Seller search interest for high street agents has dropped, while there has been a significant spike in searches for cheap fee...
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05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Yopa boss: 'The online agent label is a misnomer'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Homeowners%20driving%20Google%20search%20Weekend%20Estate%20agent%20AgentOnline-400x310.png)
The gap between online and traditional high street agents has shrunk, the chief executive of Yopa has claimed. Speaking at the Propertymark...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Zero-fee agency franchise network plans US launch](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/AgentWebsiteMock-400x310.jpg)
A new mobile-based agency franchise network has attracted 50 agents during the first quarter of the year and is already planning...
16 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![High street agents set for ‘fairer bills’ under business rates overhaul](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
Agency trade body Propertymark has welcomed reforms to the business rates system, meaning high street agents, and other businesses, could finally...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency boss: How I manage to charge 2% fees](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
A Keller Williams agent has revealed how he gets clients to happily pay 2% and he is calling on others to...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks markets itself as ‘more affordable’ agency option](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Purplebricks is marketing itself as a way for homeowners to save money while selling their home amid the cost of living...
14 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![High street agents await business energy bill support package](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/green-deal400x310.png)
High street agents are eagerly anticipating a government announcement on support for business energy bills today. As with many businesses, estate agents...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents owed more than half a million from withdrawn sales last year - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-Meeting-400x310.jpg)
Agents lost out on £600,000 worth of owed commission from withdrawn listings last year, industry data suggests. Withdrawn sales are an occupational hazard...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![It’s tough going for High Street agents says online boss](/upload/images/library/UKHighStreet-400x310.jpg)
The shortage of stock in the current market is making it tough for High Street agents according to one of the...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Thousands of HIgh Street agents want to join Purplebricks - claim](/upload/images/Logos/PurplebricksLogo2020-400x310.jpg)
Purplebricks is claiming that literally thousands of High Street agents from conventional bricks-and-mortar firms are applying to the agency. It says this...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Falling market share for online agencies - are they doomed to fail?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyOnline-400x310.jpg)
The market share of hybrid and online agents has fallen again, this time to 6.7 per cent. That figure - taken at...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![New Year Message - ‘Breaking Through in 22’](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/2022Plans-400x310.png)
The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...
08 January 2022
From: Features
![Agency selling homes for free rolls out nationwide](/upload/images/Logos/Strike-Logo-400x310.jpg)
The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agent insight - why I moved from traditional agency to the hybrid model](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Hybrid-Property-400x310.jpg)
Guy Leaning, a former high street agent who has now moved into working in the hybrid model of agency, outlines why...
20 November 2021
From: Features
![Will online agencies take over, or do we still need face-to-face contact?](/upload/images/library/Millennials-Handshake-400x310.jpg)
Like most industries, estate agency is changing. A general trend to a more hybrid model, accelerated by the pandemic has resulted...
06 October 2021
From: Features
![Revealed - market share for hybrid and online agencies](/img/default/eat.png)
The market share of hybrid and online agents has remained at eight per cent, according to property industry consultancy TwentyCi. This figure...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer: High Streets reopen - so what now for agency branches?](/img/default/eat.png)
Today is the day that non-essential retail reopens as part of the government's roadmap out of lockdown. For the majority of the...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks - Is it joining the establishment?](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...
20 March 2021
From: Features
![Agent warns public of perils of Modern Method of Auction](/img/default/eat.png)
A prominent estate agent has warned buyers and sellers about the perils of the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA is now...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Setback for online agents in latest survey of sellers’ preferences](/img/default/eat.png)
A new survey suggests online agents are favoured by only three per cent of sellers. The study involved a modest sample -...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Online network now has Modern Method of Auction link](/img/default/eat.png)
Online network love2move - which gives partner High Street agents an option to offer vendors an online sales service - is...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Online agents and bucketshop conveyancers ‘causing transaction delays’](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the country’s top buying agents is advising purchasers and vendors to avoid online agencies and 'bucketshop' conveyancers. Edward Heaton - founder...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Online firm renews attack on high street agents’ charges](/img/default/eat.png)
Strike, the firm previously known as HouseSimple, has launched another attack on the charges levied by High Street agents. This time it is...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Keeping the property market moving](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Ex-Countrywide CEO’s high praise for online agency’s success](/img/default/eat.png)
A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Work/life balance and the lion’s share of commission – become a master of your own destiny](/img/default/eat.png)
If you are an established UK estate agent, the status quo dictates that you will most likely work for ‘the man.’ Corporate...
