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A reassessment of an independent agency’s activities during the Coronavirus crisis has led to it merging with a local franchise operation. Maison...

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

Hello and welcome to PJT, our Monday feature giving you the inside track on major moves in and across our industry. Let...

Many agents, certainly those in London, will have faced the difficult task of selling a flat with a shorter lease. A...

Gary Keller is stepping down from his post as chief executive of the global Keller Williams estate agency empire. Although operating chiefly...

Franchise network Hunters has recorded strong figures for the first half of 2020 but a trading statement reveals the measures it...

Hello and at the start of another working week, welcome to our regular jobs slot announcing who’s moving where within the...

Share prices for many quoted estate agencies and property portals fell in trading as fears grew about Coronavirus. London-focussed agency Foxtons was one...

The Property Franchise Group has named high-profile industry veteran Eric Walker as managing director of Martin & Co (South and Scotland).  Walker...

A family-run agency which last year asked people to “make an offer” to buy a franchise is now claiming it will...

Independent agents are busier than they have ever been thanks to the post-lockdown surge but larger corporates are actually losing market...

Franchise giant Winkworth has reported an 11 per cent drop in gross revenue and profit plummeting 20.2 per cent in the...

Hybrid agency EweMove has outperformed its traditional sister companies within The Property Franchise Group over the past six months. That’s the clear...

An American realtor who once predicted his company would have 5,000 UK estate agents working under its banner is now saying...

One of the UK’s market centres set up by US-led agency Keller Williams has strongly defended its policy of recruiting newcomers...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

Hunters has announced the launch of an additional franchise office at Torquay in Devon. The branch is a conversion of local independent...

Wholesale reform of leasehold issues is still some years away, despite recent proposals by the Law Commission and pledges by the...

A law practice says HM Revenue & Customs is launching a probe into companies that have allegedly abused the Coronavirus furlough...

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

The chief executive of the UK operation of a US-owned brand says his agency its the fastest growing in this country...

The EweMove hybrid agency has been singled out for special praise in a trading statement from its parent company, which also...

It’s a big day for leasehold reform today with the Law Commission due to publish three residential leasehold and commonhold reports. They...

Six agency branches are being closed as a result of a partnership between franchise giant Belvoir and the Nottingham Building Society. Under...

Hunters has launched two additional franchise branches in Tower Bridge, London and Middleton, North Manchester, taking the company total to over...

A London agency says it’s seen over 30 new agents join its hub franchise operation during the lockdown, taking the total...

It’s a tough time for agents and our stories show a disturbingly high number of  branches closing - but there are...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

Revenue for The Property Franchise Group was hit by 20 per cent cent thanks for the lockdown - but sales listings...

The new chief executive of The Property Franchise Group says he anticipates his company’s hybrid arm - EweMove - will go...

The phrase ‘game-changer’ has been hugely overused. But when applied to how Covid-19 is changing the way estate agents will work...

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...

Online sector veterans Russell Quirk and Kenny Bruce have used social media to call for a temporary scrapping of all stamp...

The Property Franchise Group - parent company of six agency brands including EweMove and Martin & Co - says all of...

Lets Bid works in partnership with a variety of Estate Agents across the Uk from big franchise brands like Winkworth /...

A senior property lawyer is to set up a franchise agency which he describes as embracing the best of the High...

Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...

It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...

EweMove is this week hosting a webinar in a bid to win recruits to its hybrid model from agents who may...

Gareth Samples has been confirmed as the new chief executive of The Property Franchise Group, stepping into the role on Thursday...

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...

An online estate agency which has described the Coronavirus pandemic as “a disrupter and game changer” for the agency industry says...

Individual franchisees operating under the Winkworth banner are receiving what the company calls “comprehensive help” on a range of issues, including...

There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...

Hello and welcome to this week’s list of good work - yes, despite the virus lockdown.  Earlier this week we featured many...

Staff and senior management at a large franchise company running a string of major High Street agency brands are taking voluntary...

Yet another one of the giants of our industry, Hunters, says it’s taking “appropriate measures” to safeguard the firm in the...

The human cost of the Coronavirus crisis is growing and devastating, but behind that businesses are being badly hurt too. Many consider...

A hybrid agency says the Coronavirus is a “disrupter and game changer” for the industry and is wanting agents keen to...

There has been scepticism across the industry as to the motives behind an unspecified number of lay-offs and permanent branch closures...

