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Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

A third of agencies say at least some of their staff will be working from home permanently when the Coronavirus pandemic...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

Zoopla is launching a series of Skills Sessions to support agents through the Coronavirus crisis.  The sessions are free to join and...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...

Industry operators who receive dividends as part of their monthly income are pressing the government to include this in its financial...

There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...

New research of the buying habits of first-time buyers in the UK we’ve undertaken here at reallymoving.com shows that Shared Ownership...

Hello and here’s the next batch of guidance and advice from different sectors of the industry, many from influential trade groups. It’s...

The former director of customer experience at Purplebricks has been announced as a new partner in a Keller Williams franchise. Sarah Downes,...

Estate Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...

There’s been a huge change in the way estate agencies operate in recent years, with far more focus on marketing properties...

The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...

Keller Williams has announced another new market centre, and this time its operating principal is a former Purplebricks territory owner.  JP Downes...

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry - and it’s March already. If there...

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...

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has revealed that it has recruited over 50 agents in its first...

It’s been revealed that the branch closure programme by Your Move and Reeds Rains last year resulted in 460 lost jobs...

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

Another former Savills agent has joined freelance agency operation Keller Williams, the second in recent weeks. In January it was revealed that...

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...

A new market centre operating as a hub for freelance agents has opened in Glasgow. Called KW Evolve it is a Keller...

A hub-style agency says it’s achieved what it calls a mega-sale - and claims it’s the largest ever by a hub...

Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

“Give me 100 leads and I will make five-times more good appointments than any AI you put me up against,” stated...

Another hub-based agency has launched in the capital, following in the footsteps of operations like Harding Green, Orchards and Keller Williams. Mariel...

A new branch of Keller Williams UK - operating from a so-called market centre office rather than a traditional shopfront branch...

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

Zoopla has this afternoon announced a massive growth programme for 2020 with 120 new staff and expansion in most of its...

Here’s the final part of our questioning of the three portals based on comments and queries from our readers - thanks...

OnTheMarket’s TV advert, promoting its ‘New & exclusive’ feature, will be back on screens from Boxing Day ahead of what it calls a...

Humberts has signed off in bizarre style leaving only false contact details on its website. The historic agency - which closed several...

It’s been revealed that Countrywide is involved in a pilot exercise to help the creation of a so-called ‘affordability hub’ for...

The portals say they are ready and willing to play their part in changes approaching the industry, ranging from new agency...

Humberts' experiment rejecting branches and promoting a supposedly one-stop-shop for property related services has failed with reports that the firm is likely...

A prominent regional agent says the industry owes it to vendors to try competing marketing outlets for property, and not to...

Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...

Hello, we hope you had a good weekend, and welcome to Monday - as ever, Property Jobs Today time, bringing you...

If you haven’t noticed, it’s November already - a month where it’s increasingly popular for men to grow moustaches for charity....

One of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or freelance agents operating under the same...

Yopa – launched in 2015 as part of the new breed of hybrid operators seeking to shake up the industry –...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has told Estate Agent Today that its recruitment schedule is running “well...

The US-based real estate firm Keller Williams says it is aiming to be this country’s leading agency training organisation. Ben Taylor, who...

Hello, welcome to the new working week and the latest PJT. Before we kick off, a reminder to please let us know...

The share price of the UK's largest estate agency remained steady yesterday following its appointment of a new chief operating officer. Countrywide...

An estate agency based in Cumbria has rebranded to Hunters following a management buyout. Cumberland Estate Agents has been purchased by its...

Estate agents are being encouraged to consider providing increased flexible working options for their staff, including increased opportunities to work from...

Briefings from the Conservative Party to The Sun newspaper suggest that the party will this week announce further relaxation in planning...

One of the first so-called ‘hub’ hybrid estate agencies using self-employed freelances instead of staff says it’s moving to bigger premises...

‘Workers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains’. So is written on the tombstone of the father...

A comprehensive report into the changing complexion of the High Street suggests that some 143 estate agents’ offices closed in the...

One of the biggest changes seen in the property market over the last decade is technology growth. With the likes of Rightmove...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on key moves within the industry. Everyone mentioned here...

As the self-employed estate agency market continues to grow in the UK, one of Australia's most succesful proponents of the model...

No less than 56 per cent of properties across the UK are in areas that are affordable for first time buyers...

OnTheMarket TV adverts return on Monday with what the portal calls “a refreshed version” giving more prominence to its ‘new and...

Technology will drive the lettings and property management industry in the future. There is already a plethora of various software and other...

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

We daren’t mention it but this is the final Bank Holiday before…well, Christmas.  Let’s hope agents and suppliers have an opportunity to...

Hello and welcome to the final PJT before September - yes that means summer is almost over.  Yet even during the holiday season...

