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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...

December is here and we’re delighted to start our annual displays of agents’ Christmas windows, decorations and even those dodgy jumpers. Our...

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

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

Online agency Doorsteps is slashing its flat fee to just £1 with no commission charge - but for only 48 hours. The...

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...

An estate agency that’s been commended for its flexible working has launched a recruitment drive for franchisees who would keep 75...

The head of a controversial property portal says agents can by-pass some GDPR marketing restrictions by using his service’s social network. Ben Davis,...

Two former High Street agents say their new hybrid agency has enjoyed an impressive launch gathering 40 instructions in just four...

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...

Two local estate agencies are entering a strategic partnership to market properties together, allowing them to list the properties on the...

A consumer group says agents are securing increasing income from online auctions, but it warns that for buyers there are pitfalls...

A hybrid estate agency with ambitions to rival Purplebricks has revealed that it has significantly expanded its current footprint, with ambitions...

A mortgage platform is making a pitch for online estate agencies to link with it and offer their customers “a customised...

The Competition and Markets Authority is stepping up its campaign to identify and prosecute companies behind cartels - and it’s offering...

A Twitter account dedicated to the private sale of a multi-million pound waterside home in Berkshire has prompted complaints to the...

One of London’s best known estate agencies marks its 25th anniversary this month, having started with just two branches in one...

A new online agency says it is currently focussing on one large city but will expand to cover the whole of...

Bored with Brexit? Baffled by the backstop? Troubled by the transition period?  Well here’s a promise - there’s no mention of the...

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

The Competitions and Markets Authority says the result of its latest probe into estate agencies’ possible infringement of the Competition Act...

Increasingly cash-strapped traditional estate agencies should consider abandoning their High Street offices and work from serviced offices or similar lower-profile and...

The latest figures from Purplebricks, contained within the agency’s annual report released this week, claim that 81 per cent of its...

Purplebricks has this morning announced that it’s to expand its US activities still further, breaking into Florida for the first time. It...

An estate agency comparison website claims the rise of online and hybrid estate agencies has obliged traditional agents to be more...

Another eight EweMove franchisees have been appointed in just one month - but controversially, some of them have no estate agency...

Yopa - the online agency enjoying large-scale financial backing from Savills and LSL Property Services, the owner of Your Move -...

The online agency acquired by Purplebricks in Canada has started facing the same criticisms that its parent company have faced in...

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...

At first sight, to suggest this is a good time for an agency business to go for an IPO - that...

The redress scheme which formally quit the housing sector admits some estate agencies may have missed its deadline - and are thus...

An equity release consultancy says the result of its survey of estate agencies suggest an increase in interest from prospective downsizers. The...

Data prepared for the BBC and shared with Estate Agent Today gives a snapshot of how estate agencies, lettings agencies and...

The former deputy chief executive at online agency Tepilo is launching a new training, recruitment and consultancy business for estate agents.  Catherine...

Traditional estate agencies should make their work appear more of a luxury and even showcase the prices of individual elements that...

Purplebricks has told the Press Association it wants to secure over 10 per cent of the agency market share in the...

The former head of Rightmove’s lettings division has blasted High Street estate agencies for “living in the past, charging exorbitant fees...

The Advertising Standards Authority has today issued a three-point guidance note for estate agents, including controversial interpretations of what constitutes a...

The consumer group Which? says some estate agents are misleading buyers about in-house mortgage services.  The consumer group has issued a number...

A property software guru says he wants PropTech firms to join with him in an ‘open platform’ which would allow smaller...

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

Reapit has announced that its head of sales, the well-respected and popular industry figure Simon Whale, is leaving the company.  He is...

  Purplebricks says it enjoyed an 81 per cent growth in revenue in the UK the year to the end of April and...

An insolvency firm claims 153 estate agencies have gone bust in the past year with more than 7,000 “showing signs of...

Purplebricks says it completely rejects any claim of bullying its representatives in Australia. The Australian Financial Review, which last week reported the...

It’s no secret that technology has changed the way businesses operate, in all sectors. With that has come changes to the...

A new online agency has started charging only 0.75 per cent commission, payable only on completion, with no VAT and no...

The famed fund manager Neil Woodford has increased his stake in hybrid agency Purplebricks, which last week announced an expansion of...

Purplebricks is expanding its US activities by entering the markets of Las Vegas, Nevada and Phoenix, in the state of Arizona. A...

Whisper it quietly, but it may be that some bosses of online agencies used traditional High Street companies to sell their...

One of the country’s best known regional traditional agencies, Pygott and Crone, has used a promotion in local news outlets to...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, and although we’re well into the summer season now there are still plenty of...