The property franchise company Belvoir Lettings has laid off 15 workers from its Grantham headquarters - and warns there may be...

The former director of customer experience at Purplebricks has been announced as a new partner in a Keller Williams franchise. Sarah Downes,...

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...

The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...

Almost all quoted agencies and portals have suffered as a result of stock market investors being spooked by Coronavirus, with some...

Your business may be growing quicker than you could ever imagine which is great when it comes to raising brand awareness....

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does it...

Hunters has become one of the first major agencies to reveal the gender balance of its staff - and 60 per...

Some of the biggest figures in the industry have given Estate Agent Today their reaction to the news - broken yesterday...

Hello - it’s Monday and so it’s PJT, where you can catch up on the industry major moves of recent days. Please...

Estate agency Chestertons has named the new chief operating officer for the roll out of its UK and Europe franchising operation. Some...

It’s been revealed that the branch closure programme by Your Move and Reeds Rains last year resulted in 460 lost jobs...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week - and it’s been a frantic seven days since the last...

The Property Franchise Group - which owns Martin & Co, EweMove and three other brands - is to have a former...

A new market centre operating as a hub for freelance agents has opened in Glasgow. Called KW Evolve it is a Keller...

An outspoken industry commentator says some of the country’s leading agencies are failing because they’re not actually run by experienced agents. Russell...

For a very long time, it was one of the best ways – if not the best way – of generating...

The Hunters franchise group says it’s now the third largest agency in the UK, and it promises to reveal a major...

It's been confirmed that Humberts has been sold for an undisclosed amount to a consortium of franchisees - and that the...

A rugby star has signed a deal to operate the easyProperty franchise in his home town area. Castleford Tigers prop forward Liam...

Six common ‘crimes of modern-day call handling’ are blighting UK estate and letting agencies and hampering their growth, reputation and profitability. These...

A new analysis from a financial services trade body shows that gross mortgage lending is expected to rise significantly in the...

Winkworth says it’s achieved a big jump in London sales market share despite “an uncertain and difficult year that was dominated...

The Property Franchise Group - which operates five High Street agency brands and the EweMove hybrid - has set up a...

The Law Commission has set out three ways to cut the cost that leaseholders have to pay to buy the freehold...

2020, the start of a new decade. Looking back, 2010 feels like such a long time ago, and looking forward to...

Estate agents who deliberately over-value properties in order to win instructions are effectively committing fraud according to a prominent industry figure. Russell...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2020 - and we’ve plenty to report even with the New...

For the stock market generally, 2019 has been a positive year - but a few high profile agencies and associated companies...

It's been two years since the SDL Group launched its franchise block management business, SDL Property Partners, the first of its...

A  husband and wife team have bought the franchise for EweMove in York. Local media in the area say Jonathan and Elly...

Century 21 UK has made what it claims to be the largest acquisition in its history, snapping up an independent agency...

The portals say they are ready and willing to play their part in changes approaching the industry, ranging from new agency...

It normally costs estate or lettings agents £10,000 to buy a franchise for the online company called The Good Estate Agent...

Local media in the south west are reporting that a Torquay estate agent took his own life after telling his partner...

The Property Franchise Group has issued a trading statement that is upbeat on lettings but warns that the sales market has...

It’s easier than you might think. For any agent the challenge of making a business successful is hard work with the focus...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday Property Jobs Today feature, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in...

“Multiple”members of the new trade body, the Federation of Independent Agents, are considering cancelling their subscriptions to Rightmove. FIA founder Graham Lock...

Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...

Belvoir has struck an innovative eight-year exclusivity agreement with Dacres, the 20 office estate agency network based in Yorkshire, to deliver...

A 10 point manifesto to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by prominent campaigner Louie Burns, of The Leasehold Solutions Group. The 10...

A controversial estate agent and former head of an online agency is urging agents to knock on the doors of vendors...

Hunters has announced a new branch being opened in Ickenham, part of Hillingdon in north London.  It’s to be the third branch...

A new franchisee says she will combine 20 years of property knowledge with state-of-the-art PropTech to provide customers with what she...

An estate agency based in Cumbria has rebranded to Hunters following a management buyout. Cumberland Estate Agents has been purchased by its...

It’s Monday so that can mean only one thing - a chance to catch up on the key moves in and...

Two prominent estate agency chiefs, both members of the Conservative Party, have both tweeted their opposition to some of the policies...

All eyes are on Japan for the Rugby World Cup beginning this weekend…but there’s still time for our industry to raise...

