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![Battle of the Self-Employed Brokers - more recruits](/upload/images/shutterstock_2042381909.jpg)
Yesterday we covered the story of self-employed estate agency brokerage eXp revealing three new agencies to have taken on the corporate...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Hamptons veteran joins Strutt & Parker](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Strutt & Parker has appointed Kraig Butler as director and head of residential saes in the consultancy’s Gerrards Cross office. It comes...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - breaking the budget for good causes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Luxury agent boosts country offering](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty is ramping up its offering with a new countryside office situated just outside of Cobham in...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Winkworth expands country house operation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Winkworth is expanding its country house operation to capitalise on demand from UK and international buyers. The operation will work from Winkworth’s...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Proptech veteran launches index showing seller hotspots](/upload/images/shutterstock_1728918238.jpg)
London and the Home Counties have topped the list of ‘hotspots’ for potential house sales, according to a new Pre Mover...
18 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Families opt for renting to secure top schools – claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
The managing editor of The Good Schools Guide has outlined the measures that some families take to secure a place at...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![New Data Reveals Regions Defying The House Price Drop](/upload/images/EAT.png)
Our data shows vast regional differences in current house prices and many areas are defying the current overall national dip. The study...
28 June 2023
From: Features
![Will Jeremy Hunt play the good Samaritan for the PRS?](/upload/images/MortgageCalculated_400x310.png)
So next week we get to know how high housing is on the Government’s list of priorities. As we wait to see...
11 March 2023
From: Features
![Ex-estate agent: 'Low pay and high pressure made me quit the sector'](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-Agent-Training-400x310.jpg)
An anonymous ex-estate agent has revealed how poor pay and high pressure forced them to quit the profession. The mystery agent said...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - a bumper bundle of new movers in agency](/upload/images/library/PropertyJobsToday-400x310.png)
Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s going where and why in...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Seven independents snapped up by one fast-growing agency](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
An estate agency in the Home Counties has made two more acquisitions, taking the total number to seven independents it has...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Retro desks, basic brick walls, bowler hat lights - a modern agency office](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/HatandHomeBen-400x310.jpg)
An independent estate agency with an eye to fashion has launched a second office in the Home Counties, just nine months...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer: Content Is King - time to crown your agency website](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PhilSpencer-MoveIQ-EATLAT-400x310.jpg)
It’s a truism that most property enquiries from buyers these days come through portals but there are several reasons why agents...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Regional hubs introduced to handle Hamptons expansion](/upload/images/Logos/HamptonsSignageNew400x310.jpg)
Hamptons is to expand the provision of New Homes and residential development services across all of its 90 branches, after a...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![By jove, Gove is off at full steam ahead!](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
There’s good news and bad news from the shake-up in government ministers and ministries that was presented to the nation last...
25 September 2021
From: Features
![First time buyers flee London in record numbers](/upload/images/Locations/London400x310.jpg)
Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside of the capital in the first half of 2021 - and many of those buyers...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Two companies are to merge to create one of the Home Counties’ largest land and new homes businesses. Ashtons and Putterills Land...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - ‘I work for myself, not by myself’ – a self-employed agent’s tale](/img/default/eat.png)
In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...
13 February 2021
From: Features
![Property Jobs Today - the latest movers and shakers](/img/default/eat.png)
We are on the threshold in December with the pandemic still dominating but we’re delighted there is still positive jobs news...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the latest movers and shakers for the industry](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and at the start of another working week, welcome to our regular jobs slot announcing who’s moving where within the...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![“What I hate about corporate agencies” - hybrid chief tells all](/img/default/eat.png)
The chief executive of a hybrid agency in London has revealed why he deserted big corporates to create his own company. Rollo...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - latest movers into and across our industry](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s a tough time for agents and our stories show a disturbingly high number of branches closing - but there are...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Hybrid agency launches share offer for investors after rapid growth](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...
18 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - industry’s latest movers, shakers, appointments](/img/default/eat.png)
Although the shake-out in the industry is ongoing - online agency Settled and established new-build agency Cushman & Wakefield have both...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agency makes ‘largest acquisition in its history’ in Home Counties](/img/default/eat.png)
Century 21 UK has made what it claims to be the largest acquisition in its history, snapping up an independent agency...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Michelle O’Brien, Account Manager of mio](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Michelle O’Brien, mio Account Manager for Home Counties North What is...
