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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;...

The Annual General Meeting of Foxtons shareholders in London has seen a dramatic rebellion against bonuses for senior management. There were 14 resolutions put...

Purplebricks, which recently admitted that it had been over-ambitious in its overseas expansion, says it will give “a further update” on...

Foxtons has warned shareholders and the City that sales volumes are at a “record low” and that the agency suffered another fall...

Estate Agent Today understands that Countrywide has started a programme involving branch closures and redeployment of staff. Unlike other branch closure programmes by...

My article last week has sparked some really great engagement, which I’m delighted about!  Thank you to everyone who commented or dropped...

It’s not often we can enjoy beautiful sunshine on bank holidays, but I suppose this one was a particularly blessed weekend,...

There’s anger in the industry over an article in The Times which accused agents of overvaluing properties - although why this was happening...

The investment bank which on Friday put Purplebricks under the cosh has now given a boost to two High Street estate...

Foxtons and Quintain have both recently made an important decision about their technological innovation, the same decision must also be made...

Foxtons has revealed that its six branch closures announced towards the end of last year will save the company £3m in...

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...

Controversial reviews service Trustpilot insists Purplebricks and Foxtons are not gaming its platform and accuses The Times of “misrepresenting” how it operates. Over...

Purplebricks’ and Foxtons’ apparent success on Trustpilot have come under scrutiny in a Times newspaper analysis of the review platform. The Times’...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your weekly chance to catch up on major moves in our industry. Everyone here has...

Countrywide’s executive chairman and group managing director have spoken to Estate Agent Today about the impact of Brexit on the company,...

The former chief information officer of Foxtons has taken a senior position at Hunters. The appointment of Dan Rafferty as Hunters’ chief operating...

Foxtons has ruled out further branch closures as it continues to struggle against what it calls “the continued weakness” of the...

Another estate agency has closed one of its prime London offices as the capital’s most exclusive areas continue to be hit...

The former chief executive of Emoov says he has the answer to Foxtons’ current downbeat performance - it should exploit its...

There was a huge 33 per cent collapse in transactions in central London in the final quarter of 2018 compared with...

Foxtons has reported further small slides in both revenue and profits for 2018 - but sales income plummeted from £43m to...

If Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is as sophisticated as they say, Porter Pioneers’ launch could leave agents kicking their feet.  Those of...

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

UBS, a Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company based in Zurich and Basel, now owns approaching 10 per cent...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that US-owned franchise agency Keller Williams has ‘soft-opened’ two new market centres in the south of...

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

An analysis of property branding by more than 200 companies suggests that Purplebricks and OnTheMarket are two of the big winners with...

The closure of Foxtons’ Park Lane office and five other branches in the capital are merely the start of things to come...

London estate agency JOHNS&CO, which specialises in new homes, has opened its seventh office in the capital - the announcement came...

I remember renting flats when I was a 25-year-old negotiator at Foxtons. Many of you will remember my love for the...

Foxtons has this morning confirmed that it has now closed six branches. There was high-level publicity given to the closure of its...

As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s online estate agency sector - and not in a good...

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

Another high profile estate agency office in London has closed - this time a branch of Winkworth.  The Richmond branch has been...

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...

Foxtons says its use of technology allows it to increase the reach of its branches - and claims this is behind...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that Foxtons has closed another London agency office - this time at Barnes in the borough...

Foxtons is shutting its Park Lane office - the flagship of the agency in prime central London’s Mayfair. Estate Agent Today was...

Viewber has announced that it’s just completed its 35,000th outsourced viewing, reflecting a jaw-dropping 460 per cent rise in just a...

A new estate agency has opened its doors in North London, despite operating in what it describes as a 'weak' London...

Foxtons is embarking on a rare advertising campaign, using a company owned by the largest independent creative agency in the world,...

Traditional estate agencies could be in for a stormy autumn and face being the next casualty of the high street shake-out...

  Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - a thinner than usual edition as the industry enjoys the last of the...

The investment bank Jefferies says Foxtons’ long-running share price slump is a reflection of Brexit uncertainty “until we find out what...

Rumours abound over the future of Countrywide, which lost further share value on Friday, closing very slightly down on the day...

At first sight, to suggest this is a good time for an agency business to go for an IPO - that...

Countrywide is under fire again over the controversial rescue plan it announced last week. On Friday the troubled agency group’s share price -...

The business editor of right wing political weekly The Spectator says “what’s bad for Foxtons is on the whole likely to...

