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![EweMove partners with View Agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
Kerfuffle-owned View Agents has launched a new partnership with EweMove. Ewemove agents will be able to use the reviews platform to highlight...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![TPFG boss: Lead generation and lettings will boost our brands](/upload/images/shutterstock_1245931867.jpg)
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is working on tools to improve its franchisee brand’s use of data and digital marketing capabilities. Gareth...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![TPFG posts record revenue despite sales slump](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has posted record revenues for the first half of the year despite the subdued market. An interim...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![A Market-leading ecosystem for estate agents](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/iamproperty/Ecosystem%20-%20360x280.jpg)
At iamproperty we are excited to share the announcement of our future innovation strategy and vision, continuing our commitment to transform...
10 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![TPFG maintains positive outlook despite sales slump](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has said its multiple income streams will help it navigate the uncertain markets after it revealed...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![EweMove Northampton North completes Martin & Co acquisition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
EweMove Northampton North has confirmed the acquisition of Martin & Co Northampton. Having finalised the deal earlier this year, franchisee Paul Chant...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![The Property Franchise Group posts record results for 2022](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousingMarket_400x310.png)
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has described its sales business as ‘operationally challenging’ for last year despite posting a record financial...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Self-employed agency network nears 100 partners](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
The Agency UK’s (TAUK) nationwide team of self-employed estate agents has now reached 89 partners operating across 32 countries, with the...
17 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![EweMove awards top franchisees](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
EweMove has announced its Franchise of the Year as part of the brand’s10th anniversary celebrations More than 250 people flocked to the...
12 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![TPFG: Market is returning to 2019 conditions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is expecting the market to align with conditions seen in 2019. A trading update from the listed...
31 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![EweMove and Martin & Co branches rebrand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_AgentOnline-400x310.png)
One of hybrid agent EweMove’s first franchisees has expanded his North West territory by rebranding as Property Franchise Group stablemate Whitegates. Chris...
12 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![New Zoopla guide aims to help agents sell homes for vendors after a break-up](/upload/images/Logos/ZooplaNewLogo2016-400x310.jpg)
Zoopla has launched a new guide to help agents advise buyers when purchasing a property with a partner to avoid future...
13 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![The Property Franchise Group: ‘Completion times are improving’](/upload/images/Logos/PropertyFranch-2018-Logo-400x310.jpg)
The sales process is starting to speed up, The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has claimed. Gareth Samples, chief executive of TPFG, which...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![TPFG confident it can 'navigate difficult backdrop'](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/bridging-finance-applications.jpg)
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is still expecting a strong 2022 after posting increased half-year revenues and profits this morning. The listed...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight - is agency in danger of a downturn?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-MagnifyingGlass--1-400x310.jpg)
Last week was quite a week for major trading updates, with four of the market’s biggest players announcing either half-year or...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![The Property Franchise Group reports strong growth in latest figures](/upload/images/Logos/PropertyFranch-2018-Logo-400x310.jpg)
The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchisor, has provided a trading update ahead of publishing its interim results on Tuesday...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![My First Property Sale: 'Vendor was so impressed she became an agent'](/upload/images/Site%20logos/MFPSLogo-400x310.png)
A EweMove franchisee has revealed how her first sale was so successful that it convinced the vendor to become an estate...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Royal round-up: Branch windows that are fit for a Queen](/upload/images/Today%20Site%20Images/JDG%20Estates%20(2)%20%E2%80%93%20400x310%20.png)
From cardboard cutouts to selfie frames and knitted crowns, agency window displays are ready for the Platinum Jubilee. We have featured several...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![My First Property Sale: Reminisce about your commission debut](/upload/images/Site%20logos/MFPSLogo-400x310.png)
Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency franchisees given chance to earn shares by joining Boomin](/upload/images/library/Boomin-Logo-400x310.jpg)
Agency franchisees with brands such as Hunters, Martin & Co, Belvoir and EasyProperty are being given the chance to sign up...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![EweMove sets out three-year franchise growth plan](/upload/images/Logos/EweMove-Logo-400x310.jpg)
EweMove managing director Nick Neill has set out plans to double the size of the franchise network by 2025 as the brand’s...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![The Property Franchise Group plans more agency acquisitions](/upload/images/library/MergersAcquisitions-400x310.jpg)
