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White & Sons came to MPL Interiors specifically to counteract the growing threat from online and hybrid estate agents, commissioning a...

An estate agent claims that chain management tool View My Chain has helped his firm to deal with chains involving online...

The share price of hybrid estate agency Purplebricks dipped yesterday after it announced its US expansion will begin in California. Purplebricks' share...

There’s barely a week that goes by when you don’t read about an estate or letting agency business that’s been acquired...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint made against hybrid estate agency Pink and Cow. The Portsmouth-based firm claimed on...

Two successful high street estate agency directors claim to have invested a six-figure sum into their new hybrid estate agency.  ispymyhome.com, which...

A distinctive boutique estate agency that describes itself as a hybrid between traditional and online operators, and which set up a...

Hybrid estate agency YOPA has launched a recruitment campaign suggesting that agents have “the chance to make between £6k and £12k per...

Zoopla has been reported as saying hybrid estate agencies will not reach their professed targets of achieving 10 per cent of...

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...

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

A respected City analyst has pointedly dissed Purplebricks over its allegedly modest inventory of homes for sale and rent. Antony Codling of...

A company which last month launched a service which it claims allows High Street estate agents to compete with online and...

Hybrid estate agency YOPA has announced a successful Series B round of funding in which it raised a total of £15...

Think ‘fake agents’ are no threat to your business? Think again. The rise of online agents - dubbed by some as...

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

Purplebricks has this morning issued its latest trading update, reporting what it calls "strong growth" in the UK and updating investors on...

The Property Franchise Group says it has seen 13 consecutive years of growth for the five High Street brands within its...

A London investment broker says Purplebricks’ share price - currently around 300p - could rise another 50 per cent or more...

A firm is claiming to be allow high street agents to offer vendors an online sale services as well, without the...

The aftermath of Easter and shock announcement of a snap General Election have done little to stop the industry making plenty...

More former Countrywide figures have emerged in new roles at rival organisations. Darren Bowles, former regional sales manager at Countrywide’s Bridgfords brand,...

Purplebricks’ advertising is very negative and critical of the competition. They talk about 'commisery', trying to make potential sellers feel ripped...

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...

The bitter war of words against Purplebricks waged by the fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents reached a new...

Purplebricks has stepped up its attack on what it calls “Britain's antiquated method of buying and selling homes” by describing it as...

It’s been revealed that next month’s Future: PropTech conference will feature a debate between ‘technologists’ and ‘traditionalists’ over the future of...

HomeXperts, the network of franchise agents operating from their homes and covering sales and lettings, has announced three new franchisees. They are...

Property Franchise Group - formerly known as Martin & Co - has announced that 12 EweMove franchises have been sold in...

A firm that offers online, hybrid and traditional estate and lettings agency services says the digital side of its business is...

Purplebricks has agreed to remove a claim from its website that “on average it takes us just 14 days to find...

A Financial Times article reports a bank analysis shows Purplebricks with a market share of 3.3 per cent of properties marked...

A new recruitment push by franchise agency operation HomeXperts says its agents - who work from home - earn invoiced commissions...

A City consultancy has noted every property advertised on Rightmove in recent months and will track them throughout 2017 in a...

The fledgling group claiming to represent independent estate and letting agents, CIELA, says it has lodged a complaint against Purplebricks with...

A software platform offering a hybrid conveyancing and compliance service to agents has been launched following 12 months of testing with...

Countrywide has successfully placed 21.6m shares to institutional investors at the competitive price of 175p per share - allowing it to...

Purplebricks' entry into selective areas of the US market comes just as new evidence suggests the use of estate agencies by...

Business consultancy Jefferies has given a strong endorsement to the digital agency policy set out by LSL Property Services earlier this...

LSL Property Services - which owns high street agency brands Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - is the...

Fledgling trade body The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) has described Purplebricks as the 'biggest enemy currently facing...

The man behind YOPA - the online agency that last year secured investment from high end traditional company Savills - says...

The fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has released to the media the text of a complaint letter it...

The fledgling group of independent agents which has already launched attacks on online agency operators in general and Purplebricks in particular...

The new group for independent owner-managed estate and letting agencies, to be formally inaugurated this week, has stepped up its campaign...

The Purplebricks stock market bull run took yet another huge leap forwards yesterday with its share price up 20 per cent...

Harry Hill - former chief executive of Countrywide and the founder of Rightmove, and one of the most respected figures in the...

The fledgling group being set up to represent independent estate and letting agents is preparing a formal complaint about Purplebricks based...

The remarkable bull run on the London Stock Exchange continues for hybrid estate agency Purplebricks, which floated shares at 100p just...

Estate Agent Today has been told that a deal between the Property Franchise Group and ZPG - the new name for...

Hybrid agency EweMove is rapidly expanding its network footprint this year and will be a “challenger brand” deliberately designed to be...

Purplebricks has issued its second statement to the City on successive trading days - and its share price has risen by...

The board of Purplebricks has issued a statement to the City saying it has no idea what lies behind the soaring...