An analyst for business data consultancy Bloomberg has some news for Foxtons - he says its swashbuckling days are over and...

The parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and other agency brands has succeeded where Foxtons yesterday did not - in...

Labour says stamp duty receipts and other tax income from properties in the capital should go to the Mayor, Sadiq Kahn,...

Foxtons has suffered a massive 23 per cent drop in sales income and a nine per cent drop in overall company...

The couple at the centre of a court case about agents’ fees say the issue could have been resolved earlier had...

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

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...

An insolvency firm claims 153 estate agencies have gone bust in the past year with more than 7,000 “showing signs of...

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

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

What a big week for PropTech! With the very first MIPIM PropTech conference, taking place in Paris today and tomorrow, comes...

The former managing director of Foxtons, Peter Rollings, has spilled the beans on what it was like working at the heart...

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - and just because it’s half term, don’t think the industry has...

Well last week was interesting. The column about my decision to put the property on with a letting agent went viral.  This was...

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

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...

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

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home.  A floor...

Foxtons says its long-term branch expansion programme is now “largely complete” and it is shifting its attention to using technology to...

The share price of OnTheMarket slipped again on Friday - down around five per cent on the day and ending at...

Foxtons has reported its 2017 figures to shareholders and the City this morning and as expected they show sharp falls in...

Industry and financial analysts are preparing for what may well be another round of difficult trading figures from London agency Foxtons. Tomorrow...

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

Most listed agencies and portals suffered share price falls yesterday, creating a challenging landscape for Agents’ Mutual which launches on the London stock exchange...

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

Foxtons has this morning given details of a sharp fall in both profits and revenue, wirth sales significantly falling away and...

ZPG, which operates Zoopla and PrimeLocation as well as owning the Property Software Group, has signed more long-term marketing deals with a...

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

The man behind a PropTech company has blasted Rightmove and Zoopla for failing to emphasise 360-degree virtual tours - the feature recently...

Foxtons says it takes just eight minutes for a purchaser to know whether they will go ahead with buying a home.  The...

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...

Online agency EweMove - part of The Property Franchise Group, which recently failed to agree merger terms with Belvoir - claims...

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

Jon Hunt, the billionaire founder of Foxtons, has come out on top in his bid to dig down -  he has...

Countrywide’s share price hit another new low yesterday of around 115.5p - a fall of just over four per cent on...

How has the world of estate agency changed in the last few decades? That’s the question this week’s Natter is going...

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

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

An estate agent who is campaigning for boards to be banned in his local area says they should be 'confined to...

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...

Online estate agency HouseSimple has changed the wording of one of its adverts after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received a...

At first sight the decision by the Bank of England not to raise base rate appears good news for the industry...

Shares in Foxtons start the week at 244 after staging a dramatic stock market recovery following a poor set of figures. The...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Rightmove's half...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Rightmove's half...

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

A former director of Foxtons has been appointed chief executive of a high-profile London estate agency chain.  James Evans takes up the...

Rightmove and Foxtons have reported their half-year figures to the City this morning - and they tell very different stories. Rightmove’s customer...

The fact that Countrywide, LSL Property and Foxtons have remained loyal to both Rightmove and Zoopla “should mean that OnTheMarket will fail...

The long running story of the south London pub which Foxtons wants to convert to a new office has taken another...

A review of 30 prominent property sales websites undertaken by a digital marketing company demonstrates, perhaps predictably, a huge lead for...

In the latest twist in the story of Foxtons’ attempt to turn a pub into an agency office, squatters have moved...

OK, you’re being spoilt. This column is now going to be on a bi-weekly rather than monthly basis. You lucky people,...

This month has marked a real change in the way the private lettings sector is perceived - and it’s a perception...

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on the resignation...

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on the resignation...

The Guardian has obtained what it says are details of the salaries and commissions of Foxtons sales staff. The basic payments...

Another day, another story about Foxtons. This time the protest is against the London estate agency chain installing so-called ‘anti-homeless spikes’...

A proposed Foxtons branch in Elephant and Castle has been criticised by a local councillor as the campaign against it begins...

A 250-year-old pub in Elephant and Castle looks set to become Foxtons’ latest branch.  The pub, named The Elephant & Castle, closed...

The agency industry has been acting with delight over the likelihood that there will be a slim overall majority for the...

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

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

Vandals seeking to ‘reclaim Brixton’ have used a road sign to smash the windows of a Foxtons branch on the high...