09 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Agency goes hybrid during lockdown by joining online network](/img/default/eat.png)
The online agency network love2move has won a new agency client despite the Coronavirus lockdown. Pinkerton - which covers the North Down,...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Planning for post-lockdown - how to hit the ground running](/img/default/eat.png)
Over the last two weeks we’ve seen the country come to a standstill and the property market effectively put on ice...
01 April 2020
From: Features
![Sellers desert online agents for High Street rivals, says Zoopla](/img/default/eat.png)
Almost eight in 10 sellers have instructed High Street agents in the past year - a significantly higher figure than 12...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Agency mergers and new business models](/img/default/eat.png)
What an interesting few days it’s been. I don’t think the topic of this week’s column is doing anything good for our...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Underpaid agents told: ‘You can earn £200k a year in a hybrid firm’](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Embracing the self-employed model – an agent’s view](/img/default/eat.png)
The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...
19 February 2020
From: Features
![More High Street agents will go under this year - shock warning](/img/default/eat.png)
A warning has been issued by a prominent industry figure that more bricks-and-mortar High Street agents will go under in 2020,...
03 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Online agency platform to hold conference for High Street agents](/img/default/eat.png)
love2move, the digital platform that allows High Street agents to operate parallel online agencies alongside their traditional offerings, is holding a...
17 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks: so what do Local Property Experts REALLY earn?](/img/default/eat.png)
A statement made by Purplebricks in its trading statement yesterday appears to fly in the face of statements it has made...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![White label online agency platform links with marketing service](/img/default/eat.png)
love2move, which offers High Street agents a white-labelled digital platform that allows them to offer online services to vendors, has revealed...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Training - how can you be the best estate agent?](/img/default/eat.png)
Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...
30 November 2019
From: Features
![White-label online agency platform now offers mortgage service too](/img/default/eat.png)
love2move, an online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has teamed up with the Mortgage...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Ex-High Street agents swing over to Hybrid model - and claim it works](/img/default/eat.png)
Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - shining a light on agents doing things differently](/img/default/eat.png)
This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...
02 November 2019
From: Features
![3% commission charged by some High Street agents - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
A new league table of High Street agents’ charges published over the weekend reveals the locations where agents charge an average...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why has Upad gone down?](/img/default/eat.png)
Upad, the national online letting agent set up by entrepreneur James Davis has announced that it is “closed to new business”...
15 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Boost for Purplebricks and co as online market share rises](/img/default/eat.png)
There has been a surprise, but small, increase in the market share of online estate agents according to the latest survey. Business...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents urged to consider flexible working and work from home options](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agents are being encouraged to consider providing increased flexible working options for their staff, including increased opportunities to work from...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Ex-Purplebricks boss says High Street fees could rise if agents prove they're worth it](/img/default/eat.png)
Former Purplebricks chief executive Lee Wainwright says the problem for estate agents maintaining a strong level of fees isn’t competition from...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech duo use podcasts to tell agents how to improve business](/img/default/eat.png)
Two PropTech advocates have launched a podcast series telling agents how to improve their businesses. One of the couple is Mark Worrall,...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Three top online chiefs abandon sector and buy into full-fee agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Dodgy survey boosts online agents - including one that doesn’t exist](/img/default/eat.png)
A survey claims that millions of potential sellers would use online estate agents - and bizarrely, this includes an online agency...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Housesimple boss renews his attacks on High Street agents](/img/default/eat.png)
The head of online agency Housesimple has made another strident attack on the integrity of High Street agents by saying some...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Embracing the hybrid model – disruption should not equal extinction](/img/default/eat.png)
When an industry disruptor enters a marketplace the impact on existing operators can be significant. It has been seen most notably...