A hybrid estate and lettings agency operating currently in Manchester, Liverpool and others parts of the north of England has told...

Winkworth’s trading statement for the first half of 2019 show the company’s revenue and pre-tax profit both dipping slightly - but...

One of the biggest changes seen in the property market over the last decade is technology growth. With the likes of Rightmove...

The parent company of franchised hybrid estate agency EweMove says that experienced estate agents outperform inexperienced franchisees - but only for...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

Franchise giant Hunters says its branch network has now hit 200 following a spate of acquisitions in the first half of...

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...

The owners of four branches of a franchise agency in Berkshire have launched a new office in the county, just over...

Traditionally speaking, users who are looking to buy, rent, or sell their property to customers on an international basis have been...

Hello and welcome to PJT, breaking you in to the working week every Monday with news of the movers and shakers...

After months of difficulties and closures for many online and hybrid estate agencies, EweMove claims to have bucked the trend. In a...

Seven in 10 agents fail to use video or YouTube to assist in their marketing according to an analysis by free-to-list...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

The chief executive of Hunters franchise operation, Glynis Frew, says online estate agencies have given the industry two ‘positives’ - but...

An online agency which last autumn said it wanted to have as much as a three per cent market share of...

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your regular weekly column giving all the key appointments news in the...

Belvoir, the UK's largest property franchise, has changed its name - at least slightly - from Belvoir Lettings to Belvoir Group.  In...

Winkworth has a new office in its network, in the fashionable Suffolk town of Southwold. Independent agency Halford Wetmore has been acquired...

Century 21, the global estate agency franchise, has opened its latest high street branch in Cheltenham.  The franchise, Century 21’s 49th in...

A leasehold reform campaigner says government proposals risk creating a two-tier market and do nothing to assist leaseholders already hit by...

Hello and welcome to both this week’s PJT and welcome to July. It may be summer and Wimbledon time, but there’s no...

An estate agent in the west country has died, aged just 28. Adam Reed worked for the Smart Estate Agent, a fixed-fee...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

Recent figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have revealed a rather worrying landscape for small business owners across the...

The head of EweMove, the hybrid agency operated by The Property Franchise Group, says he applied for the top job in...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today - the Monday slot where you can catch up with...

A veteran of three online estate agencies has been named as the first UK head of a US real estate operation...

The estate agency industry is at a crossroads. A turbulent market, unstable political situation and a chronic lack of public confidence has...

A London independent agency has joined the franchise network of Hunters. Regent 2000 Properties, which operates in Camden Town, is seeing its...

A firm supporting leaseholders across the UK says the ongoing Competition and Markets Authority probe should “punish” what it calls “rip off...

Hello there and we’re at the start of another Bank Holiday weekend - but no rest for you lot, working hard...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the destination where you can catch up with the key moves announced in the...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the commitment by the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate the mis-selling of...

The founder of franchise giant Belvoir, Mike Goddard, has now stepped down as chair of the company, two years after quitting...

Franchise giant Hunters is to be the subject of a Channel 4 TV show on air this evening at 8pm.  When I...

London agency Chestertons is launching a franchise offering which will allow businesses outside of the capital to operate under the Chestertons...

OnTheMarket has revealed several agents have signed up to the portal on long-term contracts and stopped listing properties on Rightmove. The agencies...

The breathing space offered by the October Brexit deadline and the receding prospect of a No Deal exit from the EU...

The new independent estate and letting agents’ body, the FIA, has unveiled what it calls an exclusive online training platform for...

The soon-to-launch Federation of Independent Agents has announced that its latest supplier partner is to be outsourced viewing service Viewber. Graham Lock,...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...

Winkworth has a new office at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, as an independent local agency rebrands as part of the franchise giant. Previously trading...

Hybrid estate agency has reported a modest pre-tax profit of some £400,000 as part of the 2018 results of its parent...

The chairman of franchise giant Hunters says his company’s purchasing power is such that it secures 60 per cent discounts from...

Winkworth’s latest trading statement reveals that while its rental side blossomed, sales suffered thanks to the familiar cocktail of Brexit, uncertainty...

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

The founder of the Hunters franchise agency group, Kevin Hollinrake - now a Conservative MP - is the latest parliamentarian to...

The road to opening up your own business can be a long one. If you’ve never done it before, there are...

LSL Property Services, the parent company of Your Move and Reeds Rains, has substantially 'written down' its investment in online estate...

