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Buyers are being urged to ditch their laptops and hit the streets to find a property. The property market is currently hampered...

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...

The estate agency sector is now paying almost £6m for anti-money laundering (AML) supervision. Businesses are legally required to register for AML...

An online auctioneer has hit out at exclusive partner agreements between agents and traditional auction houses.  Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and director of...

A new ‘local and independent’ boutique estate agency has been founded in the heart of Wimbledon Village, with a vision of...

Estate agents are being encouraged to go green this Friday to raise awareness for the upcoming World Earth Day. Jerry Lyons who...

A leading conveyancing network that works closely with estate agents has signed up to property blockchain platform Coadjute. The blockchain technology provided...

Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...

An estate agency which has already donated £50,000 to help the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, is now calling on other firms...

Zoopla’s cloud based software service Alto has launched a video series giving a behind the scenes look at estate agencies around...

When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...

Franchise giant Belvoir has snapped up one of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or...

An analysis of anti-money laundering compliance shows the estate agency industry as one of the UK’s worst performing sectors. And the expert...

The UK government appears to have given sanctioned Russian property owners a get-out-of-jail card valid for six months.  It’s been confirmed that...

Share prices of estate agencies and property companies plummeted yesterday as tensions continued to rise following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Purplebricks...

It’s feared one of the country’s oldest estate agencies may have entered receivership. The Drew Pearce company of agents and chartered surveyors...

Online agency easyProperty - which says it has a mission to transform the way people sell their home - has signed...

I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...

A former Purplebricks chief is the new CEO of rival online company Yopa. Verona Frankish has been involved in the property industry...

The sales arm of independent Leicester agency Fothergill Wyatt has been sold to fast-growing local business Hortons. Fothergill Wyatt was established in...

In this piece, Leanna Donkin from house. partnership reflects on what the last year has brought for her after a leap...

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...

Sky News reports that the little-known Lomond Group - backed by private equity money - is in exclusive talks to buy one...

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...

In a first for the Natter, this week's interview is a video affair, with me posing the questions to Stephen Brown,...

Trust has always been vital for building and nurturing good relations between an agent and their customer. Maintaining trust will keep...

In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...

A claims firm wants to commence proceedings against online estate agency companies such as Purplebricks and Yopa. It's on behalf of thousands...

An analysis of estate agencies in 21 major cities suggests a big rise in competing companies, prompting risks of fee wars between...

The existence of online agencies means some consumers believe real life estate agents are unnecessary in a deal - but the rest of...

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

An online agency which describes itself as being “the future of property” is up for sale. Nu:move is a franchise operation, set...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

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

One of the country's largest independent regional agency groups has been formed through an acquisition announced today. Yorkshire estate agent, Manning Stainton,...

Sinclair Taylor, the first company to offer debt solutions to estate agencies, has been acquired by The Broadriver Group, a diverse...

Two prominent estate agencies are amongst those piloting a new financial product that allows aspiring buyers to purchase property with just...

Purplebricks has hired another creating PR agency to work on its consumer campaign. Taylor Herring - part of the larger Publicis group...

A number of estate agencies have signed up to a service which charges £30 to view a property. The online service, called...

New guidance has been issued by the Competitions and Markets Authority for whistleblowers who want to report anti-competitive practices by their...

Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...

The son of an Oscar winner has been named as the latest estate agent working under the easyProperty banner. Damian Wanstall is...

Several estate agencies have reported record months of business thanks to the rush of transactions ahead of the main stamp duty...

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...

Property portal app MoveStreets says the latest upgrade to its app sends leads to agents’ inboxes and allows users to instantly arrange...

One of the highest profile supporters of the online estate agency concept has quit the company he founded. Akshay Ruparelia, who is...

The government has thrown its weight behind the concept of Unique Property Reference Numbers as a way of speeding up transactions. UPRNs...

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...

An online agency has issued an outlandish statement that it, and other online agencies, have made the profession more trusted amongst...