The entrepreneur behind a free-to-list property portal claiming support from 17 estate agencies has defended the description of them as ‘partners’ -...

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 -...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - this is the first edition for a fortnight as last Monday was a...

Apologies for the eye-catching headline but it fits in well with an attention-grabbing video put together by property PR expert Jerry...

A study of estate agencies and portals floated on the London Stock Exchange suggests that digital companies have shown much better...

Century 21 UK is slashing the cost of becoming a franchisee for a six week period, cutting the price from £23,500...

Akshay Ruparelia, the teenager who set up the Doorsteps online estate agency only 18 months ago, is now reported to be...

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

Estate Agent Today understands several major national agencies and some smaller operators are involved in a project to understand why transaction...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

Several agencies operating under different brand names in south east England have been retitled under just one, called Alexander & Co.  This...

The managing director of troubled estate agency Humberts says he has been “inundated” with prospective buyers since news broke over last...

London’s housing market may be in the doldrums but two estate agencies have shown faith in its long-term recovery with moves...

The UK’s real estate sector, embracing estate agencies as well as other aspects of the property industry, has been facing “increased...

Online estate agency House Network claims that “the percentage of houses sold at the original valuation price is 98 per cent”.  The...

Four estate agencies have opened new branches, either as a result of expansion or because of acquisitions. Homes4u has opened a futuristic...

Stubbornly high house prices and concerns over leasehold-related charges top the list of worries amongst the public about the housing market. That’s...

Online agency HouseSimple has become a completely No Sale No Fee agency - and is thought to be the only online...

A 15-month research project says HMRC should do more to engage estate agents in recognising the importance of complying with anti-money...

ZPG has announced that it has signed a listings agreement with Chestertons, one of the estate agencies involved in the founding...

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

Purplebricks’ share price dipped below the psychologically-important 300p mark yesterday - its lowest performance since spring last year. It’s the latest development...

OnTheMarket says estate agencies with some 1,000 offices have joined the portal in the five weeks since it floated on the...

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...

Investment consultancy London Central Portfolio has launched a new index which it claims uses “the most comprehensive data available” to assess...

Crimestoppers is working with estate agencies and financial advisers as well as conveyancers in a bid to eliminate house buyers’ deposits...

The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...

The Competitions and Markets Authority is investigating a suspect infringement of the Competition Act 1998 by estate agents. Few details have been...

A mergers and acquisitions specialist says traditional agencies have been pushed into becoming more innovative by the rise of portals and...

One of the country’s leading PropTech entrepreneurs has responded to recent criticism of online estate agencies and their allegedly-poor record of...

One of the country’s oldest estate agencies is celebrating 250 years in business.  Essex and Suffolk agency Fenn Wright has roots back...

A new report by the residential property team of a legal firm has found widespread criticism of online agents’ over their...

A lengthy analysis of the online agency sector, based on material supplied by an online agent, suggests that its market share...

An online estate agency brand launched a year ago by a traditional high street agent to ward off competition has exceeded...

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

House Network, which describes itself as the UK’s first online estate agency, is using TV advertising to promote a new "20-point...

Latest figures suggest there are only 1,850 apprentices employed in the entire property sector, suggesting an even smaller number in the...

Leading independent property expert Kate Faulkner says the current row regarding the accuracy of Purplebricks’ sales figures should be the trigger...

Former estate agent Nick Ferrand has gone public with a new website which says home owners decide when and to whom...

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

Spicerhaart, which describes itself as the UK’s largest independent estate agency group, has been on the acquisition trail again, showing its...

The BBC says it is to broadcast a special one-hour radio documentary this weekend investigating online estate agencies. The show will go...

Purplebricks has this morning issued an unusual statement to the Stock Exchange blaming a City report for the sharp fall in the...

ZPG says it anticipates a strong 2018 according to a trading statement ahead of the company’s annual general meeting today. The firm...

The housing market has returned to stability with exchanges up one per cent year on year and the average house price...

Analysts have given a frosty reception to the announcement by Agents’ Mutual that it is going to float shares priced at...

A former director at London agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has taken a swipe at agencies that have made knee-jerk changes...

A partner at Carter Jonas says that the next 12 months could see stagnation in the market and as a result...

A senior figure at the UK arm of American agency Keller Williams has suggested that Purplebricks won’t succeed in the New...

Purplebricks has this morning announced it’s to launch in New York. A statement to the London Stock Exchange this morning read: The...

A ‘secret’ proposal called Project UHA was put to a hand-picked group of agents on Friday with speculation suggesting it centres...

