The extraordinary consolidation in the estate agency industry continues apace today with two of the biggest deals reaching critical points. Firstly Hunters’...
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OnTheMarket has hit out at a newspaper claim that it is just “limping along.” Patrick Hosking, a prominent financial columnist at The...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading market commentator says the acquisition of London agency Douglas & Gordon represents “a strategic step change” for Foxtons -...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

It's been confirmed that Foxtons has bought rival London-focussed agency Douglas & Gordon. In a trading statement this morning Foxtons tells its...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is in talks to takeover rival London agency Douglas & Gordon. A statement from Foxtons to shareholders this afternoon says: "Further to...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello - another Monday dawns but the good news is that we can update you on the industry’s latest appointments. Everyone here...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There is no scientific formula, no list of must-have elements in a successful campaign. That’s especially the case for a campaign involving...
06 February 2021
From: Features

A newspaper claims that thousands of customers’ financial details held by Foxtons Group are being freely accessed on the so-called dark...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...
23 January 2021
From: Features

Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2021 - we’re less than a fortnight into the New Year...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...
02 January 2021
From: Features

OnTheMarket is to undergo a revamp under its new chief executive, former Foxtons agent Jason Tebb - who has been given...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has this morning reported to shareholders that its sales revenue has improved - although both mortgage and lettings revenue have...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello, and if it’s Friday it can only mean Charity day as we celebrate the industry’s continuing fund-raising despite challenges from...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

We are on the threshold in December with the pandemic still dominating but we’re delighted there is still positive jobs news...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The agency industry may look back on this year and say: “Well...to be honest we didn’t really see it coming.” No, no,...
28 November 2020
From: Features

Hello and welcome to your regular Friday charity round-up from the industry - appropriately enough on the day of the latest...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has announced that its remuneration policy for senior management is to stay unchanged - and it says a voting problem...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

I remember so clearly in my Foxtons days, working as a lettings manager in Putney, that lettings, though less sexy than...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning provides a rare piece of good news for the troubled London agency. It says business...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is alleged by a newspaper to have suffered a malware attack and data breach which closed its MyFoxtons client website. The...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The senior management from four of the agencies announced as founding members of Boomin have spoken out in favour of the...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket’s acting chief executive says the portal will embrace more social media and innovative marketing strategies in the coming period. Yesterday the...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...
26 September 2020
From: Features

Share prices for many quoted estate agencies and property portals fell in trading as fears grew about Coronavirus. London-focussed agency Foxtons was one...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the start of the weekend and that means it's time for Agents Do Charity. Each week, we publicise...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the weekend and that means a charity-fix for all those agents and suppliers doing great fund-raising in these...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News

For a mixture of reasons, I now only write this column every two weeks. At first, I missed the weekly consideration...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Two City consultancies instructed by OnTheMarket have talked up the company’s fortunes after the appointment of its new chief executive. Shore Capital, which in...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a surprise appointment as OnTheMarket chief executive. Instead of popular acting CEO Clive Beattie - who had made it known...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Steve, his name was. Steve, the board man. A rather frightening man, if truth be told. When I started at Foxtons, he used...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A new analysis of corporate estate agencies’ social media followings and websites shows the big winners to be Savills, Foxtons and...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning reveals that 85 per cent of staff are now off furlough, and that the...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A branch of London agency Foxtons has been targeted by a group of political agitators called Beyond Politics, which says it’s...
23 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A brand and marketing strategic who also ran one of the country’s most successful lettings agencies for a decade has said...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A raft of changes in the senior management of Strutt & Parker is being heralded as part of a “shift towards...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Although the shake-out in the industry is ongoing - online agency Settled and established new-build agency Cushman & Wakefield have both...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News

New figures released by Foxtons this morning show a collapse in commission income to the agency during the Coronavirus period. Sales commissions...
26 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Veteran estate agency owner Paul Rooney has again featured as the most wealthy individual agency owner in the annual Sunday Times...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons - which has recently closed branches and furloughed staff - has described a shareholder rebellion over senior management bonuses and pay...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he was extending the furlough scheme until the end of October appears...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The Chancellor has announced that the furlough scheme is to be extended until the end of October. He made the announcement in...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There's widespread expectation that Foxtons’ senior management will face sharp criticism at the company’s Annual General Meeting today. The hottest issue at...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

