Archive

The Propertymark Trust has launched Prop X, its first-ever fundraising event, scheduled for Birmingham in September.  A statement from the trade body...

Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...

Former agency founder and property marketing veteran John Durrant has challenged Propertymark and RICS to take a leadership on the contentious...

Home sales and house prices may have struggled in 2023 but more affluent buyers and sellers may not have noticed. Analysis by...

Self-employed agency brand Harding Green has appointed recent FTSE 100 director Ian Gascoigne to its board. The former managing director of St...

United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty has opened a new residential lettings and sales office in Knightsbridge.   The luxury listings agent said...

Purplebricks co-founder Kenny Bruce has returned to the estate agency world. Bruce, who helped launch Purplebricks with his brother Michael as well...

The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...

The chairman of the Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) has queried the relevance of a new Government-backed property group focused on digital...

Property data in the UK is mined from a labyrinth of sources such as local authorities, various government departments and private...

Connells group chief executive David Livesey has announced his intention to retire during 2024. Highly respected throughout the industry, Livesey joined Connells...

Aside from all the news surrounding the Autumn Statement this week, which will have a significant bearing on the property market...

Connells Group chairman Stephen Shipperley is set to retire at the end of 2022. It comes as he marked his 45th anniversary...

OnTheMarket (OTM) chief executive Jason Tebb has hailed securing new contracts with major agencies and revealed discussions are ongoing with more...

From bake sales to beach clean-ups, there have been plenty of ways that agents have been giving back for good causes...

OnTheMarket (OTM) is not currently aiming to overtake Rightmove or Zoopla but has succeeded in reducing listing fees for agents across...

Agents and property professionals paid tribute to the Queen last night after Buckingham Palace announced she had passed away. Readers were celebrating...

Independent London agent Dexters has unveiled its latest acquisition. The brand has purchased south east London firm Conran Estates, taking on its...

Purplebricks backer Axel Springer has replaced its representative on the board of the beleaguered online estate agent. A stockmarket update yesterday said...

Upmarket agent Beauchamp Estates has hailed the return of wealthy buyers to London after selling the home of two former Lebanon...

OnTheMarket has been having “positive discussions” with founding shareholder agents about renewing their contracts once they expire next year. Agents who invested...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

One of the biggest names in agency has been appointed as chairperson of the board at BidX1, one of Europe’s leading...

The founder of an estate agency which began life operating from a kitchen table has now won two prestigious awards.  Deborah Richards,...

Franchise giant Belvoir has snapped up one of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or...

An estate agency says retrospective investigations into Russian ownership of London properties could lead to substantial amounts of wealth moving out...

Two of the country’s highest profile agencies have signed up to a fledgling website which allows users to find, research, buy or...

One of the founding partners of the well-known agency Slater, Hogg and Howison has died at the age of 76. It was...

The Good Estate Agent, set up in 2010, is slashing its franchise fee - it claims the reductions are for Black...

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...

Hello and we’re at the end of another week celebrating all those in our industry who do great work. And this...

Sarah Edmundson, the chief executive of the Agents Together charity - set up by the Bruce brothers, Michael and Kenny -...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

A conveyancing organisation has launched an initiative called Be Kind We Care to promote kindness and wellbeing within the property industry. The...

The Bruce brothers’ latest project, Boomin, is “ready to launch” some two months after it was expected to see the light...

One of the chief figures behind Brexit and Boris Johnson’s role as London Mayor is now advising that stamp duty should be...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

I have written this column for over four years. I started writing it at a time when no-one really knew anything...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2021 - we’re less than a fortnight into the New Year...

To kick off 2021, we have a Q&A with one of the most high-profile – and, it has to be said,...

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

Douglas & Gordon, one of the highest profile London agency networks, is the latest signing for the yet-to-launch Boomin portal. The agency...

The launch of much-hyped new portal Boomin, originally scheduled for this month, has now been pushed back until early next year. A lengthy letter sent...

Upcoming portal Boomin has written to its founder agents inviting one of them to take up a seat on the main...

A former London estate agency owner and finalist on The Apprentice says he’s now returning to the sector to sell new-builds. Jamie...

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...

