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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...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - this is the first edition for a fortnight as last Monday was a...

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...

A record number of over 300 agents have so far signed up for next week’s FUTURE: PropTech conference, the largest event...

Humberts - until now known as an agency operating predominantly in market towns across southern England - is opening a Mayfair office in...

More former Countrywide figures have emerged in new roles at rival organisations. Darren Bowles, former regional sales manager at Countrywide’s Bridgfords brand,...

Hunters has told investors that its revenues rose 15 per cent to £13.8m in the year to the end of December,...

HomeXperts, the network of franchise agents operating from their homes and covering sales and lettings, has announced three new franchisees. They are...

Property Franchise Group - formerly known as Martin & Co - has announced that 12 EweMove franchises have been sold in...

Winkworth’s annual figures for 2016 reveal a franchise turnover drop of six per cent and a pre-tax profit fall of 25.6...

Each of Hunters’ 180 branches will soon be able to create their own online branded monthly property lifestyle magazine or newspaper.   The...

A new recruitment push by franchise agency operation HomeXperts says its agents - who work from home - earn invoiced commissions...

Hunters has boosted its office network over the 200 mark through the acquisition of Besley Hill, one of the longest established...

Recent stats from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that last year 360,000 people moved homes, meaning the number has stayed...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

An estate agent and a building society have both advocated radical moves to reform stamp duty - and want Chancellor Phillip...

Charity takes on many appearances and this section of Estate Agent Today treats all aspects of fund-raising equally - it all...

Former Countrywide director Iain McKenzie is the new chief executive of The Guild of Property Professionals. He replaces Marcus Whewell who has...

Martin & Co wants its shareholders to agree that the firm’s name should be changes to The Property Franchise Group.  A note...

Harry Hill - former chief executive of Countrywide and the founder of Rightmove, and one of the most respected figures in the...

HomeXperts says it has recruited new franchisees covering Dorset, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. Some 18 months ago the chain - which then had...

Estate Agent Today has been told that a deal between the Property Franchise Group and ZPG - the new name for...

Hybrid agency EweMove is rapidly expanding its network footprint this year and will be a “challenger brand” deliberately designed to be...

The Keller Williams franchise agency, one of the largest in the world, is relaunching in the UK on Wednesday with the...

A former Countrywide director is joining estate and lettings agency franchise group Homexperts as its operations director. Mike Gowland, who originally qualified...

Humberts is launching a dedicated nationwide Waterfront and Coastal department.  The agency, which is now franchising in a bid to expand outside...

EweMove - the hybrid agency now part of Martin & Co’s Property Franchise Group - is slashing its up-front franchise fee...

I have a confession to make. In 1988 I became a Seekers franchisee. For those of you who don't know who...

It’s Christmas-Central in the estate agency business if your photographs are any indicator - and we’re very grateful that you continue...

Some agents put success down to training; others say it’s done by putting in the hours; many insist one-to-one contact with...

It may have been a challenging year for parts of the industry but there’s no lack of motivation when it comes...

A firm is warning of “a wave of litigation from home owners who were given inadequate advice from their solicitors or...

Leaseholds Solution - the company behind the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners - says it wants recent proposals to modernise the...

Humberts, long established as a southern England agency specialising in rural and semi-rural areas, says it is now going to use...

We recently carried a particularly inspiring story of an Essex estate agent who believes that at 21 he is currently the...

A series of announcements offer an insight into the market flux at the moment. Firstly the franchise giant Hunters has added three...

Hunters has developed a formally recognised estate agency qualification for its own network of branches.  The qualification - which Hunters claims is...

Despite Brexit and economic uncertainty, there is still confidence from many agencies that are expanding, opening and acquiring even this late...

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...

Hunters has opened another sales and lettings branch, this time at Malmesbury in Wiltshire, taking its network to over 180.  The agency...

SDL Group, which already owns the 54-branch Century 21 UK franchise, has now announced its third business acquisition in 12 months. Humphreys...

