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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 last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...
10 April 2021
From: Features

The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...
07 April 2021
From: Features

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...
20 March 2021
From: Features

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...
20 March 2021
From: Features

Purplebricks is to tilt its marketing increasingly towards local advertising on traditional and online platforms, and promoting the ‘on the street’...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Over the last year, the majority of the UK workforce will have spent some time working from home as a result...
10 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Hello and welcome to this edition of Property Jobs Today, a chance to catch up with who’s moving where in the...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Two mothers have launched a new estate agency using a virtual office - and they have overcome personal challenges to achieve their...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...
13 February 2021
From: Features

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’s been some time since online agencies have ventured into crowdfunding to raise investment, but easyProperty has now done so -...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A hybrid agency is appealing to corporate estate agents to jump ship and try its self employed business model. Mr & Mrs...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The MP who presides over online petitions such as the one calling for an extension of the stamp duty holiday says...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

In the not-too-distant future, it will be possible to order a driverless car to collect you and then drive you to...
13 January 2021
From: Features

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...
02 January 2021
From: Features

99Home, the agency that describes itself as the country’s fifth largest hybrid, has teamed up with the Mortgage Advice Bureau. MAB will...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

With a headline like that, we can only be talking about the annual EweMove Christmas video, consisting of the hybrid agency’s...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Hi, I’m Richard Price, Managing Director at Dezrez. Who are Dezrez and what EACRM do you provide? At Dezrez we’re on...
08 December 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

A new family-run estate agency in Cornwall claims to be the first in the county to focus on green thinking, championing...
08 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

One of the hybrid agency sector’s leading agents says there are key lessons our industry can learn from the collapse of...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Rezi’s integration with Zapier has transformed the way in which estate agents can now save time, money and resource. Agents are...
27 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Online network love2move - which gives partner High Street agents an option to offer vendors an online sales service - is...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

High profile franchise hybrid agency EweMove has announced ambitious plans to double agent numbers within two years. The firm - which has...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has revealed new regional price caps for its revamped Help To Buy Equity Loan scheme, set to operate between...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Fledgling portal Boomin - launching later this month - has announced another 10 independent regional agencies as founder members. This includes its...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Some 713 estate agency branches have failed to reopen following the spring lockdown according to a business consultancy. TwentyCi says that is the...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

2020 has definitely been a year of change. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the day-to-day operations of almost every industry...
17 October 2020
From: Features

The latest agency recruits for online firm easyProperty are batting for the company in more ways than one - they are...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform wants to find out agents’ views on a range of industry issues - and that includes whether they...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Online agency easyProperty has announced four new areas to its portfolio to build on its existing 41 locations - and it’s seeking...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...
26 September 2020
From: Features

The Property Franchise Group has named high-profile industry veteran Eric Walker as managing director of Martin & Co (South and Scotland). Walker...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency EweMove has outperformed its traditional sister companies within The Property Franchise Group over the past six months. That’s the clear...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading expert on estate agency and the housing market in Australia has lifted the lid on how Purplebricks failed down...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News

An investment adviser says Purplebricks remains “far too risky” for investors even though it now has “a fighting chance of survival”. Rodney...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey of estate agents’ market share post-lockdown indicates significant advances for independent agencies and online operators. TwentyCi, a data consultancy, says...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says changes to its fees structure - possibly becoming less reliant on controversial upfront charges - has been delayed until...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The EweMove hybrid agency has been singled out for special praise in a trading statement from its parent company, which also...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has changed the wording of an advertisement on its website after a watchdog stepped in following a complaint. According to the...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ sale of its Canadian operation for some £35m begs the question - where can it now recoup some of its losses...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is selling its Canadian business. The sale comes little over a year after the troubled agency closed both its failed Australian and...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of a hybrid agency in London has revealed why he deserted big corporates to create his own company. Rollo...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Revenue for The Property Franchise Group was hit by 20 per cent cent thanks for the lockdown - but sales listings...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have announced that they are extending their cut-price fees deals, introduced because of Coronavirus. This morning Rightmove says: "We have...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The new chief executive of The Property Franchise Group says he anticipates his company’s hybrid arm - EweMove - will go...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The phrase ‘game-changer’ has been hugely overused. But when applied to how Covid-19 is changing the way estate agents will work...
20 June 2020
From: Features

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...
18 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A hybrid agency which set a target of rivalling Purplebricks when it launched has announced a recruitment drive and expansion in...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The brothers who founded Purplebricks - Michael and Kenny Bruce - have returned to the agency industry for the first time...
09 June 2020
From: Breaking News

EweMove is this week hosting a webinar in a bid to win recruits to its hybrid model from agents who may...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The market share for all online agents fell sharply in the period up to the start of the pandemic according to new...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The online agency network love2move has won a new agency client despite the Coronavirus lockdown. Pinkerton - which covers the North Down,...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....
25 April 2020
From: Features