Richard Rawlings’ annual roadshow opens on September 3 with the first of 17 stops across the UK, each giving a three...

As the founder of Jupix, I worked in the property industry between 2008 - 2014. I had the privilege to lead...

Yes it’s Monday, so it’s another edition of PJT, your guide to the key moves and changes in the agency and...

Traditionally speaking, users who are looking to buy, rent, or sell their property to customers on an international basis have been...

High end London estate agency Aston Chase says there’s already been a surge in interest in property in the UK capital...

The recent announcement of a clicktopurchase partnership demonstrates some much-needed progression from Rightmove. In doing so, however, it could be said it...

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

Stories of a slow property market due to an ongoing lack of supply and Brexit woes have been well-documented in recent...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card?             Becky Howes, mio Account Manager What...

Conveyancing platform The Moving Hub and Acquaint CRM have announced a strategic partnership. New and existing users of Acquaint CRM will have...

Instant online valuation service The ValPal Network has revealed a conveyancing partner which it says will help agents boost referral fees.  The...

A veteran of three online estate agencies has been named as the first UK head of a US real estate operation...

In recent years, estate and letting agents have been faced with a series of tough challenges to absorb and react to. There...

An agent with over 29 years of experience has taken over as  chief executive officer at Humberts - just as the...

Purplebricks, which recently admitted that it had been over-ambitious in its overseas expansion, says it will give “a further update” on...

Conveyancing platform The Moving Hub has this week launched its proposition into the estate agency and mortgage intermediary sectors. The firm is...

An industry veteran is launching a new hub-based hybrid agency and is offering to sell 50 homes for free to raise the...

Major regional agency Humberts, which was bought out of administration last year, has announced the first acquisition since its new owners...

Landmark Information’s online valuation tool SmartVal is being retired by the company, with agents who use it being advised to switch to...

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...

1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...

Humberts, the agency which was one of the first to ditch High Street offices in favour of fewer larger hubs, has...

Two of the PropTech sector's highest profile digital marketing suppliers are integrating in a bid to help agents nurture the leads...

Hello, it’s that time of the week again when we look at the latest recruitment and appointment news in the industry. Just...

The US estate agency Keller Williams says it is on course to have 10 hubs, called market centres, across the UK...

This article was originally written for City AM in response to an article it published attacking letting agents. See more here.  A...

As the clock ticks down and Britain’s future gets ever more difficult to predict, one of the few certainties to cling...

For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to the tried-and-tested 9am-6pm opening hours framework. But is this now changing,...

Both major portals have this morning revealed more evidence of a gently slowing housing market. The average time to sell a property...

The radically-restructured Humberts estate agency claims the risks it took last year in scrapping branches and moving to ‘hubs’ has paid...

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

OnTheMarket is to continue its TV advertising campaign throughout February - and this time it’s ad is also going to be...

A firm which recently joined the ‘hub club’ of agencies using centralised services offices says its won a major new build...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

Hello and welcome to this year’s first edition of Property Jobs Today, reporting on the first industry moves of 2019. We’re told...

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

Keller Williams, which yesterday revealed two new market centres in the south of England, says up to 25 agents in the...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that US-owned franchise agency Keller Williams has ‘soft-opened’ two new market centres in the south of...

Rightmove has revealed which day was its busiest in 2018 in terms of page views. It says February 19 was the date,...

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

Purplebricks is understood to be pondering the best way to assist victims of the collapse of Emoov without committing money for...

Last year it was ‘disruptor’ and before that came ‘exclusive’ - now, according to one estate agency at least, the over-used...

Yet another estate agency has announced that it’s shutting branches and opening a centralised hub. This time it’s Newman Property Experts, a...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - the last one in November. Career moves tend to slow this time...

Orchards of London is abandoning its current branch network and instead opening a single Hub from the middle of next month. Orchards,...

Humberts’ revolution continues apace as it opens its first controversial hub in Dorset and accompanies it with a brand new vocabulary...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

A new prime London hybrid agency wants what it calls “disillusioned property professionals” to join the firm and take advantage of...

Keller Williams, the US agency which allows agents to work from hub-like ‘market centres’, says it now has 130 freelance agents in this...

The first signs of a seasonal slowdown are appearing according to some agents in touch with EAT, but there are still...

It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...

Two former High Street agents say their new hybrid agency has enjoyed an impressive launch gathering 40 instructions in just four...

A hybrid estate agency with ambitions to rival Purplebricks has revealed that it has significantly expanded its current footprint, with ambitions...

An agent in the Guild is launching a ‘hub’ style operation from December 1 and says the concept of traditional estate...

The estate agency group Humberts, which narrowly avoided collapse early this year, now claims to have turned around its fortunes thanks...

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...

The independent Essex estate agency Beresfords is celebrating its 50th anniversary next week - and is doing so in style with...

