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The landmark deal between The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) and Belvoir was ‘inevitable’ and more acquisitions could be on the card,...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
An independent agency brand has become the latest firm to sign a listings agreement with CoStar-backed OnTheMarket. Edward Mellor, one of the...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
LSL Property Services yesterday announced the completion of its acquisition of TenetLime The property brand announced in August that it had acquired the mortgage...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Labour Party has committed to working on ways to offer longer-term fixed rate mortgages to support first-time buyers. Outlining its plan...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
It usually takes a scandal or a reshuffle to remove a Government minister so it came as a bit of a...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Labour Party has proposed introducing 25-year fixed term mortgages should it win the next General Election. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves suggested...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Rightmove’s entry into the mortgage market presents a threat to financial services leads, agents have been warned. The portal said in a...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has poached former Alexander Hall boss Tom Davies to the newly created position of group financial services...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agents are among falling numbers of regulated firms that aren’t checking sanctions and politically exposed persons (PEP) lists, research suggests. A...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage brokers have hailed a ‘watershed moment’ as Nationwide became the first lender in months to release a sub-5% home loan...
09 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Hat and Home has opened its fifth office and a new headquarters in the heart of Sandhurst. The move centralises the agency...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Spicerhaart has boosted its senior team with the appointment of a new managing director within its estate agency division. Tommy Taylor is...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
LSL has described the transfer of its estate agency business to a franchise model as a success and said it expects...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Clive Humby of Dunn Humby (the Mega Minds behind the Tesco Clubcard) declared that "Data is the new oil" in 2006....
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Build to Rent (BTR) is the UK’s fastest-growing sector and this trend looks set to continue throughout 2023 and beyond. The...
23 September 2023
From: Features
Estate agency group My Property Box has launched a financial services arm to provide clients with a one-stop shop. Having gained the...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Irwin Mitchell has expanded its property practice with an investment in Scotland-based law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie (WJM). The two firms...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Property franchise and financial services group, Belvoir plc, has reported increased half-year revenue and pre-tax profits. Revenues grew 3% to £15.9m, management...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Agency recruitment firm Rayner Personnel has launched a financial services division. It will be led by Daniel Clow, who has held senior...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Belvoir Group PLC has expanded its financial services network with the acquisition of MAB (South West) Ltd for £1m. This follows...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
LSL has grown its mortgage business with another acquisition. The property brand announced yesterday that it has acquired the Tenet Mortgage network,...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The share price of LSL Property Services dropped around 16 per cent at one point yesterday following a profits warning given...
08 August 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket has become the first major UK portal to allow agents to promote their own revenue generating partnerships on listing pages. Agents who...
08 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Belvoir has reported revenue growth for the first half of 2023 despite “challenging market conditions,” with its lettings performance offsetting lower...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Andrew Jones, Group Director, Corporate Lettings & Build to Rent, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) In the past 10 years, the Build to...
29 July 2023
From: Features
OnTheMarket has launched a new financial services arm. The portal has unveiled OnTheMarket Money, an umbrella brand providing consumers with access to...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The founders of three-branch Berkshire-based agency Hat and Home has expanded into mortgage broking. Keeping with the hat theme, the brand’s co-founders...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
LSL Property Services’ share price hit a six-month high during trading yesterday after it announced its entire estate agency network would...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Recent research estimated that up to £100 billion is being stolen in the UK each year, with much of it due...
22 April 2023
From: Features
Foxtons completed the highest number of viewings for five years during the first quarter of 2023, giving it hopes of a...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is ready for another acquisition, its chief executive has said. After successfully integrating Hunters into the TPFG...
19 April 2023
From: Breaking News
LSL has sold its mortgage, protection, and general insurance brokerage firms Embrace and First2Protect. The brands have been sold to Pivotal Growth,...
12 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The long-awaited Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules will still be introduced but most probably in a different form, it has...
05 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Blockchain property network Coadjute has secured £4m of funding as it looks to continue efforts to transform the ease and speed...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
New analysis may called into question the experience of firms approved to check the Government’s flagship register of overseas entities (ROE). The...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
UK residential property market intelligence brand Dataloft has signalled plans to expand internationally after it was acquired by PriceHubble. As part of...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A family business within the Fine & Country network has taken on the master licence for Spain. Chris Hara, managing director of...
09 February 2023
From: Breaking News
As another year ends it is essential to take time and reflect on what you have accomplished over the last 12...
18 January 2023
From: Features
Agency brand LSL has announced the sale of its new build mortgage and protection brokerage firms, Group First, which operates under...
16 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Challenger portal and homebuying support platform OneDome has acquired broker CMME Mortgage and Protection from the private equity-backed CMME Group. CMME Mortgage...