The Say No To Rightmove campaign, which expects to have some 3,000 offices signed up by the end of the month,...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Allsop has staged its first principal residential auction entirely online, and has raised £28m. Some 76 per cent of all lots offered...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News

An online estate agency which has described the Coronavirus pandemic as “a disrupter and game changer” for the agency industry says...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Industry operators who receive dividends as part of their monthly income are pressing the government to include this in its financial...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Staff and senior management at a large franchise company running a string of major High Street agency brands are taking voluntary...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Over the last two weeks we’ve seen the country come to a standstill and the property market effectively put on ice...
01 April 2020
From: Features

A hybrid agency says the Coronavirus is a “disrupter and game changer” for the industry and is wanting agents keen to...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry. You know the drill by now: if...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Almost eight in 10 sellers have instructed High Street agents in the past year - a significantly higher figure than 12...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s a growing trend for estate agents to quit big-name corporates and either go independent or join US-style brokerages, a top...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A new hybrid set up by ex-Purplebricks territory owners says it wants to "redefine estate agency in the customer's favour." Knock Knock...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry - and it’s March already. If there...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News

What an interesting few days it’s been. I don’t think the topic of this week’s column is doing anything good for our...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agent has sold a home off-market by posting teaser photographs on Instagram. The buyer - who was in the French...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has revealed that it has recruited over 50 agents in its first...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...
19 February 2020
From: Features

Another former Savills agent has joined freelance agency operation Keller Williams, the second in recent weeks. In January it was revealed that...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...
15 February 2020
From: Features

A hub-style agency says it’s achieved what it calls a mega-sale - and claims it’s the largest ever by a hub...
28 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group - which operates five High Street agency brands and the EweMove hybrid - has set up a...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A hybrid estate agency which set a target of rivalling Purplebricks when it launched says it aims to recruit 25 agents...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Nicky Stevenson, formerly the managing director of the Property Academy, has quit hybrid agency Keller Williams UK after just eight months. Stevenson’s...
07 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A warning has been issued by a prominent industry figure that more bricks-and-mortar High Street agents will go under in 2020,...
03 January 2020
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

A husband and wife team have bought the franchise for EweMove in York. Local media in the area say Jonathan and Elly...
19 December 2019
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

The relaunched easyProperty hybrid agency is to rely exclusively on local marketing to drive awareness and customers, and not follow the...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A traditional property agent says critics of Purplebricks underestimate the beneficial impact the firm has had on the UK agency industry. And...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

An online estate agency which last week claimed it had resolved a dispute over reviews it showed on its website is...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....
16 November 2019
From: Features

love2move, an online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has teamed up with the Mortgage...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Fledgling online estate agency Emoov - now owned by PropTech firm Mashroom - has removed reviews and endorsements from its website...
13 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

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello, we hope you had a good weekend, and welcome to Monday - as ever, Property Jobs Today time, bringing you...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jason Wilson, mio Account Manager What is mio and what does...
05 November 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...
02 November 2019
From: Features

One of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or freelance agents operating under the same...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the struggling hybrid agency is definitely not for sale, despite recent sales of stakes...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Yopa – launched in 2015 as part of the new breed of hybrid operators seeking to shake up the industry –...
19 October 2019
From: Features

The troubled ‘star fund manager’ Neil Woodford has drastically reduced his stake in Purplebricks: he now owns less than five per...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Upad, the national online letting agent set up by entrepreneur James Davis has announced that it is “closed to new business”...
15 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content

The new managing director of easyProperty claims the hybrid agency will be targeting branch managers and senior negotiators who think they...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Estate agents are being encouraged to consider providing increased flexible working options for their staff, including increased opportunities to work from...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The Purplebricks share price dropped by 1% to 108p yesterday as investors prepare for today's Annual General Meeting. The hybrid agency's market...
03 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency Yopa has announced that its chief executive, Ben Poynter, will be standing down at the end of October to...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks - which is at the centre of a string of controversies - has joined the growing campaign for stamp duty...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is reported to be facing a shareholder revolt this coming week at its annual general meeting because of bonuses paid...
29 September 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s a clear change of mood music in the country now regarding environmental issues. You don’t need to be old to remember...
28 September 2019
From: Features

One of the first so-called ‘hub’ hybrid estate agencies using self-employed freelances instead of staff says it’s moving to bigger premises...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A hybrid estate and lettings agency operating currently in Manchester, Liverpool and others parts of the north of England has told...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Two PropTech advocates have launched a podcast series telling agents how to improve their businesses. One of the couple is Mark Worrall,...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The parent company of franchised hybrid estate agency EweMove says that experienced estate agents outperform inexperienced franchisees - but only for...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has revealed it is considering changes to its pricing structure to correct “mistakes” of the past. Chief executive Vic Darvey has...
27 August 2019
From: Breaking News

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...
24 August 2019
From: Features

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...
22 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A former Local Property Expert and manager at Purplebricks has gone on record to reveal what it was really like to work...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...
03 August 2019
From: Features