We are all operating in peculiar times. Times of great upheaval. Our lives are both in a complete state of flux...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons' Annual General Meeting next month is to be held virtually, meaning voting will be electronic. A feature of last year’s AGM...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons says it’s furloughed 750 staff and asked high paid staff earning over £40,000 to take a 20 per cent pay...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...
04 April 2020
From: Features

The human cost of the Coronavirus crisis is growing and devastating, but behind that businesses are being badly hurt too. Many consider...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The extraordinary past week of anger over portals’ fees plus early-warning statements like that from Foxtons indicate the anxiety in the...
21 March 2020
From: Features

In an ominous and unexpected trading statement this morning, Foxtons says it will take “all necessary steps” to remain in business. It...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide shares fell by just over 30 per cent yesterday as the stock market blood-letting continued for property stocks. The value fell 30.86...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A key figure behind the setting up of Foxtons has been named as the new chief executive of one of the...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and as it’s Monday it’s PJT Day - and there are plenty of people moving jobs in our industry even...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Almost all quoted agencies and portals have suffered as a result of stock market investors being spooked by Coronavirus, with some...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Jon Notley and I am the co-founder...
12 March 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

House prices have risen 2.3 per cent in the past year - the strongest rate of inflation for property since July...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Trading Standards report on the future of referral fees is almost completed and will be sent to government next week. However, James...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is warning that 2020 will be yet another difficult year for the agency despite the so-called Boris Bounce helping the...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News

What an interesting few days it’s been. I don’t think the topic of this week’s column is doing anything good for our...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has this morning announced that chairman Garry Watts is to retire from his position on March 1. He is also quitting...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...
19 February 2020
From: Features

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of the most senior figures in Countrywide’s upmarket John D Wood and Hampton International brands...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An outspoken industry commentator says some of the country’s leading agencies are failing because they’re not actually run by experienced agents. Russell...
03 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons's trading statement this morning reveals another huge slump in sales - but no new announcement about future branch closures after a spate...
30 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Property portals generate revenue from estate agents regardless of the outcome of the transaction. This relationship has resulted in a fundamental...
25 January 2020
From: Features

“Give me 100 leads and I will make five-times more good appointments than any AI you put me up against,” stated...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Here it is - the start of a new decade, a moment for resolutions and remembrance, and the last Bank Holiday...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News

For the stock market generally, 2019 has been a positive year - but a few high profile agencies and associated companies...
30 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The troubled London agency Foxtons says its fleet of branded Minis will go electric - but it has generously set itself...
17 December 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agent in London claims he did £53m of property deals within hours of the Conservative victory in the General...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is reported to have closed four more branches across London, backing up widespread industry speculation that the agency is retrenching further in...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The Great Debate over the charges levied on agents by portals and the huge profits that Rightmove and Zoopla make has...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has revealed that the chair of the troubled agency’s remuneration committee has stood down with immediate effect. This are also unconfirmed...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Troubled London estate agency Foxtons says it has rewritten its remuneration policy for its senior management following a shareholder revolt at...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...
09 November 2019
From: Features

This line is one that I use a lot in my speeches and presentations, often as part of the final slide. I...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Foxtons' latest trading statement shows another fall in sales revenue - but this time lettings income is down too. In an announcement...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

London agency Foxtons has announced some management changes - the first since a shareholder revolt at the firm’s annual general meeting...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the first so-called ‘hub’ hybrid estate agencies using self-employed freelances instead of staff says it’s moving to bigger premises...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Tim Hyatt, currently in charge of Knight Frank’s London residential operation, is to take over as the firm’s residential work across...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to your regular Monday PJT, the essential guide to who’s moving where in our industry. Everyone mentioned here got...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A former Foxtons estate agent has set up a property finding service which is exclusively for first time buyers - believed...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Our first wonderful fund-raising agents this week are walking over hot coals - now that’s a dare for you. But you don’t...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

I remember the day well; the day we all fell foul of addiction, the day our website was launched. Until then, at...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...
17 August 2019
From: Features