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is planning more acquisitions after a busy 2021 for buying-up agencies. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![The Property Franchise Group hits records revenues](/upload/images/Logos/PropertyFranch-2018-Logo-400x310.jpg)
The Property Franchise Group has reported record like-for-like revenue for 2021. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove,...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency reveals PropTech breakthrough after year-long research project](/upload/images/library/PropTech-Agent-Hands-400x310.jpg)
Hybrid agency EweMove has this morning announced that it’s moving all of its 170 branches to a new fully-automated cloud-based system...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech lead generation platform expands beyond agents](/upload/images/library/PropTech-TouchScreen-400x310.jpg)
A lead generation platform that boasts Leaders, EweMove and Northwood amongst its clients says it’s expanding into mortgages. Rentround, now in its...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Outstanding year for EweMove hybrid agency as parent firm booms](/upload/images/library/EweMove-Logo-400x310.jpg)
Hybrid agency EweMove - which has a mix of working-from-home agents and High Street branches - has had an outstanding year...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Business boost for EweMove, Martin & Co and other TPFG brands](/upload/images/Logos/PropertyFranch-2018-Logo-400x310.jpg)
The Property Franchise Group, the agency industry’s largest franchise operation, has reported strong performance in recent months. Chief executive Gareth Samples has...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Hybrid agency claims to have ‘solved industry’s staff shortage’](/upload/images/Logos/EweMove-Logo-400x310.jpg)
EweMove - the hybrid brand owned by The Property Franchise Group - says its operating model effectively solves a reported staff...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Maldives over Benidorm – hybrid says ‘we do not want to be the biggest’](/upload/images/Back-link-images/Can_%20a_%20tenant_%20withhold_%20rent_%20over_%20a_broken_%20boiler_%20.jpg)
A Hertfordshire-based hybrid agency has released a surprising and some might argue refreshing message, saying it’s not interested in size as...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![TPFG announces record interim results, boosted by Hunters acquisition](/upload/images/Logos/PropertyFranch-2018-Logo-400x310.jpg)
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![EweMove's parent company acquires financial services business](/upload/images/library/EweMove-Logo-400x310.jpg)
The Property Franchise Group - the UK's largest property franchisor, which owns EweMove and other brands - has acquired 80 per...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - and the funds keep on coming for good causes…](/upload/images/library/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
Hello and welcome to another round-up of our industry’s wonderful work for good causes. Before we salute this week’s heroes, our usual...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Young agent “off to a flier” and expands with new branches](/upload/images/library/EweMove-Logo-400x310.jpg)
A young franchisee with hybrid agency EweMove is expanding into another area just over nine months since launching his agency. Chris Wells,...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![EweMove on track to double in size by the end of next year](/upload/images/Logos/EweMove-Logo-400x310.jpg)
Hybrid agency EweMove has continued growing with the sale of 37 new territories in the first six months of the year...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dramatic slump in instructions for Purplebricks, according to data](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been a dramatic slump in instructions for online agencies, particularly Purplebricks, according to data produced by one online firm itself. 99Home...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Hybrid agency promises to double in size within 18 months](/img/default/eat.png)
EweMove, the high profile hybrid estate agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, says it has recruited a record 30 new...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Hybrid agency records its best-ever month for new enquiries](/img/default/eat.png)
EweMove says it’s has just recorded its best-ever month for new enquiries from sellers. In April the hybrid - which is part...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Furlough funding refunded to government by major agency group](/img/default/eat.png)
Another major agency group has agreed to repay substantial sums it claimed under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, introduced to...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Hybrid EweMove booming with sales and pipeline soaring](/img/default/eat.png)
The Property Franchise Group’s hybrid agency EweMove more than doubled its income in 2020 to £5m, according to a statement to...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Bigger senior management team named at The Property Franchise Group](/img/default/eat.png)
The Property Franchise Group, which earlier this year completed a buy out of franchise rival Hunters, has expanded its senior management...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - all the latest movers and shakers](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to this edition of Property Jobs Today, a chance to catch up with who’s moving where in the...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Takeover fever continues as biggest agencies seal deals](/img/default/eat.png)
The extraordinary consolidation in the estate agency industry continues apace today with two of the biggest deals reaching critical points. Firstly Hunters’...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks rated as only 10th best online agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks has been rated as only the 10th best online agency in the country in a controversial new league table. The list...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – will 2021 be the year of the merger?](/img/default/eat.png)
At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...
