector in the last...
03 October 2019
From: Features

The tech publication WIRED has conducted an in-depth analysis of Purplebricks’ reviews on the Trustpilot site and suggests the agency may...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News

HM Revenue & Customs has revealed that the original Emoov online agency has been fined for breaches of money laundering regulations. HMRC...
20 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A survey claims that millions of potential sellers would use online estate agents - and bizarrely, this includes an online agency...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News

In the old days an agent would procure clients based upon their position in the high street, the size of the...
04 September 2019
From: Features

Crowdfunding has been largely avoided by property companies for much of the past year following controversies surrounding Emoov’s fund raising -...
27 August 2019
From: Breaking News

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 former Local Property Expert and manager at Purplebricks has gone on record to reveal what it was really like to work...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A newspaper claims that a crowdfunding site used by some estate agencies and other property industry companies has suspended trading on...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the most experienced and high profile figures in the industry says individual agents working for online companies are typically...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...
13 July 2019
From: Features

The new owners of Emoov have confirmed that 70 previous customers have opted to re-list their homes with the firm since it...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...
03 July 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Estate Agent Today has been contacted by an individual who says he is one of three former Emoov customers intending to...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News

New figures released show High Street estate agents taking an increasingly large market share as online operators continue to crumble. According to the...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and here’s another PJT to start the week: we hope it’s your first port of call when you want to...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News

We like a good video here at Estate Agent Today, and we know our industry can take a joke even if...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Emoov and Countrywide: what a pair, observers might say. They present a tale of two failures - although, in the case of...
08 June 2019
From: Features

A veteran of three online estate agencies has been named as the first UK head of a US real estate operation...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s shares took another battering yesterday as they plummeted below the psychologically-painful 5p mark - reflecting a 95 per cent loss of...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News

New data from property consultancy The Advisory shows that the top 10 online estate agents now have a combined market share...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...
18 May 2019
From: Features

“I’m Russell Quirk, and I’ve failed” - with those words, the former chief executive of Emoov has begun to explain how...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Mark Witherspoon, well known in the agency industry as the former data services director of Zoopla, has joined the TwentyCi company. TwentyCi...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The failure of online agencies to significantly disrupt the industry is down to their being too cheap and creating a perception...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A millionaire who has not previously invested in the property industry has taken the plunge by funding an online agency network. The...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s more bad news for Purplebricks: after a shock 80 per cent downgrading of its stock value by a bank on...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...
06 April 2019
From: Features

A controversial online estate agency has gone into liquidation two years after describing High Street agents as “smug, suited slime-balls.” BetterMove, registered...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

An online estate agency insists the online/hybrid sector will take a 50 per cent market share in the future - despite...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...
27 March 2019
From: Features

The founder and former chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, is back in the headlines with a new but until now...
18 March 2019
From: Breaking News

GetAgent, the comparison estate agency business, has secured £2.2m in investment from a consortium of investors including Channel 4. The backers are...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News
13 March 2019
From: Features

The online estate agency platform Love2Move has scrapped its bid for investment via a controversial crowdfunding platform. The platform - which allows...
12 March 2019
From: Breaking News

House Network, one of the first ever online estate agencies, is alleged to be considering calling in administrators. Two reliable sources close...
01 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

Welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up with the latest key job moves. Keep in touch with us on...
25 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Online estate agent Emoov failed to tell crowdfunding investors it was losing £3m a month before its collapse, a Sunday paper claims. The...
24 February 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...
23 February 2019
From: Features

Latest figures show that the top 10 online estate agencies have once again failed to exceed five per cent market share,...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The first major estate agency business to launch a crowdfunding bid since the controversial collapse of Emoov has emphasised its “realistic”...
14 February 2019
From: Breaking News

“You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over,” is an oft-quoted saying of Richard...
09 February 2019
From: Features