After months of difficulties and closures for many online and hybrid estate agencies, EweMove claims to have bucked the trend. In a...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

When an industry disruptor enters a marketplace the impact on existing operators can be significant. It has been seen most notably...
31 July 2019
From: Features

Some estate agents are charging as much as 2.9 per cent commission according to a survey by comparison website GetAgent. While the...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Now could be the time to buy shares in Purplebricks and Foxtons if one stock market pundit turns out to be...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief executive of Purplebricks has defended claims that some Local Property Experts are underpaid, saying that success comes through...
08 July 2019
From: Breaking News

With somewhere in the region of 1.2 million property sales transactions being completed each year, and 16,500 estate agents actively vying...
06 July 2019
From: Features

The new owners of Emoov have confirmed that 70 previous customers have opted to re-list their homes with the firm since it...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The new chief executive of Purplebricks believes hybrid agents could win '20-30% market share' in the UK. Vic Darvey, who replaced Michael...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has revealed its annual results for the year ending April 30 2019. The hybrid agency has posted an operating loss of...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News

love2move, the online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has announced its latest partner. Peter David...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Mark Worrall the co-founder of love2move What is love2move and...
25 June 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

The former chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the agency completes on over 80 per cent of the homes it lists...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A former Territory Owner at Purplebricks, who at one time managed 11 Local Property Experts, has spoken out in support of...
24 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The head of EweMove, the hybrid agency operated by The Property Franchise Group, says he applied for the top job in...
20 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today - the Monday slot where you can catch up with...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...
15 June 2019
From: Features

There seems no end in sight for the share turmoil going on at Purplebricks, with several new developments on Friday before...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Beleaguered fund manager Neil Woodford, one of the early champions of Purplebricks, has slashed his stake in the company from 28.9...
06 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has announced that it is to give a trading update and the result of its review of its US activities on...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks share price has risen over 10 per cent - at least temporarily - on news of a major expansion of...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ most influential investor says there is “opportunity aplenty” for the company but says it would back the closure of the US...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Zoopla is today unveiling what it calls “a new direction” for its software division and the creation of “market-leading agency CRM...
23 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...
18 May 2019
From: Features

An expert who has invested in an online agency in the past has slammed Purplebricks’ business model. James Max, who presents the...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

An industry veteran is launching a new hub-based hybrid agency and is offering to sell 50 homes for free to raise the...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Following yesterday's surprise news that founder Michael Bruce is leaving the business and its Australian operation is closing down, Purplebricks encountered...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Another bank has slashed its forecast for Purplebricks, citing concerns over its the long-term viability of its international activities in particular. As...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Mark Witherspoon, well known in the agency industry as the former data services director of Zoopla, has joined the TwentyCi company. TwentyCi...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s not often we can enjoy beautiful sunshine on bank holidays, but I suppose this one was a particularly blessed weekend,...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech analyst insists that the tumbling share price of Purplebricks on the London Stock Exchange does not indicate that the...
23 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Hybrid estate agency has reported a modest pre-tax profit of some £400,000 as part of the 2018 results of its parent...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...
06 April 2019
From: Features

The final - and some say most prestigious - shortlist for this year’s ESTAS awards has been revealed. The People Awards, sponsored...
04 April 2019
From: Breaking News

An online estate agency insists the online/hybrid sector will take a 50 per cent market share in the future - despite...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agent who operates an online blog has told The Times that Purplebricks has faked price reductions. Other tricks which the agent reveals about...
30 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

One of the largest investors in Purplebricks has now joined forces with an off-shoot of luxury car firm Porsche to launch...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to the tried-and-tested 9am-6pm opening hours framework. But is this now changing,...
16 March 2019
From: Features

A report claims that the hybrid agency EweMove performs above average across a number of measurements. The study comes from TwentyCi, a...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Savills has this morning talked up its investment in onliner Yopa, which it claims is the sixth largest estate agency in...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has become the major partner with a leading Australian rugby league team, Melbourne Storm. "Purplebricks is reshaping the real estate market...
12 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Savills has declined to comment on whether it will follow in the footsteps of LSL Property Services and write down its...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Here’s an unusual story, describing the work of one of Purplebricks’ Local Property Experts who was with the company for around...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

House Network, one of the first ever online estate agencies, is alleged to be considering calling in administrators. Two reliable sources close...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Connells Group says investment in PropTech will be the way to safeguard its almost-600 High Street branches - and it’s repeated...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

No doubt we’ve all seen the recent Purplebricks news - shares have, according to the BBC, ‘plunged after it slashed its...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up with the latest key job moves. Keep in touch with us on...
25 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The two men behind a low-profile hybrid estate agency say their company is flourishing after two years in business, during which they...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Interesting news this week from South Africa where the PropTech startup, Flow, has raised R20m in the country’s 'biggest PropTech seed...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