31 July 2019
From: Features
![Online agencies in the doldrums as market share stalls](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s more bad news for online estate agencies this morning as a survey reveals that they have only a seven per cent...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![High street agency to offer fixed fee hybrid service through online network](/img/default/eat.png)
love2move, the online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has announced its latest partner. Peter David...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Market Share: High Street estate agents crush online firms](/img/default/eat.png)
New figures released show High Street estate agents taking an increasingly large market share as online operators continue to crumble. According to the...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Mark Worrall, co-founder of love2move](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Mark Worrall the co-founder of love2move What is love2move and...
25 June 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
![Purplebricks ex-CEO hits out at untrue claim that agency sold only 50%](/img/default/eat.png)
The former chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the agency completes on over 80 per cent of the homes it lists...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Over 150 agents link with 'Modern Method' online auction firm](/img/default/eat.png)
An online auction service which only came into existence in September last year claims to have 150 partner estate agents already,...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Online agency business wins new High Street customer](/img/default/eat.png)
A firm that offers a white-labelled online agency platform to traditional High Street agents has signed up a new customer. love2move was...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![UK agents given the thumbs up when it comes to value for money](/img/default/eat.png)
A recent survey conducted by comparison website GetAgent found that traditional high street agents have been given a firm thumbs up...
06 June 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![The man who polices the agency industry - an exclusive interview](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...
27 April 2019
From: Features
![Controversial ‘Slime Balls’ online agency calls in liquidators](/img/default/eat.png)
A controversial online estate agency has gone into liquidation two years after describing High Street agents as “smug, suited slime-balls.” BetterMove, registered...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Online agencies 'will still take 50% market share' claims company chief](/img/default/eat.png)
An online estate agency insists the online/hybrid sector will take a 50 per cent market share in the future - despite...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why the future of the property industry should be paperless](/img/default/eat.png)
When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and lettings agents were predicted to swiftly spell the end for traditional...
30 March 2019
From: Features
![What do virtual tours look like for estate agents in 2019?](/img/default/eat.png)
Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...
27 March 2019
From: Features
![Agency defends Trustpilot online reviews as transparent and honest](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellors says it has over 10,000 reviews on Trustpilot, making it the most reviewed High Street agency on the platform. In a statement...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks’ problems won’t deter investors, insists rival online agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Online agency platform Love2move insists that its current bid to attract investors will not be damaged by the adverse publicity surrounding...
25 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Online agency business tries to avoid Emoov fall-out with ‘realistic’ crowdfund](/img/default/eat.png)
The first major estate agency business to launch a crowdfunding bid since the controversial collapse of Emoov has emphasised its “realistic”...
14 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive - the final three Quirk interviews](/img/default/eat.png)
“You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over,” is an oft-quoted saying of Richard...
09 February 2019
From: Features
![Purplebricks increases listings by 44% in the past two weeks](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks has increased its listings by an eye-opening 44 per cent in the past two weeks according to an updated analysis...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Online agents charge too little and risk looking 'cheap' - Russell Quirk](/img/default/eat.png)
The former chief executive of Emoov says online estate agencies charge too little, so risk appearing cheap and ineffective to potential...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Pioneering PropTech system 'allows High Street agents to fight the onliners'](/img/default/eat.png)
A new bespoke Customer Relationship Management system developed by The Property Franchise Group claims to enable High Street agents to fight...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks' top critic explains why High Street agents 'win every time'](/img/default/eat.png)
Former City analyst Anthony Codling - who is now the front-man for a new property portal - has set out why...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: Emoov, Brexit, Agents Got Talent and a partridge in a pear tree](/img/default/eat.png)
Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...
15 December 2018
From: Features
![£70,000 commission for some London estate agents, says website](/img/default/eat.png)
Research by comparison website Netanagent claims the commission paid to estate agents in London could be over £70,000 depending on where...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![VR - the third consideration stage for property buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of virtual reality (VR) in some sectors is becoming more evident than...
08 December 2018
From: Features
![PropTech Today: New tech offerings require action from the high street](/img/default/eat.png)
I’m spending a lot of time in airport terminals waiting for flights. They’re not the most comfortable of surroundings, but at...