As estate agencies are covered by Money Laundering Regulations, agents are legally obliged to take customer due diligence measures to limit...

A family-run agency has launched a campaign to back the High Street following the reopening of most shops and businesses. London agency...

Two former directors of the prestigious Beauchamp Estates agency in central London have set up their own new company. They say their...

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

One of the industry’s leading consultants has calculated staff turnover rates at the country’s leading estate agencies. Christopher Watkin, the consultant who...

The Competition and Markets Authority says it has pushed Facebook into taking new action to combat fake reviews - an issue...

A high flying agent with experience at a string of top end companies has set up an online business with his...

A company in the German Axel Springer publishing empire - which also invested in Purplebricks in the past - has put...

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

A new campaign to urge whistleblowers to come forward with evidence of wrongdoing has been launched by the Financial Conduct Authority. This...

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...

Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...

Almost a year ago the government announced that estate and lettings agencies were to be included in the business rates relief...

As part of our third PayProp Special Report on COVID-19 rental arrears in the UK, we surveyed over 600 agents, tenants...

Another group of independent estate agents have launched a portal - a rival to a similar project launched by other agencies...

There's good news for thousands of estate agencies awaiting pay outs under Business Interruption Insurance schemes. The agents are amongst 370,000 businesses whose...

London mayor Sadiq Khan is reported to be asking the Prime Minister to review the status of ‘essential retail’ which can...

Estate agencies have been named by HM Revenue & Customs for breaching anti-money laundering regulations. The list of those breaching the rules...

An auction house that's made a transition from ballroom operations to online streaming is to publish all fees for all lots -...

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

The largest company involved in the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it’s producing a “disruptive digital market campaign to address...

99Home, the agency that describes itself as the country’s fifth largest hybrid, has teamed up with the Mortgage Advice Bureau. MAB will...

MPs want the government to publish the names of estate agencies and other companies claiming furlough funding. The all-party Public Accounts Committee of...

Around half of all estate agencies selling homes for £5m or more have not even registered for anti-money laundering processes, and/or...

Purplebricks says it’s to continue to test new pricing models next year - and has not ruled out completely moving away...

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...

Rezi’s integration with Zapier has transformed the way in which estate agents can now save time, money and resource. Agents are...

Connells Group has announced a major recruitment drive as it looks to create 250 new agents' positions - and it’s launched...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the furlough scheme until the end of March. It will continue under the current rules, with the...

New guidance spells out how leniency can be exercised on agencies or individuals who inform on anti-competition cartels of the kind that...

The so-called hub model of estate agency adopted by a growing number of firms appears to be part of a wider...

A new property portal that operates a Tinder-style ‘swipe’ app is offering agents 12 months free listings. MoveStreets operates like the dating...

Yet-to-launch portal Boomin has secured the support of 10 more estate agencies, one of them the national chain Humberts. In its third...

Most agents' branches in Wales are expected to close for just over two weeks from 6pm this Friday, October 23 - moving...

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...

The government has issued new guidance to estate and lettings agencies on their obligations regarding money laundering issues - and online...

The latest agency recruits for online firm easyProperty are batting for the company in more ways than one - they are...

A health business is offering a free support package to estate agencies with between three and 100 employees, to help staff...

One of the country's largest group of independent agencies has named its new chief executive officer - and says it’s a...

A new portal-style PropTech product has launched and wants to recruit estate agents to its fold - despite describing the way...

An estate agency in the south of England has abandoned its online-only strategy and has decided to open a physical office...

In July, here at Environet UK, we transferred 100% ownership of the company to our employees, in the form of an...

A new survey of the market share split between High Street and online agencies shows that Purplebricks remains the digital market...

A former healthcare executive is the latest convert to become an online agent with easyProperty, the company has announced. Richard Ayres has...

As the review of the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents Working Group continues, Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager and...