The latest analysis of the performance of the top 10 online estate agencies shows that their market share of new listings...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group says its online/hybrid agency EweMove traded profitably throughout last year and will show “a significant improvement” over...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief executive of Emoov says he has the answer to Foxtons’ current downbeat performance - it should exploit its...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Property industry commentator and former online agency chief executive Russell Quirk has defended Rightmove’s charges to agents, saying that compared to...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The controversial crowdfunding site Crowdcube has listed the founder of online estate agency Doorsteps as one of its five ‘entrepreneurs of...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief executive of Emoov says online estate agencies charge too little, so risk appearing cheap and ineffective to potential...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The share of the market taken by online agencies in the final quarter of 2018 slipped from last summer’s high of...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The auction firm that purchased the property listings left stranded by the collapse of Emoov is now offering partnership opportunities to...
17 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The new management at Emoov says that following its acquisition out of administration it will relaunch as an online estate agency later...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Kenny Bruce, one of the founders of sector-leading online agency Purplebricks, has sent his good wishes to Russell Quirk, who founded...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Former Emoov chief executive Russell Quirk has made his first on-the-record comments about the factors behind the dramatic collapse of his...
14 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Customers are still trying to get hold of Emoov, Tepilo and Hatched months after they closed down. Estate Agent Today has seen...
10 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today understands from a respected source that the remains of the Emoov and Tepilo online agencies have been acquired...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The former boss of Emoov, the controversial Russell Quirk, has resuscitated his career as a public relations man and pro-Brexit commentator. Just...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A branch of the Haart estate agency is reported to have apologised to Purplebricks for claiming that the hybrid agency was...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has tightened its vice-like grip on the online market according to a new analysis - but the race is on...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The online sales and lettings platform TheHouseShop has scrapped its £500,000 crowdfunding pitch - and it’s blaming the collapse of online...
03 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...
31 December 2018
From: Features

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...
28 December 2018
From: Features

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features

In the past year it seems every other story has been about PropTech - the big stuff like Purplebricks and the...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A bid by online property platform TheHouseShop to raise £500,000 investment via crowdfunding appears to be flatlining. TheHouseShop - until 2015 known...
20 December 2018
From: Breaking News

New figures show that online agencies’ share of listings of homes for sale has plummeted to 4.6 per cent. This is well...
20 December 2018
From: Breaking News

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

A new analysis of the online estate agency business model claims that it ‘could be described as a Ponzi scheme’. The accusation...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A top PropTech analyst says Purplebricks is as much an advertising firm as an estate agency but is nonetheless a huge success...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...
15 December 2018
From: Features

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The auction company that has acquired some 5,000 vendor listings from the failed Emoov and Tepilo agencies says it wants more agents...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A Newcastle-based property company says it has acquired the listings of Emoov and Tepilo. It has emailed and texted vendors to say...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it has £100m net cash to exercise “relentless innovation” and benefit from an industry shake-out that will ”expose undercapitalised traditional...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A crowdfunding bid to Emoov’s staff to win financial help over the Christmas period has flopped badly with a paltry £30...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Vesta, which describes itself as “the new online marketplace for buying and selling rental property” has launched a bid to raise...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News

It is now known that at least 32 formal complaints have been received by the crowdfunding platform that helped Emoov raise...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has launched an emergency hotline for customers of Emoov and Tepilo that are stranded by the agencies’ collapse. A statement this...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today has been given details of responses made by administrators to an enquiry about the possible acquisition of some...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s been a four per cent rise in the number of estate agencies becoming insolvent according to a new report. In the...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The Times reports that crowdfunding investors are considering legal action following the collapse of Emoov. The investors in question appear to be some of...
10 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...
08 December 2018
From: Features

A leading digital analyst says Purplebricks’ success in the US market is not assured and has expressed concern over whether it...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of failed online agency Emoov has been named this week as one of the 500 top “tech influencers”...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is understood to be pondering the best way to assist victims of the collapse of Emoov without committing money for...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A tweet from Purplebricks’ chief executive Michael Bruce suggests that the agency may be about to play a role in the Emoov...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Investment platform Crowdcube has told Estate Agent Today that defunct online estate agency Emoov revised down its company valuation from £104m...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A statement by the administrators appointed by Emoov says there are prospective buyers for the listings on the online agency and...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The demise of Emoov, Tepilo and lettings platform Urban raises question marks over the long-term viability of online agencies according to...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Emoov and the founder of the new portal Rummage4Property had a dramatic spat on Twitter just hours...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Emoov has this afternoon appointed administrators as a result of not being able to secure a buyer - the move had...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