Foxtons’ sales slumped another 10 per cent and its total revenue dropped another 3.5 per cent according to figures released this...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Now could be the time to buy shares in Purplebricks and Foxtons if one stock market pundit turns out to be...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The PropTech era is changing the way in which employees decide where they are going to work. As CBRE has discovered in...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

An analyst on shares website Motley Fool says Purplebricks is not only in surprisingly strong financial health, but is actually outperforming...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide is declining to comment on speculation that it is making 36 of its sales progression staff redundant. Estate Agent Today, which...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Emoov and Countrywide: what a pair, observers might say. They present a tale of two failures - although, in the case of...
08 June 2019
From: Features

It's been another busy 24 hours for publicly-quoted estate agencies. Swiss investment bank UBS has increased its stake in the troubled London...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A writer for the influential financial publication Money Week says investors should “steer clear” of Foxtons - at least for now. Sarah...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s shares took another battering yesterday as they plummeted below the psychologically-painful 5p mark - reflecting a 95 per cent loss of...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News

In today’s crowded property marketplace, the needs of tenants have changed. With a greater emphasis on quality of living, tenants are increasingly...
29 May 2019
From: Features

New figures released to Estate Agent Today show that a net total of 284 agents’ offices closed down in 2018. This number -...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

We’ve reached the final instalment of my market transformation do’s and don’ts. In previous articles, we’ve looked at: Do encourage, don’t deter;...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Annual General Meeting of Foxtons shareholders in London has seen a dramatic rebellion against bonuses for senior management. There were 14 resolutions put...
21 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks, which recently admitted that it had been over-ambitious in its overseas expansion, says it will give “a further update” on...
21 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has warned shareholders and the City that sales volumes are at a “record low” and that the agency suffered another fall...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today understands that Countrywide has started a programme involving branch closures and redeployment of staff. Unlike other branch closure programmes by...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

My article last week has sparked some really great engagement, which I’m delighted about! Thank you to everyone who commented or dropped...
01 May 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s not often we can enjoy beautiful sunshine on bank holidays, but I suppose this one was a particularly blessed weekend,...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s anger in the industry over an article in The Times which accused agents of overvaluing properties - although why this was happening...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The investment bank which on Friday put Purplebricks under the cosh has now given a boost to two High Street estate...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Foxtons and Quintain have both recently made an important decision about their technological innovation, the same decision must also be made...
04 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has revealed that its six branch closures announced towards the end of last year will save the company £3m in...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...
27 March 2019
From: Features

Controversial reviews service Trustpilot insists Purplebricks and Foxtons are not gaming its platform and accuses The Times of “misrepresenting” how it operates. Over...
25 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ and Foxtons’ apparent success on Trustpilot have come under scrutiny in a Times newspaper analysis of the review platform. The Times’...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your weekly chance to catch up on major moves in our industry. Everyone here has...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s executive chairman and group managing director have spoken to Estate Agent Today about the impact of Brexit on the company,...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief information officer of Foxtons has taken a senior position at Hunters. The appointment of Dan Rafferty as Hunters’ chief operating...
05 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has ruled out further branch closures as it continues to struggle against what it calls “the continued weakness” of the...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Another estate agency has closed one of its prime London offices as the capital’s most exclusive areas continue to be hit...
26 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief executive of Emoov says he has the answer to Foxtons’ current downbeat performance - it should exploit its...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News

There was a huge 33 per cent collapse in transactions in central London in the final quarter of 2018 compared with...
01 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has reported further small slides in both revenue and profits for 2018 - but sales income plummeted from £43m to...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

If Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is as sophisticated as they say, Porter Pioneers’ launch could leave agents kicking their feet. Those of...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this year’s first edition of Property Jobs Today, reporting on the first industry moves of 2019. We’re told...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News

UBS, a Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company based in Zurich and Basel, now owns approaching 10 per cent...
04 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today can reveal that US-owned franchise agency Keller Williams has ‘soft-opened’ two new market centres in the south of...
02 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features

An analysis of property branding by more than 200 companies suggests that Purplebricks and OnTheMarket are two of the big winners with...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The closure of Foxtons’ Park Lane office and five other branches in the capital are merely the start of things to come...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News

