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A branch of EweMove - which operates from a traditional High Street office - claims to have generated £140,000 income in...

EweMove is the country’s fifth largest online agency group based on transactions, and continues to make a profit according to its owner,...

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

After gaining my MBA qualification from Edinburgh Business School in 2005, I took careful consideration over my career moves and prospective...

Estate and lettings agency is arguably one of the most fierce, ruthless and relentless industries going. And, with fluctuating stock levels,...

A trading statement this morning from The Property Franchise Group says its online brand, EweMove, is still trading profitably - and...

It’s not just Purplebricks that makes much of its apparently- favourable online reviews - now EweMove has issued a statement expressing...

The Property Franchise Group has this morning reported strong figures for 2017 with news that its hybrid brand EweMove traded profitably...

Hybrid agency EweMove says it has seen four portfolio acquisitions and 29 new areas ‘purchased’ by franchisees since June 2017, taking...

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...

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

A EweMove branch operating from a franchisee’s home in Staffordshire has taken over the running of a bricks and mortar agency. EweMove’s...

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

EweMove has made a senior hire in the shape of Chris Webb, formerly of Countrywide and Winkworth.  He now takes up the...

Data from a firm specialising in lone-worker protection suggests that there has been a 27 per cent increase in the number...

The Property Franchise Group’s trading statement this morning reveals a huge 23 per cent rise in revenue for 2017 - £10.2m...

The Property Franchise Group has launched five new websites, one for each of its high street brands.  These are CJ Hole, Ellis & Co,...

James Hillier and Rob Bearsby, who have operated Apex Residential at Bexleyheath in London for the past 14 years, have switched...

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...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

Belvoir has revealed that it has won the backing of a minority shareholder in The Property Franchise Group to resume merger...

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

Statements from The Property Franchise Group and Belvoir continue to ramp up the war of words between the two agency groups...

Belvoir has announced that it has made an approach to The Property Franchise Group regarding a possible merger. In a statement to...

What is your experience in the property industry? I worked in estate agency for 12 years before joining Moneypenny and really enjoyed...

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

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

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

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

The Property Franchise Group says it has seen 13 consecutive years of growth for the five High Street brands within its...

More former Countrywide figures have emerged in new roles at rival organisations. Darren Bowles, former regional sales manager at Countrywide’s Bridgfords brand,...

Property Franchise Group - formerly known as Martin & Co - has announced that 12 EweMove franchises have been sold in...

Martin & Co wants its shareholders to agree that the firm’s name should be changes to The Property Franchise Group.  A note...

Estate Agent Today has been told that a deal between the Property Franchise Group and ZPG - the new name for...

Hybrid agency EweMove is rapidly expanding its network footprint this year and will be a “challenger brand” deliberately designed to be...

EweMove - the hybrid agency now part of Martin & Co’s Property Franchise Group - is slashing its up-front franchise fee...

It’s Christmas-Central in the estate agency business if your photographs are any indicator - and we’re very grateful that you continue...

As circus performers, most estate agents would fail. Some of you might find that difficult to comprehend. After all, many uninformed members...

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

This week we have the Head Shepherd of EweMove, Glenn Ackroyd, in the hotseat. He’s been co-owner of EweMove Sales and Lettings,...

I can’t remember a time when there were so many changes in the property industry. Forget Brexit and interest rates, the...

Martin & Co is reported to have acquired EweMove, an estate agency which describes itself as the first ‘hybrid’ service -...

EweMove, which describes itself as the UK’s first hybrid estate agency, claims it has seen completions over the past two months...

With almost a fifth of house sales in Britain collapsing every year, it’s now more vital than ever that we –...

EweMove Sales and Lettings, which describes itself as the UK's first hybrid estate agency, has opened four new branches, taking its...

Analysis of data from some 2,100 estate agents suggest that the single busiest period for prospective vendors seeking an automated valuation...

The agency which describes itself as the UK’s first hybrid - EweMove - is claiming a record quarter of property sales...

Forgive the footballing headline – perhaps inevitable now that Euro 2016 has started – but several decisions and statements across the...

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

The never knowingly under-punned EweMove hybrid agency says it’s seen a 69 per cent surge in valuation enquiries within three weeks...

An executive director at hybrid estate agency EweMove has hit out at the government’s apparent support for innovation in the house...

Hybrid estate agency EweMove has unveiled its new website which claims to set a new bar for agents looking to use...

I'm sure most of you have seen, or at least heard of the Mad Max series of post-apocalyptic dystopian fantasies.  The latest...

The co-founder of hybrid estate agency EweMove says if the newly-floated Purplebricks fails "the online agency game could be up." Glenn Ackroyd,...

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

The founder and co-owner of hybrid estate agency EweMove has written to the chief executive of the OnTheMarket portal, lavishly praising...

The owners of EweMove, the quirkily-branded hybrid sales and lettings agency, have been crowned Entrepreneurs of the Year at the National...

There appears to have been no public action taken so far by online agency PurpleBricks in response to the claim that...

Estate agency EweMove claims that online operator PurpleBricks has copied a property description of a house “word for word” from one...

Hybrid estate agency EweMove is today announcing four new branches with more to come as it makes a move to target...

It’s become almost obligatory for start-ups in many industries – frequently online agents in the selling and letting business – to...

Hybrid estate agency EweMove has announced five new branches bringing its total to 62 - with more to come, it claims.  The...

The boss of online hybrid estate agency EweMove has hit back at what he calls “skullduggery” in comments about his firm’s...

Online estate and letting agency EweMove says it is scrapping compulsory tie-ins.  “If any seller is not happy with our service, for...

Online franchise agency EweMove has 'expanded its flock' after opening four new branches. The latest franchises to open their doors are located...

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...

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

Online agency EweMove says it is seething about a complaint made to the Advertising Standards Authority by a high street estate...