US bank J P Morgan has predicted that Purplebricks, which it says now has around six per cent of advertised homes...

An estate agency that is moving from a high street to a business centre says it is relocation because footfall has...

The Motley Fool, the financial services company that provides investor advice, has published an article raising doubts about Purplebricks’ long-term profitability. Investment writer...

Two UK online estate agencies have been named in a list of the world’s top 50 real estate start-ups to watch...

Arun Estates has launched what it describes as “a major new departure” - a fully-staffed High Street office but covering a...

A senior figure in another regional estate agency group has expressed scepticism about the popularity of online choices for vendors. Last week...

A buying agent in Melbourne says ‘old dinosaurs’ in traditional estate agencies ‘have no idea’ how to deal with the arrival of...

Online estate agency Tepilo has denied industry speculation that it is to change its fee structure now that it is under...

A House of Commons committee has prepared a briefing document on areas of the UK residential and commercial properties sectors most impacted...

HouseSimple is reported to have secured £20m in growth capital which it says will help it “challenge Purplebricks as the UK’s...

Purplebricks’ latest trading statement for the six months ending October 31 claims a large rise in revenue, its number of UK...

Financial analysts over the weekend have been giving their view on Purplebricks, which later this week issues its figures for the...

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

Outspoken estate agent Chris Wood has criticised the Advertising Standards Authority for its succession of ‘informally resolved’ judgements on complaints against...

The Advertising Standards Authority has intervened following a complaint about a mailshot from the high profile online agency Yopa. The ASA says...

The HM Land Registry has revealed more details of long-term plans to improve and speed up conveyancing processes in a five...

Online property platform Settled, which claims its customers receive their first offer in an average of 17 days, has announced two...

One of the last major estate agencies to give its forecast for 2018 says London prices will drop another 0.5 per...

LSL Property Services - which includes Your Move, Reeds Rains and other high street estate agencies - batted away any housing...

Online agency Settled is introducing a deposit scheme which it claims will assist sellers and buyers reach completion faster - and...

Online agency Elopa has dropped a claim on its website that its Open House method of selling properties achieved the best...

An online agency which claims to be the first in the world to be dedicated to sealed bid property sales, is...

Estate Agent Today understands that a high-profile online estate agency in the UK has approached Facebook with a view to operating...

A firm which offers a white-labelled online estate agency platform which can be used by otherwise-traditional agencies to provide a Purplebricks-style...

Purplebricks’ share price value yesterday dropped below the 300p, over 40 per cent less than its high point over the recent...

Online agency EweMove - part of The Property Franchise Group, which recently failed to agree merger terms with Belvoir - claims...

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

A new website which completely by-passes all kinds of estate agents and allows vendors to upload details of their own properties...

A firm that sells homes but also creates operating platforms for other agencies to break into the industry is seeking £450,000 through...

International property analyst Mike DelPrete has queried the suggestion that Countrywide's online sales option is drawing in additional business to those...

Purplebricks has issued the briefest-of-brief statements to the City and the company's investors to assure them it is "on course". The latest...

The consumer affairs correspondent of The Times has savaged High Street estate agents because of the commission they charge when compared...

The Savills-backed online estate agency YOPA has found itself in glittering company amongst 25 firms listed by business media site LinkedIn...

The man seeking to establish the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents says he is hopeful that the fledgling trade...

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...

Six more High Street estate agencies have signed up to an online platform that allows them to offer customers a fixed-fee...

Two of the leading lights in the growing Proptech sector are now working with a company which has a product it...

The UK estate agency and construction industries are not ready for the huge workload and responsibilities involved in the General Data...

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that two TV advertisements for Purplebricks cannot be shown again in their current form because...

A long-standing traditional agent says the real success of online agencies is not their share of the market but that they...

The 19 year old boss of online agency Doorsteps claims that his website has sold £100m worth of homes, currently lists...

A man dubbed as Theresa May’s ‘brain’ when he worked in Downing Street has been invited to speak at the annual...

A new firm has launched in Surrey describing itself as “the premium hybrid estate agency” with an innovative presence on the...

The Competition and Markets Authority has set out precisely what agents and other companies can and cannot do in the event...

After some months of speculation within the industry, high-profile supplier Reapit has confirmed today that it is the subject of a...

The decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to fine five estate agents for engaging in a price fixing cartel has...

The research director of an investment firm which has advised Purplebricks says the “odd detractor” who doesn’t sell their home does...

London’s long-standing chain Douglas & Gordon is the latest company to embrace the concept of the Purplebricks-style hybrid estate agency. The company’s...

