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The Good Estate Agent has attracted 16 franchisees to its new travel brand, with almost half even combining it with their existing...

The Good Estate Agent hybrid agency franchise has taken to the skies by diversifying into travel. While some agents may be looking...

Hybrid agency brand Nested has entered the Scottish property market with a former Keller Williams (KW) market centre operator at the...

The gender pay gap in estate agency has grown, new research suggests. Analysis of industry data from the Office for National Statistics...

Residential estate agents are the lowest-paid professionals in the real estate industry, new research claims. Analysis of real estate salary data from...

Former youth Olympic Badminton player Grace King is one of first recruits in a campaign launched by hybrid agency Mr and...

Agents are being urged to avoid “too much enthusiasm” when conducting market appraisals amid warnings of a house price slowdown. Hybrid agency...

Hybrid self-employed agency brand eXp UK has revealed the first three recipients of its new ICON Awards programme. The ICON scheme offers...

Hybrid agency brand eXp UK is marking recruiting 300 agents. The network reached the milestone earlier this year. It comes after eXp UK...

Hidden amongst the annual results released by Purplebricks on Tuesday – which saw revenue and profits down, as well as a...

Hybrid agency brand eXp UK has launched a new incentive programme for its top-selling agents involving £16,000 in stocks. The ICON scheme...

Images can have the ability to paint a vivid image, but video content can take this to the next level if...

Hybrid agency EweMove has this morning announced that it’s moving all of its 170 branches to a new fully-automated cloud-based system...

Hybrid agency EweMove - which has a mix of working-from-home agents and High Street branches - has had an outstanding year...

The sales arm of independent Leicester agency Fothergill Wyatt has been sold to fast-growing local business Hortons. Fothergill Wyatt was established in...

A hybrid agency that charges no fees to vendors but instead relies on referral fees for income has officially rolled out...

Hybrid agency eXp UK is the latest to include the Modern Method of Auction as a sales possibility for its remote...

The head of a hybrid agency has made a blistering attack on the corporate agent business model, accusing it of being...

An estate agency that three years ago launched saying that High Street offices were unnecessary has had a rethink - and...

EweMove - the hybrid brand owned by The Property Franchise Group - says its operating model effectively solves a reported staff...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of autumn - an update on who’s moving where right now. Please let us know...

The hybrid agency Paton & Co is moving into new territories in Berwickshire and Northumberland. The company has been Borders-based since launching...

A Hertfordshire-based hybrid agency has released a surprising and some might argue refreshing message, saying it’s not interested in size as...

Purplebricks says it’s beginning interviewing this week for roles at three key levels where there were not enough ‘switchers’ willing to...

Spicerhaart - which is increasingly shifting its activities towards agents operating away from traditional branches - is investing more than £6m...

Two former Local Property Experts at Purplebricks have set up their own hybrid agency, offering an upfront fee or a no-sale-no-fee...

Hello and welcome to another round-up of our industry’s wonderful work for good causes. Before we salute this week’s heroes, our usual...

A young franchisee with hybrid agency EweMove is expanding into another area just over nine months since launching his agency. Chris Wells,...

Hybrid agency EweMove has continued growing with the sale of 37 new territories in the first six months of the year...

Regional hybrid agency Hortons says its repaid its £50,000 bounce back loan at the earliest opportunity - because the industry has...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says research into pricing strategies has suggested around a third of sellers at least consider using...

A self employed franchise estate agent business model has been launched by one of the brands in The Property Franchise Group. Hunters...

EweMove, the high profile hybrid estate agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, says it has recruited a record 30 new...

A Channel 4 property TV presenter is to become an estate agent. Kerr Drummond, who hosts Coast vs Country, has joined the...

EweMove says it’s has just recorded its best-ever month for new enquiries from sellers. In April the hybrid - which is part...

Purplebricks has pulled off another publicity coup - it’s to sell the Rovers Return in Coronation Street. The hybrid agency, which already...

Purplebricks has revealed how it’s going to fill in following the departure of chief sales office Chris Beckwith last week for...

The Property Franchise Group’s hybrid agency EweMove more than doubled its income in 2020 to £5m, according to a statement to...

International investment bank UBS has double-downgraded Purplebricks from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’ - and that could be good for independent agents, a...

A hybrid agency which until now has been active only in London is launching new hubs in Manchester and Brighton. Agent &...

The Property Franchise Group, which earlier this year completed a buy out of franchise rival Hunters, has expanded its senior management...

Purplebricks is to tilt its marketing increasingly towards local advertising on traditional and online platforms, and promoting the ‘on the street’...

Hello and welcome to this edition of Property Jobs Today, a chance to catch up with who’s moving where in the...

Two mothers have launched a new estate agency using a virtual office - and they have overcome personal challenges to achieve their...

A hybrid agency is appealing to corporate estate agents to jump ship and try its self employed business model. Mr & Mrs...

