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22 June 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s one message that’s come home to me loud and clear from my dealings with agents so far this year -...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Agency branch windows are being transformed this week to mark the Queen’s 70 years on the throne. High streets across the country...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Sales remain the predominant source of income for most estate agency brands, research claims. The analysis warns that agents shouldn’t ignore lettings...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Buyers are being urged to ditch their laptops and hit the streets to find a property. The property market is currently hampered...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has expressed hope that the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will help boost much needed agency supply. The trade body has...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Hunters has signed a six-year agreement to use Zoopla-backed Alto’s agency software. All of Hunters 200-plus branches and any additional offices added...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...
30 April 2022
From: Features

Agency franchisees with brands such as Hunters, Martin & Co, Belvoir and EasyProperty are being given the chance to sign up...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A new survey by interior experts Hammonds Furniture has outlined how important interior style is to potential buyers, with 40% of...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) chief executive Gareth Samples has called for a steer on when the long-awaited Regulation of Property...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is planning more acquisitions after a busy 2021 for buying-up agencies. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group has reported record like-for-like revenue for 2021. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove,...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

At least 18 MPs have come out in favour of a new annual Proportional Property Tax which would be levied on...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Sales agreed per Propertymark member branch are now running at eight per month - the highest figure since last October according...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Glynis Frew will be stepping down as managing director of franchise giant Hunters from the end of this month after 20...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

These are undeniably darker days as news comes through of a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine - we have the first agency...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A national newspaper has lifted the lid on what it alleges to be the backgrounds of high-end self-employed agents who feature...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

An agency is warning some house hunters that they face a more competitive time this year following a “truly remarkable” change...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A young entrepreneur has won an award for creating an online service making it simpler for couples to buy their first...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Location Location Location co-presenter Kirstie Allsopp has fought back after her comments on first time buyers were sharply criticised oil social...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has rolled out a new feature within MyRightmove that allows home-hunters organise saved properties into various property lists. The portal says...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency EweMove - which has a mix of working-from-home agents and High Street branches - has had an outstanding year...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Hunters has tweaked its earlier version of hybrid franchising in a bid to attract self-employed agents. Hunters Personal was launched with a...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A wealth tax on overseas owners of UK homes could raise £5 billion a year to help local people buy their...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark’s chief executive has rejected claims that his organisation’s housing market data inaccurately states the numbers of prospective buyers for each...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The last Propertymark housing market snapshot for 2021, based on date from the end of November, finds that there is an...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...
18 December 2021
From: Features

A coroner says there is no explanation how an estate agent suffered a cut to his wrist, which led to his...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group, the agency industry’s largest franchise operation, has reported strong performance in recent months. Chief executive Gareth Samples has...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

An online intelligence platform has started ranking agencies in terms of their SEO and Google searches. The platform - Industry Alerts, which...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The proportion of properties selling above asking price has dipped according to Propertymark - a likely sign the market is softening at...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agent in a branch of Hunters says he’s lucky to be alive after a car containing an elderly couple...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is at the centre of a revolutionary advertising initiative involving Channel 4’s Location, Location, Location. Using Artificial Intelligence technology, a digital...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has announced its first so-called ‘Personal Agent’ signing - and says it’s ideal...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

We may be getting an extended summer but agents haven’t just been basking in the heatwave. There has been plenty of goodwill...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Record numbers of properties sold above asking price in August, agents claim. Data from NAEA Propertymark shows that despite the summer lull,...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News

360 tour technology company Made Snappy has grown rapidly over the past 18 months and whilst many agents have grasped the...
28 August 2021
From: Features

Zoopla has issued a data-heavy statement on its services for agents - just days after Boomin criticised it for being over...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...
31 July 2021
From: Features

Rightmove has reported a dramatic bounce back in its fortunes - and it’s making more money from agents even than before...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency EweMove has continued growing with the sale of 37 new territories in the first six months of the year...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News

“There is an average of 19 buyers for every available property on the market” according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot for...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...
24 July 2021
From: Features

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The reviews element of the ESTAS Group has signed a two year deal with Hunters. The agreement means Hunters - now part...
15 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A new team of managers at one of the country’s best known franchise brands hopes to promote the concept amongst agents. Hunters...
14 July 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