Online agency easyProperty has announced four new areas to its portfolio to build on its existing 41 locations - and it’s seeking...

Vendors spend an average £41 a day for 144 days when selling their home - but some spend a remarkable £140 a...

The regional agency group which master-minded the Say No To Rightmove campaign has made a big commitment to the future of...

Share prices for many quoted estate agencies and property portals fell in trading as fears grew about Coronavirus. London-focussed agency Foxtons was one...

Connells Group has revealed seven appointments to its board of directors which it links directly with a target to grow presence and...

A family-run agency which last year asked people to “make an offer” to buy a franchise is now claiming it will...

The result of a test case over Business Interruption Insurance involving agents has been handed down by the High Court. It has...

PropertyHeads, a portal which describes itself as the industry’s social network, has sold a three per cent stake partly to raise funds...

The estate agency industry is still under the spotlight for possible illegal price fixing cartels according to the Competition and Markets...

Agents involved in a test case over their Business Interruption insurance will know the result next Tuesday morning. The test case concluded...

A new league table shows how many listings exist per agency in 23 different cities across the UK.  The analysis looks at the...

With estate agents increasingly offering auction options to vendors, new research makes interesting reading - and suggests that homes sold via...

One of the victims of a notorious estate agency price fixing cartel has spoken out against one of the offenders.  Christina Davis...

The battle between rival self-employed agent business models continues apace with eXp UK - set up last autumn - announcing it...

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

A new agency called Eazy Agent has launched - it’s another online operation, this time with a starting price of £249. For...

A PropTech firm that regularly claims London homes are mis-measured in property descriptions has taken a swipe at Purplebricks. Pupil, a spatial...

Agents are awaiting the outcome of a test case regarding Business Interruption Insurance, which may determine whether they receive thousands of...

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

A PropTech platform that aims to lock-in sellers and buyers via a mutually agreed reservation agreement system is being offered free...

An eight day court hearing kicks off this morning as the Financial Conduct Authority begins a test case regarding Business Interruption...

There are various reports of estate agencies closing branches - or not reopening them after lockdown - as they reduce the...

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...

More details have been released about a test case being brought by the Financial Conduct Authority about the ongoing Business Interruption...

A new high end agency called The Country House Department is launching with an initial focus on Oxfordshire, Berkshire and The...

The Covid-19 crisis has forced the UK property industry to rethink the way it operates. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the...

Arguments over the alleged gaming of reviews by and for some estate agencies have waged ferociously in recent years, and now...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

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

The online agency network love2move has won a new agency client despite the Coronavirus lockdown. Pinkerton - which covers the North Down,...

One of prime central London’s most respected estate agencies is warning that it could take until spring 2021 for the luxury...

A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing...

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...

One of Britain’s leading agents says online viewing and interest in videos for homes on sale continues to be relatively strong...

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

A leading human resources expert predicts that agents who are poorly treated by their employers now will wreak revenge and move...

The Competitions and Markets Authority has started court proceedings seeking the disqualification of two estate agency directors over a price fixing...

One of the country’s best known high-end independent estate agencies is marketing a home for £22.5m and hopes it finds a...

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

A hybrid agency says the Coronavirus is a “disrupter and game changer” for the industry and is wanting agents keen to...

An international comparison of how major portals have discounted their charges to agents show Rightmove and Zoopla making “deeper and longer...

There’s been national newspaper publicity and widespread social media criticism of the Dexters estate agency which asked its staff to report...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a sweeping range of financial measures to try to minimise the impact of Coronavirus...

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

There’s been a huge change in the way estate agencies operate in recent years, with far more focus on marketing properties...

A Somerset agency with three offices has changed ownership - but remains an independent. Gibbins Richards has offices in Taunton, Bridgwater and...

Nested is the latest online agency to base a marketing campaign around criticism of established estate agents.  In three 30-second TV ads...