At least some calls from potential customers to Emoov are being cut off and rival estate agents are now plundering the...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The circus surrounding the fate of online agency Emoov has taken an unexpected turn. Yesterday Sky News revealed that the company was...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Sky News says the online estate agency Emoov is preparing to call in administrators in a last-ditch attempt to salvage its...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News

More speculation has swirled around the future of Emoov as it appeared that company chief executive and founder Russell Quirk had...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The future of online agency Emoov remains in the balance this weekend with talks continuing between the management and possible buyers. On...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest research from online estate agency Emoov shows at least one silver lining to the current Brexit-hit housing market -...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Time appears to be running short for the sale of troubled online agency Emoov. An Emoov insider has told Estate Agent Today...
19 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Kit Malthouse appears to be backing Theresa May as Brexit chaos consumes the government. A request from Estate Agent Today...
16 November 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agency analyst has shared with Estate Agent Today his findings on the current and recent conversion rates of online...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

An online agency launched by a traditional high street agent to ward off competition says the online business model might have...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to our latest edition of Property Jobs Today, a weekly run-through of the key job moves within our...
12 November 2018
From: Breaking News

However mild the weather may have been for most of us, it’s a cold autumn for the online estate agency market...
10 November 2018
From: Features

The high profile financial difficulties faced by Emoov and the recent fall in the share value of Purplebricks do not mean...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The troubled Emoov hybrid estate agency, currently up for sale, has removed an advertisement after a complaint to a watchdog over...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it has seen year-on-year revenue growth of about 20 per cent despite what its chairman calls “a challenging UK...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

One of Emoov’s agents in the field has contacted Estate Agent Today to give an insight into how the agency has...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Fresh details have emerged about the financial difficulties suffered by Emoov, its search for a buyer and its possible sale price. A...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s online estate agency sector - and not in a good...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Sky News says Emoov is to be sold, just months after the controversial online agency merged with Sarah Beeny's Tepilo and the...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Outspoken online estate agency chief Russell Quirk says the estate agency industry is “really p****d off” with Rightmove trying to ride...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News

If it’s Monday it must be Property Jobs Today, your round up of the industry’s key moves. Are you changing jobs yourself?...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Akshay Ruparelia, the young founder and head of the online agency Doorsteps, has been shortlisted for one of the most prestigious...
18 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, has suggested that the unexpectedly low take up of online agents may mean that...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A competitive pricing analysis undertaken for hybrid estate agency Emoov claims that it sells for an average £6,000 more than rival...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Emoov has agreed to change the wording of a Google search advertisement after a complaint was made to the Advertising Standards...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Emoov’s founder Russell Quirk has outlined how he would help Britain get out of its current housing crisis to a Labour...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The shock immediate closure of Hatched, the online agency heavily invested in by Connells, has raised question marks over the online...
21 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate agents say the continuing gentle slowdown reflected in the latest government house price figures will be the story of the...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says a no-deal Brexit exit could lead to a 35 per cent house price crash. The...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency Emoov has released research in which it claims consumers rank high street estate agency commission fees as the second...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Traditional estate agencies could be in for a stormy autumn and face being the next casualty of the high street shake-out...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of the newly-expanded Emoov group has been giving details of the merger with Tepilo and the possibility of...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News

In a surprise announcement, house prices picked up in July with the annual rate of growth rising from 1.8 per cent...
08 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...
28 July 2018
From: Features

The agonisingly painful decline of Countrywide continues, with no one sure whether it is the darkest hour before the dawn or...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The debate over alleged ‘down-valuing’ by mortgage lenders has flared again with one leading agent claiming that surveyors are just “covering...
24 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Emoov’s latest crowdfunding campaign has now gone well over £1.5m, making it already 50 per cent over-funded already from its original...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...
14 July 2018
From: Features

“They think it’s all over ... it is now.” The refrain that haunts England fans returned last night, not in a good...
12 July 2018
From: Breaking News

