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The stock exchange seems to be on everyone’s lips at the moment. There’s Agents’ Mutual seeking to float on the Alternative Investment...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

Two leading property technology experts have warned Foxtons that it risks failing to keep up with the digital revolution which the...

You saw it, right? This article from Monday’s Guardian? It says that one in five estate agents are at risk of...

LSL Property Services - owners of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons amongst estate agency brands - has enjoyed...

Foxtons has reported its half-year figures for the six months to the end of June and, as expected, they show how...

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

Foxtons is reported to have teamed up with Oracle to improve its targeted digital marketing and lead generation. Oracle’s Marketing Cloud product...

Foxtons - a company seen by many as a barometer of the London housing market - is likely to face a...

Few things provoke argument within the industry more than the online v traditional agency debate - and within that debate, nothing...

The managing director of lettings at Foxtons says Brexit and domestic political uncertainty have become ‘the new norm’ in the London...

Knight Frank has recruited an estate agent from Foxtons to run its Tower Bridge branch.  Daniel Woods joins from the firm’s London...

A respected City analyst has pointedly dissed Purplebricks over its allegedly modest inventory of homes for sale and rent. Antony Codling of...

London estate agency Marsh & Parsons has announced that its sales director Liza-Jane Kelly has taken the decision to leave after...

Viewber, the outsourced property viewing service and brainchild of high-profile former estate agent Ed Mead, says its network of 'Viewbers' now...

Two figures with high profiles in the world of PropTech have formed a consultancy to try to sell their services to...

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

A Financial Times article reports a bank analysis shows Purplebricks with a market share of 3.3 per cent of properties marked...

Foxtons has received lavish praise from investment consultancy Jefferies despite long-term share price worries reflecting its mixed performance in the troubled...

Foxtons' figures released to the City this morning confirm a huge slump in sales in 2016 - and even lettings revenue...

An analysis of estate agents quoted on the London Stock Exchange suggests that almost all the traditional firms have suffered since...

The Purplebricks stock market bull run took yet another huge leap forwards yesterday with its share price up 20 per cent...

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...

Foxtons says its branch network is about to hit a record high of 67 despite the downturn in central parts of...

James Dearsley, founder of The Digital Marketing Bureau and arguably the best known figure in the fast-emerging property technology sector, is...

The stock market appears to be continuing its love affair with Purplebricks, as the hybrid agency share price rose once again...

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...

Peter Rollings, the well-known former managing director of Foxtons, has taken a stake in Viewber, the recently-launched outsourced viewing service.  Viewber allows...

The flexibility of Foxtons’ business model - especially its ability to control headcount, including the number of agents it employs -...

Foxtons has revealed that in the final quarter of last year its revenues were only £26m - down a quarter on...

Activists who stormed a wedding as part of a protest event in which a Foxtons office was damaged have been fined...

Marsh & Parsons is the latest high-end agency to open in Brixton, a stone’s throw from the controversial Foxtons office targetted...

The head of a new ‘disruptive’ online mortgage service says 2017 will see more major estate agency and other property businesses...

Share prices for both Foxtons and Countrywide took a significant tumble yesterday as news of the ban on letting agents’ fees...

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...

Jefferies, the City investment service known for its analysis of major residential sector firms, forecasts Foxtons’ transactions to fall 10 per...

The former Apprentice runner-up Jamie Lester, who at one time ran four London estate agency branches under Haus Properties, says he...

Good branding is absolutely crucial to any successful business or product, even more so in a world of social media, instant...

Countrywide's regional director Martin Coombes has quit the company, having worked for it since the early 1990s. A statement to Estate Agent...

Some sectors of the industry have been giving their initial reactions to the shock Donald Trump victory in the US presidential election.  Camilla...

The award-winning online agency HouseSimple has had one of its advertisements banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The advert was a poster for...

The chief financial officer of Foxtons is expected to resign this week - but is reported to be remaining with the...

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

A Labour MP says a deal is now on the cards for an estate to be purchased after months of controversy,...

The latest Hometrack cities index suggests that London house prices in the last quarter recorded the lowest growth for 20 months...

In a surprise announcement this morning, Foxtons has revealed that its total revenues in the past three months dropped 14 per...

Knight Frank has launched its 30th London residential office having opened the doors of its new branch in Victoria.  The agency says...

Several agencies have refused to market properties on a social housing estate which was bought by private investors in January. The Mirror...

Foxtons has confirmed that it will be opening a further two branches in the coming weeks.  The agency said in July that...

More estate agents are using – or at least considering using – virtual reality viewings as part of their services. But what...

Merged estate agents Leaders and Romans, known also as the Property Services Holdings Group (PSH), have taken aim at their competitors...