A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News

For the second time in two working days, a report suggests that ever-higher numbers of buying are paying over the asking...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A self employed franchise estate agent business model has been launched by one of the brands in The Property Franchise Group. Hunters...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The property market is currently in a unique position where the number of house hunters looking for their next home is...
19 June 2021
From: Features

EweMove, the high profile hybrid estate agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, says it has recruited a record 30 new...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A senior estate agent says even if the restrictions easing lockdown, still formally scheduled for June 21, are delayed by several...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News

An all-time record high of one in three properties sold for more than the original asking price last month. This is according...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...
22 May 2021
From: Features

A controversial league table of corporate agents’ market share is deliberately excluding Purplebricks and other online agencies. This is despite Purplebricks this...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A London agency is rejecting the suggestion that sellers are heading to the countryside - instead, it says they’re likely to move...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and if it’s the end of the week it’s time for Agents Do Charity - your opportunity to respect all...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Another major agency group has agreed to repay substantial sums it claimed under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, introduced to...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group’s hybrid agency EweMove more than doubled its income in 2020 to £5m, according to a statement to...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News

One in six properties sold for over the original asking price last month, higher than the proportion in February and another sign...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group and LSL Property Services are linking up mortgage and related activity. This agreement means that LSL will be...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove and Zoopla have both made PropTech announcements as the scramble to retain and win agents continues. Rightmove’s draw-a-search tool has been...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove’s new Modern Method of Auction service launches on Monday. The service - which Rightmove calls Online Conditional Auctions - will involve...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group, which earlier this year completed a buy out of franchise rival Hunters, has expanded its senior management...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The MP leading a new parliamentary committee on the housing market says a radical reform of tax would help more people move...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The extraordinary consolidation in the estate agency industry continues apace today with two of the biggest deals reaching critical points. Firstly Hunters’...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

OneDome says it’s seen a surge in consumer activity in 2021, culminating in its two websites growing to a combined visitor...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An MP demanding a root and branch reform of property taxation, including scrapping stamp duty, says the chance of fundamental reform is...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Pressure is building for widespread property tax reform beyond short term issues regarding stamp duty. Many MPs in this week’s 65-minute special...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...
30 January 2021
From: Features

It now looks likely that Hunters will be taken over by The Property Franchise Group after several months of talks, subject...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Talks continue between The Property Franchise Group and Hunters with both companies agreeing a new deadline of next Friday, January 29. Just...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...
23 January 2021
From: Features

Today will see a firm decision on whether The Property Franchise Group will take over rival franchise network Hunters. In early December TPFG...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...
16 January 2021
From: Features

Two of the most outspoken agents in the industry have criticised those calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A national newspaper is today launching a campaign for the stamp duty holiday to be extended. The Daily Telegraph says its campaign...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Independent agents inspired by the Say No To Rightmove campaign are to launch a rival portal next month. Wearethemarket is a portal...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...
02 January 2021
From: Features

Zoopla has revealed precisely how much house prices have risen over the course of 2020. Across the UK as a whole prices...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Hunters has agreed to extend the deadline for talks about a possible takeover by its rival, The Property Franchise Group. In early...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group has approached Hunters about a possible takeover. Confirmation came this morning in a statement from Hunters, which you can...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Free-to-list portal group OneDome claims 425 estate agency branches joined its listing services last month, OneDome Group operates two portals, OneDome and...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark has renewed its warning that a cliff-edge threatens housing market stability as the stamp duty holiday ends. The organisation’s outgoing chief...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Hunters chairman and Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has hit out at allegedly false claims made by Donald Trump and Nigel Farage. Trump’s...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market’s recovery will be threatened with drastic consequences for buyers and sellers if the stamp duty holiday isn’t extended beyond...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content

The senior management from four of the agencies announced as founding members of Boomin have spoken out in favour of the...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to PJT, our Monday feature giving you the inside track on major moves in and across our industry. Let...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Franchise network Hunters has recorded strong figures for the first half of 2020 but a trading statement reveals the measures it...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Data from NAEA Propertymark shows that in August, some 13 per cent of properties sold for more than the original asking...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hunters chairman Kevin Hollinrake - who is also a backbench Conservative MP - has been criticised on Twitter by Manchester United...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

