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Historic agency brand Humberts is looking to have between 20 and 30 offices over the next five years as it marks...

The owners of Parkers’ Witney branch have marked their third year under the sales and lettings brand by opening their second...

Four estate agents have had their anti-money laundering (AML) registrations cancelled by HMRC so far this year. The taxman has published its...

A EweMove franchisee has revealed how her first sale was so successful that it convinced the vendor to become an estate...

Agency branch windows are being transformed this week to mark the Queen’s 70 years on the throne. High streets across the country...

Belvoir has reported that group revenue is up 14% in the first four months of the year, helped mainly by its...

Winkworth has seen a boom in potential franchisees while the first wave of agents are also working on succession planning. Writing exclusively...

The new owner of Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, has set his sights on rivalling...

The Belvoir Group has announced the acquisition of mortgage broker TIME. The agency franchise and financial services brand has acquired the entire issued...

Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, has been sold. Nicholas Faulkner, the owner of leasehold property management...

More than 30 agents and property firms such as auction houses and valuers were reprimanded by HMRC for anti-money laundering breaches...

Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...

Fundraising frolics by agents and property professionals this week include bike rides and triathlon challenges, plus the charity award season returns. Remember,...

Hunters has signed a six-year agreement to use Zoopla-backed Alto’s agency software. All of Hunters 200-plus branches and any additional offices added...

An industry veteran who helped train Purplebricks agents has partnered with easyProperty to foster its franchisee talent. The online hybrid agent is...

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

You will hopefully have seen that the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 has now received its Royal Assent, meaning it...

Agency franchisees with brands such as Hunters, Martin & Co, Belvoir and EasyProperty are being given the chance to sign up...

EweMove managing director Nick Neill has set out plans to double the size of the franchise network by 2025 as the brand’s...

Winkworth agents posted record sales income last year, attributed to the stamp duty holiday. The London-listed agent franchise group revealed in its...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) chief executive Gareth Samples has called for a steer on when the long-awaited Regulation of Property...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is planning more acquisitions after a busy 2021 for buying-up agencies. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates...

The Property Franchise Group has reported record like-for-like revenue for 2021. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove,...

More acquisitions are being predicted at agency franchise group Belvoir. It comes as the listed brand yesterday reported record group revenue of...

A three-branch agency in the south west has launched a franchise model which it says should appeal “to those wanting a...

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

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...

Glynis Frew will be stepping down as managing director of franchise giant Hunters from the end of this month after 20...

These are undeniably darker days as news comes through of a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine - we have the first agency...

Hybrid agency EweMove has this morning announced that it’s moving all of its 170 branches to a new fully-automated cloud-based system...

Share prices of estate agencies and property companies plummeted yesterday as tensions continued to rise following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Purplebricks...

Netflix’s period romantic comedy Bridgerton appears to have registered with Asian property buyers - and as a result they want to...

Normally estate agents are rightly proud of their professional abilities to provide expertise to vendors when it comes to selling -...

The chief executive of Belvoir says his agency has had 25 years of significant financial and business success - and much...

Location Location Location co-presenter Kirstie Allsopp has fought back after her comments on first time buyers were sharply criticised oil social...

Hybrid agency EweMove - which has a mix of working-from-home agents and High Street branches - has had an outstanding year...

Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...

The London agency that was at the forefront of introducing the ‘serviced office hub’ concept of working for self-employed agents has...

Hunters has tweaked its earlier version of hybrid franchising in a bid to attract self-employed agents. Hunters Personal was launched with a...

Three of Martin & Co’s most prominent branches in the north of England are under new ownership. The Saltaire, Keighley, and Thackley...

A franchise for two agency offices in west London has been acquired by property professionals Faith Cook and Georgia Everton-Wallach –...

A wealth tax on overseas owners of UK homes could raise £5 billion a year to help local people buy their...

Winkworth has told its shareholders that it expects approaches from prospective franchisees to open new branches this year. In a trading statement...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

Mark Newton, founder of the Newton Fallowell agency, is retiring. The news came from a statement from the Belvoir franchise giant which...

House and apartment sales are still being hit by confusion and worry over ground rents on existing second-hand leasehold properties. This is...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

Midlands-based estate agency franchise Newton Fallowell, which is part of the Belvoir Group, has rebranded.  The new look is being rolled out...