This week we have the Head Shepherd of EweMove, Glenn Ackroyd, in the hotseat. He’s been co-owner of EweMove Sales and Lettings,...

A hybrid franchise agency is looking for new partners to expand its reach in the Midlands. Campbells says it is looking for...

Hunters has delivered an upbeat report to shareholders, claiming income up 42 per cent in the first six months of the...

Franchise network Belvoir says a combination of Brexit and stamp duty have unsettled the housing market - although despite this the...

Mystery surrounds the fate of Fresh Chilli, a north of England-based hybrid estate agency that launched with a fanfare last autumn,...

A data consultancy says it will shortly release the findings of an online survey on estate agents’ concerns over how their...

EweMove Sales and Lettings, which describes itself as the UK's first hybrid estate agency, has opened four new branches, taking its...

Stacks Property Search & Acquisition has become the first independent buying agency to become a member of the Royal Institute of...

Haus Properties, the high-profile London estate agency started almost five years ago by Apprentice star Jamie Lester, now appears to be...

The possibility of short-term falling house prices caused by Brexit may be good news for the UK’s four million leasehold flat...

nu-move online estate agents -The Future of Property Nu-move is an online venture that has been created to meet the demand...

Franchise agency Keller Williams has made new appointments as it follows through its long-term plan to epand to between 30 and...

The agency which describes itself as the UK’s first hybrid - EweMove - is claiming a record quarter of property sales...

Franchise giant Hunters is launching three new offices, previously trading as the independent Drewery & Wheeldon Estate Agents.  The Lincolnshire indie, first...

Cashing in on the publicity surrounding the share price of Purplebricks and recent entries into hybrid estate agency by Countrywide and...

Over 40 separate estate agencies have agreed to join forces to fund litigation against Agents’ Mutual, parent company of OnTheMarket. The firms represent...

Rayner Personnel is increasing its firepower in the key south east of England recruitment market with the announcement that husband and...

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners says more leaseholders are complaining of inflated service charges for maintenance, upkeep and communal areas.  The...

We talk about the unstoppable rise of buy-to-let and forget that it was only as recently as the early 1970’s that...

This website recently published a piece ahead of the nationwide launch of our new property platform, Be Street Smart.  It explained how...

The Property Franchise Group - including the brands Martin & Co, Whitegates, CJ Hole, Parkers and Ellis & Co - has...

Rightmove’s commercial director, Miles Shipside, is to make a rare intervention in the debate on the future of estate agency by...

Winkworth, the franchise giant with most offices concentrated in or close to London, says the high-end of the capital’s prime market...

Century 21 has announced another new office, this time in Stafford. The office - led by local husband and wife team Andrew...

The spring agency merger and expansion tradition continues apace with a series of announcements by firms. Bristol-based online agency Urpad.online - which...

A high-end estate agent who was one of the founding directors of Agents' Mutual says a British exit from the EU may not...

Estate agents with a difference, a twist, a unique selling point, whatever you want to call it, seem to be becoming...

Hybrid estate agency EweMove has unveiled its new website which claims to set a new bar for agents looking to use...

An online agency called Be Street Smart is seeking to recruit so-called ‘Property Gurus’ in just two weeks - but says...

Sales and lettings franchise giant Hunters has told the City it is anticipating “significant expansion” this year through additional franchises and...

Hunters is expanding its London presence with a new branch in Willesden Green - and the promise of more openings in...

Both Zoopla and OnTheMarket have ramped up their long-standing rivalry. As we reported yesterday afternoon, Zoopla has revealed what it calls a...

One of the UK's largest property franchises has reported strong figures in an interim trading statement to the City - with group...

Do you remember Martha Lane-Fox? She was the poster girl for lastminute.com and an icon of the dot.com bubble that ended...

Franchise giant Hunters says 2015 was its most successful year to date.  The firm opened in 32 new locations during the past...

Shepherd Direct Limited - best known for owning the Century 21 UK franchise business which has 50 operators across England -...

