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Yet-to-launch portal Boomin has secured the support of 10 more estate agencies, one of them the national chain Humberts. In its third...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

As many in the industry will know, Ian Westerling passed away last week at the age of 51: he was a...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Estate agency Chestertons has named the new chief operating officer for the roll out of its UK and Europe franchising operation. Some...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News

It's been confirmed that Humberts has been sold for an undisclosed amount to a consortium of franchisees - and that the...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
14 December 2019
From: Features

Humberts has signed off in bizarre style leaving only false contact details on its website. The historic agency - which closed several...
10 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Humberts' experiment rejecting branches and promoting a supposedly one-stop-shop for property related services has failed with reports that the firm is likely...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Humberts is the latest estate agency to announce that it’s going to offer customers the controversial Modern Method of Auction option. The...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News

‘Workers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains’. So is written on the tombstone of the father...
19 September 2019
From: Features

One of the agencies most active in the creation of OnTheMarket is trialling a return to listing on Zoopla after an...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career in property. She started out as a lettings negotiator for Nicholas...
27 July 2019
From: Features

An agent with over 29 years of experience has taken over as chief executive officer at Humberts - just as the...
23 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Major regional agency Humberts, which was bought out of administration last year, has announced the first acquisition since its new owners...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Humberts, the agency which was one of the first to ditch High Street offices in favour of fewer larger hubs, has...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Some branches of one of London’s largest agencies, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, have returned to Zoopla after dropping it just over four...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News

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 radically-restructured Humberts estate agency claims the risks it took last year in scrapping branches and moving to ‘hubs’ has paid...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features

Humberts’ revolution continues apace as it opens its first controversial hub in Dorset and accompanies it with a brand new vocabulary...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
17 November 2018
From: Features

The estate agency group Humberts, which narrowly avoided collapse early this year, now claims to have turned around its fortunes thanks...
18 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Humberts - which when it was operating jointly with Chestertons was a prominent supporter of Agents’ Mutual and OnTheMarket - has...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The former head of Humberts’ country house department, who has spent 30 years selling homes, has switched to buying. Jeremy Campbell-Harris was...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The new owner of Humberts says he would consider acquiring or working alongside existing agencies who want to be part of...
30 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...
28 July 2018
From: Features

A businessman who’s just entered the estate agency industry says he’s got the secret behind Purplebricks’ success - even though he...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The new owner of Humberts is to ultimately close many of the traditional branches and move to what he is calling...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Carter Jonas has doubled the footprint of its UK headquarters in prime central London. It’s added a further 6,760 square feet of...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Humberts’ new owner has issued a statement saying he is on “a personal mission to revolutionise the industry and become the...
17 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...
02 June 2018
From: Features

The new owner of Humberts has announced the new management structure of the rural estate agency which he bought out of...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News

It will be 'business as usual' for Humberts following the announcement of its sale to Natural Retreats, says the agency's new...
22 May 2018
From: Breaking News

It has today been announced that the Natural Retreats group has purchased Humberts. The entirety of Humberts has been included in the...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Humberts says it has settled on a buyer after receiving several offers for the troubled agency - although it has delayed identifying...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today understands that Humberts will announce a possible buyer of some of its agency activities this week - on...
08 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The managing director of troubled estate agency Humberts says he has been “inundated” with prospective buyers since news broke over last...
02 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Humberts has denied a local press report suggesting at least five of the firm’s 22 offices had already closed with some...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News

An insider in a senior position in Humberts says the weekend announcement that it was in talks with proposed administrators to...
30 April 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agent and former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the government’s latest drive to build new...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The fast-diversifying Humberts has set up regional hubs to handle its new homes and land division, in addition to taking on...
22 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today; this is the latest of our weekly round-ups of key job moves within estate...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today can exclusively reveal that well known London estate agent Patricia Farley has joined the new ‘freelance’ agency Harding...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News

According to The Branding Journal, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's...
20 January 2018
From: Features

Humberts has made two internal promotions to the leadership of its sales and franchising divisions. Tim Simmons has been appointed Head...
11 January 2018
From: Breaking News

John Taylor, a high-end international estate agency which until earlier this year had a presence in London, says it intends to...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Carter Jonas has opened a second office in the Wiltshire market town of Marlborough - and this is its third new...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...
26 August 2017
From: Features

Humberts, which yesterday launched an online-only option for landlord clients, says it is “not closing the door” on expanding the idea...
15 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Humberts, a member of Agents’ Mutual, is today launching an online-only option and claims it can list online-only properties on OnTheMarket. Such...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the founding figures behind OnTheMarket, which currently bans listings from online agencies, now says bricks and mortar agencies that...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...
04 August 2017
From: Features

Humberts has announced new overseas investment as it continues to shift emphasis away from its past rural-only outlook. The investment news came...
19 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...
23 June 2017
From: Features

Humberts - until now known as an agency operating predominantly in market towns across southern England - is opening a Mayfair office in...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Carter Jonas is expanding its activities in south west England by opening new branches and through the unusual route of a...
27 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Humberts is launching a dedicated nationwide Waterfront and Coastal department. The agency, which is now franchising in a bid to expand outside...
23 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Peter Rollings, the well-known former managing director of Foxtons, has taken a stake in Viewber, the recently-launched outsourced viewing service. Viewber allows...
12 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Humberts says it is throwing its weight behind a fledgling organisation set up to bring estate agencies and new-build developers together...
15 December 2016
From: Breaking News

They’re still coming thick and fast, so many thanks for sharing your office decorations with our readers. Remember, we’re also happy...
07 December 2016
From: Breaking News

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

Despite storms in the North and September sun in the South, estate agents haven't been deterred from giving their all for charity this...
16 September 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s Bank Holiday weekend and - dare we say it? - the final one for most of the UK until Christmas. But...
26 August 2016
From: Breaking News

There are more people quitting London than ever before, with 20- and 30-somethings leading the exodus according to high-end agency Humberts. The...
25 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Humberts is launching an email property clinic to answer any specific buyer or vendor queries on issues, including their concerns following...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Humberts is introducing what it calls a ‘personal assistant’ for retirees in a bid to woo the growing market of elderly...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A number of estate and letting agents have this week announced key appointments and business expansions. Estate agency John Shepherd is set...
26 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Leaked emails dating from 2013 and seen this week by Estate Agent Today appear to show a number of estate agencies...
29 April 2016
From: Breaking News

An estate agency has launched an internal academy to provide training for its rising stars. Humberts, which has 23 offices across England,...
16 March 2016
From: Breaking News

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

We’re absolutely delighted with the response to EAT’s appeal for photographs of agency offices and teams deocrated for Christmas - you’ve...
10 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The sales market may be troubled by a sharp stock shortage and the rental sector bogged down with a flurry of...
13 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Humberts says property values across the south east of England have seen robust growth of almost eight per cent over the...
11 November 2015
From: Breaking News

A sales director of a branch of Humberts has resigned after being found guilty of stealing £2,500 from a charity. Jane Hale...