“You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over,” is an oft-quoted saying of Richard...
09 February 2019
From: Features

The Property Franchise Group says its online/hybrid agency EweMove traded profitably throughout last year and will show “a significant improvement” over...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief executive of Emoov says he has the answer to Foxtons’ current downbeat performance - it should exploit its...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News

As eagle-eyed readers may have discovered over weekend, Purplebricks is the new back-of-shirt sponsor of the Scotland national team throughout the...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A new bespoke Customer Relationship Management system developed by The Property Franchise Group claims to enable High Street agents to fight...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News

EweMove, the hybrid agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, has announced five new franchisees - several of them are independent...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The new management at Emoov says that following its acquisition out of administration it will relaunch as an online estate agency later...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, Margot James, has used social media to say she is “thrilled to see...
14 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Are you a real Doctor? Not in the conventional sense no, sorry to disappoint! I’m Tom Durrant and I’m the Creative Director...
09 January 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

One of the world’s leading PropTech analysts says Purplebricks has turned the UK online/hybrid estate agency business into “a one horse...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A branch of the Haart estate agency is reported to have apologised to Purplebricks for claiming that the hybrid agency was...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it has £100m net cash to exercise “relentless innovation” and benefit from an industry shake-out that will ”expose undercapitalised traditional...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A crowdfunding bid to Emoov’s staff to win financial help over the Christmas period has flopped badly with a paltry £30...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Research by comparison website Netanagent claims the commission paid to estate agents in London could be over £70,000 depending on where...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...
08 December 2018
From: Features

Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of virtual reality (VR) in some sectors is becoming more evident than...
08 December 2018
From: Features

The demise of Emoov, Tepilo and lettings platform Urban raises question marks over the long-term viability of online agencies according to...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A new portal is launching next year with Countrywide and some 30 other estate agency groups signed up, as well as...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Last year it was ‘disruptor’ and before that came ‘exclusive’ - now, according to one estate agency at least, the over-used...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has told an agents’ conference of the strategy for his service - including a prediction that...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks chief executive in Australia, Ryan Dinsdale, is quitting the firm after two and a half years. The influential Australian Financial Review...
20 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A new prime London hybrid agency wants what it calls “disillusioned property professionals” to join the firm and take advantage of...
16 November 2018
From: Breaking News

However mild the weather may have been for most of us, it’s a cold autumn for the online estate agency market...
10 November 2018
From: Features

Keller Williams, the US agency which allows agents to work from hub-like ‘market centres’, says it now has 130 freelance agents in this...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The high profile financial difficulties faced by Emoov and the recent fall in the share value of Purplebricks do not mean...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The troubled Emoov hybrid estate agency, currently up for sale, has removed an advertisement after a complaint to a watchdog over...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it has seen year-on-year revenue growth of about 20 per cent despite what its chairman calls “a challenging UK...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agency that’s been commended for its flexible working has launched a recruitment drive for franchisees who would keep 75...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

One of Emoov’s agents in the field has contacted Estate Agent Today to give an insight into how the agency has...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s to be the first-ever Residential Agent Zone at next year’s FUTURE PropTech event to be held on May 14. The zone will...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Two former High Street agents say their new hybrid agency has enjoyed an impressive launch gathering 40 instructions in just four...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Fresh details have emerged about the financial difficulties suffered by Emoov, its search for a buyer and its possible sale price. A...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s online estate agency sector - and not in a good...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A hybrid estate agency with ambitions to rival Purplebricks has revealed that it has significantly expanded its current footprint, with ambitions...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ share price dipped below the psychologically-important 200p level yesterday as the hybrid agency’s longer-term slide continues. In the summer of 2017...
26 October 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the founders of Purplebricks is on course to create what the BBC calls “one of the biggest game-changers in...
25 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

New research by TheAdvisory consultancy, shared exclusively with Estate Agent Today, reveals exactly how fees have fallen for traditional agents in...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The culture of impatience and instant gratification has a lot to answer for. It has forced the hand of the property...
17 October 2018
From: Features

Purplebricks says its performance in the UK “is currently showing double-digit growth year-on-year in monthly instructions.” In a brief UK trading update...
15 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...
06 October 2018
From: Features

When Facebook first announced it would be entering the property listings market a few weeks ago it sent shockwaves across the...
06 October 2018
From: Features

Purplebricks has been the subject of another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority - and the issue has again been categorised...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A competitive pricing analysis undertaken for hybrid estate agency Emoov claims that it sells for an average £6,000 more than rival...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has this morning announced that it’s to expand its US activities still further, breaking into Florida for the first time. It...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agency comparison website claims the rise of online and hybrid estate agencies has obliged traditional agents to be more...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Connells-owned online agency Hatched is to close with immediate effect. A statement from the company says: “Online estate agency Hatched will...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has introduced its second price rise of the year so far in Australia, and is pioneering a model under which...
18 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Another eight EweMove franchisees have been appointed in just one month - but controversially, some of them have no estate agency...
11 September 2018
From: Breaking News

