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Yesterday we covered the story of self-employed estate agency brokerage eXp revealing three new agencies to have taken on the corporate...

An agent with 15 years experience at high end agencies Hamptons and Knight Frank has joined a self-employed brokerage brand. Sally Jane...

It’s the start of what promises - perhaps ‘threatens’ is a better word - to be a challenging second half of...

Experienced agency owners mustn’t let their teams get carried away during the good times in the property market, senior industry executives...

Buyers and sellers remain confident about getting moving in the property market but homes are taking longer to shift, OnTheMarket data...

I was delighted to read recently about the creation of the first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK, which offers...

Agency brand eXp UK has launched a new network referral programme for its self-employed agents to earn extra commission by sending...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

Since the announcement of the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA), an increasing amount of Principle, Partners and Directors (PPD) from the...

A leading industry personnel expert says agencies must do more to attract new staff, including adapting how they work to compete...

This week’s interviewee in the ‘In Conversation Today’ hotseat is a man better placed than most to shed some light on...

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US and led by Adam Day, a veteran of three online agencies -...

First off, hello and welcome to this new series – appearing in Estate Agent Today’s Breaking News section each month –...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

“I’ve got 47 years of experience as an agent. Do I still have to get a qualification?” asked one attendee at...

The frenzied housing market and the uncertain wider economic outlook during the pandemic have combined to lead to a surge in...

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

Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...

Purplebricks Local Property Experts are asking sellers who are not allowing agents into their homes during the virus crisis to draw...

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...

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

Fine & Country has introduced a self-employed agency business model to be run by well-known former Property Academy chief Nicky Stevenson. The...

An outspoken industry commentator says some of the country’s leading agencies are failing because they’re not actually run by experienced agents. Russell...

Some older estate agents may end up retiring when mandatory examinations and qualifications are introduced as there will be no ‘free...

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

The estate agency industry is at a crossroads. A turbulent market, unstable political situation and a chronic lack of public confidence has...

A new prime London hybrid agency wants what it calls “disillusioned property professionals” to join the firm and take advantage of...

The Property Personnel recruitment consultancy says more job-sharing could be introduced in the industry, preventing talent going to waste.  Managing director Anthony...

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

A central London buying agent says she was once offered a bribe by an estate agent to try to persuade a...

It is now an industry truism to say that Alison Platt has transformed Countrywide - but recent evidence, and now doubt...

No one can ever accuse high-profile London agent Trevor Abrahmsohn of doing things the boring way That applies to closing a deal...