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

Any fingernails left after last night’s thriller? It was a cracker of a game, particularly the last 45 minutes...and then the...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Emoov has launched a crowdfunding campaign giving investors, it says, “a final chance” to put their money into the hybrid agency...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading digital analyst says online agency Yopa has doubled its listings this year and is fighting the merged Emoov-Tepilo operation...
28 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A major hybrid agency says there is a huge ‘reality gap’ between the typical asking price of homes on sale and the...
21 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello - if it’s Monday, it must be Property Jobs Today, your chance to see a snapshot of the key moves...
18 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The young entrepreneur behind Doorsteps, the estate agency that deliberately avoids the huge marketing razzamatazz of other online companies, says his...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Russell Quirk, chief executive of Emoov, says his agency is now one of the top seven in the UK following its...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The head of eProp Services, parent company of easyProperty, says growth in the online sector is slower than expected - but that...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Is there really any true value to an estate agent in our current climate? Will there be a role for traditional agents...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The online agency shake-out and consolidation continues apace. Former YOPA director Russell Humphrey has been named as the managing director of estate...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News

TV property expert Sarah Beeny says she expects online agencies to take 70 per cent market share in the future -...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...
02 June 2018
From: Features

The so-called ‘merger’ of Emoov, Tepilo and a lettings firm is actually an acquisition by Emoov of the other two companies. That's...
31 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The long-awaited merger of Tepilo and Emoov is reported to have been confirmed this afternoon and in with them goes online lettings...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News

As we move towards another Bank Holiday Weekend, there is no shortage of phenomenal fundraising efforts from those in our industry. If...
25 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Average property prices fell in all but one English region during March, according to the latest official UK House Price Index. Overall,...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Two high street estate agents have used the medium of the local press to come out fighting against the threat of...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
16 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Online estate agencies are the centre of attention right now - but one of them seems to be seeking publicity in...
15 May 2018
From: Breaking News

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

GetAgent, an estate agent comparison website, has won investment from a growth fund that also provides a 10 month advertising campaign on...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Humberts says it has settled on a buyer after receiving several offers for the troubled agency - although it has delayed identifying...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Sky News says online estate agents Emoov and Tepilo are in talks about a merger - and if it happens the...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

There is a lull in my imminent flat sale. Just no activity at all, despite a price reduction! So, I am forced...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the world’s leading agency and PropTech analysts says the race is on for who comes second in the UK’s...
08 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Emoov founder Russell Quirk says that in some cases social media might give a more accurate picture of an estate agency’s...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency Emoov is now offering a tailored sales package aimed at attracting developers listing and selling new homes. Rather than paying...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest house price index figures from the Halifax gives just the spur the market may need as the spring sales...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Agents and representatives from other property sectors have reacted enthusiastically to proposals to professionalise the industry. As we reported yesterday, the government...
09 April 2018
From: Breaking News

An assessment of nine online agencies undertaken by a property website has seen Emoov come out on top after being analysed...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Online agency Emoov has amended its website following the intervention of the Advertising Standards Authority. The authority says the agency’s site included...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News

New research appears to show that Purplebricks, HouseSimple, Yopa and other prominent online agencies are most popular with vendors selling in...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts has compiled a major report on estate agents’ business models - an exercise...
07 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Representatives from estate and lettings agencies as well as professional organisations have formed The Home Buying And Selling Group with a...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...
24 February 2018
From: Features

An online agency says it knows exactly when a home should be marketed in order to sell in the optimum timeframe. And...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, our round-up each Monday of key job moves within estate and letting...
19 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Yopa, the online agency with financial backing from Savills and LSL Property Services, is the latest online firm to launch a...
15 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Pressure continues to mount on Purplebricks to reveal its sales data after a weekend during which claims about its effectiveness continued...
05 February 2018
From: Breaking News

According to The Branding Journal, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's...
20 January 2018
From: Features

Howard Quirk, a prominent estate agent in the 60s, 70s and 80s, has passed away, aged 71. He was the senior partner...
02 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Hybrid estate agency eMoov has announced a new hire as chief operating officer with the remit of driving growth. Guy Halfhead has previously...
11 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

Online estate agent eMoov recently set itself apart by directly addressing the issues of openness and transparency that have long dogged the online business...
15 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Despite growing concern about the health of the housing market, a string of estate agencies have made appointments this week. Connells Residential...
10 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The Conveyancing Association says some of its members are piloting HIPs-style Digital Home Reports in a bid to reduce fall-throughs and...
24 October 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a wide range of views from trade bodies and individual agents on the government’s surprise ‘call for evidence’...
23 October 2017
From: Breaking News