London estate agency JOHNS&CO, which specialises in new homes, has opened its seventh office in the capital - the announcement came...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

I remember renting flats when I was a 25-year-old negotiator at Foxtons. Many of you will remember my love for the...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has this morning confirmed that it has now closed six branches. There was high-level publicity given to the closure of its...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News

As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s online estate agency sector - and not in a good...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Sky News says Emoov is to be sold, just months after the controversial online agency merged with Sarah Beeny's Tepilo and the...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Another high profile estate agency office in London has closed - this time a branch of Winkworth. The Richmond branch has been...
19 October 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...
13 October 2018
From: Features

Foxtons says its use of technology allows it to increase the reach of its branches - and claims this is behind...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today can reveal that Foxtons has closed another London agency office - this time at Barnes in the borough...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is shutting its Park Lane office - the flagship of the agency in prime central London’s Mayfair. Estate Agent Today was...
08 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Viewber has announced that it’s just completed its 35,000th outsourced viewing, reflecting a jaw-dropping 460 per cent rise in just a...
11 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A new estate agency has opened its doors in North London, despite operating in what it describes as a 'weak' London...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is embarking on a rare advertising campaign, using a company owned by the largest independent creative agency in the world,...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Traditional estate agencies could be in for a stormy autumn and face being the next casualty of the high street shake-out...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - a thinner than usual edition as the industry enjoys the last of the...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The investment bank Jefferies says Foxtons’ long-running share price slump is a reflection of Brexit uncertainty “until we find out what...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Rumours abound over the future of Countrywide, which lost further share value on Friday, closing very slightly down on the day...
13 August 2018
From: Breaking News
11 August 2018
From: Features

Countrywide is under fire again over the controversial rescue plan it announced last week. On Friday the troubled agency group’s share price -...
06 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The business editor of right wing political weekly The Spectator says “what’s bad for Foxtons is on the whole likely to...
06 August 2018
From: Breaking News

An analyst for business data consultancy Bloomberg has some news for Foxtons - he says its swashbuckling days are over and...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and other agency brands has succeeded where Foxtons yesterday did not - in...
31 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Labour says stamp duty receipts and other tax income from properties in the capital should go to the Mayor, Sadiq Kahn,...
31 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has suffered a massive 23 per cent drop in sales income and a nine per cent drop in overall company...
30 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The couple at the centre of a court case about agents’ fees say the issue could have been resolved earlier had...
27 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons share price hit a new low yesterday, dropping to only 46p early in the afternoon: it eventually closed narrowly up...
19 July 2018
From: Breaking News

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...
11 July 2018
From: Breaking News

An insolvency firm claims 153 estate agencies have gone bust in the past year with more than 7,000 “showing signs of...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Two high-profile PropTech entrepreneurs have raised £150,000 to help fund what they call “the first global PropTech platform.” James Dearsley and Eddie...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

So here’s the thing. It’s summer - not much going on, school holidays about to start, industry publications filling out space...
30 June 2018
From: Features

What a big week for PropTech! With the very first MIPIM PropTech conference, taking place in Paris today and tomorrow, comes...
20 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The former managing director of Foxtons, Peter Rollings, has spilled the beans on what it was like working at the heart...
18 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Peter Rollings is one of the most respected and best-known figures in property, having helped to rapidly grow Foxtons (where he...
16 June 2018
From: Features

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - and just because it’s half term, don’t think the industry has...
01 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Well last week was interesting. The column about my decision to put the property on with a letting agent went viral. This was...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has this morning given a gloomy trading update to the City and shareholders. In a statement issued at 7am it says:...
17 May 2018
From: Breaking News

That’s it. I’ve given up. The lull has continued and it’s becoming quite a bore. The price drop hasn’t worked. The revamped...
16 May 2018
From: Breaking News

‘Respect’ is the new mantra for politicians: whether it’s about street gang leaders, social media trolls or those on either side...
14 April 2018
From: Features

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home. A floor...
07 April 2018
From: Features

