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Dorset-based Oliver Miles Estate Agents has been acquired by another local brand. Its founder Oliver Miles has retired and sold the business...
23 January 2024
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Manchester-based premium agency Settio Property Experience has unveiled expansion plans including appointing its first managing director as well as launching an...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
London agent Maskells has expanded further into the capital. Having opened its second office in Kensington and Notting Hill in 2021 to...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Savills has strengthened its European residential network with the acquisition of Verbier Hospitality SA, which trades as Verbier Location. Founded by Jürgen...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Quick buy firm Upstix has appointed a head of growth to take charge of boosting acquisitions, enhancing the firm's visibility and...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Builders are calling for Stamp Duty exemptions on more energy efficient properties to help tackle the housing crisis. A new 10-point plan...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Savills has announced the launch of a residential business in Barcelona covering the sales and lettings markets in the city and...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Self-employed agency brand Harding Green has appointed recent FTSE 100 director Ian Gascoigne to its board. The former managing director of St...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Prime London Residential, which describes itself as London’s largest single branch agency, has acquired 21 Grosvenor Gardens from Grosvenor, securing the...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Self-employed estate agency platform iad has launched in Florida. The firm described it as another key expansion effort to compliment its recent...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains how those working in the property can best navigate the challenges the market is...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The roll out of ULEZ has been one of the big stories of the week. The new zones will have implications...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
When it comes to plain English, we in the property world are our own worst enemies. I don’t just mean the cliches...
26 August 2023
From: Features
Property Webmasters is seeking international expansion that it says will further support its UK growth. The estate agency website and marketing provider...
02 August 2023
From: Breaking News
29 July 2023
From: Features
Agency brand Hat and Home has launched a new branch in Ascot that will be led by Paul Price. He joins the...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Independent estate agency Hat and Home has continued its expansion with two new branches announced. Three-branch Hat and Home is growing its...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Two major agents have been on the acquisition trail this week. Chestertons, London’s oldest estate agency, has continued its expansion plans with...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
In an exclusive interview with Estate Agent Today, Simon Coaker, Sales & Marketing Director of Desert Springs Resort, shared captivating insights into...
08 June 2023
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An artificial intelligence-powered property due diligence platform that is popular in the commercial market has raised £7.5m to help expand into...
23 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Sussex based estate and lettings agency Mishon Mackay has continued its regional expansion with the acquisition of Kemptown-based brand Justin Lloyd. The...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country has welcomed its first Cypriot agency to the upmarket network. Purple International, which was established in September 2007, is...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Keller Williams (KW) UK chief executive Ben Taylor has announced a “significant expansion plan” for the UK network but has said...
17 April 2023
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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
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Self-employed agency network eXp UK has passed the 400 agent mark and beyond. The brand has announced that it now has 401...
17 April 2023
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Savills has strengthened its European residential network with the acquisition of real estate company Beliving in Italy. Founded by Danilo Orlando in...
04 April 2023
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In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the recent Estate Agency X 8, 2023 On 23rd March, the...
30 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s first Budget yesterday failed to include any specific measures to boost the housing market but a mortgage broker...
16 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Newly-independent estate agency North Residential has unveiled new expansion plans with the opening of at least three new UK locations per year and...
03 March 2023
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Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has attracted a trio of former Purplebricks agents as it continues its expansion into Scotland and...
09 February 2023
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More than half of Estate Agent Today readers have indicated they will raise their fees this year. Several industry executives have suggested...
03 February 2023
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London agency Martyn Gerrard opened its latest new office last weekend. It is based in Winchmore Hill, expanding the agency’s established service...
17 January 2023
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Historic estate agency brand Humberts has expanded into the Oxford area with a tenth franchised office. It is led by experienced local...
11 January 2023
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Winkworth has expanded further in the South West of England with a new office opening in the Bishopston area of Bristol. The...
09 January 2023
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Agents should increase their fees in 2023 so the average reaches at least 2%, a senior industry executive claims. Adam Day, founder...
04 January 2023
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Hatched founder Adam Day has drawn on his experiences of running the online agent during the 2008 financial crisis to advise...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents from eXp UK filled the Waldorf Hilton hotel in London’s Aldwych earlier this month with more than 250 of its...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
It has been another busy month for job moves in the estate agency sector. Here are some of the latest moves that...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Axel Springer’s investment in beleaguered online agent Purplebricks is now worth half its original value, it has been claimed. An article by...
23 November 2022
From: Breaking News
And…breathe. For a while back there, the only certainty for the housing market was uncertainty. That isn’t to say the election of Rishi...
29 October 2022
From: Features
Regional estate agency Bradley Hall has undergone a rebrand as it looks to expand its presence beyond the North East and...
10 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A former senior journalist for The Times and Zoopla head of research Gráinne Gilmore has joined Cluttons as head of research. She will...
05 October 2022
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With the Treasury and the Bank of England stepping in to try and calm the markets, talk of an emergency interest...
28 September 2022
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A West Sussex estate agency has unveiled expansion plans after achieving a record-breaking £112m of new home sales in the past...