House prices across the UK have jumped by an average of 4.0 per cent in the year to September says the...
09 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Sky News says the online estate agent eMoov is drawing up plans to float on the stock market. Sky has been well-informed...
12 September 2017
From: Breaking News

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...
09 September 2017
From: Features

Let’s be honest - few people saw this coming. The 89 to 11 per cent majority amongst Agents’ Mutual members for...
08 September 2017
From: Breaking News

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...
07 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency eMoov has announced the appointment of a new marketing expert. Lucy Milne - formerly marketing director of Just Eat...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

eMoov, the online agency which last month secured an additional £9m funding from investors, has launched a recruitment drive for what...
01 September 2017
From: Breaking News

“When an industry is new, still finding its feet, finding its purpose, the tendency is for those few people within it...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Consumer group Which? says the public should be wary of claims made by online estate agents. This follows a series of complaints about...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A tech magazine has raised speculation, circulating in the industry for some months, that some online agencies have considered joining forces...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of online estate agency eMoov - which has raised £9m in its latest investment round - says “more...
22 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Even if you didn’t watch it, you’ve almost certainly heard about it by now. The recent BBC Watchdog exposé of Purplebricks has...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Some 19 per cent of estate agents in the UK currently show warning signs that indicate they are at risk of going...
31 July 2017
From: Breaking News

There’s barely a week that goes by when you don’t read about an estate or letting agency business that’s been acquired...
10 June 2017
From: Features

A consumer group which has consistently promoted online agencies says they achieve closer to sellers’ original asking price than the national...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News

An internet monitoring service operated by international financial services giant Morgan Stanley says OnTheMarket is continuing to lose both its share...
22 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The comparison service Get Agent has released the full details of its analysis of the performance of four different online estate...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News

On the day when hundreds of agents descend on the capital to celebrate the great and good of the industry at...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks' share price moved up over two per cent yesterday on the strength of its latest trading statement - but its...
05 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The new chief executive of the Guild of Property Professionals has accused some online agents of carrying out “aggressive” marketing campaigns...
26 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Two figures with high profiles in the world of PropTech have formed a consultancy to try to sell their services to...
20 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A debate on customer service in the agency industry has been arranged for later this month between leading lights from both...
11 April 2017
From: Breaking News

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

A survey of over 2,000 sellers who used online agency eMoov reveals that review websites were the overwhelmingly largest driver of...
20 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...
11 March 2017
From: Features

OnTheMarket has swatted away the latest criticism from a long-term critic, online estate agency head Russell Quirk - although it has...
03 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Organisers of the Future:PropTech2017 conference on May 4 have revealed new sponsors involved with the event - including Angels Media, publisher...
23 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved a complaint made against online estate agency eMoov. The complaint challenged whether two statements...
25 January 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the earliest entrepreneurs to found a website to allow for-sale-by-owner property listings back in 2000, predicts current online agents...
05 January 2017
From: Breaking News

House prices will rise 2.0 per cent in 2017, below the rate of inflation and just under half the rise predicted...
12 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Prominent buying agent, TV housing market commentator and hard-core tweeter Henry Pryor has accused traditional estate agents of becoming “fat and...
23 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A debate discussing how online and traditional estate agency would develop in the future, organised by City investment consultancy Jefferies, has...
09 November 2016
From: Breaking News

An Essex estate agent who believes he is the youngest in the industry has explained his success to Estate Agent Today...
08 November 2016
From: Breaking News

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...
05 November 2016
From: Features

Countrywide's second most senior management figure - Head of Retail Sam Tyrer - is to speak before an industry audience next...
01 November 2016
From: Breaking News

eMoov is to offer virtual tours to clients free of charge - a service for which it says rival online agents...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News

In recent weeks I have been carrying out question and answer sessions with some of the key figures in the property...
14 October 2016
From: Features

eMoov founder and chief executive Russell Quirk has launched another online petition, this time calling for mandatory licensing of estate agents. The...
10 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published details of four more cases in which it has 'informally resolved' complaints made against...
21 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A fantastic exclusive this week as I carry out a question and answer session with one of the leading names in...
16 September 2016
From: Features