What is the biggest change you’ve seen in the agency industry during your time at TPO?  For me, the biggest change has...

Thanks yet again for the latest batch of festive photographs sent by agents - we’re really delighted so many of you...

A big thanks to the Property Franchise Group for being quick off the mark, sending us images of their agents’ festive...

Coldwell Banker Real Estate, the US-based international agency expected to launch in the UK over the winter, has signed up with...

Higher stamp duty for the most expensive properties and the lack of a post-election bounce are being blamed for a profits...

An agency that offers both traditional and online sales and lettings services to clients has opened a new office - in...

Hunters has four more offices in south east England - the former Black & White Estates branches in Ashford, Folkestone, Hythe...

Keller Williams, the US-originated franchise agency with three ‘market centre’ offices in the UK says it aims to expand that number...

Sales and rental franchise giant Belvoir has announced new franchise owners and an upgraded target to have 400 offices across the UK...

Franchise agency chain HomeXperts is expanding as a result of a £250,000 loan.  HomeXperts has 27 franchisees in England from Thirsk in...

Property journalists, and more than a few estate agents, are beginning their annual autumn ritual – forecasting what’s going to happen...

A couple behind a new online estate agency want to establish what they describe as a US or Australian-style franchise system...

One of the UK franchise holders of US-based Keller Williams has accused this country's agency industry of being "complacent and unimaginative"...

Century 21, which describes itself as "the fastest growing agency franchise in the UK," has announced its seventh office opening in...

Hybrid estate agency EweMove is today announcing four new branches with more to come as it makes a move to target...

The latest trading figures from Hunters, which in recent years has become one of the country’s largest sales and lettings agents,...

Despite seeing the word in many industry pieces, using ‘crisis’ to describe anything related to the UK housing market at present...

allAgents has revealed its 2015 estate agency award winners, based on reviews posted from September 1 2014 to August 31 this...

Franchise giant Martin & Co says there has been “very limited take-up” of a no frills estate agency service that it...

It’s become almost obligatory for start-ups in many industries – frequently online agents in the selling and letting business – to...

A sales director of a branch of Humberts has resigned after being found guilty of stealing £2,500 from a charity. Jane Hale...

The police are investigating a theft from an independently run franchise in Northampton, according to a report in The Northampton Chronicle &...

An estate agent who co-presented BBC programme Living in the Sun has opened a hybrid estate agency with what he calls...

Hybrid estate agency EweMove has announced five new branches bringing its total to 62 - with more to come, it claims.  The...

The boss of online hybrid estate agency EweMove has hit back at what he calls “skullduggery” in comments about his firm’s...

Estate agency board specialist company Agency Express has won gold in this year’s HSBC Franchise of the Year Awards against an...

Hunters, the franchise chain with over 150 branches and now established as the UK's sixth largest estate agent, could be valued...

Shepherd Direct, the UK operator of Century 21 estate agency franchises, has bought a minority stake in Stonebridge Group, the mortgage...

Hunters is reported to be confirming its intention to float on the stock exchange today, after a series of high-profile expansions...

Kudos Residential, a Norfolk sales and lettings agency, today becomes part of the Hunters empire, bringing the number of Hunters-branded franchise...

A new portal aimed at investors looking to purchase buy-to-let property has reported that it has thousands of listings from agents...

Online franchise agency EweMove has 'expanded its flock' after opening four new branches. The latest franchises to open their doors are located...

Hunters has added another 23 franchised offices to its empire with the acquisition of Home Counties estate and letting agency Country...

Two of the UK’s largest agency groupings have announced new senior appointments. Martin & Co PLC, one of the UK's largest property...

Century 21, which describes itself as the fastest growing agency franchise in the UK, is opening another new branch - this...

easyProperty, the online lettings agency set to launch a sales operation later this year, plans an Initial Public Offering after the...

Franchise brand Hunters, currently the sixth largest estate agency group in the UK, is opening two new branches on the Wirral...