With a headline like that, we can only be talking about the annual EweMove Christmas video, consisting of the hybrid agency’s...

One of the hybrid agency sector’s leading agents says there are key lessons our industry can learn from the collapse of...

High profile franchise hybrid agency EweMove has announced ambitious plans to double agent numbers within two years. The firm - which has...

Fledgling portal Boomin - launching later this month - has announced another 10 independent regional agencies as founder members. This includes its...

The latest agency recruits for online firm easyProperty are batting for the company in more ways than one - they are...

Online agency easyProperty has announced four new areas to its portfolio to build on its existing 41 locations - and it’s seeking...

Hybrid agency EweMove has outperformed its traditional sister companies within The Property Franchise Group over the past six months. That’s the clear...

An investment adviser says Purplebricks remains “far too risky” for investors even though it now has “a fighting chance of survival”. Rodney...

The EweMove hybrid agency has been singled out for special praise in a trading statement from its parent company, which also...

Purplebricks has changed the wording of an advertisement on its website after a watchdog stepped in following a complaint. According to the...

Purplebricks’ sale of its Canadian operation for some £35m begs the question - where can it now recoup some of its losses...

The chief executive of a hybrid agency in London has revealed why he deserted big corporates to create his own company. Rollo...

The new chief executive of The Property Franchise Group says he anticipates his company’s hybrid arm - EweMove - will go...

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...

A hybrid agency which set a target of rivalling Purplebricks when it launched has announced a recruitment drive and expansion in...

A hybrid agency says the Coronavirus is a “disrupter and game changer” for the industry and is wanting agents keen to...

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

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

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...

Nicky Stevenson, formerly the managing director of the Property Academy, has quit hybrid agency Keller Williams UK after just eight months. Stevenson’s...

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

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...

The relaunched easyProperty hybrid agency is to rely exclusively on local marketing to drive awareness and customers, and not follow the...

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...

The chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the struggling hybrid agency is definitely not for sale, despite recent sales of stakes...

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

The new managing director of easyProperty claims the hybrid agency will be targeting branch managers and senior negotiators who think they...

Estate agents are being encouraged to consider providing increased flexible working options for their staff, including increased opportunities to work from...

The Purplebricks share price dropped by 1% to 108p yesterday as investors prepare for today's Annual General Meeting. The hybrid agency's market...

Hybrid agency Yopa has announced that its chief executive, Ben Poynter, will be standing down at the end of October to...

Purplebricks - which is at the centre of a string of controversies - has joined the growing campaign for stamp duty...

Purplebricks is reported to be facing a shareholder revolt this coming week at its annual general meeting because of bonuses paid...

A hybrid estate and lettings agency operating currently in Manchester, Liverpool and others parts of the north of England has told...

Now could be the time to buy shares in Purplebricks and Foxtons if one stock market pundit turns out to be...

Purplebricks has revealed its annual results for the year ending April 30 2019.  The hybrid agency has posted an operating loss of...

The former chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the agency completes on over 80 per cent of the homes it lists...

A former Territory Owner at Purplebricks, who at one time managed 11 Local Property Experts, has spoken out in support of...

The head of EweMove, the hybrid agency operated by The Property Franchise Group, says he applied for the top job in...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today - the Monday slot where you can catch up with...

There seems no end in sight for the share turmoil going on at Purplebricks, with several new developments on Friday before...

Beleaguered fund manager Neil Woodford, one of the early champions of Purplebricks, has slashed his stake in the company from 28.9...

Purplebricks has announced that it is to give a trading update and the result of its review of its US activities on...

Purplebricks share price has risen over 10 per cent - at least temporarily - on news of a major expansion of...

Purplebricks’ most influential investor says there is “opportunity aplenty” for the company but says it would back the closure of the US...

An expert who has invested in an online agency in the past has slammed Purplebricks’ business model. James Max, who presents the...

An industry veteran is launching a new hub-based hybrid agency and is offering to sell 50 homes for free to raise the...

Following yesterday's surprise news that founder Michael Bruce is leaving the business and its Australian operation is closing down, Purplebricks encountered...

Another bank has slashed its forecast for Purplebricks, citing concerns over its the long-term viability of its international activities in particular. As...

A PropTech analyst insists that the tumbling share price of Purplebricks on the London Stock Exchange does not indicate that the...

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...

A report claims that the hybrid agency EweMove performs above average across a number of measurements. The study comes from TwentyCi, a...

Purplebricks has become the major partner with a leading Australian rugby league team, Melbourne Storm. "Purplebricks is reshaping the real estate market...

Welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up with the latest key job moves. Keep in touch with us on...

The Property Franchise Group says its online/hybrid agency EweMove traded profitably throughout  last year and will show “a significant improvement” over...

EweMove, the hybrid agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, has announced five new franchisees - several of them are independent...