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

Your Move and Reeds Rains have confirmed that 39 branches are to be taken over by David Newnes and an existing...

Well-known Essex and Hertfordshire agency Mullucks Wells is rebranding as part of the Hunters Group. Mullucks Wells will remain independently owned but...

A new group called the Federation of Independent Agents has been set up as a network of like-minded independent agents who...

There are many misconceptions about the franchising world but, whether we’re talking about estate agency franchises or fast food franchises, it’s...

Winkworth has set up a dedicated land and new homes division. The franchise agency, which has most of its offices in and...

Formal consultations have started concerning the job losses and branch closures for Your Move and Reeds Rains, revealed yesterday by their...

The Property Franchise Group says its online/hybrid agency EweMove traded profitably throughout  last year and will show “a significant improvement” over...

A major restructuring of LSL Property Services has just been announced to shareholders, with substantial numbers of branch closures. The statement says...

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

Franchise giant Hunters, which started 2019 by announcing two new branches, is to open another four next month after an upbeat...

A new bespoke Customer Relationship Management system developed by The Property Franchise Group claims to enable High Street agents to fight...

EweMove, the hybrid agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, has announced five new franchisees - several of them are independent...

Hunters has continued its expansion in the north of England with two new branches in Yorkshire and Lancashire.  The Pontefract branch becomes...

A statement this morning by franchise agency Winkworth says lettings and property management now accounts for 50 per cent of its turnover. The...

The high-end New York based estate agency Corcoran has issued franchise documents for ‘global markets’ prompting speculation that it could spread...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Beccy Moore. Office Manager for Nicholas Humphreys Tell us more about Nicholas...

Winkworth says it’s seen a huge 78.5 per cent rise in franchise applicants over the past 12 months and says there...

Century 21 UK appears to have bucked the trend of closing offices and reduced footfall by marking the opening of 16...

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - and while it may be just days to Christmas, there’s still plenty of...

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

A long-standing independent agency on the south coast is to rebrand after being snapped up by a Winkworth franchisee. Humphreys & Orr,...

Belvoir has this morning announced that it has acquired MAB Glos, part of the Mortgage Advice Bureau.  The £3.6m deal, done through...

It’s not just the Cabinet and the government where jobs are in flux - there are plenty of moves to announce...

Winkworth’s Bath franchise has been acquired by new franchisees Lucy McIlroy and Matthew Leonard - the latter having been a partner...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...

A first-time agent who has previously owned a retail franchise and some buy to let units, has bought the Century 21 franchise...

The high profile financial difficulties faced by Emoov and the recent fall in the share value of Purplebricks do not mean...

He’s got a fax machine for PropTech, he’s got an answerphone so he’s open 24/7, and he’s got 2.5 per cent...

An estate agency that’s been commended for its flexible working has launched a recruitment drive for franchisees who would keep 75...

Latest figures on the central London market from franchise giant Winkworth show that viewings dropped 20 per cent in the third...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that franchise giant Belvoir will list all of its 300-plus branches on the challenger portal.  This includes...

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

A series of leasehold roadshows beginning next month in Manchester aims to throw a spotlight on problems associated with the tenure,...

A branch of EweMove - which operates from a traditional High Street office - claims to have generated £140,000 income in...

Winkworth has opened an office in Northampton.  The operation is owned and run by new franchisee Sunny Kooner, who is joined by...

The National Association of Estate Agents has given broad support for radical proposals from the Law Commission to end leasehold abuse...

Over the last 10 years, so much has changed within the marketing sector, including the surge of mobile use, the way...

Winkworth is a giant national agency franchise but this autumn it is marking a series of anniversaries for several of its...

With the news that Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to sellers, is this something...

Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to vendors. An announcement from PropTech property auction company Bamboo...

The number of new franchise applicants reported by Winkworth in the first half of the year rocketed 135 per cent -...

EweMove is the country’s fifth largest online agency group based on transactions, and continues to make a profit according to its owner,...

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

Another eight EweMove franchisees have been appointed in just one month - but controversially, some of them have no estate agency...

A well-known London estate agency says it signing up to a US-based real estate franchise network run by billionaire Warren Buffett. From...

Franchise giant Hunters has reported its latest results to the city, showing impressive growth despite a slow-moving property market. In the six...

A specialist property law firm is calling on the government to speed up changes in the law to avoid abusive leasehold...