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency.   We don’t have...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I can’t remember the last time I had a business...

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

One of the first companies to promote the self-employed ‘broker’ business model has announced its first franchise agreement - and says...

A family franchise agency that prides itself on saving costs associated with traditional High Street premises has nonetheless opened a new office...

TV property celebrity Amanda Lamb has revealed the winners of the 2021 allAgents customer experience awards. They were announced at the awards’...

Franchise giant Winkworth says at least eight new offices will open next year, following an upbeat performance in 2021. In a trading...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

The Property Franchise Group, the agency industry’s largest franchise operation, has reported strong performance in recent months. Chief executive Gareth Samples has...

There’s been a very low expression of interest in Commonhold, despite the government pushing the new tenure as an alternative to...

EweMove - the hybrid brand owned by The Property Franchise Group - says its operating model effectively solves a reported staff...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...

A service that sells properties and elements of joint venture schemes to investors says it’s seeking to expand after completing on...

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has announced its first so-called ‘Personal Agent’ signing - and says it’s ideal...

An online agency which describes itself as being “the future of property” is up for sale. Nu:move is a franchise operation, set...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...

Jonny Dyson, a leading London estate agent and the former regional director of John D Wood & Co., has joined Winkworth...

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has become the latest body to welcome the decision by Countryside Properties to scrap the requirement to pay...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...

Franchise giant Winkworth says it has backed the start up of a commercial company advising on investment in retail or business...

The Property Franchise Group - the UK's largest property franchisor, which owns EweMove and other brands - has acquired 80 per...

Belvoir’s chief executive haas taken to Twitter to hail his company’s latest results as “superb” - with sales for the franchise agency...

Chestertons, the London high-end estate agency chain, is reported to be looking for a buyer. Sky News says it’s hired Deloitte, the...

The lack of progress on the much-anticipated government reforms of the leasehold system is leaving thousands of homeowners stranded, according to...

One of the most effervescent figures in the industry has given his five top tips to becoming a great estate agent...

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

Apart from a buoyant market, high transaction levels, and consumer confidence in the property market, one considerable additional benefit which has...

A young franchisee with hybrid agency EweMove is expanding into another area just over nine months since launching his agency. Chris Wells,...

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has reported record figures as...

Belvoir has issued another upbeat trading report, saying its revenue for the first six months of the year is up 53...

One of the best known faces in estate agency has launched his own podcast - and is giving Estate Agent Today...

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...

Hybrid agency EweMove has continued growing with the sale of 37 new territories in the first six months of the year...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...

The reviews element of the ESTAS Group has signed a two year deal with Hunters. The agreement means Hunters - now part...

An online estate agency is launching a quasi franchise operation it calls Agency In A Box and claims applicants will “effectively”...

A new team of managers at one of the country’s best known franchise brands hopes to promote the concept amongst agents. Hunters...

Two of Britain's largest agency groups have sold their stakes in a property search firm. Both LSL and Connells have announced the sale...

Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...

London-focussed agency Winkworth - which has around 60 of its 100 franchise branches in the capital - has now opened another...

A self employed franchise estate agent business model has been launched by one of the brands in The Property Franchise Group. Hunters...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Thom Hudson, photographer at Meyers Estate Agents What is Meyers...

Franchise giant Winkworth has launched a new property podcast to boost its marketing. The Property Exchange podcast will air monthly, with the...

EweMove, the high profile hybrid estate agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, says it has recruited a record 30 new...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s on the move. Let us know...

In a trading statement this morning Foxtons has revealed that following a 49 per cent increase in sales revenue in the...

Franchise agency giant Belvoir has acquired share capital in a small mortgage company. Nottingham Mortgage Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of...

The NEXA agency, which already has branches in Bristol, Portsmouth, Chichester, Manchester and Cardiff, has now opened an office in Liverpool...

LSL Property Services, owner of Reeds Rains and Your Move agencies, has sold its holding in conveyancing panel management firm LMS...

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...

EweMove says it’s has just recorded its best-ever month for new enquiries from sellers. In April the hybrid - which is part...

The current crisis has led to many of us to re-evaluate our lives to ensure that we put ourselves in the...