As the property market gears up for a busy autumn period, agents and property firms have been equally busy bolstering their...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency Emoov has released research in which it claims consumers rank high street estate agency commission fees as the second...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Yopa, which says it is the second largest hybrid agency when measured by listings, has received a major new £20m investment. Savills -...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News

After gaining my MBA qualification from Edinburgh Business School in 2005, I took careful consideration over my career moves and prospective...
22 August 2018
From: Features

Independent review website allAgents says its ultimate ambition is to be a serious rival to existing portals like OnTheMarket. Unveiling a new...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The chairman of LonRes says online estate agents have only a one per cent share of the market in prime central...
13 August 2018
From: Breaking News
11 August 2018
From: Features

Making my way to our London office on a busy commuter train, my mind got busy thinking about the new do-it-yourself...
04 August 2018
From: Features

Data prepared for the BBC and shared with Estate Agent Today gives a snapshot of how estate agencies, lettings agencies and...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the place where you find all the key agency industry moves over recent days. Please...
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

One of the property industry’s best known figures, Richard Berridge, has teamed up with estate agency My London Home to lead...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has told the Press Association it wants to secure over 10 per cent of the agency market share in the...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...
14 July 2018
From: Features

A hybrid estate agency has launched in Bury, one of the first of its kind to operate in the UK on...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Leading PropTech guru Mike DelPrete has revealed that he was involved in Purplebricks’ latest expansion, entering the Canadian agency market via the...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The German publishing company Axel Springer has increased its stake in Purplebricks to 12.5 per cent - and says it may...
09 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it enjoyed an 81 per cent growth in revenue in the UK the year to the end of April and...
05 July 2018
From: Breaking News

By now we’ve all seen news about the long-term decline in property sales and competition from online alternatives leading to ‘more...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Emoov has launched a crowdfunding campaign giving investors, it says, “a final chance” to put their money into the hybrid agency...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is reported to be set to reveal increasing losses when it issues its full-year financial results to the London Stock...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has acquired another fixed-fee agency for £29.3m - it’s in Canada and marks another new territory for the hybrid agency. The...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The creative agency behind the new round of Purplebricks Commisery TV advertisements have been explaining the philosophy they brought to the...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

So here’s the thing. It’s summer - not much going on, school holidays about to start, industry publications filling out space...
30 June 2018
From: Features

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

Purplebricks says it completely rejects any claim of bullying its representatives in Australia. The Australian Financial Review, which last week reported the...
26 June 2018
From: Breaking News

It looks as if Purplebricks has hit something less than a purple patch in the Australian housing market. The Australian Financial Review,...
22 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A major hybrid agency says there is a huge ‘reality gap’ between the typical asking price of homes on sale and the...
21 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The famed fund manager Neil Woodford has increased his stake in hybrid agency Purplebricks, which last week announced an expansion of...
18 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The young entrepreneur behind Doorsteps, the estate agency that deliberately avoids the huge marketing razzamatazz of other online companies, says his...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News

News media in Australia say Purplebricks is the subject of an investigation by a consumer watchdog in the province of Western...
11 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Russell Quirk, chief executive of Emoov, says his agency is now one of the top seven in the UK following its...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s not just Purplebricks that makes much of its apparently- favourable online reviews - now EweMove has issued a statement expressing...
05 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

In an era when we are never far away from our phones, tablets or laptops, buying and selling property is benefitting...
24 May 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Two online agents and a number of PropTech companies have been named in startups.co.uk's Startups 100 index. Coming in at number 64...
22 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Two high street estate agents have used the medium of the local press to come out fighting against the threat of...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Reapit has announced the acquisition of Resource Techniques in a bid to strengthen its position in the agency software market. Resource Techniques,...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News

As promised a few weeks ago, this week’s Natter concentrates on the importance of content, design and social media, three easily...
19 May 2018
From: Features

A study of estate agencies and portals floated on the London Stock Exchange suggests that digital companies have shown much better...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News

That’s it. I’ve given up. The lull has continued and it’s becoming quite a bore. The price drop hasn’t worked. The revamped...
16 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Outsourced viewing operator Viewber is expanding its offer to agents by forming what it calls “a close technical cooperation” with keyholding...
16 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK chief executive of Purplebricks says his company has ambitions to roll out its business model all over the world. Lee...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Review service allAgents has relaunched its property portal, saying it may become an agent-owned service and pledging to turn it into...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

I have total transparency. I love that. I know how the portals are doing, I know how many people are clicking on...
25 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The long running spat between review website allAgents and hybrid agency Purplebricks reignited over the weekend following a Facebook post. A Purplebricks...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency Emoov is now offering a tailored sales package aimed at attracting developers listing and selling new homes. Rather than paying...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Maplin, Toys R Us, Carpetright, Warren Evans – what do they have in common? All are well-known high street chains that...
21 April 2018
From: Features