27 November 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
![Countrywide branch closure programme explained - but no figures](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide has told Estate Agent Today that it will not be releasing any figures on the branch closure programme it introduced...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents beware as council cannot take search queries for six weeks](/img/default/eat.png)
A local authority in the Home Counties says it will not be possible to accept search queries for six weeks starting...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide: share price sinks, closure and sell-off rumours swirl](/img/default/eat.png)
Rumours continue to circulate about possible large-scale branch closures at Countrywide; its share price ended trading today at its lowest ever...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - all the latest key industry moves](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![London and Home Counties agencies quiet on possible acquisition](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been no formal confirmation that London agency Dexters has acquired the London and nearby offices of Jackson-Stops, as has been...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Well-known regional four-branch independent agency rebrands as Hunters](/img/default/eat.png)
Well-known Essex and Hertfordshire agency Mullucks Wells is rebranding as part of the Hunters Group. Mullucks Wells will remain independently owned but...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News
!['New build market as important as sales and lettings' says Winkworth](/img/default/eat.png)
Winkworth has set up a dedicated land and new homes division. The franchise agency, which has most of its offices in and...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Hybrid agency expands beyond London after recruitment surge](/img/default/eat.png)
A hybrid estate agency which uses freelance agents operating from a central hub is now expanding from London into the Home...
04 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Another OnTheMarket signing - now it's a regional agency and auction firm](/img/default/eat.png)
OnTheMarket has this morning announced that it’s signed up the north east of England regional agency Pattinson, which has 27 branches...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property firm snaps up independent agency to hit £1m turnover mark](/img/default/eat.png)
The independent Sutton-based property business Centro PLC has acquired Cheam and Mayfair based Christies Estate Agents Limited. The new combined agency is...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Two agencies owned by ex-Countrywide team now listing on OnTheMarket](/img/default/eat.png)
Two agency brands operated by Nick Dunning Associates, a company led by former Countrywide employees, have started listing on OnTheMarket. Townends, covering...
18 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - all the latest industry moves](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up on the major moves in the agency industry over...
17 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - a roundup of the latest industry moves](/img/default/eat.png)
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...
03 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Online agent of choice changes listing after complaint](/img/default/eat.png)
An online estate agency has changed the wording of a listing on Rightmove, Zoopla and on its own website after a...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - has anyone got a cool drink to spare?](/img/default/eat.png)
Boy it‘s hot out there, with little end in sight yet. That’s the good news. Now the even better news -...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: new firm selling off-market homes starts hunt for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate Agent Today can reveal that a new property firm is being launched specialising solely in the sale of off-market homes...
04 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - who’s on the move within our industry?](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - our regular Monday look at who’s moving where within our industry. You...
16 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Five multi-branch south of England agencies join OnTheMarket](/img/default/eat.png)
A 15-branch agency group operating in parts of London and the Home Counties has joined OnTheMarket according to a statement from...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![New branch for 250-year-old Home Counties estate agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Essex and Suffolk-based estate agency and chartered surveying firm Fenn Wright is opening a new branch - its fourth in the...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - agents and portal people on the move...](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today. If you haven’t caught this feature before, it’s a regular Monday opportunity...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![LSL's 500 agency branches sign up to ZPG for another five years](/img/default/eat.png)
LSL Property Services - which has high street brands including Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has signed...
28 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![High end agency opens another Home Counties branch](/img/default/eat.png)
Jackson-Stops & Staff has opened a new branch in Reigate, Surrey, taking its national network to 45 offices. The branch augments nearby...
05 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Valuations analysis reveals cheapest and most expensive regions](/img/default/eat.png)
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...
12 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![High-end agency announces seven new partnerships](/img/default/eat.png)
Carter Jonas has promoted one of the best known figures in lettings, Lisa Simon, to equity partner level, together with six...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide announces major reorganisation of Hamptons International](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide has announced an extensive reorganisation of senior management at its Hamptons International brand - with a pledge to "reach into...
09 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Savills snaps up independent to take UK branch network to 90](/img/default/eat.png)
Savills has acquired Granville Residential, an independent agency covering the high-end Marlow, Maidenhead, Bourne End and Cookham areas in Berkshire and...
12 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: another Countrywide chief quits to join independent](/img/default/eat.png)
Another senior Countrywide figure is leaving the organisation to join an independent agency - itself set up by a former Countrywide...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons network is now 67 despite London slowdown](/img/default/eat.png)
Foxtons says its branch network is about to hit a record high of 67 despite the downturn in central parts of...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![New homes: Sajid and Gavin must do better](/img/default/eat.png)
Now I’m not one to lose sleep over politicians, but it strikes me that Communities Secretary Sajid Javid and Housing Minister...
