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Strutt & Parker has appointed Kraig Butler as director and head of residential saes in the consultancy’s Gerrards Cross office. It comes...

Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...

United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty is ramping up its offering with a new countryside office situated just outside of Cobham in...

Winkworth is expanding its country house operation to capitalise on demand from UK and international buyers. The operation will work from Winkworth’s...

London and the Home Counties have topped the list of ‘hotspots’ for potential house sales, according to a new Pre Mover...

The managing editor of The Good Schools Guide has outlined the measures that some families take to secure a place at...

Our data shows vast regional differences in current house prices and many areas are defying the current overall national dip. The study...

So next week we get to know how high housing is on the Government’s list of priorities. As we wait to see...

An anonymous ex-estate agent has revealed how poor pay and high pressure forced them to quit the profession. The mystery agent said...

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s going where and why in...

An estate agency in the Home Counties has made two more acquisitions, taking the total number to seven independents it has...

An independent estate agency with an eye to fashion has launched a second office in the Home Counties, just nine months...

It’s a truism that most property enquiries from buyers these days come through portals but there are several reasons why agents...

Hamptons is to expand the provision of New Homes and residential development services across all of its 90 branches, after a...

There’s good news and bad news from the shake-up in government ministers and ministries that was presented to the nation last...

Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside of the capital in the first half of 2021 - and many of those buyers...

Two companies are to merge to create one of the Home Counties’ largest land and new homes businesses. Ashtons and Putterills Land...

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...

We are on the threshold in December with the pandemic still dominating but we’re delighted there is still positive jobs news...

Hello and at the start of another working week, welcome to our regular jobs slot announcing who’s moving where within the...

The chief executive of a hybrid agency in London has revealed why he deserted big corporates to create his own company. Rollo...

It’s a tough time for agents and our stories show a disturbingly high number of  branches closing - but there are...

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...

Although the shake-out in the industry is ongoing - online agency Settled and established new-build agency Cushman & Wakefield have both...

Century 21 UK has made what it claims to be the largest acquisition in its history, snapping up an independent agency...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Michelle O’Brien, mio Account Manager for Home Counties North What is...

Countrywide has told Estate Agent Today that it will not be releasing any figures on the branch closure programme it introduced...

A local authority in the Home Counties says it will not be possible to accept search queries for six weeks starting...

Rumours continue to circulate about possible large-scale branch closures at Countrywide; its share price ended trading today at its lowest ever...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...

There’s been no formal confirmation that London agency Dexters has acquired the London and nearby offices of Jackson-Stops, as has been...

Well-known Essex and Hertfordshire agency Mullucks Wells is rebranding as part of the Hunters Group. Mullucks Wells will remain independently owned but...

Winkworth has set up a dedicated land and new homes division. The franchise agency, which has most of its offices in and...

A hybrid estate agency which uses freelance agents operating from a central hub is now expanding from London into the Home...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that it’s signed up the north east of England regional agency Pattinson, which has 27 branches...

The independent Sutton-based property business Centro PLC has acquired Cheam and Mayfair based Christies Estate Agents Limited.   The new combined agency is...

Two agency brands operated by Nick Dunning Associates, a company led by former Countrywide employees, have started listing on OnTheMarket. Townends, covering...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up on the major moves in the agency industry over...

Following a break for last week's final Bank Holiday before Christmas, we're back with a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today. We're...

An online estate agency has changed the wording of a listing on Rightmove, Zoopla and on its own website after a...

Boy it‘s hot out there, with little end in sight yet. That’s the good news. Now the even better news -...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that a new property firm is being launched specialising solely in the sale of off-market homes...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - our regular Monday look at who’s moving where within our industry. You...

A 15-branch agency group operating in parts of London and the Home Counties has joined OnTheMarket according to a statement from...

Essex and Suffolk-based estate agency and chartered surveying firm Fenn Wright is opening a new branch - its fourth in the...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today. If you haven’t caught this feature before, it’s a regular Monday opportunity...

LSL Property Services - which has high street brands including Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has signed...

Jackson-Stops & Staff has opened a new branch in Reigate, Surrey, taking its national network to 45 offices. The branch augments nearby...

Analysis of over 120,000 sales valuations has revealed some of the UK's most expensive and cheapest property regions. Central London's 'W' postcode...

Carter Jonas has promoted one of the best known figures in lettings, Lisa Simon, to equity partner level, together with six...

Countrywide has announced an extensive reorganisation of senior management at its Hamptons International brand - with a pledge to "reach into...

Savills has acquired Granville Residential, an independent agency covering the high-end Marlow, Maidenhead, Bourne End and Cookham areas in Berkshire and...

Another senior Countrywide figure is leaving the organisation to join an independent agency - itself set up by a former Countrywide...

Foxtons says its branch network is about to hit a record high of 67 despite the downturn in central parts of...

Now I’m not one to lose sleep over politicians, but it strikes me that Communities Secretary Sajid Javid and Housing Minister...

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to our galleries of Christmas agency decorations, festive jumpers and Mannequin Challenges during the build...

Just a few days before Christmas now but we’re still receiving images of your festive fun - thanks so much for...

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

An estate agent is currently with a team of volunteers living in slums in the Indian capital of New Delhi for...

New data from Knight Frank shows that prime property prices have dipped by 0.1 per cent in the three months following...

Foxtons has confirmed that it will be opening a further two branches in the coming weeks.  The agency said in July that...

Given the uncertainty that shrouded the immediate build up to, and aftermath of, the EU referendum, the current lettings market in...

Estate Agent Today has received a list of around 60 Countrywide Group estate agency offices expected to close in the next...

Countrywide has started the formal process of merging and rebranding some of its existing local chains, beginning with London.  John D Wood...

One of the country’s leading high-end buying agencies says it has ‘mystery shopped’ Purplebricks - with mixed results. For while it found its...

The former Countrywide head of estate agency Bob Scarff is teaming up with property technology expert Rob Wellstead to create unspecified...

I started work in 1966 in Exeter with Fox & Sons then moved to a local company in Honiton soon after....

Countrywide has continued its acquisition programme by taking over a company consulting with house builders in the Home Counties and London.  The acquisition...

I'm sure most of you have seen, or at least heard of the Mad Max series of post-apocalyptic dystopian fantasies.  The latest...

The Nottingham and Harrison Murray estate agencies - both owned by the Nottingham Building Society - have announced they are to join...

An international portal consultancy not previously known for its outspoken comments has sharply criticised OnTheMarket for its “protection of the status...

Chancellors has acquired a majority stake in the brokers Alexander James Mortgage Services. The deal means that the Bracknell-based firm – one...

An anonymous group or individual campaigning to identify and publicise boards which it claims are erected in “illegal” locations has resumed...

The managing director of a Home Counties estate agency has described how leads “fell off a cliff” when he signed up...

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

Strutt & Parker has acquired Edwards & Elliott, a Surrey and Berkshire-based sales and lettings agency with offices in Ascot, Sunningdale...

John D Wood & Co’s new look For Sale and To Let boards have been unveiled in a bid to give...

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

Thanks to everyone for keeping our readers updated on what’s happening in the world of estate agency charity fund-raising. If you want...

There is one common denominator amongst the majority of those who dominate the latest Sunday Times Rich List, regarded as the...