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As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...

Yopa has detailed a restructure of its business after chairman Grenville Turner mysteriously stepped down as a director. Companies House documents last...

No ‘brilliant’ agents will have lost out from Purplebricks’ controversial ‘commisery’ campaign, the beleaguered brand’s former head of customer support has...

An eXp UK agent has highlighted the importance of personal branding and his own beard in securing property sales. Ben Moore, who...

Purplebricks is marketing itself as a way for homeowners to save money while selling their home amid the cost of living...

Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...

Yesterday’s publication of Purplebricks’ annual results – which made for very difficult reading for the troubled brand – came as part...

Damian Wanstall is a relative newcomer to estate agency. He entered the sector in April 2021 when he was made redundant after...

Boomin has acquired interior design platform My Bespoke Room. The challenger portal's founder Michael Bruce said it was part of a wider...

Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...

Purplebricks issued an unexpected tweet yesterday, showing one of its own advertisements posted on a London tube train - upside down. With...

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...

Online agency Yopa says it will change a claim on its website that appears to suggest no fee will be charged...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

Online network love2move - which gives partner High Street agents an option to offer vendors an online sales service - is...

The advertising watchdog has told the agency industry to clean up its act on four issues, with clarity over fees being...

An insurance firm claims estate agents are taught not to quote VAT in fees until the final bill. A statement from Admiral...

    Purplebricks says changes to its fees structure - possibly becoming less reliant on controversial upfront charges - has been delayed until...

Covid-19 has placed a spotlight on the impressive variety of fundraising platforms and technologies available – and not often in places...

The OneDome and Nethouseprices websites claim to have seen a surge in agents joining in recent weeks as an alternative to...

Another hub-based agency has launched in the capital, following in the footsteps of operations like Harding Green, Orchards and Keller Williams. Mariel...

Upad, the national online letting agent set up by entrepreneur James Davis has announced that it is “closed to new business”...

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...

The Advertising Standards Authority has issued a guidance note warning online estate agents, after complaints about them have “grown dramatically”. “Property is big...

A survey of property sellers has revealed that 'achieving the asking price' (43%) and 'selling properties quickly' (35%) are the most...

love2move, the online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has announced its latest partner. Peter David...

Traditional High Street estate agents have been given the thumbs up by sellers in a new survey of over 5,000 vendors...

An expert who has invested in an online agency in the past has slammed Purplebricks’ business model. James Max, who presents the...

Conveyancing platform The Moving Hub has this week launched its proposition into the estate agency and mortgage intermediary sectors. The firm is...

An estate agency has contacted the police after 26 of its boards disappeared since September 2018.  Manor Estate Agents, an all-female agency...

An online estate agency insists the online/hybrid sector will take a 50 per cent market share in the future - despite...

Purplebricks has become the major partner with a leading Australian rugby league team, Melbourne Storm. "Purplebricks is reshaping the real estate market...

Online agency platform Love2move insists that its current bid to attract investors will not be damaged by the adverse publicity surrounding...

Purplebricks has this morning warned investors its foreign activities are not going as well as predicted - although it insists it is...

The two men behind a low-profile hybrid estate agency say their company is flourishing after two years in business, during which they...

The first major estate agency business to launch a crowdfunding bid since the controversial collapse of Emoov has emphasised its “realistic”...

The head of a For Sale By Owner website claims that some agents are making “vast amounts” of up to £7,000...

The former chief executive of Emoov says online estate agencies charge too little, so risk appearing cheap and ineffective to potential...

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...

Purplebricks has launched an emergency hotline for customers of Emoov and Tepilo that are stranded by the agencies’ collapse. A statement this...

A leading digital analyst says Purplebricks’ success in the US market is not assured and has expressed concern over whether it...

Purplebricks chief executive in Australia, Ryan Dinsdale, is quitting the firm after two and a half years. The influential Australian Financial Review...

The troubled Emoov hybrid estate agency, currently up for sale, has removed an advertisement after a complaint to a watchdog over...

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...