If yet more proof were needed of the housing boom this summer, NAEA Propertymark says its sales agreed data suggests a...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Is Countrywide finally on the road to recovery? Its share price has risen 125 per cent in the past three months; much of...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Hunters has announced the launch of an additional franchise office at Torquay in Devon. The branch is a conversion of local independent...
11 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Almost all estate agents are still saying Yes to Rightmove, according to figures produced by the portal this morning. Membership numbers for...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have revealed their latest bids to keep agent support. Rightmove is launching an extensive redesign of property details pages, after...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says a study of some 400,000 homes on its portal has revealed that those with a coveted south-facing garden have...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Do you want to run the newly-merged Propertymark, embracing both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market is still booming according to data released by the National Association of Estate Agents Propertymark - although the...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The hunt is on for a new boss of Countrywide according to news reports. Sky News says the company has recruited professional...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Hunters has launched two additional franchise branches in Tower Bridge, London and Middleton, North Manchester, taking the company total to over...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The property market has been reopen for almost eight weeks now and during that time demand from prospective buyers has soared. Rightmove...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey of 2,000 prospective movers by Zoopla shows the vast majority still intent on buying - but younger purchasers’ plans...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Few figures for the housing market can be truly representative in the current circumstances but NAEA Propertymark’s latest snapshot is showing...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

In the latest of a recent flurry of consumer-facing research exercises by Rightmove, a league table of the most popular seaside...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The property market is used to change, and I’m confident it will bounce back from any lockdown effects. Despite being acutely aware...
20 June 2020
From: Features

To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...
13 June 2020
From: Features

Three more property players have been in touch to share what they're doing to help their staff during lockdown - there...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says it’s to launch its biggest ever national marketing campaign in a bid to kick-start the market once lockdown eases. The...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A study by Rightmove suggests that 94 per cent of buyers and sellers currently in the market are determined to go...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Hunters has expanded its online offering to improve its service to both the sales and lettings sectors - and it’s even...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Yet another one of the giants of our industry, Hunters, says it’s taking “appropriate measures” to safeguard the firm in the...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

It seems an eternity ago but the housing market in February - that’s only last month - was in rude health...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The human cost of the Coronavirus crisis is growing and devastating, but behind that businesses are being badly hurt too. Many consider...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The founder and chairman of Hunters, who is also a Conservative MP, has been criticised for a tweet saying he would...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Over 600 agents have now signed up to the Say No To Rightmove campaign including some of the biggest names on...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide shares fell by just over 30 per cent yesterday as the stock market blood-letting continued for property stocks. The value fell 30.86...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Almost all quoted agencies and portals have suffered as a result of stock market investors being spooked by Coronavirus, with some...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS today reveals its shortlist for the 2020 Awards which includes the Zoopla Xcellence Award - a special category that celebrates...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hunters has become one of the first major agencies to reveal the gender balance of its staff - and 60 per...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...
29 February 2020
From: Features

Rightmove has released another stonking set of results - but there are signs that some agents are defecting from the ever-more-expensive...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Trading Standards report on the future of referral fees is almost completed and will be sent to government next week. However, James...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News

New figures from the National Association of Estate Agents show a big surge in demand despite the winter weather since the...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

New research shows that 77 per cent of consumers use portals to conduct property searches - meaning, surprisingly, that almost a...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove may continue to be a target for criticism from some agents and rival portals but it has just enjoyed it...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An outspoken industry commentator says some of the country’s leading agencies are failing because they’re not actually run by experienced agents. Russell...
03 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Hunters franchise group says it’s now the third largest agency in the UK, and it promises to reveal a major...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla’s Hometrack data research arm says the start of 2020 has seen buyer demand up 26 per cent compared to the...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market appears to have ended 2019 on a positive note according to the National Association for Estate Agents. Its latest...
28 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News

For the stock market generally, 2019 has been a positive year - but a few high profile agencies and associated companies...
30 December 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has this morning announced it has raised £3.4m through a placing of shares. It has placed 4,857,143 new ordinary shares at a...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello again and welcome to more festive fun from agents who have kindly shared their office decorations and parties with our...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News

An unknown website called EA League Tables has issued a list of agencies and agency-groups which it claims shows their order by...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...
14 December 2019
From: Features

