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Strike, formerly known as Housesimple, is the latest online agency to claim it’s going to secure a 10 per cent market...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A hybrid agency that charges no fees to vendors but instead relies on referral fees for income has officially rolled out...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

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

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p. This is less...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Strike, the digital-first estate agent previously known as Housesimple, has been selected to join Tech Nation’s Future Fifty programme. The online agent, which...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has hailed the online agent’s no-fee model after reaching £5 billion worth of sales. The agency, previously...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Channel 4 Ventures is one of a number of investors who have collectively put the equivalent of £11m into the online...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News

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

There’s been a dramatic slump in instructions for online agencies, particularly Purplebricks, according to data produced by one online firm itself. 99Home...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Swiss investment bank UBS has advised investors to sell their Purplebricks shares as the market share for the controversial agency appears...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has been rated as only the 10th best online agency in the country in a controversial new league table. The list...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The advertising watchdog has told the agency industry to clean up its act on four issues, with clarity over fees being...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Almost a third of property sellers (29%) say they won't accept a lower offer for their property, according to new research. Online...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...
12 September 2020
From: Features

The online agency Housesimple has rebranded to become 'Strike' with immediate effect. The news comes as a surprise given the apparent success...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The man who has been Rightmove’s head of innovation for the past five years has joined an online agency. Hannes Buhrmann has...
02 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The market share for all online agents fell sharply in the period up to the start of the pandemic according to new...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...
04 April 2020
From: Features

An online agency’s claim that it sells homes “for free” has been disputed by a High Street rival - but the...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An analysis of the market share of online agents shows they are on 4.8 per cent - virtually unchanged from the...
03 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Is that a headline appropriate for Brexit Day? Surely not. No, instead it’s a description of the results of a survey...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands. The offer is...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents have expressed quiet optimism that the market may be over the worst as it continues to show resilience in the...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

It never rains but it pours. And that’s certainly been the case for the online estate agency sector in the last...
03 October 2019
From: Features

The number of new property listings in the UK fell by a whopping 13.2 per cent in August according to online...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News

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

The former Countrywide chief executive Grenville Turner says it is an option for online estate agency Yopa to go to an...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...
22 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency Housesimple has appointed a company to handle its public relations and social media as it rolls it its...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Speculation surrounding whether Boris Johnson will honour his pledge to reduce stamp duty risks bringing the housing market “to a grinding...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Trade bodies and property firms have strongly welcomed the recommendations for root and branch reform of the agency industry - and...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents have put a brave face on official government figures which have shown a shock fall in London house prices and...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The summer market momentum building thanks to warmer weather and reduced Brexit uncertainty took a hit in June, according to new...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Purplebricks’ founder Kenny Bruce has promised that his departure from the firm does not mean he won’t be heard of again. Kenny - whose brother...
28 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has released figures which appear to show it is one of the most successful agencies - or perhaps THE most...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Online agency Housesimple has become the first in the UK to sell houses for free. It says that based on the average...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Sellers are back with a vengeance according to figures from online agency HouseSimple. It claims the Brexit date extension has given sellers...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Ultra slow broadband speeds could knock a quarter off the value of a property according to research undertaken by online agency...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News

New data from property consultancy The Advisory shows that the top 10 online estate agents now have a combined market share...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

“I’m Russell Quirk, and I’ve failed” - with those words, the former chief executive of Emoov has begun to explain how...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News

99home is the latest online agency to launch a no sale, no fee option for its vendors. The firm, which was launched...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Thousands of homeowners listed their properties for sale in the days following the latest Brexit delay on April 12, new research...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Research by HouseSimple suggests that over 31 per cent of homes currently on sale in major UK towns and cities have...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News

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

The latest analysis of new listings in the two weeks to last Friday show that online estate agencies continue to have...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...
23 February 2019
From: Features

The head of an online agency has accused the National Association of Estate Agents’ conference of being “a sea of old...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest analysis of the performance of the top 10 online estate agencies shows that their market share of new listings...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been a big rise in the number of homes being listed for sale despite ongoing concerns over Brexit. That’s the news...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...
08 December 2018
From: Features

The chief executive of online agency HouseSimple says “sellers need to be prepared and willing to lower their expectations” in the current...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The demise of Emoov, Tepilo and lettings platform Urban raises question marks over the long-term viability of online agencies according to...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agency analyst has shared with Estate Agent Today his findings on the current and recent conversion rates of online...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