Fledgling portal Boomin - launching later this month - has announced another 10 independent regional agencies as founder members. This includes its...

One of the latest 10 agents joining the still-to-launch Boomin portal says it could be the go-to website for all property...

Boomin, the still-to-launch portal created by the founders of Purplebricks, has named another 10 founding member agencies. Like the initial 10 they...

The senior management from four of the agencies announced as founding members of Boomin have spoken out in favour of the...

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...

A North of England estate agency has been acquired in a management buyout. Dowen Estate Agents has eight branches across the North...

A former agency director and owner with three decades of experience in the industry has set up a coaching and training...

A developer working in collaboration with Silverstone race circuit is creating homes inside the track, near one of the motor racing...

With three months of lockdown behind us, commission income is vital, and sales progression is more important than ever. Emma Vigus, Managing...

The brothers who founded Purplebricks - Michael and Kenny Bruce - have returned to the agency industry for the first time...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

Fine & Country is one of those clever agencies employing interior designers to help stage properties, making them look their best...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign, which expects to have some 3,000 offices signed up by the end of the month,...

A Somerset agency with three offices has changed ownership - but remains an independent. Gibbins Richards has offices in Taunton, Bridgwater and...

Keller Williams has announced another new market centre, and this time its operating principal is a former Purplebricks territory owner.  JP Downes...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Milton Rodosthenous, Director of Equity and Capital & LetsBid Property.  What...

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...

Auction House has reported a record number of sales for September, while its founder claims private treaty sales 'won't be able...

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

Savills says it’s not commenting on whether it will list on Zoopla in the future. Last week Knight Frank - which in...

One of the agencies most active in the creation of OnTheMarket is trialling a return to listing on Zoopla after an...

Auction companies have issued statements boasting of their own performance as old school companies and new entrants vie for market share. Firstly...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

Hello and here’s another PJT to start the week: we hope it’s your first port of call when you want to...

Welcome back to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today (PJT) after a Bank Holiday break. Each week, we round up...

A national and regional property auction firm has delivered its best ever first quarter sales in the 12 year history of...

You can tell it’s the onset of spring by the fact that this weekend sees the start of the Formula 1...

A London estate agent says his system of ‘moral agreements’ between sellers and buyers prevents chains collapsing and means his company has...

The auctioneer Auction House has reported sales up 6.9 per cent in 2018, raising a total of over £455m – a...

Today sees the launch of Unissu, a platform which has classified over 6,000 PropTech businesses in a bid to offer estate...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

Humberts - which when it was operating jointly with Chestertons was a prominent supporter of Agents’ Mutual and OnTheMarket - has...

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

Another OnTheMarket founding estate agency - Strutt & Parker - has rejoined the Zoopla and PrimeLocation portals. Some months ago the London...

An agent who is only 20 - and who set up his own firm when he was still a teenager -...

Auction House says the number of lots it sold in the first half of 2018 was some 3.8 per cent up...

Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...

Recent figures from the mainstream housing market may suggest a disappointing performance so far this year but Auction House, the UK’s...

It’s London Marathon weekend and it’s set to be hot, hot, hot for those agents and other brave industry folk running...

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says its first quarter’s sales figures for 2018 are ahead of those for the same period...

ZPG has announced that it has signed a listings agreement with Chestertons, one of the estate agencies involved in the founding...

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...

Greetings from Cannes, where the sun is finally shining over MIPIM. I’m sure many of you are out here, too, and...

When it comes to property, ‘Japanese knotweed’ are the two words most homeowners and prospective buyers do not want to hear.  With...

New figures released by ZPG suggest increasing numbers of agents are listing on three portals. Amongst the latest agencies to renew long...

OnTheMarket remains defiant despite the decision of Douglas & Gordon, one of its founder agencies, to list once again on Zoopla...

One of the founding agencies behind OnTheMarket has returned to listing on Zoopla. A statement from ZPG, parent company of Zoopla and PrimeLocation,...

We seem to be getting more and more contact from agents and others in the industry who are doing great work...

In recent years January has become the month of detoxes, fad diets, health kicks such as Dry January and Veganuary, and...

Auction House says it has maintained its number one industry ranking, selling 3,485 lots last year – four per cent up...