Rightmove’s growth rate is at an all-time low, despite what some consider to be an unbeatable lead amongst portals in the...

Any bid by Zoopla and OnTheMarket to displace Rightmove as the number one portal in the UK is at best expensive...

A new hybrid set up by ex-Purplebricks territory owners says it wants to "redefine estate agency in the customer's favour." Knock Knock...

Buyers and sellers using online estate agencies could inadvertently sign contracts if they carelessly use email signature blocks. Blocks are the ‘auto-signatures’...

An estate agent has sold a home off-market by posting teaser photographs on Instagram.  The buyer - who was in the French...

Why should agencies leave voicemail in the last decade and make 2020 the year to invest in a more modern solution? Voicemail...

A free-to-list portal says the costs of listing on the established sites - especially Rightmove - are contributing to estate agencies...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has revealed that it has recruited over 50 agents in its first...

Another weekend, another storm: it’s hard to put a smile on your face when winter goes on this long but the...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

An analysis of the market share of online agents shows they are on 4.8 per cent - virtually unchanged from the...

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

Welcome to another Agents Do Charity, meaning it’s not just Friday but also a day to think about fund-raising in the...

A leading analyst says Purplebricks has clearly plateaued and will not reach its own target of a 10 per cent market...

A hybrid estate agency which set a target of rivalling Purplebricks when it launched says it aims to recruit 25 agents...

love2move, the digital platform that allows High Street agents to operate parallel online agencies alongside their traditional offerings, is holding a...

Purplebricks says it’s put four different pricing strategies into the market with a view to testing them in 2020. In a trading...

Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands.  The offer is...

Data scientists have released a study into the characteristics of homes and how they give away the likely voting intentions of...

An online agency which is free to list for vendors says it wants prospective buyers to stay in the property they...

In the latest part of the Natter’s ‘day in the life of’ series, I catch up with Chris Osmond, sales director...

A traditional property agent says critics of Purplebricks underestimate the beneficial impact the firm has had on the UK agency industry. And...

An online estate agency which last week claimed it had resolved a dispute over reviews it showed on its website is...

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

A shock prediction from a property management firm suggests that around 10 estate agencies have gone bust every week in Britain...

The head of the UK’s longest-established agency recruitment consultancy says experience and qualifications are not key when looking for new staff. Property...

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...

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

Purplebricks has this morning released a brief and relatively downbeat trading statement to the City and its shareholders. The statement applies to the...

Reapit has launched a platform, cloud infrastructure and marketplace called Foundations which aims to provide “all the PropTech solutions” for agencies’...

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...

A small online agency which in six months of trading has secured around 140 sales says it’s on course to be...

One of the most high profile estate agencies in the Republic of Ireland says it may re-enter the UK market after...

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

One of the industry’s leading consultants says Rightmove is in a form of abusive relationship with agents, who should consider legal...

The chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the struggling hybrid agency is definitely not for sale, despite recent sales of stakes...

Since I started working with Zero Deposit for me the market leader in deposit replacement alternatives, the most common question I am...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has told Estate Agent Today that its recruitment schedule is running “well...

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...

A relatively new company which signs up vendors and then effectively sub-contracts their sales to strongly-performing local estate agents says it...

It never rains but it pours. And that’s certainly been the case for the online estate agency sector in the last...

Savills, Knight Frank, Cushman & Wakefield and JLL are the main estate agencies now working with a review website allowing buyers...

One of the first so-called ‘hub’ hybrid estate agencies using self-employed freelances instead of staff says it’s moving to bigger premises...

The collapse of Thomas Cook, widely seen as failing modernise with the expectations of modern shoppers, is a clear lesson for...

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

All eyes will be on Purplebricks today to see if there is further development in what some believe is a long-term...

A hybrid estate and lettings agency operating currently in Manchester, Liverpool and others parts of the north of England has told...

One of the biggest changes seen in the property market over the last decade is technology growth. With the likes of Rightmove...