Foxtons says its long-term branch expansion programme is now “largely complete” and it is shifting its attention to using technology to...
05 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The share price of OnTheMarket slipped again on Friday - down around five per cent on the day and ending at...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has reported its 2017 figures to shareholders and the City this morning and as expected they show sharp falls in...
28 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Industry and financial analysts are preparing for what may well be another round of difficult trading figures from London agency Foxtons. Tomorrow...
27 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Having built over 1,800 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 20 years, it will come as no surprise...
21 February 2018
From: Features

Most listed agencies and portals suffered share price falls yesterday, creating a challenging landscape for Agents’ Mutual which launches on the London stock exchange...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News

ZPG says it anticipates a strong 2018 according to a trading statement ahead of the company’s annual general meeting today. The firm...
30 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has this morning given details of a sharp fall in both profits and revenue, wirth sales significantly falling away and...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News

ZPG, which operates Zoopla and PrimeLocation as well as owning the Property Software Group, has signed more long-term marketing deals with a...
23 January 2018
From: Breaking News

According to The Branding Journal, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's...
20 January 2018
From: Features

The man behind a PropTech company has blasted Rightmove and Zoopla for failing to emphasise 360-degree virtual tours - the feature recently...
11 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Foxtons says it takes just eight minutes for a purchaser to know whether they will go ahead with buying a home. The...
01 December 2017
From: Breaking News

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been. Even better, this property-based...
25 November 2017
From: Features

Online agency EweMove - part of The Property Franchise Group, which recently failed to agree merger terms with Belvoir - claims...
10 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that two TV advertisements for Purplebricks cannot be shown again in their current form because...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Jon Hunt, the billionaire founder of Foxtons, has come out on top in his bid to dig down - he has...
03 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s share price hit another new low yesterday of around 115.5p - a fall of just over four per cent on...
26 September 2017
From: Breaking News

How has the world of estate agency changed in the last few decades? That’s the question this week’s Natter is going...
16 September 2017
From: Features

Viewber, the outsourced viewing service, has marked its first anniversary by notching up its 6,500th appointment. Launched in early September 2016 by...
12 September 2017
From: Breaking News

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...
09 September 2017
From: Features

An estate agent who is campaigning for boards to be banned in his local area says they should be 'confined to...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The stock exchange seems to be on everyone’s lips at the moment. There’s Agents’ Mutual seeking to float on the Alternative Investment...
12 August 2017
From: Features

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...
04 August 2017
From: Features

Two leading property technology experts have warned Foxtons that it risks failing to keep up with the digital revolution which the...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News

You saw it, right? This article from Monday’s Guardian? It says that one in five estate agents are at risk of...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services - owners of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons amongst estate agency brands - has enjoyed...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has reported its half-year figures for the six months to the end of June and, as expected, they show how...
27 July 2017
From: Breaking News

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...
14 July 2017
From: Features

Foxtons is reported to have teamed up with Oracle to improve its targeted digital marketing and lead generation. Oracle’s Marketing Cloud product...
11 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Foxtons - a company seen by many as a barometer of the London housing market - is likely to face a...
10 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Few things provoke argument within the industry more than the online v traditional agency debate - and within that debate, nothing...
30 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The managing director of lettings at Foxtons says Brexit and domestic political uncertainty have become ‘the new norm’ in the London...
20 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank has recruited an estate agent from Foxtons to run its Tower Bridge branch. Daniel Woods joins from the firm’s London...
15 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A respected City analyst has pointedly dissed Purplebricks over its allegedly modest inventory of homes for sale and rent. Antony Codling of...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News

London estate agency Marsh & Parsons has announced that its sales director Liza-Jane Kelly has taken the decision to leave after...
17 May 2017
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Viewber, the outsourced property viewing service and brainchild of high-profile former estate agent Ed Mead, says its network of 'Viewbers' now...
16 May 2017
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Two figures with high profiles in the world of PropTech have formed a consultancy to try to sell their services to...
20 April 2017
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Purplebricks’ advertising is very negative and critical of the competition. They talk about 'commisery', trying to make potential sellers feel ripped...
08 April 2017
From: Features