Zoopla has this afternoon announced a massive growth programme for 2020 with 120 new staff and expansion in most of its...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Here’s the final part of our questioning of the three portals based on comments and queries from our readers - thanks...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Zoopla is advising agents to prepare for a festive rush of leads. The portal says it expects a 60 per cent month-on-month increase...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Property voyeurism and the festive season have long been bedfellows for many Brits. The heady combination of over-indulgence and regret, close proximity...
30 November 2019
From: Features

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents continues to show how political uncertainty is dampening sentiment and...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has this morning named Andrew Fisher as its non-executive chairman, stepping into the role on January 1. He succeed Scott Forbes,...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has revealed the most searched-for property terms on its portal in the past 12 months with ‘garage’, ‘parking’ and ‘garden’...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The competition is hotting up between Zoopla and OnTheMarket for new homes listings. Today Zoopla has revealed that it has seen a...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The controversial former Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, is to be the keynote speaker at a property industry...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents and property industry figures have given a clear message to the government six weeks ahead of the General Election -...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Hunters has announced a new branch being opened in Ickenham, part of Hillingdon in north London. It’s to be the third branch...
23 October 2019
From: Breaking News

As the country nears a Brexit deal (maybe… perhaps… possibly) there’s time to reflect on a quite contrasting process - the no-nonsense...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The boss of a 15+ branch estate agency group has explained how he thinks regulation could 'ruin' the estate agency industry. Simon...
10 October 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agency based in Cumbria has rebranded to Hunters following a management buyout. Cumberland Estate Agents has been purchased by its...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents shows that the late summer period was a good one...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Two prominent estate agency chiefs, both members of the Conservative Party, have both tweeted their opposition to some of the policies...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News

All eyes are on Japan for the Rugby World Cup beginning this weekend…but there’s still time for our industry to raise...
20 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Hunters chairman Kevin Hollinrake, who is also a Conservative MP, has given notice that he would resign the party whip if...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Hunters says its branch network has now hit 200 following a spate of acquisitions in the first half of...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News

No less than 56 per cent of properties across the UK are in areas that are affordable for first time buyers...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Estate agent turned Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has provoked a furious response on social media by coming out in favour of...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A new digital platform has been set up in a bid to provide a one-stop-shop for self-build enthusiasts - and it...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A distinctly autumnal storm seems to be gripping the UK for the early part of the weekend but as ever, nothing...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News
The trouble with traditional property portals, and how Zillios is spearheading the next step forward

Traditionally speaking, users who are looking to buy, rent, or sell their property to customers on an international basis have been...
05 August 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Former Countrywide employees who take to social media or the mainstream press to criticise the company are betraying those who remained...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents says that both demand and particularly supply have dipped in the past month - but...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A bid to ban the building of new homes for out-of-town buyers has backfired on a Cornish community - and now...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Hunters franchise operation, Glynis Frew, says online estate agencies have given the industry two ‘positives’ - but...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News

New figures from the National Association of Estate Agents suggest that supply is at last creeping back up to seasonal norms...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

An analyst on shares website Motley Fool says Purplebricks is not only in surprisingly strong financial health, but is actually outperforming...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has taken a swipe at OnTheMarket by conducting a poll of sellers’ views about having properties listed exclusively on just...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A London independent agency has joined the franchise network of Hunters. Regent 2000 Properties, which operates in Camden Town, is seeing its...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of sales agreed per branch has increased for the first time this year, rising from an average of seven...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Hunters is to be the subject of a Channel 4 TV show on air this evening at 8pm. When I...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

There may be rain outside but the housing market is now officially in a drought according to the National Association of...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The chairman of franchise giant Hunters says his company’s purchasing power is such that it secures 60 per cent discounts from...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Many estate and letting agents are receiving more leads through OnTheMarket than through Rightmove, the challenger portal claims - and it...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...
27 March 2019
From: Features

