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![Landmark unveils new proposition to connect the home-moving market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech1-400x310.png)
Landmark Information Group has unveiled a series of open, accessible and standardised digital hubs that aim to connect parts of the...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Historic estate agency expands into two new territories](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/OpeningHours400x310.jpg)
One of the UK’s oldest estate agency firms has expanded into two new territories. Nock Deighton was established in Shropshire in 1831...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks to offer money-back guarantee if homes don’t sell](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Online agency to recruit 80 as it expands ‘free sale’ offer](/img/default/eat.png)
Online estate agency Strike - which used to be HouseSimple - is expanding its sell-for-free service out across the Midlands and...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Bigger senior management team named at The Property Franchise Group](/img/default/eat.png)
The Property Franchise Group, which earlier this year completed a buy out of franchise rival Hunters, has expanded its senior management...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Slow conveyancers should suffer financial penalties, says PropTech man](/img/default/eat.png)
The head of a PropTech platform wants financial penalties on conveyancers if transactions miss deadlines. “The only way to accelerate the current...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![ESTAS 2021 confirms autumn date for Awards and Forum](/img/default/eat.png)
The biggest awards in the residential property sector, The ESTAS, has confirmed an autumn date for its main 2021 event. Traditionally the...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Are you steering clear of new Boomin portal? agents asked](/img/default/eat.png)
A PropTech platform wants to find out agents’ views on a range of industry issues - and that includes whether they...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Boomin is only new portal that can rival Rightmove - top agent](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the most experienced British estate agents says the new portal Boomin - expected to launch next month, October -...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Secret portal from Purplebricks founders wins praise from Rightmove critics](/img/default/eat.png)
The Say No To Rightmove campaign has given a thumbs up to the new Boomin listings service created by the brothers...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Vendors’ homes listed on Rightmove for free by mortgage website](/img/default/eat.png)
A new website that describes itself as an estate agency says it wants to “empower people to sell their own home”...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Almost 60 new branches sign up to ESTAS customer review platform](/img/default/eat.png)
Three more agencies have signed up to the ESTAS customer review platform. The arrival of Newton Fallowell, Lovelle and Goodchilds - all...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Award-winning agency closes after 40 years in business](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agency that won a major property award only 18 months ago has shut after trading for 40 years. The Marlborough...
04 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: the most revolutionary software product on the market?](/img/default/eat.png)
First things first, a big happy New Year to everyone. Welcome to 2020! It looks set to be another interesting year...
04 January 2020
From: Features
![Zoopla repels cyber attack on its Alto software](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla has repelled a cyber attack on its Alto property software - with no breach of customer agents’ personal data. It has...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Ex-Foxtons agent launches first-ever buying service just for first timers](/img/default/eat.png)
A former Foxtons estate agent has set up a property finding service which is exclusively for first time buyers - believed...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks’ US boss seeks UK backing for new online agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Former Purplebricks US chief executive officer Eric Eckardt is seeking some £6m in funding from across the world for his latest...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Lettings technology - making money, saving costs and improving service](/img/default/eat.png)
Technology will drive the lettings and property management industry in the future. There is already a plethora of various software and other...
28 August 2019
From: Features
![Online agents “too cheap” and look too good to be true - Quirk](/img/default/eat.png)
The failure of online agencies to significantly disrupt the industry is down to their being too cheap and creating a perception...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Online agents hit out at High Street rivals about ‘over-valuations’](/img/default/eat.png)
Online estate agents have seized on the recent national newspaper article accusing estate agents of over-valuing properties to earn higher fees. The...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![5 reasons estate agents need a telephone answering service](/img/default/eat.png)
Of the hundreds of headaches that come with agent territory, worrying about what’s happening to your calls shouldn’t be one of...
08 April 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![ESTAS Customer Service Awards: are YOU on the shortlist?](/img/default/eat.png)
The ESTAS has released details of those agents and suppliers to the industry who have been shortlisted for the most prestigious...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - the lull-before-the-storm edition...](/img/default/eat.png)
Still recovering from Christmas and New Year? There’s no shame in that - the agents’ fund-raising season resumes in earnest in...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![New Purplebricks adverts - full service without the commission](/img/default/eat.png)
The creative agency behind the new round of Purplebricks Commisery TV advertisements have been explaining the philosophy they brought to the...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![‘Online growth slow but agents should hedge their bets’ - ePropServices chief](/img/default/eat.png)
The head of eProp Services, parent company of easyProperty, says growth in the online sector is slower than expected - but that...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Housing association launches online agency with full-service option](/img/default/eat.png)
A housing association has launched its own online agency which offers to sell vendors' homes for £275. Capsel Homes, based in Mamhilad,...
29 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide chairman admits company had been grossly mismanaged](/img/default/eat.png)
In an exclusive and candid interview with Estate Agent Today, Countrywide chairman Peter Long has admitted that the company had been...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide reveals 'Back To Basics' plan for 2018 and scraps online service](/img/default/eat.png)
The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![TV ad campaign to emphasise online agency's 'full service' for sellers](/img/default/eat.png)
House Network, which describes itself as the UK’s first online estate agency, is using TV advertising to promote a new "20-point...
