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![Ex-Purplebricks Local Property Experts set up new hybrid agency](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/OpeningHours400x310.jpg)
Two former Local Property Experts at Purplebricks have set up their own hybrid agency, offering an upfront fee or a no-sale-no-fee...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Lights! Camera! Estate Agent! - Oscar winner’s son joins hybrid](/img/default/eat.png)
The son of an Oscar winner has been named as the latest estate agent working under the easyProperty banner. Damian Wanstall is...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Online agency and auction house links with Mortgage Advice Bureau](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Online agency easyProperty expands and seeks new licensees](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Hybrid agency launches share offer for investors after rapid growth](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Hybrid says it's time to go self-employed and buy a £10k franchise](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Knock Knock: Ex-Purplebricks duo pledge to “shake up industry”](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Social Media: Agent sells home off-market via Instagram teaser images](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![‘Purplebricks rival’ aims to recruit 25 agents in next 18 months](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Pioneer firm for self employed agents on the prowl for new recruits](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks predicts hybrid agencies to take 30% market share](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Pioneering 'hub' agency is recruiting from rival freelance firms](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Hybrid agency brand seeks to spread nationwide with franchisees](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks: an insider’s story of what it was REALLY like](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![EweMove bucks downward hybrid trend by increasing revenue](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![In Praise of Purplebricks: a senior estate agent speaks out](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Hybrid agency boss applied for top job “to protect business model”](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![New blow for Purplebricks as another bank slashes share forecast](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Online agencies 'will still take 50% market share' claims company chief](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks Uncovered: What it's like to be a Local Property Expert](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Sabotage: Hybrid accuses rival agents of aggressive competition](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Emoov urges past vendors to re-list as it relaunches this month](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks praised for being unbeatable 'with a vast budget for risk'](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Hybrid agency recruiting new franchisees with no joining fee](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Ex-High Street pair launch hybrid agency to take on traditional rivals](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Two hybrid agencies pledge to roll-out nationwide in next two years](/img/default/eat.png)
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 to expand further overseas thanks to total cultural shift](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Online firms ‘have forced other agents to be more competitive on fees’](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Boost for Purplebricks as fund manager Woodford increases his stake](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks: share price falls while allAgents claims ad watchdog ‘victory’](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks row should trigger call for regulations of agents, says expert](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks blames City consultancy for sharp share price fall](/img/default/eat.png)
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 won't succeed in the Big Apple, says UK arm of US agency](/img/default/eat.png)
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 expansion continues - it's to launch in New York](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Cash burn could be worry for Purplebricks, claims investment website](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agency unveils radical 'low-cost traditional High Street business model'](/img/default/eat.png)
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
!['Old dinosaurs' can't deal with Purplebricks says Aussie buying agent](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks: revenue soars as agency claims 74% of online sector](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks: is it about to increase its share of the online market?](/img/default/eat.png)
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 agency eMoov makes key hire ahead of rapid growth](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks shares dip below 300p - 40% down over four months](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks tells City and investors we're on course for 2017 targets](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Platform allowing agents to 'rival Purplebricks' wins PropTech support](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![A new type of hybrid agency - with a high street touch-screen](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks: adviser says the odd detractor doesn't diminish success](/img/default/eat.png)
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 agency Douglas & Gordon embraces hybrid part-online model](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks: investment website raises questions over its profitability](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks says LPEs typically earn much more than high street agents](/img/default/eat.png)
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 defends its Local Property Experts after website criticism](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Broker linked to Purplebricks says traditional agents are in trouble](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Revealed - exactly how 'local' are local property experts?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Exclusive: Trustpilot review company explains its Purplebricks policy](/img/default/eat.png)
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 to spend almost $2m a month on TV and radio ads in US](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Hybrid agency opens third office and 'plans 15 new territories in next year'](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Service lists High Street agents that are 'Purplebricks Price Beaters'](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Online agency YOPA and Savills launch TV ad campaigns this weekend](/img/default/eat.png)
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 relaunches, claiming to be UK's second-biggest hybrid](/img/default/eat.png)
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
!['Expect big news soon' says online chief after cash injection](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![EweMove boss named as part of Property Franchise Group new blood](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![As you were - Purplebricks share price riding high again](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks: Ombudsman 'happy' with controversial deferred payment scheme](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![One in five estate agencies 'at risk of going broke' warns analyst](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks faces new hybrid rival as it attempts to break into Australia](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agency banned from using advert suggesting it had traditional office](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Hybrid agency relaunches cheapest ever £99 sales listings](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![More details emerge of Purplebricks' LPE expansion programme](/img/default/eat.png)
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 launches drive to recruit hundreds more Local Property Experts](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Reviews - Agency complaint about Purplebricks upheld by watchdog](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks sells 83 per cent of the homes it lists, agency chief says](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks agrees a UK sale every nine minutes 24/7](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![YOPA recruiting agents with 'chance to earn up to £12k per month'](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Hybrid agencies won't hit 10% market share in next two years - ZPG](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Comparison service releases online agencies' performance data](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Firm sees large demand for 'digital platform' to compete with hybrids](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks to be 'biggest UK agency by 2019' with 'share price up 50%'](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Firm offers online system for High Street agents to 'take on Purplebricks'](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![HomeXperts announces another trio of new home-based franchisees](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks nearing Countrywide on homes sold STC, claims bank](/img/default/eat.png)
A Financial Times article reports a bank analysis shows Purplebricks with a market share of 3.3 per cent of properties marked...