05 September 2022
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The Acorn Group has promised its clients that it will be business as usual following its acquisition by Leaders Romans Group...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
In this latest Day in the Life of...Natter, I get an insight into one of the most vital cogs of the...
27 August 2022
From: Features
The new owner of easyProperty has promised changes and expansion at the hybrid agent. It comes after Evolve – which acquired easyProperty...
22 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A senior agency executive has backed the controversial issue of including broadband and mobile signal in property listings. The National Trading Standards...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The Agency UK – which was set up by three ex-employees of Purplebricks – has strengthened its team with the arrival...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News
It was announced back in February this year that PEXA, the Australian FinTech/PropTech that enabled the world’s first fully digitised property settlement...
06 August 2022
From: Features
Hidden amongst the annual results released by Purplebricks on Tuesday – which saw revenue and profits down, as well as a...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Two major regional agents have expanded their geographical presence and sales focus. Midlands-based land and property agent Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) has...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News
When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...
23 July 2022
From: Features
Regional agent Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding into York and has appointed experienced estate agent, Nick Udovicic, to head up...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Off-market property platform Invisible Homes has accelerated its expansion by moving into three London boroughs earlier than expected. Originally launched in 2018...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A senior agency executive has said minimum standards and qualifications are “desperately needed” in the property sector. Adam Day, international expansion leader...
29 June 2022
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Prime estate agent John D Wood & Co has marked 150 years in business by opening a new headquarters. It has moved...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Online agent 99home is planning to go international. The brand, which lets sellers pay to list their property on the major portals...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A significant housing announcement has been promised by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as a part of a sweetener that saw him...
07 June 2022
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Scottish estate and lettings agent Stonehouse has sealed a new partnership deal with Aberdeen Football Club. Stonehouse, an Aberdeen-based sister brand to...
19 May 2022
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Hamptons has created a new international department after its latest acquisition. The agent this week revealed it has acquired Venres, a specialist...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...
14 May 2022
From: Features
Hybrid agent eXp UK is embarking on a national roadshow this month to showcase its US-inspired business model. It will visit London,...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...
30 April 2022
From: Features
The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Off-market property platform Invisible Homes is planning to expand throughout London over the next year and to cover the whole of...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A well-known Yorkshire estate agency has expanded into another of its prime locations after striking a major acquisition deal. Linley & Simpson...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...
06 April 2022
From: Features
haart, part of the Spicerhaart estate agency group, has accused rival agencies of copying its hybrid working model. Spicerhaart group managing director...
18 March 2022
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The long-standing commitment of London-focussed agency Dexters to expand through acquisitions is continuing apace. Over the weekend it was announced that the...
14 March 2022
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Lomond Group, which says it is the UK’s fastest-growing estate agency network, has appointed Ed Phillips as its new Group Chief...
08 March 2022
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The shortage of stock in the current market is making it tough for High Street agents according to one of the...
17 February 2022
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Research based on questioning almost 1,000 estate agents suggests that around 70 per cent are set to expand their business this...
25 January 2022
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Winkworth has told its shareholders that it expects approaches from prospective franchisees to open new branches this year. In a trading statement...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Adam Day will be a well-known figure to many in the industry, having been the founder of Hatched (the online agency...
08 January 2022
From: Features
Foxtons has this morning announced that former managing director Peter Rollings is rejoining the agency 16 years after his departure. Rollings was...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A family franchise agency that prides itself on saving costs associated with traditional High Street premises has nonetheless opened a new office...
22 November 2021
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Franchise giant Winkworth says at least eight new offices will open next year, following an upbeat performance in 2021. In a trading...
12 November 2021
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A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p. This is less...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A service that sells properties and elements of joint venture schemes to investors says it’s seeking to expand after completing on...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Hamptons is to expand the provision of New Homes and residential development services across all of its 90 branches, after a...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The Portico agency - set up in 1818 - has become part of the Leaders Romans Group, which has bought it...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
An online agency which describes itself as being “the future of property” is up for sale. Nu:move is a franchise operation, set...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The self-employed partnership known as The Agency UK - founded by three refugees from Purplebricks - has announced a major expansion. The...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Jonny Dyson, a leading London estate agent and the former regional director of John D Wood & Co., has joined Winkworth...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A regional estate agency is planning an expansion programme after undergoing a management buyout by a former Business Woman of the...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News
One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...
14 August 2021
From: Features
The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...
31 July 2021
From: Features
Keller Williams - which says it’s the UK’s leading business-owner or ‘self-employed’ firm with twice the agents of any direct rival -...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Creating a New Homes division could be a good way of expanding an agency business according to the head of a...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A north London new homes agency is to rebrand as Connells-owned Hamptons. Lanes New Homes has been owned by Hamptons for some...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Online estate agency Strike - which used to be HouseSimple - is expanding its sell-for-free service out across the Midlands and...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News
The founder and managing director of FCS Compliance, Jerry Walters, has died suddenly. A statement from the company says he died during...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Industry trade body Propertymark has unveiled a digital expansion programme. A statement from the organisation says this initiative shows new chief executive...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The youngsRPS agency now has a fifth branch in the north of England - it’s in Darlington and will cover the...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Michael Jones & Company celebrates its 30-year anniversary this year and, in an effort to both celebrate the work of local...