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

Estate and lettings agency is arguably one of the most fierce, ruthless and relentless industries going. And, with fluctuating stock levels,...

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

Winkworth is beefing up its services for franchise owners with expanded support teams for its IT, Client Services and China departments.  Winkworth’s...

Most estate agents have tried to dismiss the impact of the Bank of England’s base rate rise, which came following a...

A trading statement this morning from The Property Franchise Group says its online brand, EweMove, is still trading profitably - and...

At least one estate agency appears to be doing better than expected in the current challenging market - Hunters says sales...

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

Another four existing estate agency branches have rebranded as Hunters. In the westcountry three branches of Heritage4homes - at Yatton, Nailsea and...

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that Keller Williams, the US-led firm that has 170,000 agents worldwide, is to open its fourth...

It looks as if Purplebricks has hit something less than a purple patch in the Australian housing market. The Australian Financial Review,...

Hunters is hoping to defy the long-running slowdown in the London market with the opening of a new branch in Greenwich.  The...

National franchise agency Hunters has announced the opening of its latest branch in the Welsh town of Llandrindod Wells. The agency's third...

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - EAT's weekly roundup of all the big moves going on in our industry. If you...

A study of estate agencies and portals floated on the London Stock Exchange suggests that digital companies have shown much better...

Century 21 UK is slashing the cost of becoming a franchisee for a six week period, cutting the price from £23,500...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our weekly feature on who’s moving where throughout our industry. And it’s...

A leasehold reform campaigning group is warning that “it is likely to be many years” before promised leasehold reform becomes law. Leasehold...

Franchise giant Hunters says independent agencies which joined the firm in recent years have typically beaten the performance of the housing market. Chief...

The Property Franchise Group has this morning reported strong figures for 2017 with news that its hybrid brand EweMove traded profitably...

Hybrid agency EweMove says it has seen four portfolio acquisitions and 29 new areas ‘purchased’ by franchisees since June 2017, taking...

Winkworth, the agency which released its 2017 results this morning, says the franchise business model it supports is more resilient than others...

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

Have you noticed a new turf war going on on the fringes of the agency world? It’s not a high-profile battle like...

In the first of an ongoing series exploring the people who make the property industry tick, I catch up with James...

Franchise agency Winkworth is marking International Women’s Day - that’s today - by celebrating the achievements of its female franchisees and...

Franchise giant Hunters is the latest agency to list its sales and lettings properties on three portals, rather than two. The chain...

A EweMove branch operating from a franchisee’s home in Staffordshire has taken over the running of a bricks and mortar agency. EweMove’s...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today. If you haven’t caught this feature before, it’s a regular Monday opportunity...

National franchise giant Hunters has delivered a strong trading update, despite what it describes as 'challenging conditions'. Earlier this week, it was...

Administrators have confirmed that 21 jobs have been lost due to the collapse of Hunters' franchise in East Anglia. At a creditors'...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, our round-up each Monday of key job moves within estate and letting...

EweMove has made a senior hire in the shape of Chris Webb, formerly of Countrywide and Winkworth.  He now takes up the...

Franchise giant Winkworth, which opened seven new branches in 2017, has announced two new office openings this month.  They are at Banstead...

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...

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

Data from a firm specialising in lone-worker protection suggests that there has been a 27 per cent increase in the number...

The Property Franchise Group’s trading statement this morning reveals a huge 23 per cent rise in revenue for 2017 - £10.2m...

PropTech firm Iceberg Digital has revealed an expansion of its marketing deal with franchise agency giant Hunters.  This will involve local content...

Franchise giant Winkworth has told its shareholders that its revenues for 2017 are likely to be less than five per cent...

Hunters is partnering with a PropTech firm to allow homes on the market and still awaiting buyers to be short-let for...

While there is a distinct market for flats held on particularly short leases, there is a middle ground where flat owners...

Welcome to 2018 and if your charitable activities are an indicator, it’s going to be a busy year with plenty happening...

Franchise giant Winkworth says three new offices are set to open early in 2018 to build upon its seven new branches...

A housing association which for over two years has operated its own estate agency now wants similar organisations to join up...

A specialist leasehold enfranchisement firm has branded government leasehold reforms as "incredibly weak". In an announcement lost in the noise following Damian Green’s sacking,...

Here it is - the industry’s verdict on the latest set of figures from Purplebricks. The agency doesn’t play by any of...

Keller Williams UK is launching its third office in the UK. It’s in Glasgow and the new market centre - the term...