The long-running saga of whether independent agents’ group CIELA is ever going to launch appears to be nearing its end game...

Investment website The Motley Fool says comparisons between forecast and actual profits reported by Purplebricks suggest the company’s position isn’t -...

The vast majority of sellers surveyed by a consumer group say rapport with branch staff in a locally-based office is important...

Purplebricks has launched something of a charm offensive to lift the lid on the experience and work of its Local Property...

Purplebricks has issued a strong defence of its Local Property Experts after an agency comparison website’s analysis was critical of the...

Hunters says it will not be following other traditional-style estate agencies by offering online-only services to sellers - but it will...

Peel Hunt, the City investment broker that has worked closely with Purplebricks, has issued an investment note to clients with a...

An analysis conducted by estate agency comparison website GetAgent has for the first time attempted to calculate how ‘local’ agencies' local property...

Countrywide’s share price hit another new low yesterday of around 115.5p - a fall of just over four per cent on...

A campaigning estate agency has taken the distinctly unusual route of exposing what it calls the ‘Top Ten Dirty Tricks’ which...

There is growing concern that online agents who do not chase-up on behalf of clients are leading to delays and fall-throughs...

Another attempt to create an automated conveyancing system has been launched with the claim that it will banish paper trails and...

Winkworth, one of the largest estate agencies in London, has expanded with two new offices - although they are 235 and...

The founder of a new online sales assistance service says agents are often unfairly blamed by the public for failings in...

A PropTech start-up says its booking, valuation and communication tools will be available free of charge to any agency with fewer...

The Competition and Markets Authority - which yesterday released details of an infamous cartel case involving estate agencies - has now...

One of the more puzzling questions in London's estate agency industry has been resolved - how a company which appears to...

The Competition and Markets Authority has for the first time published details of the findings against a group of six estate...

Online review organisation Trustpilot has issued an open letter regarding its Purplebricks reviews. In it, the review company - which is often...

Purplebricks has given more details of its activities in the United States, where it is hoping to break into a market...

Estate agency James Pendleton says it wants to give its clients more digital advantages without becoming an online operation itself -...

Horton Estate Agents - a hybrid agency which nonetheless claims to have ‘offices’ - says it will expand into 15 new...

An online platform that allows the public to compare the services and fees of traditional estate agents in their areas has...

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

Online estate agency YOPA - well known recently for advertisements featuring the Village People - is this evening launching a new...

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

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

Online agency HouseSimple has once again been the subject of a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. Earlier this month a HouseSimple advertisement...

A major regional agency with offices in Kent, Surrey and Sussex says its new online service - Howard Cundey LIVE -...

Research in the United States shows that traditional full-service estate agencies achieve better sale prices than the biggest alternative in that...

For the second successive week the Advertising Standards Authority has banned an online estate agency’s advertisement.  Last week it was HouseSimple and...

An estate agency that has just launched in south Devon says it is giving its customers the advantages of a 24-hour...

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

Experts in Property - the network of independent estate agencies across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Bristol - has revealed two...

The roadshow of presentations of Agents’ Mutual’s plans to float on the stock market have just passed the half-way mark. Remaining sessions...

An insurance provider says small estate agencies are peculiarly vulnerable to cyber attack yet are amongst the least prepared amongst their...

Speculation is growing that one of the most senior executives in the Countrywide management team may be leaving the organisation. Countrywide and...

An online estate agency with a website claiming “a saving of 50 per cent” on local agents, is seeking £100,000 to £250,000...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned online agency HouseSimple from claiming that High Street agents charge “1.5% to 4% (plus 20%...

A new managing director has been named for EweMove - with the promise of more high-level appointments to come for the...

One of the founding figures behind OnTheMarket, which currently bans listings from online agencies, now says bricks and mortar agencies that...

Purplebricks’ share price has now recovered all of the value it lost after being criticised on two BBC consumer programmes and...

Mortgage broker The Mortgage Hut has signed distribution deals with Century 21, Taylor Hill & Bond, Aspire Estate Agents and Wayne...

  The first two meetings in a roadshow which OnTheMarket has organised for local member agents take place today - another 18...

Independent high-end estate agency Galbraith, which operates mostly in Scotland, says local knowledge is key to good customer service - and might...

The Property Ombudsman has told Estate Agent Today that it is happy with the controversial deferred payment scheme operated on behalf of...

A data analytics firm that has studied over 2.7m visits to UK property company websites claims that once a visitor arrives...

William H Brown, part of the Sequence UK network, has acquired Barnfields estate agents in Enfield, north London.    Barnfields was an independent...

House hunters in the UK are the global leaders in online property research according to a new study from HSBC.    The bank...