The assessment by an investment consultancy that Purplebricks sells some 76 per cent of the homes it lists may have made...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has returned to the fray after recent controversies with a claim that home owners saved themselves over £140m in commission...
16 April 2018
From: Breaking News

To say I had a lot of reaction to last week's column about selling my flat would be an understatement. I've never...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group has this morning reported strong figures for 2017 with news that its hybrid brand EweMove traded profitably...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News

With the rise of Purplebricks in recent years, many will be eager to know what the hybrid agency’s Local Property Experts...
07 April 2018
From: Features

It’s all very easy, talking and evangelising about the use of technology in the property market, but, now that I’m selling...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency EweMove says it has seen four portfolio acquisitions and 29 new areas ‘purchased’ by franchisees since June 2017, taking...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

As always seems to be the case with Purplebricks, the hybrid agency has had a good week...and a bad one. Undeniably impressive...
31 March 2018
From: Features

Purplebricks has given details of how it intends to use some of its new investment, and in particular is spelling out...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News

An assessment of nine online agencies undertaken by a property website has seen Emoov come out on top after being analysed...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...
24 March 2018
From: Features

Purplebricks’ share price dipped below the psychologically-important 300p mark yesterday - its lowest performance since spring last year. It’s the latest development...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News

High-end international estate agency company Savills claims Yopa, in which it has invested substantial sums, is now the UK’s 10th largest...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...
03 March 2018
From: Features

A EweMove branch operating from a franchisee’s home in Staffordshire has taken over the running of a bricks and mortar agency. EweMove’s...
02 March 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

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, our round-up each Monday of key job moves within estate and letting...
19 February 2018
From: Breaking News

EweMove has made a senior hire in the shape of Chris Webb, formerly of Countrywide and Winkworth. He now takes up the...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled on another complaint lodged about Purplebricks. Although the latest appears minor it adds to a lengthy list...
14 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Controversial new Purplebricks advertisements on social media mock traditional estate agents who “twiddle their thumbs” in offices and claim the hybrid...
13 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Leading independent property expert Kate Faulkner says the current row regarding the accuracy of Purplebricks’ sales figures should be the trigger...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Former estate agent Nick Ferrand has gone public with a new website which says home owners decide when and to whom...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has this morning issued an unusual statement to the Stock Exchange blaming a City report for the sharp fall in the...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ new UK chief executive officer, Lee Wainwright, is to address a major industry conference in May - his first address...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News

An analysis of one month’s listings on Purplebricks by City consultancy Jefferies concludes that it sold 51.6 per cent of its...
01 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group’s trading statement this morning reveals a huge 23 per cent rise in revenue for 2017 - £10.2m...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The story of this week - the ousting of Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt - prompts two key questions. Firstly, who takes...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A senior figure at the UK arm of American agency Keller Williams has suggested that Purplebricks won’t succeed in the New...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has this morning announced it’s to launch in New York. A statement to the London Stock Exchange this morning read: The...
24 January 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

The war between AllAgents review website and Purplebricks has continued with the site naming the hybrid agency the “worst rated one...
17 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Sky News is reporting that the non-executive chairman of Purplebricks, Paul Pindar, is set to invest a seven figure sum in...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Motley Fool, the financial services company that provides investor advice, has published an article raising doubts about Purplebricks’ long-term profitability. Investment writer...
11 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has announced that former Countrywide director Lee Wainwright has been appointed chief executive officer of the hybrid agency’s UK operations...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Arun Estates has launched what it describes as “a major new departure” - a fully-staffed High Street office but covering a...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A new property portal called Linktosale aims to launch in the UK at the start of March following what appears to...
08 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate agents are facing the biggest industry changes seen in decades. The rise of online and hybrid agents alongside more traditional...
06 January 2018
From: Features

A buying agent in Melbourne says ‘old dinosaurs’ in traditional estate agencies ‘have no idea’ how to deal with the arrival of...
05 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...
03 January 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts says Purplebricks-style disruptive agencies will be a trend to look out for in...
29 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks once again used the Christmas period to launch new TV and social media advertisements. In one, the hybrid agency debuted Mr...
28 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Independent agency Coast and Castle has been acquired by Signature, a chain in the north east of England with 18 other...
21 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Controversial hybrid agency Purplebricks has been the subject of yet another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. An unnamed complainant filed a...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Here it is - the industry’s verdict on the latest set of figures from Purplebricks. The agency doesn’t play by any of...
15 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ latest trading statement for the six months ending October 31 claims a large rise in revenue, its number of UK...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Both Purplebricks and OnTheMarket are keeping their powder dry on speculation that that hybrid agency is going to list on the...
12 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Financial analysts over the weekend have been giving their view on Purplebricks, which later this week issues its figures for the...
11 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Hybrid estate agency eMoov has announced a new hire as chief operating officer with the remit of driving growth. Guy Halfhead has previously...
11 December 2017
From: Breaking News

allAgents, the review website in dispute with Purplebricks, says a “major announcement” is expected about its next step in the saga...
08 December 2017
From: Breaking News