14 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks row should trigger call for regulations of agents, says expert](/img/default/eat.png)
Leading independent property expert Kate Faulkner says the current row regarding the accuracy of Purplebricks’ sales figures should be the trigger...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Record entries for estate and letting agents' awards at ESTAS 2018](/img/default/eat.png)
The ESTAS Group has announced record entries for its 2018 estate and letting agents awards. The national award scheme - which recognises...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Connells shows Countrywide how to increase market share](/img/default/eat.png)
Connells Group’s estate agency business increased its market share of new instructions in 2017 by almost four per cent, despite a...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Another regional chain says it's sceptical of online agency popularity](/img/default/eat.png)
A senior figure in another regional estate agency group has expressed scepticism about the popularity of online choices for vendors. Last week...
08 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Pause of online roll-out does little to help Countrywide share price](/img/default/eat.png)
The much-expected pause in the roll out of Countrywide's online service to vendors, confirmed yesterday, did not appear to impress investors. Countrywide's...
10 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![A new type of hybrid agency - with a high street touch-screen](/img/default/eat.png)
A new firm has launched in Surrey describing itself as “the premium hybrid estate agency” with an innovative presence on the...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![How many agency business models are there today?](/img/default/eat.png)
It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...
23 September 2017
From: Features
![Service lists High Street agents that are 'Purplebricks Price Beaters'](/img/default/eat.png)
An online platform that allows the public to compare the services and fees of traditional estate agents in their areas has...
12 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agency with online option amongst new members of regional group](/img/default/eat.png)
Experts in Property - the network of independent estate agencies across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Bristol - has revealed two...
21 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide: architect of 'online option' is latest to leave](/img/default/eat.png)
Sources within Countrywide say the latest senior management figure to leave the company is Sam Tyrer, who under her title of...
17 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: Speculation grows over future of senior Countrywide director](/img/default/eat.png)
Speculation is growing that one of the most senior executives in the Countrywide management team may be leaving the organisation. Countrywide and...
17 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Humberts could extend online option to sales, after evaluation](/img/default/eat.png)
Humberts, which yesterday launched an online-only option for landlord clients, says it is “not closing the door” on expanding the idea...
15 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide: 50% of branches will have online option within days](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide says the roll out of its online sales and lettings service is on schedule to reach 50 per cent of...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent network launches campaign against 'call centre agents'](/img/default/eat.png)
A network of almost 80 independent estate agency offices has launched what it calls a hard-hitting campaign against 'internet-based call centre...
15 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: Q & A with Charlie Wright, CIELA](/img/default/eat.png)
To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...
10 June 2017
From: Features
![Should agents list for free and allow vendors to set asking prices?](/img/default/eat.png)
Two leading voices in the PropTech sector suggest a radical overhaul of agents’ fee structures, saying that neither traditional full service nor online...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Firm sees large demand for 'digital platform' to compete with hybrids](/img/default/eat.png)
A company which last month launched a service which it claims allows High Street estate agents to compete with online and...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![‘Fake agents’ are crippling independents’ reputations and livelihoods](/img/default/eat.png)
Think ‘fake agents’ are no threat to your business? Think again. The rise of online agents - dubbed by some as...
12 May 2017
From: Features
![Countrywide shares hit record low after bank downgrading](/img/default/eat.png)
Swiss bank UBS has downgraded Countrywide’s status to ‘sell’ in a move which has prompted the troubled estate agency’s share price...
16 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide: 200 branches shut, online 'working well'](/img/default/eat.png)
It's been revealed that Countrywide has lost 200 branches in its reorganisation - that's around 20 per cent of its branch...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide: big transactions slump - with warning of worse to come](/img/default/eat.png)
A trading update released by Countrywide this morning shows a 29 per cent slump in London exchanges in the third quarter...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Is a fear of online agents justified?](/img/default/eat.png)
Barely a week goes by without an announcement relating to the latest player entering the online agency world and when they...
23 September 2016
From: Features
![FUTURE: PropTech - Rightmove chief's critique of modern estate agency](/img/default/eat.png)
The main debate at this year’s FUTURE: PropTech conference - the industry’s leading technology forum, held yesterday in London - saw...
20 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![How do you define a landlord?](/img/default/eat.png)
I want to take this opportunity to share some findings from the National Landlord Association’s latest Quarterly Landlord Panel. The first is...
13 February 2016
From: Features
![OnTheMarket still pinning its membership hopes on Letters of Intent](/img/default/eat.png)
OnTheMarket - stung by recent lukewarm assessments of its track record - has repeated its faith in letters of intent from...
01 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Fairfield Displays & Lighting shortlisted for Negotiator award third year in succession](/img/default/eat.png)
You know you’re doing something right when for the third year running you are shortlisted for the Supplier of the Year...