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

Adam Day, the founder of Connells-owned online estate agency Hatched, has been announced as head of operations at easyProperty.    In a statement...

Countrywide says the roll out of its online sales and lettings service is on schedule to reach 50 per cent of...

Purplebricks’ well-publicised attempt to break into the Australian market with a similar model to the one being used here has come...

The on-off-on saga of the fledgling trade group for independent agents has taken another twist. The founder of the organisation suggests that...

A third of ‘quick sale’ companies - those that buy homes in bulk at discounted prices - say the rise of...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement which suggested that the firm behind it had “a physical office ... in...

The first ever home to have a viewing staged over Facebook Live has sold after it received three offers as a...

  A hybrid agency called 99Home Ltd, which made its debut back in April, appears to have relaunched with what it calls...

A new report reveals how clients’ reviews and star ratings - used by many online estate agents in particular - are...

It’s not happening here (yet) but several articles on US websites have started talking up the possibility of Amazon going into...

PropTech start-up OneDome - which describes its products as allowing traditional estate agents to challenge Purplebricks and other online rivals -...

Purplebricks has released more details of expansion plans to recruit hundreds of additional Local Property Experts. The recruitment drive was launched yesterday...

Purplebricks has this morning announced a drive to recruit “hundreds” of new Local Property Experts” in a bid to become what...

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint over a Purplebricks website statement featuring testimonials from clients; the complaint was made...

The chief executive of Purplebricks, often criticised by detractors for failing to reveal completion rates as opposed to listings, says his...

The troubled trade group Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents - which has suggested it may not have enough support...

New figures released this morning from Purplebricks shows the onward march of the hybrid agency and its Local Property Experts. For the...

Estate agents are increasingly helping customers who have been forced to sell their homes to pay off interest-only mortgages ahead of...

The group seeking to represent independent agents says a recruitment meeting scheduled for tomorrow is carrying on despite growing doubts about...

The new anti-money laundering regulations introduced this week will delay the routine buying and selling of homes, a lawyer warns -...

Online estate agency Housesimple says it is aiming to sell the first home in the UK via a viewing on Facebook...

The fledgling and highly vocal CIELA group says it is possible it may not launch this autumn after all despite months of...

TV property expert and online agency owner Sarah Beeny says there will always be some sellers who prefer to use traditional...

The vast majority of estate agents believe that not enough people are downsizing to free up family homes, according to conveyancing...

To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...

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

Two leading voices in the PropTech sector suggest a radical overhaul of agents’ fee structures, saying that neither traditional full service nor online...

A study described as the biggest of its type seeks to explain why vendors choose - or avoid - online agents. The...

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

An audit and tax consultancy is urging estate agencies across the UK to prepare for new EU General Data Protection Regulation...

Hybrid estate agency YOPA has launched a recruitment campaign suggesting that agents have “the chance to make between £6k and £12k per...

Zoopla has been reported as saying hybrid estate agencies will not reach their professed targets of achieving 10 per cent of...

The founder of the trade group seeking to represent independent agencies says he hopes the National Association of Estate Agents considers...

Estate Agent Today understands that the fledgling trade group CIELA - the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents - has...

Over 100 so-called Top Achievers from across Connells Group’s Sequence and Connells estate agencies have been taken by the company on...

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

A company which last month launched a service which it claims allows High Street estate agents to compete with online and...

EasyProperty has removed from its advertising any reference to clients getting ‘an offier in 20 weeks’ after an intervention by the...

EweMove, the online brand owned by the Property Franchise Group, now has 108 franchisees - 97 are fully operational and 11...

What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com  and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com                                  What is The World Property Network...

Countrywide’s Bairstow Eves brand has launched a series of video guides for customers using their £995 online agency service and for...

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

A London investment broker says Purplebricks’ share price - currently around 300p - could rise another 50 per cent or more...

A firm is claiming to be allow high street agents to offer vendors an online sale services as well, without the...

Average UK house price growth will reach 2.2 per cent this year, a rise of £4,460 that will see the average...

The new chief marketing officer of online estate agency YOPA is a figure with over 20 years experience with brands such as...

The first meeting of fledgling trade group CIELA has ended with a pledge to expose what it calls ‘fake agents’ which...

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

It’s been revealed that next month’s Future: PropTech conference will feature a debate between ‘technologists’ and ‘traditionalists’ over the future of...

HomeXperts, the network of franchise agents operating from their homes and covering sales and lettings, has announced three new franchisees. They are...

Countrywide’s share price, which just over three years ago was riding high at just above 685p, has hit a new low...