Humberts - which when it was operating jointly with Chestertons was a prominent supporter of Agents’ Mutual and OnTheMarket - has...

Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain orange-tinted president in recent years. And everyone, from tech giants like...

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...

The former head of Humberts’ country house department, who has spent 30 years selling homes, has switched to buying. Jeremy Campbell-Harris was...

Home is where ? - Recently moved actually, live in a lovely house that looks over the Thames Estuary. I love...

The new owner of Humberts says he would consider acquiring or working alongside existing agencies who want to be part of...

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

A businessman who’s just entered the estate agency industry says he’s got the secret behind Purplebricks’ success - even though he...

The new owner of Humberts is to ultimately close many of the traditional branches and move to what he is calling...

The agonisingly painful decline of Countrywide continues, with no one sure whether it is the darkest hour before the dawn or...

Before I get into the nitty gritty of the government (well, one of its startup accelerator schemes) giving away £20,000, let...

The UK division of Keller Williams, the world's largest estate agency, says it can help entrepreneurial agents to set up their...

Hello, and welcome to this week’s regular Monday summary of all the major jobs moves in our industry.  The industry is still...

A senior agent says an innovative business model allows him to work in prime central London - even though he lives in France.  Former...

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...

The UK arm of the US-based estate agency Keller Williams says it is making a specific bid to recruit more women...

It went largely unreported when news broke last week but now the suggestion that home owners should pay a surcharge if...

Leaders is expanding the mortgage side of its business with a raft of new products and services, as well as introducing...

The fast-diversifying Humberts has set up regional hubs to handle its new homes and land division, in addition to taking on...

A network of agents representing over 800 brands with over 4,000 branches has announced the launch of a host of new...

PropTech has been the industry soundbite for the last couple of years. For many of my fellow agents, I think it’s one...

Q. How did you get in to the property industry? My career in the property industry actually started out as a holiday...

Arun Estates has launched what it describes as “a major new departure” - a fully-staffed High Street office but covering a...

Keller Williams UK is launching its third office in the UK. It’s in Glasgow and the new market centre - the term...

As ours attentions turn from pumpkins to bonfires, a final thank you from all of us at Estate Agent Today for...

Saudi Arabia has announced it’s to build a new mega-city, rising out of the desert sands in the kingdom’s north, adorning...

The housing market may appear sluggish at best in many areas but data from Rightmove suggests it’s now quicker to sell...

Every week we carry reports of how great causes are helped by individual agents and other property professionals - this week...

And so summer draws to a close. The slow, lazy months of July and August have come to pass and the...

In this week’s Natter I’m going to get all political. Don’t worry, I won’t be giving my opinions on Brexit, Trump...

Before we go any further, assuming you are an Agents’ Mutual member, let me ask you a question. If you had...

  A hybrid agency called 99Home Ltd, which made its debut back in April, appears to have relaunched with what it calls...

The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...

A substantial new research body is to be launched this summer with a remit of looking at six overlapping aspects of...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Charity takes on many appearances and this section of Estate Agent Today treats all aspects of fund-raising equally - it all...

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

So, Property Week has announced its Property Awards shortlist for 2017. Looking at the entries for PropTech Company of the Year, I'm surprised...

A series of leaks to national newspapers and a flurry of broadcast interviews by housing minister Gavin Barwell means we already know...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

2016 was quite a year – eventful, dramatic, shocking and impossible to predict. In no particular order, we saw Leicester winning...

It’s understandably a little quieter in agents’ offices as Christmas approaches - obviously the ideal time to perfect acting abilities and...

There’s no shortage of acting and video skill in our industry is there? At least if your terrific Mannequin Challenge performances...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

The government has signalled that it is going to publish a housing White Paper later this year with “significant measures” to...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

Later on, the title of this piece should become clearer (at least I hope so). First, though, a few bits and...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...

Three agents have been announced as winners of The ESTAS Agent of the Month competition for July.   Each secured their success...

What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...

Paying too much every month for your website? Move your website to us and we guarantee to halve your monthly bill I want...

Rightmove has released a series of online ‘portraits of how London might look after the completion of a series of development,...

While buy-to-let lenders brace themselves for further interventions as part of proposals currently being drawn up by the Prudential Regulation Authority...

Hamptons International has announced that it is to launch a 'private conveyancing hub' later this year. The initiative has been designed to...

A London estate agency is opening its eleventh office this month in an area it believes has 'fast growth' potential. ludlowthompson is...

Two property professionals who in the past have worked for Savills and Hamptons International, have launched a hybrid estate agency. Founded by...

Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...

It will come as no surprise for those who have read the recently published Which? annual customer service survey which polled...

With just a few days to go before the formal start of the new football season, the much-publicisied possible easyProperty sponsorship...

The ESTAS are more than the biggest and most prestigious awards in the industry. They are a management information service, marketing...