A Financial Times article reports a bank analysis shows Purplebricks with a market share of 3.3 per cent of properties marked...
24 March 2017
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Foxtons has received lavish praise from investment consultancy Jefferies despite long-term share price worries reflecting its mixed performance in the troubled...
20 March 2017
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Foxtons' figures released to the City this morning confirm a huge slump in sales in 2016 - and even lettings revenue...
08 March 2017
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An analysis of estate agents quoted on the London Stock Exchange suggests that almost all the traditional firms have suffered since...
28 February 2017
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The Purplebricks stock market bull run took yet another huge leap forwards yesterday with its share price up 20 per cent...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...
17 February 2017
From: Features

Foxtons says its branch network is about to hit a record high of 67 despite the downturn in central parts of...
08 February 2017
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James Dearsley, founder of The Digital Marketing Bureau and arguably the best known figure in the fast-emerging property technology sector, is...
07 February 2017
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The stock market appears to be continuing its love affair with Purplebricks, as the hybrid agency share price rose once again...
27 January 2017
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Countrywide’s long-term share price decline and turbulent branch closure programme have not prevented a relatively positive endorsement of the group’s strategy and...
16 January 2017
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Peter Rollings, the well-known former managing director of Foxtons, has taken a stake in Viewber, the recently-launched outsourced viewing service. Viewber allows...
12 January 2017
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The flexibility of Foxtons’ business model - especially its ability to control headcount, including the number of agents it employs -...
12 January 2017
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Foxtons has revealed that in the final quarter of last year its revenues were only £26m - down a quarter on...
11 January 2017
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Activists who stormed a wedding as part of a protest event in which a Foxtons office was damaged have been fined...
04 January 2017
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Marsh & Parsons is the latest high-end agency to open in Brixton, a stone’s throw from the controversial Foxtons office targetted...
03 January 2017
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The head of a new ‘disruptive’ online mortgage service says 2017 will see more major estate agency and other property businesses...
30 December 2016
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Share prices for both Foxtons and Countrywide took a significant tumble yesterday as news of the ban on letting agents’ fees...
24 November 2016
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Estate agency Carter Jonas has made critical comments about the high-end housing market, suggesting a combination of factors have created “a toxic landscape”. Rory...
23 November 2016
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Jefferies, the City investment service known for its analysis of major residential sector firms, forecasts Foxtons’ transactions to fall 10 per...
18 November 2016
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The former Apprentice runner-up Jamie Lester, who at one time ran four London estate agency branches under Haus Properties, says he...
17 November 2016
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Good branding is absolutely crucial to any successful business or product, even more so in a world of social media, instant...
12 November 2016
From: Features

Countrywide's regional director Martin Coombes has quit the company, having worked for it since the early 1990s. A statement to Estate Agent...
11 November 2016
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Some sectors of the industry have been giving their initial reactions to the shock Donald Trump victory in the US presidential election. Camilla...
09 November 2016
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The award-winning online agency HouseSimple has had one of its advertisements banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The advert was a poster for...
09 November 2016
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The chief financial officer of Foxtons is expected to resign this week - but is reported to be remaining with the...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Although Brexit, portal juggling and portal wars have stolen property industry headlines in recent months, there's been one story almost constantly...
05 November 2016
From: Features