James Hillier and Rob Bearsby, who have operated Apex Residential at Bexleyheath in London for the past 14 years, have switched...
08 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Outspoken estate agent Chris Wood has criticised the Advertising Standards Authority for its succession of ‘informally resolved’ judgements on complaints against...
07 December 2017
From: Breaking News

allAgents, the specialist review website which has had a bitter dispute with Purplebricks, has poured cold water on the hybrid agency’s...
04 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency Purplebricks and website allAgents have failed in their bid to reach agreement over the accuracy and source of a...
30 November 2017
From: Breaking News

AllAgents, the review website which failed in a bid to raise a ‘fighting fund’ in its ongoing row with Purplebricks, is...
28 November 2017
From: Breaking News

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been. Even better, this property-based...
25 November 2017
From: Features

A firm which offers a white-labelled online estate agency platform which can be used by otherwise-traditional agencies to provide a Purplebricks-style...
20 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ share price value yesterday dropped below the 300p, over 40 per cent less than its high point over the recent...
16 November 2017
From: Breaking News

International property analyst Mike DelPrete has queried the suggestion that Countrywide's online sales option is drawing in additional business to those...
07 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has issued the briefest-of-brief statements to the City and the company's investors to assure them it is "on course". The latest...
07 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today has been told that the website AllAgents has been holding peace talks with Purplebricks over its dispute about...
01 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today has been told that there are four more complaints filed to the Advertising Standards Authority about hybrid agency...
30 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Complaints about a Purplebricks claim concerning its Local Property Experts have been rejected by the Advertising Standards Authority. Complaints came from PDQ...
25 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Two of the leading lights in the growing Proptech sector are now working with a company which has a product it...
25 October 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a wide range of views from trade bodies and individual agents on the government’s surprise ‘call for evidence’...
23 October 2017
From: Breaking News

So at last someone has woken up to the fact that Purplebricks needs to be clearer about how it charges for...
21 October 2017
From: Features

Statements from The Property Franchise Group and Belvoir continue to ramp up the war of words between the two agency groups...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has told Estate Agent Today it is more open about its business than almost any other agency and stridently rejects criticism about...
19 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A new firm has launched in Surrey describing itself as “the premium hybrid estate agency” with an innovative presence on the...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

There’s much said in the mainstream press about estate agency fees and how costly they can be for consumers. But one point...
11 October 2017
From: Sponsored Content

The research director of an investment firm which has advised Purplebricks says the “odd detractor” who doesn’t sell their home does...
04 October 2017
From: Breaking News

London’s long-standing chain Douglas & Gordon is the latest company to embrace the concept of the Purplebricks-style hybrid estate agency. The company’s...
04 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Investment website The Motley Fool says comparisons between forecast and actual profits reported by Purplebricks suggest the company’s position isn’t -...
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

Purplebricks' latest trading statement, issued this morning, claims "good progress" and says its revenue in the UK for the first half...
29 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has launched something of a charm offensive to lift the lid on the experience and work of its Local Property...
29 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has issued a strong defence of its Local Property Experts after an agency comparison website’s analysis was critical of the...
28 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Peel Hunt, the City investment broker that has worked closely with Purplebricks, has issued an investment note to clients with a...
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

It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...
23 September 2017
From: Features

How has the world of estate agency changed in the last few decades? That’s the question this week’s Natter is going...
16 September 2017
From: Features

Online review organisation Trustpilot has issued an open letter regarding its Purplebricks reviews. In it, the review company - which is often...
14 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has given more details of its activities in the United States, where it is hoping to break into a market...
14 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Horton Estate Agents - a hybrid agency which nonetheless claims to have ‘offices’ - says it will expand into 15 new...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

An online platform that allows the public to compare the services and fees of traditional estate agents in their areas has...
12 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

Parliament is sitting again and the entire lettings industry is waiting with bated breath for more detail on the government’s proposal...
09 September 2017
From: Features

Online estate agency YOPA - well known recently for advertisements featuring the Village People - is this evening launching a new...
08 September 2017
From: Breaking News

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...
07 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved another complaint made against wording on Purplebricks’ website. A complainant suggested that the wording...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency eMoov has announced the appointment of a new marketing expert. Lucy Milne - formerly marketing director of Just Eat...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services has announced that it has invested £20 million into hybrid agency YOPA. News of the investment broke on Friday...
04 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The investment consultancy chosen by Agents’ Mutual to advise on its float plans - Zeus Capital - is the same one...
22 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of online estate agency eMoov - which has raised £9m in its latest investment round - says “more...
22 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...
19 August 2017
From: Features

A new managing director has been named for EweMove - with the promise of more high-level appointments to come for the...
15 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The Sunday Times made uncomfortable reading for Purplebricks yesterday as the newspaper raised more questions about the number of homes the...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Once upon a time there were estate agents. That was it. Nice and simple. If you marketed and sold residential property,...
12 August 2017
From: Features

