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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...

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

Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...

Channel 4 Ventures is one of a number of investors who have collectively put the equivalent of £11m into the online...

Online estate agency Strike - which used to be HouseSimple - is expanding its sell-for-free service out across the Midlands and...

There’s been a dramatic slump in instructions for online agencies, particularly Purplebricks, according to data produced by one online firm itself. 99Home...

Swiss investment bank UBS has advised investors to sell their Purplebricks shares as the market share for the controversial agency appears...

Purplebricks has been rated as only the 10th best online agency in the country in a controversial new league table. The list...

The advertising watchdog has told the agency industry to clean up its act on four issues, with clarity over fees being...

Strike, the firm previously known as HouseSimple, has launched another attack on the charges levied by High Street agents. This time it is...

Almost a third of property sellers (29%) say they won't accept a lower offer for their property, according to new research. Online...

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...

The online agency Housesimple has rebranded to become 'Strike' with immediate effect. The news comes as a surprise given the apparent success...

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...

The man who has been Rightmove’s head of innovation for the past five years has joined an online agency. Hannes Buhrmann has...

The market share for all online agents fell sharply in the period up to the start of the pandemic according to new...

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

An online agency’s claim that it sells homes “for free” has been disputed by a High Street rival - but the...

An analysis of the market share of online agents shows they are on 4.8 per cent - virtually unchanged from the...

Is that a headline appropriate for Brexit Day? Surely not. No, instead it’s a description of the results of a survey...

Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands.  The offer is...

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...

Agents have expressed quiet optimism that the market may be over the worst as it continues to show resilience in the...

It never rains but it pours. And that’s certainly been the case for the online estate agency sector in the last...

The number of new property listings in the UK fell by a whopping 13.2 per cent in August according to online...

The head of online agency Housesimple has made another strident attack on the integrity of High Street agents by saying some...

The former Countrywide chief executive Grenville Turner says it is an option for online estate agency Yopa to go to an...

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...

Online estate agency Housesimple has appointed a company to handle its public relations and social media as it rolls it its...

Speculation surrounding whether Boris Johnson will honour his pledge to reduce stamp duty risks bringing the housing market “to a grinding...

Trade bodies and property firms have strongly welcomed the recommendations for root and branch reform of the agency industry - and...

Agents have put a brave face on official government figures which have shown a shock fall in London house prices and...

The summer market momentum building thanks to warmer weather and reduced Brexit uncertainty took a hit in June, according to new...

New figures released show High Street estate agents taking an increasingly large market share as online operators continue to crumble. According to the...

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...

Purplebricks has released figures which appear to show it is one of the most successful agencies - or perhaps THE most...

Online agency Housesimple has become the first in the UK to sell houses for free. It says that based on the average...

Sellers are back with a vengeance according to figures from online agency HouseSimple.  It claims the Brexit date extension has given sellers...

Ultra slow broadband speeds could knock a quarter off the value of a property according to research undertaken by online agency...

New data from property consultancy The Advisory shows that the top 10 online estate agents now have a combined market share...

“I’m Russell Quirk, and I’ve failed” - with those words, the former chief executive of Emoov has begun to explain how...

99home is the latest online agency to launch a no sale, no fee option for its vendors. The firm, which was launched...

Thousands of homeowners listed their properties for sale in the days following the latest Brexit delay on April 12, new research...

Research  by HouseSimple suggests that over 31 per cent of homes currently on sale in major UK towns and cities have...

Online estate agents have seized on the recent national newspaper article accusing estate agents of over-valuing properties to earn higher fees. The...

The latest analysis of new listings in the two weeks to last Friday show that online estate agencies continue to have...

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

The head of an online agency has accused the National Association of Estate Agents’ conference of being “a sea of old...

The latest analysis of the performance of the top 10 online estate agencies shows that their market share of new listings...

There’s been a big rise in the number of homes being listed for sale despite ongoing concerns over Brexit. That’s the news...

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

The chief executive of online agency HouseSimple says “sellers need to be prepared and willing to lower their expectations” in the current...

The demise of Emoov, Tepilo and lettings platform Urban raises question marks over the long-term viability of online agencies according to...

An estate agency analyst has shared with Estate Agent Today his findings on the current and recent conversion rates of online...

There was a drop in the number of new listings across the UK last month, suggesting that the usual autumn rush to...

The latest assessment of supply across the housing market undertaken by online agency HouseSimple claims that the number of new properties...

A competitive pricing analysis undertaken for hybrid estate agency Emoov claims that it sells for an average £6,000 more than rival...

An estate agency comparison website claims the rise of online and hybrid estate agencies has obliged traditional agents to be more...

New data reveals that new property listings have fallen for three successive months - and that includes a huge 17.1 per...

New property listings in July were down 6.0 per cent across the UK and down no less than 12.7 per cent...

The former head of Rightmove’s lettings division has blasted High Street estate agencies for “living in the past, charging exorbitant fees...

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

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...

The young entrepreneur behind Doorsteps, the estate agency that deliberately avoids the huge marketing razzamatazz of other online companies, says his...

May saw the highest number of new sellers list their properties in any single month for at least 18 months, claims...

Online estate agencies are the centre of attention right now - but one of them seems to be seeking publicity in...

One of the world’s leading agency and PropTech analysts says the race is on for who comes second in the UK’s...

James Brokenshire - yesterday appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government - joins the rank of senior politicians...

Online agency HouseSimple has become a completely No Sale No Fee agency - and is thought to be the only online...