Anarchist activists are organising what they call “the decisive battle against gentrification” - and it appears Foxtons is in the firing...

EweMove, which describes itself as the UK’s first hybrid estate agency, claims it has seen completions over the past two months...

Foxtons has removed its listing for the sale of a property on an estate in Walthamstow after concerns expressed by nearby...

The Olympics are inspiring us, the summer is distracting us, and then there’s the day job of working too. Yet despite all...

No fewer than 174,000 people moved home in the first six months of 2016 - a rise of nine per cent...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, EAT’s weekly round-up of the unseen side of our industry - its work...

Foxtons is reviewing its programme of branch openings in London because of the slowdown in the capital's housing market. In figures released...

There has been a gloomy response to the latest Knight Frank measure of house price sentiment - the first of its...

Swiss bank UBS has given an upbeat assessment of online estate agencies in the changing housing market - but it warns...

The news that Theresa May will be installed as Prime Minister tomorrow has immediately stabilished the share prices of estate agents...

An equities analyst has suggested that some of the most extreme warnings of housing market chaos after a Brexit vote came...

Agency and other property shares that have been buffetted in the past two trading days have now stabilised - in most...

As post-Brexit referendum vote shockwaves continue to reverberate around stock markets and currency exchanges, many publicly-quoted property companies took a hit...

Foxtons says the vote to leave the EU means the expected upturn in the housing market in the second half of...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad by online agency emoov after a complaint disputing the duration of a fee...

Foxtons has won planning consent for an office in the south London suburb of Peckham after another controversy involving opposition from...

Foxtons has announced the appointment of Mark Berry as its new chief financial officer (CFO).  Berry will take over from current CFO...

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

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...

The Financial Times is reporting that a shareholders’ rebellion may be on the cards at Foxtons as some with a stake...

Marsh & Parsons is this month opening its second new branch of the year and its 26th across London.  The new Tufnell...

Marsh & Parsons is now “outperforming” Foxtons in terms of revenue growth in the London market, according to a comparative analysis...

Another agency has warned of the likely market slowdown caused by the June 23 EU referendum and political uncertainty over the...

Property has dominated many of the entries in the Sunday Times’ much-respected Rich List, which names the 1,000 wealthiest individuals with...

It’s all too easy to look sleazy in the eyes of a sceptical world, and there’s a danger right now that...

Controversial online estate agent and industry commentator Russell Quirk has hit out at the fee structure of traditional agents, claiming it...

Foxtons has reported a 4.1 per cent increase in its group revenue in 2015 to £149.8m  although its profits dipped by...

Yet another agency is opening a new office in Greater London - this time it is Century 21 UK which has...

Aspire estate agency has opened its ninth office in south west London at Raynes Park, SW20. It is “doing a Foxtons” by...

Haus Properties - the agency run by former Apprentice finalist Jamie Lester - has secured a former Foxtons staff member who...

A trading statement from London agency Foxtons shows group turnover up four per cent in 2015 to £150m - but that...

Several agencies have announced expansion plans and new personnel as they gear up for 2016. Strutt & Parker is announcing that Giles...

First of all, welcome back everyone. Hope everyone had a great and relaxing break for Christmas and New Year. (Is anyone...

There has been more volatile stock market trading for some of the industry’s highest-profile agencies.  Countrywide - whose chief executive Alison Platt...

Rettie & Co. is opening a branch at Jesmond in Newcastle, hot on the heels of the firm’s recent new office...

Foxtons has started a buy-back of shares from its investors - a way of rewarding shareholders after what has been a...

Jon Hunt, the billionaire who founded Foxtons, has defeated the French government’s bid to prevent him creating a ‘mega-basement’ in his...

The French government has taken billionaire Foxtons founder Jon Hunt to the High Court over his attempt to dig a so-called...

Estate agents’ share prices have taken a knock after poor figures reported to the City by Countrywide suggested a wider malaise...

Jon Hunt, the property billionaire who founded, ran and then sold Foxtons, is worth a cool £1.186 billion - yet is...

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

Countrywide says it has Foxtons as its target to beat in a bid to be the number one agency for sales...

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

Foxtons says affordability issues and increased stamp duty charges for some of the most expensive properties mean London’s sales market is...

We've caught the apparent death of the high street estate agent on video - or at least that's what online estate...

A protest march in London's fashionable Shoreditch area turned nasty when the windows of a Marsh & Parsons estate agency branch...

Foxtons is preparing to open its Croydon office on Saturday - the 58th for the company across Middlesex, Surrey and London.  As...

There is controversy in the London suburb of Brixton over an estate agent which has allegedly 'spammed' the area with publicity...

London estate agency Foxtons is set to continue its expansion with the opening of two new branches next month. The new offices...