A Labour MP says a deal is now on the cards for an estate to be purchased after months of controversy,...
24 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The latest Hometrack cities index suggests that London house prices in the last quarter recorded the lowest growth for 20 months...
21 October 2016
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In a surprise announcement this morning, Foxtons has revealed that its total revenues in the past three months dropped 14 per...
19 October 2016
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Knight Frank has launched its 30th London residential office having opened the doors of its new branch in Victoria. The agency says...
10 October 2016
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Several agencies have refused to market properties on a social housing estate which was bought by private investors in January. The Mirror...
23 September 2016
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Foxtons has confirmed that it will be opening a further two branches in the coming weeks. The agency said in July that...
23 September 2016
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More estate agents are using – or at least considering using – virtual reality viewings as part of their services. But what...
22 September 2016
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Merged estate agents Leaders and Romans, known also as the Property Services Holdings Group (PSH), have taken aim at their competitors...
15 September 2016
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Anarchist activists are organising what they call “the decisive battle against gentrification” - and it appears Foxtons is in the firing...
09 September 2016
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EweMove, which describes itself as the UK’s first hybrid estate agency, claims it has seen completions over the past two months...
31 August 2016
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Foxtons has removed its listing for the sale of a property on an estate in Walthamstow after concerns expressed by nearby...
25 August 2016
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The Olympics are inspiring us, the summer is distracting us, and then there’s the day job of working too. Yet despite all...
19 August 2016
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No fewer than 174,000 people moved home in the first six months of 2016 - a rise of nine per cent...
15 August 2016
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Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, EAT’s weekly round-up of the unseen side of our industry - its work...
05 August 2016
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Foxtons is reviewing its programme of branch openings in London because of the slowdown in the capital's housing market. In figures released...
29 July 2016
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There has been a gloomy response to the latest Knight Frank measure of house price sentiment - the first of its...
25 July 2016
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Swiss bank UBS has given an upbeat assessment of online estate agencies in the changing housing market - but it warns...
14 July 2016
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The news that Theresa May will be installed as Prime Minister tomorrow has immediately stabilished the share prices of estate agents...
12 July 2016
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An equities analyst has suggested that some of the most extreme warnings of housing market chaos after a Brexit vote came...
08 July 2016
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Agency and other property shares that have been buffetted in the past two trading days have now stabilised - in most...
29 June 2016
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As post-Brexit referendum vote shockwaves continue to reverberate around stock markets and currency exchanges, many publicly-quoted property companies took a hit...
28 June 2016
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Foxtons says the vote to leave the EU means the expected upturn in the housing market in the second half of...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad by online agency emoov after a complaint disputing the duration of a fee...
08 June 2016
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Foxtons has won planning consent for an office in the south London suburb of Peckham after another controversy involving opposition from...
06 June 2016
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Foxtons has announced the appointment of Mark Berry as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Berry will take over from current CFO...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Last time out I spoke about the beginnings of a PropTech revolution, with two major London-based events in the offing over...
13 May 2016
From: Features

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...
10 May 2016
From: Features

The Financial Times is reporting that a shareholders’ rebellion may be on the cards at Foxtons as some with a stake...
10 May 2016
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Marsh & Parsons is this month opening its second new branch of the year and its 26th across London. The new Tufnell...
04 May 2016
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Marsh & Parsons is now “outperforming” Foxtons in terms of revenue growth in the London market, according to a comparative analysis...
29 April 2016
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Another agency has warned of the likely market slowdown caused by the June 23 EU referendum and political uncertainty over the...
28 April 2016
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Property has dominated many of the entries in the Sunday Times’ much-respected Rich List, which names the 1,000 wealthiest individuals with...
25 April 2016
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It’s all too easy to look sleazy in the eyes of a sceptical world, and there’s a danger right now that...
08 April 2016
From: Features

Controversial online estate agent and industry commentator Russell Quirk has hit out at the fee structure of traditional agents, claiming it...
21 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has reported a 4.1 per cent increase in its group revenue in 2015 to £149.8m although its profits dipped by...
08 March 2016
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Yet another agency is opening a new office in Greater London - this time it is Century 21 UK which has...
03 March 2016
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Aspire estate agency has opened its ninth office in south west London at Raynes Park, SW20. It is “doing a Foxtons” by...
23 February 2016
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Haus Properties - the agency run by former Apprentice finalist Jamie Lester - has secured a former Foxtons staff member who...
08 February 2016
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A trading statement from London agency Foxtons shows group turnover up four per cent in 2015 to £150m - but that...
04 February 2016
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Several agencies have announced expansion plans and new personnel as they gear up for 2016. Strutt & Parker is announcing that Giles...
19 January 2016
From: Breaking News

First of all, welcome back everyone. Hope everyone had a great and relaxing break for Christmas and New Year. (Is anyone...
15 January 2016
From: Features

There has been more volatile stock market trading for some of the industry’s highest-profile agencies. Countrywide - whose chief executive Alison Platt...
15 January 2016
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Rettie & Co. is opening a branch at Jesmond in Newcastle, hot on the heels of the firm’s recent new office...
23 December 2015
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Foxtons has started a buy-back of shares from its investors - a way of rewarding shareholders after what has been a...
17 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Jon Hunt, the billionaire who founded Foxtons, has defeated the French government’s bid to prevent him creating a ‘mega-basement’ in his...
30 November 2015
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The French government has taken billionaire Foxtons founder Jon Hunt to the High Court over his attempt to dig a so-called...
12 November 2015
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Estate agents’ share prices have taken a knock after poor figures reported to the City by Countrywide suggested a wider malaise...
05 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Jon Hunt, the property billionaire who founded, ran and then sold Foxtons, is worth a cool £1.186 billion - yet is...
02 November 2015
From: Breaking News