Century 21 UK is the first agency in the country to white label an app which covers transaction components from property...

Britain’s second largest estate agency has outlined radical new plans to shift direction, making financial services and not sales or rentals...

Another major agency group has agreed to repay substantial sums it claimed under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, introduced to...

The Property Franchise Group’s hybrid agency EweMove more than doubled its income in 2020 to £5m, according to a statement to...

The Property Franchise Group and LSL Property Services are linking up mortgage and related activity. This agreement means that LSL will be...

Independent estate agency Dacre, Son & Hartley plans to significantly grow its franchise network across Yorkshire and beyond. Dacres currently employs 125...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

The Property Franchise Group, which earlier this year completed a buy out of franchise rival Hunters, has expanded its senior management...

Winkworth says Covid and its aftermath will not derail plans to open five offices a year.  In a trading statement to shareholders...

First off, happy Good Friday to all our readers. Here’s to a great, if still slightly different, long Easter bank holiday...

A business that calls itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based estate agency has announced a new franchisee.  Dorset-based Meyers Estate Agents was...

We recently launched our state of the property nation survey – a two-minute poll designed to give estate and letting agents...

Will Rightmove still be the dominant portal by 2030? Will Boomin really shake up the industry as Purplebricks did before it?...

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...

The extraordinary consolidation in the estate agency industry continues apace today with two of the biggest deals reaching critical points. Firstly Hunters’...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Franchising What is Meyers and what...

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...

An MP demanding a root and branch reform of property taxation, including scrapping stamp duty, says the chance of fundamental reform is...

A branch of franchise agency CJ Hole is marking what it calls “an incredible 30 years of success” this month. The Burnham-on-Sea...

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

Members of staff at an estate agency branch in the Midlands tested positive for Coronavirus in consecutive weeks, triggering a temporary...

It now looks likely that Hunters will be taken over by The Property Franchise Group after several months of talks, subject...

High profile agency owner Sean Newman is offering his entire self-employed team of 100 agents and mortgage advisors a chance for...

Talks continue between The Property Franchise Group and Hunters with both companies agreeing a new deadline of next Friday, January 29. Just...

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

Today will see a firm decision on whether The Property Franchise Group will take over rival franchise network Hunters.  In early December TPFG...

A hybrid agency is appealing to corporate estate agents to jump ship and try its self employed business model. Mr & Mrs...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

Another group of independent estate agents have launched a portal - a rival to a similar project launched by other agencies...

A firm calling itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based agency says it wants to roll out nationally with a network of franchisees...

Two of the most outspoken agents in the industry have criticised those calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday...

Leading leasehold experts have sharply criticised the much-hyped reforms announced by the government last week. The Leasehold Group of Companies - formerly led by...

1. How would you say Century 21 franchisees have adapted to the challenges during 2020?  If someone had told me at the...

Countrywide’s former management seriously damaged the company’s share value and status by adopting a flawed business plan - and then executing...

A young estate agent - who by the age of 20 has already had a year working with Purplebricks - has...

An estate agency group has launched new franchise business models to help those in the industry impacted by Covid-19. Century 21 UK...

One of the country’s most experienced estate agents has spoken out about mental illness in the industry and his own condition...

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

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

Hunters has agreed to extend the deadline for talks about a possible takeover by its rival, The Property Franchise Group. In early...

With a headline like that, we can only be talking about the annual EweMove Christmas video, consisting of the hybrid agency’s...

The Property Franchise Group has approached Hunters about a possible takeover. Confirmation came this morning in a statement from Hunters, which you can...

Belvoir has become the latest major agency group to sign up to Boomin as a founder agent.  The properties of all four...

Countrywide has this morning rejected an £80m offer made for it by Connells Group. On November 23 Connells announced that its due...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

High profile franchise hybrid agency EweMove has announced ambitious plans to double agent numbers within two years. The firm - which has...

A leasehold group has written to Housing Minister Chris Pincher pressing for an update on the government’s approach to reform for...

The six brands that make up The Property Franchise Group are the latest signings for yet-to-launch portal Boomin. TPFG’s brands are national...

Aspire, the six-branch south west London agency, has dropped its previous franchise structure and reverted to being owned outright by its...

Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lockdown 2, as it’s being known, is now with us, but fortunately...

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...