Purplebricks’ share price has now recovered all of the value it lost after being criticised on two BBC consumer programmes and...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Trustpilot, the review service quoted frequently by Purplebricks as evidence of its apparent popularity, is declining to comment on the adverse...
07 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

The share price of beleaguered hybrid agency Purplebricks has recovered some of the ground it lost earlier in the week after...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman has told Estate Agent Today that it is happy with the controversial deferred payment scheme operated on behalf of...
03 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Some 19 per cent of estate agents in the UK currently show warning signs that indicate they are at risk of going...
31 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Countrywide says the roll out of its online sales and lettings service is on schedule to reach 50 per cent of...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ well-publicised attempt to break into the Australian market with a similar model to the one being used here has come...
27 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Given the shift change in the estate agent world at the moment, with online models becoming more prevalent (think easyProperty’s £60...
22 July 2017
From: Features

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement which suggested that the firm behind it had “a physical office ... in...
19 July 2017
From: Breaking News

A hybrid agency called 99Home Ltd, which made its debut back in April, appears to have relaunched with what it calls...
18 July 2017
From: Breaking News

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...
14 July 2017
From: Features

Purplebricks has released more details of expansion plans to recruit hundreds of additional Local Property Experts. The recruitment drive was launched yesterday...
12 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has this morning announced a drive to recruit “hundreds” of new Local Property Experts” in a bid to become what...
11 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint over a Purplebricks website statement featuring testimonials from clients; the complaint was made...
05 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Purplebricks, often criticised by detractors for failing to reveal completion rates as opposed to listings, says his...
03 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Few things provoke argument within the industry more than the online v traditional agency debate - and within that debate, nothing...
30 June 2017
From: Breaking News

New figures released this morning from Purplebricks shows the onward march of the hybrid agency and its Local Property Experts. For the...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News

White & Sons came to MPL Interiors specifically to counteract the growing threat from online and hybrid estate agents, commissioning a...
26 June 2017
From: Sponsored Content

An estate agent claims that chain management tool View My Chain has helped his firm to deal with chains involving online...
19 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The share price of hybrid estate agency Purplebricks dipped yesterday after it announced its US expansion will begin in California. Purplebricks' share...
15 June 2017
From: Breaking News

There’s barely a week that goes by when you don’t read about an estate or letting agency business that’s been acquired...
10 June 2017
From: Features

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint made against hybrid estate agency Pink and Cow. The Portsmouth-based firm claimed on...
07 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Two successful high street estate agency directors claim to have invested a six-figure sum into their new hybrid estate agency. ispymyhome.com, which...
06 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A distinctive boutique estate agency that describes itself as a hybrid between traditional and online operators, and which set up a...
05 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Hybrid estate agency YOPA has launched a recruitment campaign suggesting that agents have “the chance to make between £6k and £12k per...
31 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has been reported as saying hybrid estate agencies will not reach their professed targets of achieving 10 per cent of...
30 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...
27 May 2017
From: Features

The comparison service Get Agent has released the full details of its analysis of the performance of four different online estate...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A respected City analyst has pointedly dissed Purplebricks over its allegedly modest inventory of homes for sale and rent. Antony Codling of...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A company which last month launched a service which it claims allows High Street estate agents to compete with online and...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Hybrid estate agency YOPA has announced a successful Series B round of funding in which it raised a total of £15...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Think ‘fake agents’ are no threat to your business? Think again. The rise of online agents - dubbed by some as...
12 May 2017
From: Features

Purplebricks' share price moved up over two per cent yesterday on the strength of its latest trading statement - but its...
05 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has this morning issued its latest trading update, reporting what it calls "strong growth" in the UK and updating investors on...
04 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group says it has seen 13 consecutive years of growth for the five High Street brands within its...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A London investment broker says Purplebricks’ share price - currently around 300p - could rise another 50 per cent or more...
25 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A firm is claiming to be allow high street agents to offer vendors an online sale services as well, without the...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The aftermath of Easter and shock announcement of a snap General Election have done little to stop the industry making plenty...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News

More former Countrywide figures have emerged in new roles at rival organisations. Darren Bowles, former regional sales manager at Countrywide’s Bridgfords brand,...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ advertising is very negative and critical of the competition. They talk about 'commisery', trying to make potential sellers feel ripped...
08 April 2017
From: Features

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...
08 April 2017
From: Features

The bitter war of words against Purplebricks waged by the fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents reached a new...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has stepped up its attack on what it calls “Britain's antiquated method of buying and selling homes” by describing it as...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that next month’s Future: PropTech conference will feature a debate between ‘technologists’ and ‘traditionalists’ over the future of...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News

HomeXperts, the network of franchise agents operating from their homes and covering sales and lettings, has announced three new franchisees. They are...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News

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