The Property Franchise Group has launched five new websites, one for each of its high street brands.  These are CJ Hole, Ellis & Co,...

The UK’s largest property franchise group, Belvoir, says it is reaping rewards from its acquisition of Brook Financial Services and its...

The new contract for firms joining or re-signing to OnTheMarket is reported to have a restriction on acquisitions. It is said to...

Three Country Properties offices in Hertfordshire have been rebranded as Hunters - over two years after their acquisition.  The regional agency Country Properties...

Winkworth has opened its seventh new office of 2017, in Sunningdale.  The new office is fully owned and operated by Anthony Blackstone.  Although...

Franchise agency Hunters has signed up to the OnTheMarket portal.  This comes as speculation mounts that an announcement is imminent on stock market...

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...

Belvoir has this morning withdrawn its merger offer to The Property Franchise Group, after some weeks of talks. As recently as Tuesday,...

Belvoir has revealed that it has won the backing of a minority shareholder in The Property Franchise Group to resume merger...

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

Labour MP Justin Madders is working on a Private Members' Bill creating leasehold reform in a bid to help leaseholders who, he...

The latest volley in the war of words between Belvoir and The Property Franchise Group has been hurled - this time...

Hunters has another new office in its network, this time in the west Yorkshire town of Cleckheaton. The franchise group, which is...

Statements from The Property Franchise Group and Belvoir continue to ramp up the war of words between the two agency groups...

It’s been a big week for property news - controversies surrounding Purplebricks, merger discussions between big franchise operators, and another government...

Belvoir has announced that it has made an approach to The Property Franchise Group regarding a possible merger. In a statement to...

Purplebricks has launched something of a charm offensive to lift the lid on the experience and work of its Local Property...

Hunters says it will not be following other traditional-style estate agencies by offering online-only services to sellers - but it will...

The UK’s largest high street property franchise, Belvoir, has launched a new video called #MovingMemories to attract buyers and landlords to...

Winkworth says solid performances from its lettings and property management services, plus new franchise deals, have compensated for a challenging sales...

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

Hunters’ figures for the six months to the end of June show small rises in income and turnover but a substantial...

Some customers dislike entering traditional estate agency branches, occasionally feeling 'like prey' for sales staff when they enter. This is one of...

Despite the fact that eight out of 10 statistics are reportedly made up (if you can believe that figure), I bet...

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

A new managing director has been named for EweMove - with the promise of more high-level appointments to come for the...

No one can say Agents’ Mutual has failed to provoke debate within the industry. The project was the centre of fierce argument...

Agents’ Mutual has confirmed that it proposes to form a new company, OnTheMarket plc, to list on the AIM market of...

Franchise estate and lettings group HomeXperts has announced the latest areas where it has recruited local property experts. They are Berkshire, Essex, Kent and...

A leasehold enfranchisement expert wants government action over what he calls the "forgotten casualties" of the recent ground rent scandal.    Louie Burns,...

A father and son duo have taken over ownership of the franchise of one of the two Hunters offices in York.   Gary and John...

Winkworth Franchising has created an in-house recruitment department to enhance the company’s tailored offering to franchisees. The team will be led by head...

The first agent to open a franchised Winkworth branch has returned to the business as a consultant. Michael Stoop began his career...

Industry trade bodies NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have announced the appointment of their new presidents. At an AGM on Friday, Katie Griffin...

Two established independent estate agency brands have joined forces to create the Estate Agency Franchise Group and are looking to expand. The...

A distinctive boutique estate agency that describes itself as a hybrid between traditional and online operators, and which set up a...

June marks the start of what professional weather folk call summer - and even if the temperatures are a little variable,...

The Conservative and Labour party manifestos do not go far enough to tackle problems with the leasehold system. That’s the view of...

Franchise agency Hunters has launched another London office. Hunters has already opened six new branches across the country this year, and acquired...

International property agency Sotheby's International Realty is expanding in India after agreeing a 25-year master franchise agreement covering the whole country. The...

EweMove, the online brand owned by the Property Franchise Group, now has 108 franchisees - 97 are fully operational and 11...

Trevor Abrahmsohn, one of London’s best known estate agents and a founder of OnTheMarket, says stamp duty should be split between...

Belvoir is continuing with its strategy of selling off its corporate offices, with a new franchisee just completing on the purchase...

The Property Franchise Group says it has seen 13 consecutive years of growth for the five High Street brands within its...