The former managing director of Countrywide has responded to claims made by Russell Quirk that the UK's largest agency rejected the...
15 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved a complaint made against online estate agency eMoov. A media sales adviser for a...
14 September 2016
From: Breaking News
The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
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Countrywide’s former senior management rejected an invitation to buy 10 per cent of eMoov for £100,000 five years ago, according to the...
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A firm called Proper Local has launched, insisting it is offering “a new model” for estate agency, somewhere between a traditional...
07 September 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s easy to forget, but there was a time when the internet didn’t exist. When the idea behind the world wide...
19 August 2016
From: Features

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...
05 August 2016
From: Features

An online petition to scrap Energy Performance Certificates has received only modest support so far. The petition has been put forward by eMoov...
11 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Journalists often get quick reactions to events from spin doctors helping put out their clients’ messages - and that applies to...
08 July 2016
From: Breaking News

For the second time this month, the Advertising Standards Authority has had to intervene over the wording of an ad from...
22 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The first new ‘official’ UK House Price Index, released yesterday, has received mixed reviews from the industry. On the one hand there...
15 June 2016
From: Breaking News
09 June 2016
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The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad by online agency emoov after a complaint disputing the duration of a fee...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The only way Purplebricks' dominance of the online agency sector can be challenged is via a merger between competitors or another stock...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News

eMoov has announced that it has secured a loan of £500,000 to help it expand into lettings, international transactions and license...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News

As we approach another Bank Holiday weekend, estate and letting agents across the country have again been raising thousands of pounds...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Complaints made against adverts issued by property firms have increased by 10% in the last year. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) reports...
26 May 2016
From: Breaking News

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...
25 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The main debate at this year’s FUTURE: PropTech conference - the industry’s leading technology forum, held yesterday in London - saw...
20 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Russell Quirk - whose online agency eMoov is banned from OnTheMarket - says the new portal has indirectly helped onliners rather...
17 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...
29 April 2016
From: Features

Controversial online estate agent and industry commentator Russell Quirk has hit out at the fee structure of traditional agents, claiming it...
21 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Savills is the latest estate agency to consider a TV advertising campaign. The agency’s marketing director Alison Dean has told Estate Agent...
07 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The never-knowingly-underquoted online agency eMoov has renewed its attack on traditional estate agents’ fees, claiming they are as much as £922...
26 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The amount of column inches taken up by ‘property’ is at an all-time high. In my mind there are two major contributing...
20 February 2016
From: Features

Online estate agency eMoov has changed the wording on its website after a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The words under...
10 February 2016
From: Breaking News

An online estate agent who a year ago predicted that OnTheMarket would not survive for 12 months has issued a statement...
26 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Forget eMoov, easyProperty, Tepilo or Purplebricks. It appears the less well-known My Online Estate Agent has taken the honours for having the...
20 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Do you remember Martha Lane-Fox? She was the poster girl for lastminute.com and an icon of the dot.com bubble that ended...
15 January 2016
From: Features

Purplebricks chief executive Michael Bruce is to speak alongside eMoov founder Russell Quirk in a debate to be held at the...
14 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Publicity-conscious online estate agency eMoov claims vendors in London have spent £861.5m on traditional estate agents’ fees in 2015. eMoov accuses agents...
11 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Online estate agent Purplebricks has now completed its pre-Christmas IPO with shares initially valued at £240m. It’s the latest news that...
08 January 2016
From: Features

There’s been plenty of forecasting in recent weeks - banks, consultancies and high-end estate agents have predicted house prices in the...
31 December 2015
From: Features

eMoov founder and managing director Russell Quirk has taken to print to explain why he believes 2016 will be the year...
24 December 2015
From: Breaking News

It’s time to take a pause, to reflect and put into context—and what a year it has been for our industry...
24 December 2015
From: Features

Purplebricks is very easily the most recognisable online estate agency, according to a survey of 1,300 home owners by respected polling...
23 December 2015
From: Breaking News

eMoov is one of several property firms to have ‘informally resolved’ disputes with the Advertising Standards Authority - usually achieved by...
16 December 2015
From: Breaking News

With Purplebricks floating next week and at least one other agent believed to be announcing the appointment of a senior staff...
08 December 2015
From: Breaking News

It’s rare for an incumbent to pivot to a disruptive business model, even in the face of compelling logic that they...
30 October 2015
From: Features