07 January 2017
From: Features
![Final day! Your agency Christmas pics and one last Mannequin Challenge](/img/default/eat.png)
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to our galleries of Christmas agency decorations, festive jumpers and Mannequin Challenges during the build...
23 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow... with your Christmas pictures](/img/default/eat.png)
Just a few days before Christmas now but we’re still receiving images of your festive fun - thanks so much for...
21 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Humberts using franchise model to expand beyond southern England](/img/default/eat.png)
Humberts, long established as a southern England agency specialising in rural and semi-rural areas, says it is now going to use...
22 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Home Counties estate agent living in Indian slums for two weeks](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent is currently with a team of volunteers living in slums in the Indian capital of New Delhi for...
24 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agency says stamp duty, not Brexit, causing prime market slowdown](/img/default/eat.png)
New data from Knight Frank shows that prime property prices have dipped by 0.1 per cent in the three months following...
29 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons goes ahead with two new branch openings](/img/default/eat.png)
Foxtons has confirmed that it will be opening a further two branches in the coming weeks. The agency said in July that...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agents that find balance for their clients are going from strength to strength](/img/default/eat.png)
Given the uncertainty that shrouded the immediate build up to, and aftermath of, the EU referendum, the current lettings market in...
16 September 2016
From: Features
![Revealed - list of Countrywide branches to close in the near future](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate Agent Today has received a list of around 60 Countrywide Group estate agency offices expected to close in the next...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide starts merging and rebranding its agencies](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide has started the formal process of merging and rebranding some of its existing local chains, beginning with London. John D Wood...
31 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![High-end agency 'mystery shops' Purplebricks - with very mixed results](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the country’s leading high-end buying agencies says it has ‘mystery shopped’ Purplebricks - with mixed results. For while it found its...
13 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Ex-Countrywide chief teams up with PropTech agency expert](/img/default/eat.png)
The former Countrywide head of estate agency Bob Scarff is teaming up with property technology expert Rob Wellstead to create unspecified...
19 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![50 years Man & Boy: Celebrating half a century in the industry](/img/default/eat.png)
I started work in 1966 in Exeter with Fox & Sons then moved to a local company in Honiton soon after....
22 January 2016
From: Features
![Countrywide's good day: new homes acquisition, share price up, profits boosted](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide has continued its acquisition programme by taking over a company consulting with house builders in the Home Counties and London. The acquisition...
22 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![OTM Fury Road(Show)](/img/default/eat.png)
I'm sure most of you have seen, or at least heard of the Mad Max series of post-apocalyptic dystopian fantasies. The latest...
18 January 2016
From: Features
![Two regional agency brands add 37 offices to OnTheMarket](/img/default/eat.png)
The Nottingham and Harrison Murray estate agencies - both owned by the Nottingham Building Society - have announced they are to join...
18 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Consultancy accuses OnTheMarket backers of inward focus and fear](/img/default/eat.png)
An international portal consultancy not previously known for its outspoken comments has sharply criticised OnTheMarket for its “protection of the status...
12 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Estate agency group takes majority stake in mortgage company](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellors has acquired a majority stake in the brokers Alexander James Mortgage Services. The deal means that the Bracknell-based firm – one...
05 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Twitter campaign resumes against 'illegal' agents' boards](/img/default/eat.png)
An anonymous group or individual campaigning to identify and publicise boards which it claims are erected in “illegal” locations has resumed...
09 November 2015
From: Breaking News
!['Leads just fell off a cliff': Another agent speaks out about OnTheMarket](/img/default/eat.png)
The managing director of a Home Counties estate agency has described how leads “fell off a cliff” when he signed up...
26 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Out with the old, in with the new (homes)](/img/default/eat.png)
Property journalists, and more than a few estate agents, are beginning their annual autumn ritual – forecasting what’s going to happen...
16 October 2015
From: Features
![High-end agent continues Home Counties acquisition programme](/img/default/eat.png)
Strutt & Parker has acquired Edwards & Elliott, a Surrey and Berkshire-based sales and lettings agency with offices in Ascot, Sunningdale...
06 October 2015
From: Breaking News
14 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![Another 23 branches acquired by Hunters](/img/default/eat.png)
Hunters has added another 23 franchised offices to its empire with the acquisition of Home Counties estate and letting agency Country...
18 May 2015
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - Bank Holiday edition](/img/default/eat.png)
Thanks to everyone for keeping our readers updated on what’s happening in the world of estate agency charity fund-raising. If you want...