There was a drop in the number of new listings across the UK last month, suggesting that the usual autumn rush to...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest assessment of supply across the housing market undertaken by online agency HouseSimple claims that the number of new properties...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A competitive pricing analysis undertaken for hybrid estate agency Emoov claims that it sells for an average £6,000 more than rival...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agency comparison website claims the rise of online and hybrid estate agencies has obliged traditional agents to be more...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News

New data reveals that new property listings have fallen for three successive months - and that includes a huge 17.1 per...
13 September 2018
From: Breaking News

New property listings in July were down 6.0 per cent across the UK and down no less than 12.7 per cent...
09 August 2018
From: Breaking News

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

As any agent will know, the task of ordering, erecting and maintaining boards can be time- consuming and cumbersome. While ultimately working...
11 July 2018
From: Features

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The young entrepreneur behind Doorsteps, the estate agency that deliberately avoids the huge marketing razzamatazz of other online companies, says his...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News

May saw the highest number of new sellers list their properties in any single month for at least 18 months, claims...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Online estate agencies are the centre of attention right now - but one of them seems to be seeking publicity in...
15 May 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the world’s leading agency and PropTech analysts says the race is on for who comes second in the UK’s...
08 May 2018
From: Breaking News

James Brokenshire - yesterday appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government - joins the rank of senior politicians...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Online agency HouseSimple has become a completely No Sale No Fee agency - and is thought to be the only online...
17 April 2018
From: Breaking News

There were 43 per cent more new properties listed for sale than in the same month last year according to online...
12 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The online agency HouseSimple is to use a video blogger to stay in a property on sale and promote it via...
05 April 2018
From: Breaking News

London has 585 one bed flats on the market at £1m or more according to research by online agency HouseSimple. HouseSimple says...
20 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Welcome once again to Property Jobs Today, the notice-board for agents, suppliers and other property professionals moving within, out or in...
12 March 2018
From: Breaking News

New research appears to show that Purplebricks, HouseSimple, Yopa and other prominent online agencies are most popular with vendors selling in...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been a 19.9 per cent increase in new property listings, with some locations seeing as many as 80 per...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts has compiled a major report on estate agents’ business models - an exercise...
07 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...
24 February 2018
From: Features

A lengthy analysis of the online agency sector, based on material supplied by an online agent, suggests that its market share...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Yopa, the online agency with financial backing from Savills and LSL Property Services, is the latest online firm to launch a...
15 February 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been a 40 per cent increase in new vendors registering their properties for sale according to an online estate...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Pressure continues to mount on Purplebricks to reveal its sales data after a weekend during which claims about its effectiveness continued...
05 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Rightmove’s former lettings chief Sam Mitchell has taken over as chief executive of online agency HouseSimple, which recently won another £20m...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

December saw the fewest number of people put their homes on the market than in any month in 2017, according to...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

HouseSimple is reported to have secured £20m in growth capital which it says will help it “challenge Purplebricks as the UK’s...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Two families have bought each other’s homes in what an online estate agency says is the first ever example of a...
19 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday. Despite...
18 November 2017
From: Features

The supply of homes coming to the market has slumped again according to a monthly survey conducted by online agency HouseSimple. September...
13 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The industry appears to be embracing this year’s Halloween celebrations like never before - tomorrow’s the big day but we’ve got...
30 October 2017
From: Breaking News

An upbeat survey by online website HouseSimple claims there has been a 20 per cent increase in the number of homes...
06 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The founder of a new online sales assistance service says agents are often unfairly blamed by the public for failings in...
19 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Government figures suggest house prices are still rising by 5.1 per cent a year, with the average property value in the...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Online agency HouseSimple has once again been the subject of a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. Earlier this month a HouseSimple advertisement...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Consumer group Which? says the public should be wary of claims made by online estate agents. This follows a series of complaints about...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News

For the second successive week the Advertising Standards Authority has banned an online estate agency’s advertisement. Last week it was HouseSimple and...
23 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned online agency HouseSimple from claiming that High Street agents charge “1.5% to 4% (plus 20%...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Some 19 per cent of estate agents in the UK currently show warning signs that indicate they are at risk of going...
31 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Hunters is opening a new branch in the fashionable area of Shoreditch in east London, despite a slump in sales across...
27 July 2017
From: Breaking News

