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Estate Agent Today's good friend Christopher Watkin recently carried out a video interview with Glynis Frew, the well-known former managing director...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...

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

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

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

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

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

The senior management from four of the agencies announced as founding members of Boomin have spoken out in favour of the...

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

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

Hunters has expanded its online offering to improve its service to both the sales and lettings sectors - and it’s even...

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

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

The controversial former Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, is to be the keynote speaker at a property industry...

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

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

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

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

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

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

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

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

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

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

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

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

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...

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

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

One of the UK's largest estate agency chains has issued its latest trading update, reporting a strong start to the year. Hunters,...

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

Estate agents have given an enthusiastic endorsement to Chancellor George Osborne’s proposals to help boost housing building totals through changes to...

Agents have expressed their disappointment at the decision by the government to restrict mortgage interest relief for Buy To let investors...

The Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced a series of measures impacting on the property industry, including:   Mortgage interest relief for buy-to-let homebuyers...

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