A new online agency says it is currently focussing on one large city but will expand to cover the whole of...

New research by TheAdvisory consultancy, shared exclusively with Estate Agent Today, reveals exactly how fees have fallen for traditional agents in...

Some conveyancers must publish some price and service information on their websites and in other media from December 6, according to...

Purplebricks has introduced its second price rise of the year so far in Australia, and is pioneering a model under which...

An online estate agency run by one of the country’s youngest entrepreneurs has agreed to change a reference about savings on...

A hybrid estate agency has launched in Bury, one of the first of its kind to operate in the UK on...

The prospect of technology transforming the selling and buying process, including more power for portals and especially online agents, dominated parts...

Online agency HouseSimple has become a completely No Sale No Fee agency - and is thought to be the only online...

Purplebricks has returned to the fray after recent controversies with a claim that home owners saved themselves over £140m in commission...

Online agency Emoov has amended its website following the intervention of the Advertising Standards Authority.  The authority says the agency’s site included...

The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled on another complaint lodged about Purplebricks. Although the latest appears minor it adds to a lengthy list...

Leading independent property expert Kate Faulkner says the current row regarding the accuracy of Purplebricks’ sales figures should be the trigger...

An analysis of one month’s listings on Purplebricks by City consultancy Jefferies concludes that it sold 51.6 per cent of its...

What do you need to know if you are considering selling your sales or lettings business?  Here’s ten top tips to think...

Buyers spent £9.7 billion on moving house in 2017 with the average individual move costing £9,580 according to comparison website Compare...

Controversial hybrid agency Purplebricks has been the subject of yet another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. An unnamed complainant filed a...

Six more High Street estate agencies have signed up to an online platform that allows them to offer customers a fixed-fee...

So at last someone has woken up to the fact that Purplebricks needs to be clearer about how it charges for...

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that two TV advertisements for Purplebricks cannot be shown again in their current form because...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved another complaint made against wording on Purplebricks’ website.  A complainant suggested that the wording...

eMoov, the online agency which last month secured an additional £9m funding from investors, has launched a recruitment drive for what...

Speculation is growing that one of the most senior executives in the Countrywide management team may be leaving the organisation. Countrywide and...

Humberts, which yesterday launched an online-only option for landlord clients, says it is “not closing the door” on expanding the idea...

  A hybrid agency called 99Home Ltd, which made its debut back in April, appears to have relaunched with what it calls...

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint over a Purplebricks website statement featuring testimonials from clients; the complaint was made...

Online estate agency Settled has raised £1.2 million in funding to further develop its product. Settled describes itself as a 'powerful digital...

A new online estate agency is offering vendors a sales package for just £24.99. MoveSelf, which is based in Manchester, allows vendors to...

A one branch independent estate agency has this week launched a fixed-fee sales option alongside its traditional commission-based service. WH Breading, which...

EasyProperty has removed from its advertising any reference to clients getting ‘an offier in 20 weeks’ after an intervention by the...

Purplebricks’ advertising is very negative and critical of the competition. They talk about 'commisery', trying to make potential sellers feel ripped...

Swiss bank UBS has downgraded Countrywide’s status to ‘sell’ in a move which has prompted the troubled estate agency’s share price...

A new website that will allow vendors and landlords to compare the expertise and fees of estate and letting agents has banned online...

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

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld two of three complaints against claims made in Purplebricks' TV and website advertising.  The watchdog upheld...

I have spent the last 20 years working within the conveyancing business, alongside estate agents and I can’t help feeling a...

Online agency HouseSimple is introducing a High Street agency style No Sale-No Fee option for vendors, with a reduced fee if they...

Earlier this week removal man Matt Faizey had an article published by Estate Agent Today in which he commented about the...

A web portal which radically changes the way investors search for their next investment property has signed up 5,000 agents, less...

A High Street estate agent has cautioned others within the industry against being tempted to go down the route of charging...

Franchise giant Martin & Co says there has been “very limited take-up” of a no frills estate agency service that it...