More than a third of the homes in London currently on the market have had their asking prices reduced according to...
25 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The first ever home to have a viewing staged over Facebook Live has sold after it received three offers as a...
19 July 2017
From: Breaking News

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...
14 July 2017
From: Features

Online estate agency Housesimple says it is aiming to sell the first home in the UK via a viewing on Facebook...
21 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The comparison service Get Agent has released the full details of its analysis of the performance of four different online estate...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Is it the Brexit triggering of Article 50, the snap General Election or the cold weather we have had until recently?...
11 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks' share price moved up over two per cent yesterday on the strength of its latest trading statement - but its...
05 May 2017
From: Breaking News

More than one in three house sales across England and Wales fell through before completion in the first quarter of 2017,...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News

An analysis of homes listed for sale on Rightmove has identified what one estate agency claims to be the slowest-moving local...
23 March 2017
From: Breaking News

An online estate agency which says it could be the next Purplebricks says prejudice against internet property transactions is waning “With Neil...
17 March 2017
From: Breaking News

An assessment of new stock on sale through agents in February suggests a monthly rise in supply of 13.3 per cent...
10 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Organisers of the Future:PropTech2017 conference on May 4 have revealed new sponsors involved with the event - including Angels Media, publisher...
23 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Online agency HouseSimple has been told that by the Advertising Standards Authority that its TV advertisement including the claim ‘sell your...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The seasonal slowdown in property supply was much sharper than usual in December, claims an online agency which monitors property listings...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News

New research suggests there has been a slight increase in the total number of estate agency offices in Greater London this...
21 December 2016
From: Breaking News

The award-winning online agency HouseSimple has had one of its advertisements banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The advert was a poster for...
09 November 2016
From: Breaking News

With Halloween fast approaching it appears by happy coincidence that the number of homes sold on the UK’s various Elm Streets...
28 October 2016
From: Breaking News

An online agent monitoring the market claims there was a 10.4 per cent rise in new properties listed in September up,...
06 October 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s easy to forget, but there was a time when the internet didn’t exist. When the idea behind the world wide...
19 August 2016
From: Features

A property supply index suggests there has been a bounce-back of homes on the market in July, following the EU referendum. HouseSimple...
04 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...
22 July 2016
From: Features

One of the first major pieces of research to come from an estate agency following the EU referendum suggests the short-term...
14 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Online agency HouseSimple Award claims a new £13m investment package will allow it to “challenge PurpleBricks as the UK’s leading online...
07 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The only way Purplebricks' dominance of the online agency sector can be challenged is via a merger between competitors or another stock...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Complaints made against adverts issued by property firms have increased by 10% in the last year. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) reports...
26 May 2016
From: Breaking News

A dispute over claims made on online estate agency HouseSimple's website has been 'informally resolved' via the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Competitor eMoov challenged...
25 May 2016
From: Breaking News

An online agency claims that for the second year running London’s traditional estate agents have charged well over £1 billion in...
11 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Online agency HouseSimple is introducing a High Street agency style No Sale-No Fee option for vendors, with a reduced fee if they...
27 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Do you remember Martha Lane-Fox? She was the poster girl for lastminute.com and an icon of the dot.com bubble that ended...
15 January 2016
From: Features

It’s time to take a pause, to reflect and put into context—and what a year it has been for our industry...
24 December 2015
From: Features

Purplebricks is very easily the most recognisable online estate agency, according to a survey of 1,300 home owners by respected polling...
23 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Many industry analysts have dismissed a claim by an online estate agency that a 21 per cent fall in new listings...
10 December 2015
From: Breaking News

New property listings on Rightmove plummeted by 21.5 per cent across the UK in November according to an analysis made by...
09 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Jon Hunt, the property billionaire who founded, ran and then sold Foxtons, is worth a cool £1.186 billion - yet is...
02 November 2015
From: Breaking News

If you think house price indices are confusing, just look at affordability indices. As recently as Monday BBC TV news reported that,...
21 October 2015
From: Breaking News

An estate agency offering what it calls “pay as you go” fees for vendors is launching its first TV and London...
11 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency HouseSimple has changed the wording of one of its adverts after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received a...
26 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Online estate agent HouseSimple claims that in July the number of vendors listing homes on Rightmove plummetted by 13.2 per cent...