Controversial online agency chief Russell Quirk has described aspects of Countrywide’s newly-revealed digital ambitions as “cursory” and showing “arrogance.” Yesterday Estate Agent...
28 October 2015
From: Breaking News

I’m writing this from the brand spanking new Center Parks in Woburn Forest. Set within 365 acres of lush Bedfordshire forest,...
23 October 2015
From: Features

Challenger portal OnTheMarket is “not attracting a meaningful audience or engaging with its users” and so is likely to fail according...
20 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Over the past few years Rightmove and Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) have each been spending massive sums on marketing and product...
16 October 2015
From: Features

The future estate agency model is going to be neither the traditional High Street office nor the online-only alternative - instead...
16 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Four estate agencies including online player Purplebricks have resolved complaints submitted to the Advertising Standards Authority. Every week the ASA publishes a...
14 October 2015
From: Breaking News

An entrepreneurial website has revealed the investors behind this month's crowdfunding success by online agency eMoov. Episode 1 Ventures and Maxfield Capital...
08 October 2015
From: Breaking News

One of the industry debates of the year will be held next week when the inaugural FUTURE : Property Tech conference...
05 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The big online estate agencies appear to have come of age. No, no - I'm not saying they're good, bad, better or...
02 October 2015
From: Features

The chief executive of OnTheMarket has hit out at what he calls "detractors" who allege four multi-office agencies have quit the...
02 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Multi-office agencies Stirling Ackroyd, Statons, Alex Neil and Cheffins are amongst those agents which have left OnTheMarket and returned to Zoopla...
01 October 2015
From: Breaking News

eMoov has far exceeded its original target of raising £1m in its latest crowdfunding pitch and, with two days to go,...
29 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Controversial online estate agency eMoov is on the verge of successfully raising £1m through crowdfunding - and may even hit the...
22 September 2015
From: Breaking News

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

eMoov, arguably Britain’s highest-profile online estate agency, says it is “inevitable” that it will enter the US sales market in the...
15 September 2015
From: Breaking News

We’re all familiar with 'gazumping' – most us have been 'gazumped' or indeed been the perpetrators of this practice, for it...
11 September 2015
From: Features

The controversial description of online agency eMoov as being valued at £20m - even though it currently does not even make...
09 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency eMoov has is close to reaching two thirds of its target £1m in crowdfunding but after a spectacular...
04 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Online agents may soon sell and let across national boundaries as company websites and property portals operate on an increasingly global...
02 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Controversial agency eMoov, which has already raised over half a million pounds in a weekend of crowdfunding, says online agencies now...
01 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has been announced as the headline speaker at the Future: Property Tech Conference, taking place in the...
27 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of buyers being gazumped has fallen by 40% since October 2014, according to online estate agent eMoov. The agency surveyed...
25 August 2015
From: Breaking News

eMoov has entered into a partnership with peer-to-peer lender RateSetter in another bid by an online estate agency to find an...
27 July 2015
From: Breaking News

An online estate agency is accusing a High Street agent of trying to “sabotage” a transaction by sending a touting letter...
20 July 2015
From: Breaking News

eMoov boss Russell Quirk and a senior member of his management team have been targeted in a fraud scam. Yesterday morning the...
10 July 2015
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s most prominent online estate agencies is trying to confound critics by offering a no sale-no fee model,...
29 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The largely unpredictable June weather is yet to dampen the UK’s agents’ spirits when it comes to charity as thousands more...
05 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Yesterday we heard about the letter from the CMA warning agents about anti-competitive behaviour. Today, in a scoop for Estate Agent...
04 June 2015
From: Features

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team (NTSEAT) is to meet with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to discuss complaints...
04 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld two complaints made against online estate agency eMoov. The first centred around eMoov’s claim that...
03 June 2015
From: Breaking News

This publication recently reported on Russell Quirk's latest attempt to upset the establishment, this time by attacking the hallowed ground of...
29 May 2015
From: Features

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...
22 May 2015
From: Features

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Zoopla's trading...
22 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency eMoov has lodged a complaint with the Competition and Markets Authority over high street agents’ implementation of sole...
21 May 2015
From: Breaking News

The managing director of Hatched online agency is accusing Purplebricks, eMoov, Tepilo and House Network of advertising their rates exclusive of...
19 May 2015
From: Breaking News

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