The National Association of Estate Agents says the number of house hunters registered per branch fell 15 per cent in February...
26 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The founder of the Hunters franchise agency group, Kevin Hollinrake - now a Conservative MP - is the latest parliamentarian to...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your weekly chance to catch up on major moves in our industry. Everyone here has...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief information officer of Foxtons has taken a senior position at Hunters. The appointment of Dan Rafferty as Hunters’ chief operating...
05 March 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket will be “blanketing the commercial radio landscape” as well as engaging in sports and agency industry sponsorship programmes over the...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Data from NAEA Propertymark suggests there were 20 per cent fewer buyers in January this year than in the same month...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Well-known Essex and Hertfordshire agency Mullucks Wells is rebranding as part of the Hunters Group. Mullucks Wells will remain independently owned but...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Hunters, which started 2019 by announcing two new branches, is to open another four next month after an upbeat...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agent in the north of England has been confronted by vigilantes who duped him into thinking they were underage girls. The...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Brexit may be continuing to dominate the headlines - try to stifle that yawn - but there is still a housing...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm that provides photography for virtual tours, floor plans and online and hard copy property details is relocating from Latvia to...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Hunters has continued its expansion in the north of England with two new branches in Yorkshire and Lancashire. The Pontefract branch becomes...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Savills has snapped up an independent London estate agency in what is likely to be one of the last deals of...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide, which was hit by a row over executive pay during the summer, is now on the look out for a...
06 December 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

Hello and welcome to our latest edition of Property Jobs Today, a weekly run-through of the key job moves within our...
12 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...
24 October 2018
From: Features

It’s been nine years since we created a dedicated team of property receptionists to answer telephone calls on behalf of agents,...
20 October 2018
From: Features

One of the brokers working with OnTheMarket says the portal will not be profitable until 2021, but predicts that its target...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Bradleys Estate Agents, the westcountry’s largest independent agency chain, is the latest agency to sign up with Bamboo, an online property...
04 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Sales of properties to first time buyers have hit their lowest level for three years according to data from the National...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News

With the news that Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to sellers, is this something...
18 September 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to vendors. An announcement from PropTech property auction company Bamboo...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket today launches a new TV advertising campaign which aims to highlight its 'New & Exclusive' marketing feature. Agents listing with the...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Hunters has reported its latest results to the city, showing impressive growth despite a slow-moving property market. In the six...
07 September 2018
From: Breaking News
11 August 2018
From: Features

Another OnTheMarket founding estate agency - Strutt & Parker - has rejoined the Zoopla and PrimeLocation portals. Some months ago the London...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

‘Up’ is the key word in Rightmove’s figures for the first half of 2018, released to the City and to shareholders...
27 July 2018
From: Breaking News

At least one estate agency appears to be doing better than expected in the current challenging market - Hunters says sales...
24 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons share price hit a new low yesterday, dropping to only 46p early in the afternoon: it eventually closed narrowly up...
19 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Another four existing estate agency branches have rebranded as Hunters. In the westcountry three branches of Heritage4homes - at Yatton, Nailsea and...
05 July 2018
From: Breaking News

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

Another Purplebricks ad has been stamped down on by the Advertising Standards Authority following a complaint by Hunters Property Group - but...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Hunters is hoping to defy the long-running slowdown in the London market with the opening of a new branch in Greenwich. The...
22 June 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

National franchise agency Hunters has announced the opening of its latest branch in the Welsh town of Llandrindod Wells. The agency's third...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Only one property in every eight sold in the current market succeeds in achieving its asking price - while no fewer than...
30 April 2018
From: Breaking News

As the estate agency business in England moves towards being more robust with professional qualifications and higher standards being introduced, there...
17 April 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Franchise giant Hunters says independent agencies which joined the firm in recent years have typically beaten the performance of the housing market. Chief...
13 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone mentioned here...
09 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents says the government’s first time buyer stamp duty incentive “seems to be having the desired...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...
17 March 2018
From: Features

A survey by an industry recruitment consultancy indicates that work-life balance is increasingly important to agency job applicants, second in importance...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Hunters is the latest agency to list its sales and lettings properties on three portals, rather than two. The chain...
07 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents says the year has started with a boom as demand from prospective house-hunters increased by...
28 February 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

National franchise giant Hunters has delivered a strong trading update, despite what it describes as 'challenging conditions'. Earlier this week, it was...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Administrators have confirmed that 21 jobs have been lost due to the collapse of Hunters' franchise in East Anglia. At a creditors'...
20 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Most listed agencies and portals suffered share price falls yesterday, creating a challenging landscape for Agents’ Mutual which launches on the London stock exchange...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News

PropTech firm Iceberg Digital has revealed an expansion of its marketing deal with franchise agency giant Hunters. This will involve local content...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Hunters is partnering with a PropTech firm to allow homes on the market and still awaiting buyers to be short-let for...
17 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A House of Commons committee has prepared a briefing document on areas of the UK residential and commercial properties sectors most impacted...
02 January 2018
From: Breaking News

