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The so-called hub model of estate agency adopted by a growing number of firms appears to be part of a wider...

Yet-to-launch portal Boomin has secured the support of 10 more estate agencies, one of them the national chain Humberts. In its third...

As many in the industry will know, Ian Westerling passed away last week at the age of 51: he was a...

Estate agency Chestertons has named the new chief operating officer for the roll out of its UK and Europe franchising operation. Some...

It's been confirmed that Humberts has been sold for an undisclosed amount to a consortium of franchisees - and that the...

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...

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

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

Humberts is the latest estate agency to announce that it’s going to offer customers the controversial Modern Method of Auction option. The...

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

One of the agencies most active in the creation of OnTheMarket is trialling a return to listing on Zoopla after an...

Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career in property. She started out as a lettings negotiator for Nicholas...

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

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

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

Some branches of one of London’s largest agencies, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, have returned to Zoopla after dropping it just over four...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

Carter Jonas has doubled the footprint of its UK headquarters in prime central London. It’s added a further 6,760 square feet of...

Humberts’ new owner has issued a statement saying he is on “a personal mission to revolutionise the industry and become the...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

The new owner of Humberts has announced the new management structure of the rural estate agency which he bought out of...

It will be 'business as usual' for Humberts following the announcement of its sale to Natural Retreats, says the agency's new...

It has today been announced that the Natural Retreats group has purchased Humberts. The entirety of Humberts has been included in the...

 Humberts says it has settled on a buyer after receiving several offers for the troubled agency - although it has delayed identifying...

Estate Agent Today understands that Humberts will announce a possible buyer of some of its agency activities this week - on...

The managing director of troubled estate agency Humberts says he has been “inundated” with prospective buyers since news broke over last...

Humberts has denied a local press report suggesting at least five of the firm’s 22 offices had already closed with some...

An insider in a senior position in Humberts says the weekend announcement that it was in talks with proposed administrators to...

An estate agent and former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the government’s latest drive to build new...

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

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today; this is the latest of our weekly round-ups of key job moves within estate...

Estate Agent Today can exclusively reveal that well known London estate agent Patricia Farley has joined the new ‘freelance’ agency Harding...

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

Humberts has made two internal promotions to the leadership of its sales and franchising divisions.   Tim Simmons has been appointed Head...

John Taylor, a high-end international estate agency which until earlier this year had a presence in London, says it intends to...

Carter Jonas has opened a second office in the Wiltshire market town of Marlborough - and this is its third new...

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...

Humberts, which yesterday launched an online-only option for landlord clients, says it is “not closing the door” on expanding the idea...

Humberts, a member of Agents’ Mutual, is today launching an online-only option and claims it can list online-only properties on OnTheMarket. Such...

One of the founding figures behind OnTheMarket, which currently bans listings from online agencies, now says bricks and mortar agencies that...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

Humberts has announced new overseas investment as it continues to shift emphasis away from its past rural-only outlook. The investment news came...

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

Humberts - until now known as an agency operating predominantly in market towns across southern England - is opening a Mayfair office in...

Carter Jonas is expanding its activities in south west England by opening new branches and through the unusual route of a...

Humberts is launching a dedicated nationwide Waterfront and Coastal department.  The agency, which is now franchising in a bid to expand outside...

Peter Rollings, the well-known former managing director of Foxtons, has taken a stake in Viewber, the recently-launched outsourced viewing service.  Viewber allows...

Humberts says it is throwing its weight behind a fledgling organisation set up to bring estate agencies and new-build developers together...

They’re still coming thick and fast, so many thanks for sharing your office decorations with our readers. Remember, we’re also happy...

Humberts, long established as a southern England agency specialising in rural and semi-rural areas, says it is now going to use...

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

It’s Bank Holiday weekend and - dare we say it? - the final one for most of the UK until Christmas. But...

There are more people quitting London than ever before, with 20- and 30-somethings leading the exodus according to high-end agency Humberts.   The...

Humberts is launching an email property clinic to answer any specific buyer or vendor queries on issues, including their concerns following...

Humberts is introducing what it calls a ‘personal assistant’ for retirees in a bid to woo the growing market of elderly...

A number of estate and letting agents have this week announced key appointments and business expansions.  Estate agency John Shepherd is set...

Leaked emails dating from 2013 and seen this week by Estate Agent Today appear to show a number of estate agencies...

An estate agency has launched an internal academy to provide training for its rising stars.  Humberts, which has 23 offices across England,...

I started work in 1966 in Exeter with Fox & Sons then moved to a local company in Honiton soon after....

We’re absolutely delighted with the response to EAT’s appeal for photographs of agency offices and teams deocrated for Christmas - you’ve...

The sales market may be troubled by a sharp stock shortage and the rental sector bogged down with a flurry of...

Humberts says property values across the south east of England have seen robust growth of almost eight per cent over the...

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

Jonathan Hopper, the managing director of Garrington Property Finders - the search agency originally founded by Phil Spencer - has joined...