30 January 2021
From: Features
![Franchise Mega Agency - Hunters and TPFG talk for another week](/img/default/eat.png)
Talks continue between The Property Franchise Group and Hunters with both companies agreeing a new deadline of next Friday, January 29. Just...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Sheepish grins, woolly jumpers, and Ewe-tide greetings](/img/default/eat.png)
With a headline like that, we can only be talking about the annual EweMove Christmas video, consisting of the hybrid agency’s...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Takeover: Hunters gives January 1 deadline to Property Franchise Group](/img/default/eat.png)
The Property Franchise Group has approached Hunters about a possible takeover. Confirmation came this morning in a statement from Hunters, which you can...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Lessons for estate agents from Sir Philip Green’s fall from grace](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the hybrid agency sector’s leading agents says there are key lessons our industry can learn from the collapse of...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Ewe interested? Hybrid aims to double in size by late 2022](/img/default/eat.png)
High profile franchise hybrid agency EweMove has announced ambitious plans to double agent numbers within two years. The firm - which has...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Boomin signs up hundreds of new franchise branches](/img/default/eat.png)
The six brands that make up The Property Franchise Group are the latest signings for yet-to-launch portal Boomin. TPFG’s brands are national...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Top agent becomes growth and compliance head in franchise group](/img/default/eat.png)
The Property Franchise Group has named high-profile industry veteran Eric Walker as managing director of Martin & Co (South and Scotland). Walker...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Hybrid agency outpaces High Street brands, company results show](/img/default/eat.png)
Hybrid agency EweMove has outperformed its traditional sister companies within The Property Franchise Group over the past six months. That’s the clear...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Hybrid EweMove outshines traditional agencies, suggests parent firm](/img/default/eat.png)
The EweMove hybrid agency has been singled out for special praise in a trading statement from its parent company, which also...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Franchise group revenue hit by 20% because of virus lockdown](/img/default/eat.png)
Revenue for The Property Franchise Group was hit by 20 per cent cent thanks for the lockdown - but sales listings...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![High Street agency veteran speaks up for hybrid business model](/img/default/eat.png)
The new chief executive of The Property Franchise Group says he anticipates his company’s hybrid arm - EweMove - will go...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Horses for courses - the rise of the personal agent](/img/default/eat.png)
The phrase ‘game-changer’ has been hugely overused. But when applied to how Covid-19 is changing the way estate agents will work...
20 June 2020
From: Features
![EweMove, Martin & Co and other franchises using PropTech to reopen](/img/default/eat.png)
The Property Franchise Group - parent company of six agency brands including EweMove and Martin & Co - says all of...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![EweMove hoping to recruit Corona-converts to go hybrid](/img/default/eat.png)
EweMove is this week hosting a webinar in a bid to win recruits to its hybrid model from agents who may...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Voluntary pay cut taken by agencies’ senior management](/img/default/eat.png)
Staff and senior management at a large franchise company running a string of major High Street agency brands are taking voluntary...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Your Move veteran to take helm at Martin & Co’s parent firm](/img/default/eat.png)
The Property Franchise Group - which owns Martin & Co, EweMove and three other brands - is to have a former...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![EweMove and Martin & Co parent firm sets up mortgage arm](/img/default/eat.png)
The Property Franchise Group - which operates five High Street agency brands and the EweMove hybrid - has set up a...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Hybrid agency franchise snapped up by husband and wife team](/img/default/eat.png)
A husband and wife team have bought the franchise for EweMove in York. Local media in the area say Jonathan and Elly...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![No mention of EweMove performance in latest TPFG trading statement](/img/default/eat.png)
The Property Franchise Group has issued a trading statement that is upbeat on lettings but warns that the sales market has...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![EweMove hybrid defends recruiting franchisees with no agency experience](/img/default/eat.png)
The parent company of franchised hybrid estate agency EweMove says that experienced estate agents outperform inexperienced franchisees - but only for...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![EweMove bucks downward hybrid trend by increasing revenue](/img/default/eat.png)
After months of difficulties and closures for many online and hybrid estate agencies, EweMove claims to have bucked the trend. In a...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Hybrid agency boss applied for top job “to protect business model”](/img/default/eat.png)
The head of EweMove, the hybrid agency operated by The Property Franchise Group, says he applied for the top job in...
20 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Which way will you turn at the estate agency industry’s crossroad?](/img/default/eat.png)
The estate agency industry is at a crossroads. A turbulent market, unstable political situation and a chronic lack of public confidence has...
05 June 2019
From: Features
![High-profile ex-Zoopla director joins ‘insight’ firm used by many agencies](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![EweMove in profit as Property Franchise Group reports solid figures](/img/default/eat.png)
Hybrid estate agency has reported a modest pre-tax profit of some £400,000 as part of the 2018 results of its parent...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Can Ewe believe it? Astounding claims made about hybrid agency](/img/default/eat.png)
A report claims that the hybrid agency EweMove performs above average across a number of measurements. The study comes from TwentyCi, a...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![No Sale, No Fee - how EweMove bucked the online sector's stagnation](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Pioneering PropTech system 'allows High Street agents to fight the onliners'](/img/default/eat.png)
A new bespoke Customer Relationship Management system developed by The Property Franchise Group claims to enable High Street agents to fight...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Ewe-turn for independent agents joining hybrid franchise](/img/default/eat.png)
EweMove, the hybrid agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, has announced five new franchisees - several of them are independent...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Former Countrywide pair claim to generate £140,000 a month at EweMove](/img/default/eat.png)
A branch of EweMove - which operates from a traditional High Street office - claims to have generated £140,000 income in...