12 January 2023
From: Breaking News
HSBC has announced a new round of branch closures but an estate agent suggests there may be a positive side for...
06 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
LSL has warned of a slowdown in sales and a rise in fall-throughs at the agency as it issued a “cautious...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Foxtons has upped its expectations for its full year financial performance despites acknowledging a “less certain market backdrop.” A trading update from...
27 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The ESTAS Customer Service Awards – which are often described as estate agency’s version of the Oscars – took place last...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A recent study conducted by the Technical University of Denmark reported that the attention span of people around the world is...
01 October 2022
From: Features
Over the last two years, the property industry has experienced unprecedented change through shifting market conditions and new regulations around compliance. To...
28 September 2022
From: Features
There has been an understandable focus on things other than Government since the death of Queen Elizabeth was announced, but Prime...
24 September 2022
From: Features
Property professionals and commentators have begun pondering an official definition of a house price crash. It comes amid forecasts that house prices...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Spicerhaart has posted a 21% boost in revenues despite sales taking longer to complete in the second half of the year,...
26 August 2022
From: Breaking News
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
Recent months have seen interest rates rise from historic lows back closer to pre-financial crisis levels as the Bank of England...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Lettings has helped drive Foxtons revenue and profits for the first half of the year, a company update has revealed. The listed...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Yorkshire agent Preston Baker has sold its lettings portfolio to focus on residential sales. It has offloaded its book of more than...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A mortgage broker has hit out at estate agents for forcing prospective buyers to visit their branches to sell financial services...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Essex-based estate agent Beresford Group has celebrated and thanked sales director Mike Sayers who is retiring from the company after 35...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Kent-based agent Miles & Barr has opened its 13th office in the region and is celebrating by offering to sell local...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Long-term 50-year mortgages that can be passed on by parents to their children appear to be the latest idea from the...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A survey earlier this week may have shown the older generation feel younger people’s spending habits are destroying their chances of...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...
28 May 2022
From: Features
LSL has reported a 16% drop in estate agency residential exchange income but says it is sales pipeline is at record...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Belvoir has reported that group revenue is up 14% in the first four months of the year, helped mainly by its...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A former chairman of challenger bank Monzo has joined OneDome’s board. Tim Brooke Thom has been appointed as non-executive director of the challenger...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The Belvoir Group has announced the acquisition of mortgage broker TIME. The agency franchise and financial services brand has acquired the entire issued...
24 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
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
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 (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
A rewards and recognition programme has been launched at an agency chain, with claims that it will enhance staff careers and...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The LSL Property Services group - which is increasingly focussing activities in the mortgage and personal finance world - has issued...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Storm clouds continue to gather over the UK economy with growing inflation, another likely interest rate rise, and a warning from...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Foxtons has told shareholders that it has enjoyed "a good year of progress with revenues, profits and cash flow significantly ahead of...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England has increased the base rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. This means a typical tracker...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A trading statement this morning confirms a large revenue rise for LSL Property Services. Group revenue increased by around 23 per cent last...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Three of Martin & Co’s most prominent branches in the north of England are under new ownership. The Saltaire, Keighley, and Thackley...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The name of Purplebricks - which once claimed its business model was a global success - has now been removed in...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Mark Newton, founder of the Newton Fallowell agency, is retiring. The news came from a statement from the Belvoir franchise giant which...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A regional agency has this week opened a new 8,500 square feet office with a pledge to expand and employ 100...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The UK is reported to have dropped down the league table of governments that secure vast amounts of income from property...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...
11 December 2021
From: Features
Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I can’t remember the last time I had a business...
03 December 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
The investment arms of Savills and the Daily Mail General Trust have pumped more cash into online agency Yopa which has...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Spicerhaart - which is radically reshaping its structure to encourage hybrid operations and working from home as part of a new...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...
08 September 2021
From: Features
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
Belvoir’s chief executive haas taken to Twitter to hail his company’s latest results as “superb” - with sales for the franchise agency...
07 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A director of Essex estate agency Beresfords has announced his retirement after 40 years with the company - and after being...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News
LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has reported record figures as...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Belvoir has issued another upbeat trading report, saying its revenue for the first six months of the year is up 53...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News
LSL Property Services has told Estate Agent Today that the company did not agree to a potential sale of its mortgage arm at...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News
RVU - the ZPG-owned company that already owns Zoopla and independently-run price comparison and financial services - has acquired online mortgage broker Mojo...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Two of Britain's largest agency groups have sold their stakes in a property search firm. Both LSL and Connells have announced the sale...
08 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
Your Move, Reeds Rains and other parts of the LSL Group are to hold an Act of Kindness day to encourage...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...
19 June 2021
From: Features
Leaders Romans Group is to bolster its finance services with the expansion and rebranding of its mortgage arm. Leaders and Romans Mortgage Services...