The stock market appears to be continuing its love affair with Purplebricks, as the hybrid agency share price rose once again...

A new website that will allow vendors and landlords to compare the expertise and fees of estate and letting agents has banned online...

Purplebricks, which launched in Australia last August, is expanding its service in the country. It already operates in Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold...

The average fee paid by sellers to high street estate agents in the past year is £4,055 claims Purplebricks - an...

Countrywide’s long-term share price decline and turbulent branch closure programme have not prevented a relatively positive endorsement of the group’s strategy and...

A post-Christmas treat this week, as I carry out a Q & A with one of the leading figures in property,...

Countrywide’s controversial hybrid estate agency business has produced “fantastic results” according to Sam Tyrer, the group’s Managing Director, Retail & London. In...

EweMove - the hybrid agency now part of Martin & Co’s Property Franchise Group - is slashing its up-front franchise fee...

One of the founders of hybrid agency Purplebricks says sellers in the UK may never accept the sale of their property...

I have a confession to make. In 1988 I became a Seekers franchisee. For those of you who don't know who...

Technology has been continuing to shape the way estate agents manage their customer service offering for years. It’s now a completely...

Some agents put success down to training; others say it’s done by putting in the hours; many insist one-to-one contact with...

Purplebricks says it is receiving an average revenue per customer of £1,000, has more than doubled instructions and is now generating...

Independently-owned East Anglian estate agency Fenn Wright has acquired Sudbury -based Thorntons for an undisclosed fee.  The acquisition forms part of Fenn...

As circus performers, most estate agents would fail. Some of you might find that difficult to comprehend. After all, many uninformed members...

Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt has told Estate Agent Today the transformation she wishes to see within the group may take...

A trading update released by Countrywide this morning shows a 29 per cent slump in London exchanges in the third quarter...

Countrywide’s marketing chief says the estate agency group’s controversial hybrid sales model - to be rolled out to a quarter of...

Purplebricks chief executive Michael Bruce has suggested that calling his area representatives ‘Local Property Experts’ means they can be more proud...

Tepilo, Sarah Beeny’s online estate agency, has opened a new headquarters in central London after doubling its turnover in the past...

There were some absolutely brilliant figures released recently by telephone answering specialist, Moneypenny.  The highest call volumes diverted from agents to Moneypenny occurred between 10am-11am...

A debate discussing how online and traditional estate agency would develop in the future, organised by City investment consultancy Jefferies, has...

An Essex estate agent who believes he is the youngest in the industry has explained his success to Estate Agent Today...

Graham Norwood recently wrote that it’s going to be harder than ever to predict the shape of the property market in...

An online agency called DoorStepAgents.com claims to have set up a service which is both the cheapest and ‘best value’ sales...

One of the world’s leading property portal and online consultants says Purplebricks, which is now operating in Australia and the UK,...

In recent weeks I have been carrying out question and answer sessions with some of the key figures in the property...

An equity specialist has warned that shareholders may now choose this is the time to sell their stakes in Purplebricks because...

This week we have the Head Shepherd of EweMove, Glenn Ackroyd, in the hotseat. He’s been co-owner of EweMove Sales and Lettings,...

Barely a week goes by without an announcement relating to the latest player entering the online agency world and when they...

A hybrid franchise agency is looking for new partners to expand its reach in the Midlands. Campbells says it is looking for...

Hybrid estate agency YOPA is today launching a nationwide TV advertising campaign starring The Village People, the band best-known for the...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld two of three complaints against claims made in Purplebricks' TV and website advertising.  The watchdog upheld...

I can’t remember a time when there were so many changes in the property industry. Forget Brexit and interest rates, the...

Martin & Co is reported to have acquired EweMove, an estate agency which describes itself as the first ‘hybrid’ service -...

EweMove, which describes itself as the UK’s first hybrid estate agency, claims it has seen completions over the past two months...

The bank Credit Suisse has launched a new monthly survey of online estate agents, using a simple eight-element questionnaire. The bank -...

YOPA, the online agency which now has financial investment from Savills, says its instructions have risen five-fold since February. It also says...

Purplebricks says it will have a marketing budget of AUS$17.2m - that's over £9.9m - to spend on marketing for its...

Online agency YOPA has launched a recruitment campaign via social media. Tweets began appearing over the weekend and the latest, posted yesterday,...

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

Mystery surrounds the fate of Fresh Chilli, a north of England-based hybrid estate agency that launched with a fanfare last autumn,...

EweMove Sales and Lettings, which describes itself as the UK's first hybrid estate agency, has opened four new branches, taking its...

Countrywide has given Estate Agent Today some early details of how its mix of online and traditional agency services will roll-out...

Countrywide has confounded its critics with an upbeat performance in the first six months of the year, growing revenues by nine...

  The chief marketing officer of Purplebricks, Joby Russell - who in the recent past has described the hybrid as “the UK’s...

City consultancy Jefferies has made a blistering attack on Purplebricks’ sales performance and finances, saying “the arithmetic…still does not add up.”  Last...