No fewer than 85 per cent of properties sold for less than the asking price in November, the highest seen since...
22 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Asking prices are being cut more heavily than at any time in the past six years says Zoopla. It says just over...
19 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The Elf on the Shelf has been something of a craze in the build up to this Christmas, notoriously getting up...
15 December 2017
From: Breaking News

We have images from three more agency offices to show you today as the pictures keep rolling in - thanks so...
12 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The new contract for firms joining or re-signing to OnTheMarket is reported to have a restriction on acquisitions. It is said to...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Three Country Properties offices in Hertfordshire have been rebranded as Hunters - over two years after their acquisition. The regional agency Country Properties...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Franchise agency Hunters has signed up to the OnTheMarket portal. This comes as speculation mounts that an announcement is imminent on stock market...
01 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents suggests that the proportion of sales made to first time...
30 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Members of the Relocation Agent Network are celebrating after a successful annual awards event in London, combined with keynote conference sessions...
22 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...
28 October 2017
From: Features

Hunters has another new office in its network, this time in the west Yorkshire town of Cleckheaton. The franchise group, which is...
26 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Figures just released by the National Association of Estate Agents suggest that the number of house hunters registered at agencies dropped...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...
30 September 2017
From: Features

Hunters says it will not be following other traditional-style estate agencies by offering online-only services to sellers - but it will...
28 September 2017
From: Breaking News

An analysis conducted by estate agency comparison website GetAgent has for the first time attempted to calculate how ‘local’ agencies' local property...
27 September 2017
From: Breaking News

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...
09 September 2017
From: Features

Hunters’ figures for the six months to the end of June show small rises in income and turnover but a substantial...
08 September 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

House hunters in the UK are the global leaders in online property research according to a new study from HSBC. The bank...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News

In its latest report to shareholders, Rightmove has revealed yet more growth in agent numbers, traffic to its website, revenue per...
28 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

The latest figures from NAEA Propertymark suggest that the market is bouncing back after its hiatus during the General Election and...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News

A father and son duo have taken over ownership of the franchise of one of the two Hunters offices in York. Gary and John...
14 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents says the General Election led to a drop in the number of registered house hunters...
28 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Harry Hill - former chief executive of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove - has sharply criticised the appointment of Theresa May’s...
20 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The popularity of property auctions in the UK has increased enormously in recent years, supported by popular TV shows such as...
17 June 2017
From: Features

Former housing minister Gavin Barwell has been appointed as Theresa May's chief of staff. Barwell lost his Croydon Central seat – and...
12 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of house hunters registered per estate agency branch fell last month to 381 - well down on its figure...
31 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...
27 May 2017
From: Features

Franchise agency Hunters has launched another London office. Hunters has already opened six new branches across the country this year, and acquired...
25 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A record number of over 300 agents have so far signed up for next week’s FUTURE: PropTech conference, the largest event...
28 April 2017
From: Breaking News

I wrote last month about how the Government, in introducing a 3% stamp duty surcharge on second homes, had scored an...
22 April 2017
From: Features

Zoopla has launched a new advertising campaign to promote its usefulness to house movers as told through the eyes of hermit...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Hunters has told investors that its revenues rose 15 per cent to £13.8m in the year to the end of December,...
13 April 2017
From: Breaking News

For my latest Property Natter I have sought the opinions of two well-known property consultants - Michael Day, managing director of...
01 April 2017
From: Features

Each of Hunters’ 180 branches will soon be able to create their own online branded monthly property lifestyle magazine or newspaper. The...
27 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Hunters has boosted its office network over the 200 mark through the acquisition of Besley Hill, one of the longest established...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...
11 March 2017
From: Features

Estate agents are angry that Chancellor Phillip Hammond made no attempt in his first Spring Budget to reform stamp duty -...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News

An analysis of estate agents quoted on the London Stock Exchange suggests that almost all the traditional firms have suffered since...
28 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The average number of prospective buyers registered in each branch in January was 425, a 10 per cent rise from December...
28 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Harry Hill - former chief executive of Countrywide and the founder of Rightmove, and one of the most respected figures in the...
23 February 2017
From: Breaking News