It’s rare for an incumbent to pivot to a disruptive business model, even in the face of compelling logic that they...
30 October 2015
From: Features

Countrywide says it has Foxtons as its target to beat in a bid to be the number one agency for sales...
26 October 2015
From: Breaking News

I’m writing this from the brand spanking new Center Parks in Woburn Forest. Set within 365 acres of lush Bedfordshire forest,...
23 October 2015
From: Features

Foxtons says affordability issues and increased stamp duty charges for some of the most expensive properties mean London’s sales market is...
23 October 2015
From: Breaking News

We've caught the apparent death of the high street estate agent on video - or at least that's what online estate...
30 September 2015
From: Breaking News

A protest march in London's fashionable Shoreditch area turned nasty when the windows of a Marsh & Parsons estate agency branch...
28 September 2015
From: Breaking News

There is controversy in the London suburb of Brixton over an estate agent which has allegedly 'spammed' the area with publicity...
24 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is preparing to open its Croydon office on Saturday - the 58th for the company across Middlesex, Surrey and London. As...
24 September 2015
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London estate agency Foxtons is set to continue its expansion with the opening of two new branches next month. The new offices...
27 August 2015
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Online estate agency HouseSimple has changed the wording of one of its adverts after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received a...
26 August 2015
From: Breaking News

At first sight the decision by the Bank of England not to raise base rate appears good news for the industry...
07 August 2015
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Shares in Foxtons start the week at 244 after staging a dramatic stock market recovery following a poor set of figures. The...
03 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Rightmove's half...
31 July 2015
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Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Rightmove's half...
31 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The Connells Group has announced pre-tax profits of £27.3m for the first half of 2015 and forecasts a record full-year of...
30 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Rightmove and Foxtons have reported their half-year figures to the City this morning - and they tell very different stories. Rightmove’s customer...
29 July 2015
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A former director of Foxtons has been appointed chief executive of a high-profile London estate agency chain. James Evans takes up the...
29 July 2015
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The fact that Countrywide, LSL Property and Foxtons have remained loyal to both Rightmove and Zoopla “should mean that OnTheMarket will fail...
29 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The long running story of the south London pub which Foxtons wants to convert to a new office has taken another...
25 June 2015
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A review of 30 prominent property sales websites undertaken by a digital marketing company demonstrates, perhaps predictably, a huge lead for...
23 June 2015
From: Breaking News

In the latest twist in the story of Foxtons’ attempt to turn a pub into an agency office, squatters have moved...
22 June 2015
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OK, you’re being spoilt. This column is now going to be on a bi-weekly rather than monthly basis. You lucky people,...
19 June 2015
From: Features

This month has marked a real change in the way the private lettings sector is perceived - and it’s a perception...
19 June 2015
From: Features

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on the resignation...
19 June 2015
From: Video Articles

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on the resignation...
19 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The Guardian has obtained what it says are details of the salaries and commissions of Foxtons sales staff. The basic payments...
18 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Another day, another story about Foxtons. This time the protest is against the London estate agency chain installing so-called ‘anti-homeless spikes’...
12 June 2015
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A proposed Foxtons branch in Elephant and Castle has been criticised by a local councillor as the campaign against it begins...
05 June 2015
From: Breaking News

A 250-year-old pub in Elephant and Castle looks set to become Foxtons’ latest branch. The pub, named The Elephant & Castle, closed...
03 June 2015
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The agency industry has been acting with delight over the likelihood that there will be a slim overall majority for the...
08 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Gentrification is a divisive, provocative issue, but why are estate agents (especially Foxtons) appearing to bear the brunt of the public’s...
06 May 2015
From: Features

Demand for property is at the lowest level it has been since March 2014, according to the National Association of Estate...