The parent company of franchised hybrid estate agency EweMove says that experienced estate agents outperform inexperienced franchisees - but only for...

One of the country’s largest regional estate and lettings agencies has now fully rejoined Zoopla. Yorkshire-based Dacre, Son & Hartley brings its...

Former Purplebricks US chief executive officer Eric Eckardt is seeking some £6m in funding from across the world for his latest...

A new online estate agency has attacked the industry for being “largely cloaked and ambiguous” - and says that of all...

The head of online agency Housesimple has made another strident attack on the integrity of High Street agents by saying some...

Purplebricks has revealed it is considering changes to its pricing structure to correct “mistakes” of the past. Chief executive Vic Darvey has...

Online estate agency Housesimple has appointed a company to handle its public relations and social media as it rolls it its...

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

A former Local Property Expert and manager at Purplebricks has gone on record to reveal what it was really like to work...

Akshay Ruparelia, the 21 year old who founded the online agency Doorsteps while he was still in sixth form, has called for...

A newspaper claims that a crowdfunding site used by some estate agencies and other property industry companies has suspended trading on...

One of the agencies most active in the creation of OnTheMarket is trialling a return to listing on Zoopla after an...

A new analysis of stamp duty suggests that a cut of around a third in SDLT could produce a 40 per...

Connells Group has repeated its claim, made in recent months in the light of trading figures, that it is now the...

The Advertising Standards Authority has issued a guidance note warning online estate agents, after complaints about them have “grown dramatically”. “Property is big...

After months of difficulties and closures for many online and hybrid estate agencies, EweMove claims to have bucked the trend. In a...

Online estate agency EasyProperty has been acquired by a firm with the backing of Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. easyProperty has been sold by the eProp...

The chief executive of Hunters franchise operation, Glynis Frew, says online estate agencies have given the industry two ‘positives’ - but...

An online agency which last autumn said it wanted to have as much as a three per cent market share of...

There’s more bad news for online estate agencies this morning as a survey reveals that they have only a seven per cent...

Two of the highest profile independent estate agencies in the north of England have merged following a spectacular acquisition. Linley & Simpson...

The PropTech era is changing the way in which employees decide where they are going to work. As CBRE has discovered in...

Fine & Country, the international network of prime estate agencies, has this week announced the opening of two new offices. The first...

Estate Agent Today has been contacted by an individual who says he is one of three former Emoov customers intending to...

Petty Estate Agents has acquired the real estate division of Cheshire-based Wright Marshall out of administration. The deal safeguards the company after...

Online agency Housesimple has become the first in the UK to sell houses for free. It says that based on the average...

A 176 year old agency is claiming success with its first online auction lot selling for over twice the guide price. It...

A former Territory Owner at Purplebricks, who at one time managed 11 Local Property Experts, has spoken out in support of...

Recent figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have revealed a rather worrying landscape for small business owners across the...

The head of EweMove, the hybrid agency operated by The Property Franchise Group, says he applied for the top job in...

Research from OnTheMarket shows that 40 per cent of London homes costing around £1m have only two bedrooms or fewer. And only...

A survey suggests there’s no firm correlation between a traditional agency’s opening hours and its performance in selling property - and...

A firm that offers a white-labelled online agency platform to traditional High Street agents has signed up a new customer. love2move was...

A member of a legal information and networking organisation says an online estate agency expects him to do some work in...

A veteran of three online estate agencies has been named as the first UK head of a US real estate operation...

It's been another busy 24 hours for publicly-quoted estate agencies. Swiss investment bank UBS has increased its stake in the troubled London...

A TV production company is looking for family-run estate agencies to be considered for a possible reality TV show. Curve Media -...

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

Purplebricks’ most influential investor says there is “opportunity aplenty” for the company but says it would back the closure of the US...

Traditional High Street estate agents have been given the thumbs up by sellers in a new survey of over 5,000 vendors...