02 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![EweMove claims it's UK's fifth largest online agency - and is in profit](/img/default/eat.png)
EweMove is the country’s fifth largest online agency group based on transactions, and continues to make a profit according to its owner,...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Can Ewe believe it? Some EweMove franchisees have no agency experience](/img/default/eat.png)
Another eight EweMove franchisees have been appointed in just one month - but controversially, some of them have no estate agency...
11 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![My journey from franchisee to MD at the UK’s original hybrid agency](/img/default/eat.png)
After gaining my MBA qualification from Edinburgh Business School in 2005, I took careful consideration over my career moves and prospective...
22 August 2018
From: Features
![How much is your EGO costing you?](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate and lettings agency is arguably one of the most fierce, ruthless and relentless industries going. And, with fluctuating stock levels,...
15 August 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![EweMove still in profit as The Property Franchise Group reports growth](/img/default/eat.png)
A trading statement this morning from The Property Franchise Group says its online brand, EweMove, is still trading profitably - and...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![It's not just Purplebricks - another agency boasts thousands of Trustpilot reviews](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s not just Purplebricks that makes much of its apparently- favourable online reviews - now EweMove has issued a statement expressing...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![EweMove in profit as Property Franchise Group reports strong figures](/img/default/eat.png)
The Property Franchise Group has this morning reported strong figures for 2017 with news that its hybrid brand EweMove traded profitably...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![EweMove branch total now up to 122 following latest franchise deals](/img/default/eat.png)
Hybrid agency EweMove says it has seen four portfolio acquisitions and 29 new areas ‘purchased’ by franchisees since June 2017, taking...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Fast track to franchise success - are you ready to be your own boss?](/img/default/eat.png)
For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...
17 March 2018
From: Features
![Online agents will have to employ sales progression teams](/img/default/eat.png)
The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...
03 March 2018
From: Features
![EweMove franchisee working from home takes over bricks-and-mortar branch](/img/default/eat.png)
A EweMove branch operating from a franchisee’s home in Staffordshire has taken over the running of a bricks and mortar agency. EweMove’s...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the latest news about agents on the move](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Ex-Countrywide agent flocks to senior role at EweMove hybrid agency](/img/default/eat.png)
EweMove has made a senior hire in the shape of Chris Webb, formerly of Countrywide and Winkworth. He now takes up the...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Increase in agents using GPS to protect against assaults and accidents](/img/default/eat.png)
Data from a firm specialising in lone-worker protection suggests that there has been a 27 per cent increase in the number...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Franchise Group upbeat after reversing most EweMove losses](/img/default/eat.png)
The Property Franchise Group’s trading statement this morning reveals a huge 23 per cent rise in revenue for 2017 - £10.2m...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![New websites for The Property Franchise Group high street brands](/img/default/eat.png)
The Property Franchise Group has launched five new websites, one for each of its high street brands. These are CJ Hole, Ellis & Co,...
14 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![‘Physical’ High Street agency becomes latest EweMove branch](/img/default/eat.png)
James Hillier and Rob Bearsby, who have operated Apex Residential at Bexleyheath in London for the past 14 years, have switched...
08 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: A to Z of the property industry for 2017](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Property experts reveal their Autumn Budget wishlist](/img/default/eat.png)
The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday. Despite...
18 November 2017
From: Features
![Belvoir raises the stakes in Property Franchise Group merger bid](/img/default/eat.png)
Belvoir has revealed that it has won the backing of a minority shareholder in The Property Franchise Group to resume merger...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![EweMove says one franchisee has earned £500,000 in a year](/img/default/eat.png)
Online agency EweMove - part of The Property Franchise Group, which recently failed to agree merger terms with Belvoir - claims...
10 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Franchise agencies continue war of words over merger terms](/img/default/eat.png)
Statements from The Property Franchise Group and Belvoir continue to ramp up the war of words between the two agency groups...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Belvoir reveals wish to merge with Property Franchise Group](/img/default/eat.png)
Belvoir has announced that it has made an approach to The Property Franchise Group regarding a possible merger. In a statement to...