No fewer than 84 per cent of homes sold for less than their asking prices last month - the highest number...
23 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

Almost a third of total sales in October were to first time buyers according to the National Association of Estate Agents...
29 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Relocation Agent Network has ended the year handing out 28 awards to individuals and firms at a gala dinner in London. The...
22 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A series of announcements offer an insight into the market flux at the moment. Firstly the franchise giant Hunters has added three...
01 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Hunters has developed a formally recognised estate agency qualification for its own network of branches. The qualification - which Hunters claims is...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The average number of house hunters registered at each branch of the National Association of Estate Agents rose to 333 from 287...
28 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...
22 October 2016
From: Features

Hunters has set up a fund-raising site in honour of Andrew Grant (pictured centre), its commercial and operations director and a...
20 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Hunters has opened another sales and lettings branch, this time at Malmesbury in Wiltshire, taking its network to over 180. The agency...
17 October 2016
From: Breaking News

When marketing a property for sale, there are a number of attributes that buyers and sellers today expect ‘as standard’, but...
23 September 2016
From: Features

Property portal Rightmove has revealed its new logo to estate and letting agents ahead of its official launch in December. The portal...
21 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Gavin Barwell has met campaigners to scrap anti-buy to let measures introduced by the Cameron government in the past...
12 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Hunters has delivered an upbeat report to shareholders, claiming income up 42 per cent in the first six months of the...
09 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has launched its autumn TV advertising offensive, the latest to follow the Find Your Happy theme. The new ad -...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Against the trend of some recent market snapshots, the National Association of Estate Agents says there has been a sharp drop...
22 August 2016
From: Breaking News

A report says agents in the Cornish holiday home haven of St Ives admit the local market has been hit by...
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

Haus Properties, the high-profile London estate agency started almost five years ago by Apprentice star Jamie Lester, now appears to be...
20 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The news that Theresa May will be installed as Prime Minister tomorrow has immediately stabilished the share prices of estate agents...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Channel 4 is launching another property programme to complement hits such as Location, Location, Location and Phil Spencer’s Secret Agent, with...
06 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Uncertainty - even that which existed before the EU referendum just a week ago today - means demand for property has...
30 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Agents have been giving their reaction to the shock Brexit referendum result - and their comments have ranged from the gloomy...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...
17 June 2016
From: Features

Franchise giant Hunters is launching three new offices, previously trading as the independent Drewery & Wheeldon Estate Agents. The Lincolnshire indie, first...
17 June 2016
From: Breaking News

One of the UK's largest estate agency chains has issued its latest trading update, reporting a strong start to the year. Hunters,...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News

During April demand for housing dropped to the lowest level recorded since March 2014, according to the National Association of Estate...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents says there is light at the end of the tunnel for first time buyers seemingly...
26 April 2016
From: Breaking News

In 2014 there were 19,000 estate agent branches in the UK. Of which 18,000 were registered to list properties on the...
14 April 2016
From: Sponsored Content

The National Association of Estate Agents has quantified what the industry has known for some weeks - there has been a...
30 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Agents' boards get a lot of stick. Many see them as stains on the landscape, some see them as useless in...
18 March 2016
From: Features

In a digital age where we have an abundance of information at our fingertips via desktops, tablets and smartphones, our attention...
16 March 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Leaders has acquired another agency just weeks after absorbing another agency in the same region. Tudor Estates was founded in 1959 and...
10 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Yet another agency is opening a new office in Greater London - this time it is Century 21 UK which has...
03 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The supply of homes to buy is at its lowest level in 14 years according to the National Association of Estate...
01 March 2016
From: Breaking News

And so it begins. Four months and counting before we vote to leave or remain. For a country apparently so divided about...
27 February 2016
From: Features

Kevin Hollinrake - the founder of Hunters estate agency and now Conservative MP for Thirsk, Malton & Filey - says he is...
23 February 2016
From: Breaking News