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

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

Ultra slow broadband speeds could knock a quarter off the value of a property according to research undertaken by online agency...

Purplebricks’ share price yesterday plunged to 90.5p at one point - well below the 100p level at which the company originally...

An IT firm says small and medium-sized estate agencies without the infrastructure of large corporates are putting themselves and their customers...

New data from property consultancy The Advisory shows that the top 10 online estate agents now have a combined market share...

An expert who has invested in an online agency in the past has slammed Purplebricks’ business model. James Max, who presents the...

Another bank has slashed its forecast for Purplebricks, citing concerns over its the long-term viability of its international activities in particular. As...

Proceedings against an estate agent at the centre of a fees cartel case have been dropped following his agreement not to stand as...

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

The head of the new Trading Standards authority regulating estate agents says Online firms are treated exactly the same as High...

A PropTech analyst insists that the tumbling share price of Purplebricks on the London Stock Exchange does not indicate that the...

A quick buy company that describes itself as an “express estate agency” is making a pitch for vendors who may be...

A new snapshot of market share claims that online agents accounted for 7.0 per cent of all exchanges in the first...

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...

The estate agency industry is in a staffing dilemma because of the continuing uncertainty over Brexit and its effect on the...

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

The investment bank which on Friday put Purplebricks under the cosh has now given a boost to two High Street estate...

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...

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

Many of the industry’s best known and widely respected suppliers have set up a new group which they say offers agents...

The easyProperty online agency has abandoned an across-the-board fee structure, allowing its licensee agents to charge what they like. “Each local market is unique...

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

The latest analysis of new listings in the two weeks to last Friday show that online estate agencies continue to have...

Savills has declined to comment on whether it will follow in the footsteps of LSL Property Services and write down its...

The huge £215,000 fine levied on Countrywide for failing to abide by anti-money laundering procedures is a demonstration that estate agents...

A slew of bad news stories about online estate agencies may have taken the lustre off the sector in recent weeks,...

Here’s an unusual story, describing the work of one of Purplebricks’ Local Property Experts who was with the company for around...

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

Chancellors says it has over 10,000 reviews on Trustpilot, making it the most reviewed High Street agency on the platform.  In a statement...

A member of a prominent legal network is warning buyers and their conveyancers to be ”wary” of the Modern Method of...

Online agency platform Love2move insists that its current bid to attract investors will not be damaged by the adverse publicity surrounding...

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

A new training and development team has been set up by Connells Group. It’s designed - in the company’s words - “to...

The two men behind a low-profile hybrid estate agency say their company is flourishing after two years in business, during which they...

Northwood has hoovered up Humphreys of Chester, which it describes as one of the city’s “most reputable and well-established estate agencies.” Jim...

There are many misconceptions about the franchising world but, whether we’re talking about estate agency franchises or fast food franchises, it’s...

A London estate agent says his system of ‘moral agreements’ between sellers and buyers prevents chains collapsing and means his company has...

The review website Trustpilot is to make it easier for the public to see whether companies have tried to stop complaints...

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

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

The online publication aimed at London’s high-rolling property professionals, Prime Resi, has named what it believes to be the capital’s 10...

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

One of the largest estate agencies in the Midlands, Newton Fallowell, says it’s made a remarkable £5m in referral fees from...

A survey of 6,000 members of the public and 660 estate and letting agents has revealed some striking findings about how...

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

A new property management firm claims that an average of nine estate agencies have gone bust each week since 2010.  Apropos -...

One of the world’s leading PropTech analysts says Purplebricks has turned the UK online/hybrid estate agency business into “a one horse...

One of the west country’s best known estate agencies is about to enter a new era – led by a managing...

Well here we are, at the last Agents Do Charity of the year. It’s been a record haul of good works, as...

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

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

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

Countrywide’s share price fell to its lowest-ever level yesterday - evidence that it’s not just online estate agencies that are having...