28 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![More branch closures likely if Brexit uncertainty goes on - forecast](/img/default/eat.png)
The closure of Foxtons’ Park Lane office and five other branches in the capital are merely the start of things to come...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rollo Miles, from Agent & Homes](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...
08 November 2018
From: 60 Second Interview
![Property Natter: how much is that home in the window?](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...
03 November 2018
From: Features
![Ex-High Street pair launch hybrid agency to take on traditional rivals](/img/default/eat.png)
Two former High Street agents say their new hybrid agency has enjoyed an impressive launch gathering 40 instructions in just four...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Emoov goes up for sale - just months after merger](/img/default/eat.png)
Sky News says Emoov is to be sold, just months after the controversial online agency merged with Sarah Beeny's Tepilo and the...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Are consumers abandoned by online and hybrid agents?](/img/default/eat.png)
Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Fees Shock: Sole agency commission plunges 34% since 2011](/img/default/eat.png)
New research by TheAdvisory consultancy, shared exclusively with Estate Agent Today, reveals exactly how fees have fallen for traditional agents in...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: estate agency on a bus](/img/default/eat.png)
No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...
20 October 2018
From: Features
![Property viewings - how to keep up with evolving consumer demands](/img/default/eat.png)
The culture of impatience and instant gratification has a lot to answer for. It has forced the hand of the property...
17 October 2018
From: Features
![OnTheMarket 'not profitable until 2021, but share price could rise 35%'](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the brokers working with OnTheMarket says the portal will not be profitable until 2021, but predicts that its target...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Emoov chief calls for radical 'blend' of online and traditional agency models](/img/default/eat.png)
The chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, has suggested that the unexpectedly low take up of online agents may mean that...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News
!['Agent commission fees are second biggest daylight robbery' - Emoov](/img/default/eat.png)
Hybrid agency Emoov has released research in which it claims consumers rank high street estate agency commission fees as the second...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: The buzzwords of modern property](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello again from Italy. Only another week or so left out here, working every day from the same table at my...
08 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Online chief’s outburst against living in the past High Street agents](/img/default/eat.png)
The former head of Rightmove’s lettings division has blasted High Street estate agencies for “living in the past, charging exorbitant fees...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: The estate agent in 2050 - utopia or dystopia?](/img/default/eat.png)
By now we’ve all seen news about the long-term decline in property sales and competition from online alternatives leading to ‘more...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![New online firm charges 0.75% fee on completion with no contract period](/img/default/eat.png)
A new online agency has started charging only 0.75 per cent commission, payable only on completion, with no VAT and no...
19 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![High street agents come out fighting against online threat](/img/default/eat.png)
Two high street estate agents have used the medium of the local press to come out fighting against the threat of...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Viewber expands offer by teaming up with keyholding service](/img/default/eat.png)
Outsourced viewing operator Viewber is expanding its offer to agents by forming what it calls “a close technical cooperation” with keyholding...
16 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![A revolution: 'Local agents may not survive much into next decade'](/img/default/eat.png)
The prospect of technology transforming the selling and buying process, including more power for portals and especially online agents, dominated parts...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: UK estate agent fees 'are the lowest in the world'](/img/default/eat.png)
Here’s some good news to take into the Bank Holiday weekend. Research undertaken by Estate Agent Today suggests that fees charged by...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Selling my flat - community vs systems](/img/default/eat.png)
I have total transparency. I love that. I know how the portals are doing, I know how many people are clicking on...
25 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Emoov woos developers with online package to sell new homes](/img/default/eat.png)
Hybrid agency Emoov is now offering a tailored sales package aimed at attracting developers listing and selling new homes. Rather than paying...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Introduction of reservation agreements for buyers and sellers gaining support](/img/default/eat.png)
As the estate agency business in England moves towards being more robust with professional qualifications and higher standards being introduced, there...
17 April 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![HouseSimple becomes first online agency to completely scrap upfront fees](/img/default/eat.png)
Online agency HouseSimple has become a completely No Sale No Fee agency - and is thought to be the only online...