A poor exterior of a property on sale knocks an average £57,600 off the price that a home fetches from fast-deciding...
18 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The supply of available housing on sale has almost halved in the past 10 years according to the National Association of...
28 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Sales and lettings franchise giant Hunters has told the City it is anticipating “significant expansion” this year through additional franchises and...
28 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Hunters is expanding its London presence with a new branch in Willesden Green - and the promise of more openings in...
26 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today understands that Countrywide's Chief Information Officer is the latest high-profile manager to leave the organisation. Oliver Skagerlind joined Countrywide,...
18 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Hunters says 2015 was its most successful year to date. The firm opened in 32 new locations during the past...
12 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Sky News is reporting that Countrywide has hired headhunters to find a replacement for the estate agency group’s veteran chairman, Grenville...
06 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Sky News is reporting that Countrywide has hired headhunters to find a replacement for the estate agency group’s veteran chairman, Grenville...
05 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of sales made to first time buyers fell in November according to data just released by the National Association...
05 January 2016
From: Breaking News

A six bed farmhouse in Consett, County Durham has been named the most viewed property in 2015 by Zoopla. The home that...
30 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of sales made to first time buyers has risen for the second month running, to the highest level in...
01 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Two leading estate agency groups have changed website details of properties after complaints were lodged with the Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA...
25 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Hunters has four more offices in south east England - the former Black & White Estates branches in Ashford, Folkestone, Hythe...
03 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Sales to first time buyers now account for 29 per cent of all sale transactions according to the National Association of...
27 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Property journalists, and more than a few estate agents, are beginning their annual autumn ritual – forecasting what’s going to happen...
16 October 2015
From: Features

Two more agencies have set up new home divisions - a barometer of how they anticipate residential development becoming a bigger...
15 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The latest trading figures from Hunters, which in recent years has become one of the country’s largest sales and lettings agents,...
23 September 2015
From: Breaking News

A new online agency launched on Monday is already in hot water. It used photographs of a Manchester property on sale through...
10 September 2015
From: Breaking News

National estate agency Hunters has relocated two of its branches to prime high street locations to raise its brand profile. The firm...
26 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Housing supply increased by 25% in July, according to the latest report from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA). The number...
25 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is to relaunch its portal with a design to emphasise what it claims is increasing consumer-friendliness and ever-higher volumes of...
13 August 2015
From: Breaking News

How do you best sum up the current market status quo? Given the specific regional nature of the housing market in...
07 August 2015
From: Features

Rightmove and Foxtons have reported their half-year figures to the City this morning - and they tell very different stories. Rightmove’s customer...
29 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of house hunters registered per agency branch in June was the highest recorded in 11 years according to the...
28 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Estate agents have given an enthusiastic endorsement to Chancellor George Osborne’s proposals to help boost housing building totals through changes to...
13 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Agents have expressed their disappointment at the decision by the government to restrict mortgage interest relief for Buy To let investors...
09 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced a series of measures impacting on the property industry, including: Mortgage interest relief for buy-to-let homebuyers...
08 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Demand for homes last month hit an eight-month high according to the National Association of Estate Agents. But as individual agents have...
30 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Hunters, the franchise chain with over 150 branches and now established as the UK's sixth largest estate agent, could be valued...
18 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Hunters is reported to be confirming its intention to float on the stock exchange today, after a series of high-profile expansions...
16 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Two new reports add fuel to the continuing debate over portals. Firstly Rightmove claims to have had its busiest-ever May, with 115m...
15 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Kudos Residential, a Norfolk sales and lettings agency, today becomes part of the Hunters empire, bringing the number of Hunters-branded franchise...
15 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Working with a well-connected local estate agent should be a priority for British house-hunters looking for property overseas, according to an...
10 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The majority of agents do not see the supply and demand of homes levelling out over the next five years, according...
05 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Hunters founder and new Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake says he supports the Tory policy of extending Right To Buy to housing...
20 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Hunters has added another 23 franchised offices to its empire with the acquisition of Home Counties estate and letting agency Country...
18 May 2015
From: Breaking News

The industry is awaiting news of exactly who will become the new housing minister and whether the role will have cabinet...
11 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Demand for property is at the lowest level it has been since March 2014, according to the National Association of Estate...
01 May 2015
From: Breaking News

A survey conducted on behalf of Rightmove comes out with predictable results - the two biggest problems facing would-be buyers are...
23 April 2015
From: Breaking News

It seems like every day there’s a new article about On The Market. Usually it consists something Zoopla have said, followed...
22 April 2015
From: Sponsored Content

easyProperty, the online lettings agency set to launch a sales operation later this year, plans an Initial Public Offering after the...