24 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide: £38m share placing may allow it to rival Purplebricks](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide has successfully placed 21.6m shares to institutional investors at the competitive price of 175p per share - allowing it to...
10 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks entering US market just as estate agency use soars](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks' entry into selective areas of the US market comes just as new evidence suggests the use of estate agencies by...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![LSL's hybrid/digital plans - City analyst gives the thumbs-up](/img/default/eat.png)
Business consultancy Jefferies has given a strong endorsement to the digital agency policy set out by LSL Property Services earlier this...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Online agency YOPA expects turnover of £4m to £8m this year](/img/default/eat.png)
The man behind YOPA - the online agency that last year secured investment from high end traditional company Savills - says...
06 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks: Independent agents release text of complaint letter](/img/default/eat.png)
The fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has released to the media the text of a complaint letter it...
02 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks value 'same as Countrywide and Foxtons combined'](/img/default/eat.png)
The Purplebricks stock market bull run took yet another huge leap forwards yesterday with its share price up 20 per cent...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks: 'formal complaint' from independent agents](/img/default/eat.png)
The fledgling group being set up to represent independent estate and letting agents is preparing a formal complaint about Purplebricks based...
17 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks shares top 200p as US comment bigs up agency](/img/default/eat.png)
The remarkable bull run on the London Stock Exchange continues for hybrid estate agency Purplebricks, which floated shares at 100p just...
09 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Hybrid will be 'fast-growing challenger brand' says agency chief](/img/default/eat.png)
Hybrid agency EweMove is rapidly expanding its network footprint this year and will be a “challenger brand” deliberately designed to be...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Up and up - Purplebricks confirms 'record-breaking January' claim](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks has issued its second statement to the City on successive trading days - and its share price has risen by...
31 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide claims excellent results from hybrid agency pilot](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide’s controversial hybrid estate agency business has produced “fantastic results” according to Sam Tyrer, the group’s Managing Director, Retail & London. In...
13 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![EweMove's cut-price franchise offer to lure traditional agents](/img/default/eat.png)
EweMove - the hybrid agency now part of Martin & Co’s Property Franchise Group - is slashing its up-front franchise fee...
09 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks: 'people may never accept technology-only sales'](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the founders of hybrid agency Purplebricks says sellers in the UK may never accept the sale of their property...
09 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Mess with this hybrid agency and you're for the chop - literally](/img/default/eat.png)
Some agents put success down to training; others say it’s done by putting in the hours; many insist one-to-one contact with...
07 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide: Platt's revolution goes on despite latest share price slump](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt has told Estate Agent Today the transformation she wishes to see within the group may take...
25 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide hybrid agency idea came from market research, says chief](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide’s marketing chief says the estate agency group’s controversial hybrid sales model - to be rolled out to a quarter of...
23 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Online v High Street: enemies no more, possibly converging...](/img/default/eat.png)
A debate discussing how online and traditional estate agency would develop in the future, organised by City investment consultancy Jefferies, has...
09 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![New online agency with 'local experts' says it is Britain's cheapest](/img/default/eat.png)
An online agency called DoorStepAgents.com claims to have set up a service which is both the cheapest and ‘best value’ sales...
28 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Local Property Experts 'make Purplebricks a real disruptor'](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the world’s leading property portal and online consultants says Purplebricks, which is now operating in Australia and the UK,...
18 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks: Weaknesses ahead over completions, warns financial analyst](/img/default/eat.png)
An equity specialist has warned that shareholders may now choose this is the time to sell their stakes in Purplebricks because...