There were 43 per cent more new properties listed for sale than in the same month last year according to online...

The online agency HouseSimple is to use a video blogger to stay in a property on sale and promote it via...

London has 585 one bed flats on the market at £1m or more according to research by online agency HouseSimple.  HouseSimple says...

Welcome once again to Property Jobs Today, the notice-board for agents, suppliers and other property professionals moving within, out or in...

New research appears to show that Purplebricks, HouseSimple, Yopa and other prominent online agencies are most popular with vendors selling in...

There has been a 19.9 per cent increase in new property listings, with some locations seeing as many as 80 per...

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts has compiled a major report on estate agents’ business models - an exercise...

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...

A lengthy analysis of the online agency sector, based on material supplied by an online agent, suggests that its market share...

Yopa, the online agency with financial backing from Savills and LSL Property Services, is the latest online firm to launch a...

There has been a 40 per cent increase in new vendors registering their properties for sale according to an online estate...

Pressure continues to mount on Purplebricks to reveal its sales data after a weekend during which claims about its effectiveness continued...

Rightmove’s former lettings chief Sam Mitchell has taken over as chief executive of online agency HouseSimple, which recently won another £20m...

December saw the fewest number of people put their homes on the market than in any month in 2017, according to...

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

Two families have bought each other’s homes in what an online estate agency says is the first ever example of a...

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

The supply of homes coming to the market has slumped again according to a monthly survey conducted by online agency HouseSimple. September...

The industry appears to be embracing this year’s Halloween celebrations like never before - tomorrow’s the big day but we’ve got...

An upbeat survey by online website HouseSimple claims there has been a 20 per cent increase in the number of homes...

The founder of a new online sales assistance service says agents are often unfairly blamed by the public for failings in...

Government figures suggest house prices are still rising by 5.1 per cent a year, with the average property value in the...

Online agency HouseSimple has once again been the subject of a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. Earlier this month a HouseSimple advertisement...

Consumer group Which? says the public should be wary of claims made by online estate agents. This follows a series of complaints about...

For the second successive week the Advertising Standards Authority has banned an online estate agency’s advertisement.  Last week it was HouseSimple and...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned online agency HouseSimple from claiming that High Street agents charge “1.5% to 4% (plus 20%...

Some 19 per cent of estate agents in the UK currently show warning signs that indicate they are at risk of going...

Hunters is opening a new branch in the fashionable area of Shoreditch in east London, despite a slump in sales across...

More than a third of the homes in London currently on the market have had their asking prices reduced according to...

The first ever home to have a viewing staged over Facebook Live has sold after it received three offers as a...

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

Online estate agency Housesimple says it is aiming to sell the first home in the UK via a viewing on Facebook...

The comparison service Get Agent has released the full details of its analysis of the performance of four different online estate...

Is it the Brexit triggering of Article 50, the snap General Election or the cold weather we have had until recently?...

Purplebricks' share price moved up over two per cent yesterday on the strength of its latest trading statement - but its...

More than one in three house sales across England and Wales fell through before completion in the first quarter of 2017,...

An analysis of homes listed for sale on Rightmove has identified what one estate agency claims to be the slowest-moving local...

An online estate agency which says it could be the next Purplebricks says prejudice against internet property transactions is waning  “With Neil...

An assessment of new stock on sale through agents in February suggests a monthly rise in supply of 13.3 per cent...

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

Online agency HouseSimple has been told that by the Advertising Standards Authority that its TV advertisement including the claim ‘sell your...

The seasonal slowdown in property supply was much sharper than usual in December, claims an online agency which monitors property listings...

New research suggests there has been a slight increase in the total number of estate agency offices in Greater London this...

The award-winning online agency HouseSimple has had one of its advertisements banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The advert was a poster for...

With Halloween fast approaching it appears by happy coincidence that the number of homes sold on the UK’s various Elm Streets...

An online agent monitoring the market claims there was a 10.4 per cent rise in new properties listed in September up,...

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

A property supply index suggests there has been a bounce-back of homes on the market in July, following the EU referendum.  HouseSimple...

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...

One of the first major pieces of research to come from an estate agency following the EU referendum suggests the short-term...

Online agency HouseSimple Award claims a new £13m investment package will allow it to “challenge PurpleBricks as the UK’s leading online...

The only way Purplebricks' dominance of the online agency sector can be challenged is via a merger between competitors or another stock...

Complaints made against adverts issued by property firms have increased by 10% in the last year. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) reports...

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...

An online agency claims that for the second year running London’s traditional estate agents have charged well over £1 billion in...

Online agency HouseSimple is introducing a High Street agency style No Sale-No Fee option for vendors, with a reduced fee if they...

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

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

Purplebricks is very easily the most recognisable online estate agency, according to a survey of 1,300 home owners by respected polling...

Many industry analysts have dismissed a claim by an online estate agency that a 21 per cent fall in new listings...

New property listings on Rightmove plummeted by 21.5 per cent across the UK in November according to an analysis made by...

Jon Hunt, the property billionaire who founded, ran and then sold Foxtons, is worth a cool £1.186 billion - yet is...

If you think house price indices are confusing, just look at affordability indices. As recently as Monday BBC TV news reported that,...

An estate agency offering what it calls “pay as you go” fees for vendors is launching its first TV and London...

Online estate agency HouseSimple has changed the wording of one of its adverts after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received a...

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

Online estate agent HouseSimple has launched what it calls a “weekly pay-as-you-go estate agent service” which asks sellers to pay from...