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![If lettings are to be dominated by mega-business, what about us hard working independents and our customers?](/upload/images/3%20Proofed%20--%20If%20lettings%20are%20to%20be%20dominated%20by%20mega-business%20weekend%20feature%20By%20Jon%20Byers.jpg)
On the 24th of January, Adam Walker wrote a very interesting piece about the consolidation of the lettings industry where he...
10 February 2024
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - the industry’s good news page](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Here’s the news you don’t normally get to hear about - the agency industry in full swing doing good work. If you’ve...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![2023 - this is what’s going to happen](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/HappyNY-400x310.png)
Is it really just a year ago that we were nervously wondering whether yet another Christmas would be Covid-affected? Little did we...
10 December 2022
From: Features
![Thinking of selling your lettings agency? Here’s what you need to know!](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
We spent some time with Lucy Noonan, Founder and CEO of Atomic Consultancy, to pick her brains about the many moving...
03 December 2022
From: Features
![Self-employed firm welcomes new Partner to strengthen network](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/TeamSelection2-400x310-min.jpeg)
The Agency UK – which was set up by three ex-employees of Purplebricks – has strengthened its team with the arrival...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Regional agency network expands geographical presence](/upload/images/Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
Estate agency network the Experts in Property has expanded its geographical spread. The group of more than 65 independent estate agencies across...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Ex-upmarket agency boss launches network for premium leads](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyDevelopmentImage-1-400x310.jpg)
Former Fine & Country chief executive David Lindley has teamed up with other industry heavyweights to launch a network of independent...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity – as the industry gets back underway after Easter](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
First off, here at EAT we hope everyone enjoyed the Easter celebrations and didn’t eat too much chocolate! Despite the Easter break,...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: agency with a new concept and terrific fundraising](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...
12 March 2022
From: Features
![£100m deal for famous London agency - 'talks underway'](/upload/images/library/Chestertons-logo400x310.png)
Sky News reports that the little-known Lomond Group - backed by private equity money - is in exclusive talks to buy one...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Relocation Agent Network ponders global options for growth](/upload/images/Logos/RANlogo-400x310.jpg)
Relocation Agent Network, the network of primarily independent agencies, says it’s looking at global options for growth thanks to its relationship...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![11-branch agency signs two year listings and software deal with portal](/upload/images/Logos/ZooplaLogo2021-400x310.jpg)
One of the west of England’s largest independent agencies has signed a two year deal with Zoopla, running across portal listings...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Business Rates: call to stop online firms being let off the hook](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
A plea has been made to the government to help small companies and stop letting online firms off the hook. The Federation...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Boomin adds 600 branches and signs up major independent](/img/default/eat.png)
Boomin says it’s added over 600 new agency branches during May, with the latest signing being the large Pattinson independent with...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cybercrime warning to estate agents holding sensitive data](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading industry trade body is warning that remote-working agents and smaller independent agencies are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: why agency must never become a closed shop](/img/default/eat.png)
The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...
24 April 2021
From: Features
![Purplebricks downgrade signals booming independent agents - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
International investment bank UBS has double-downgraded Purplebricks from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’ - and that could be good for independent agents, a...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agencies with Bounce Back loans have more time to repay](/img/default/eat.png)
Smaller independent agencies that took out government Bounce Back loans to help them through the Coronavirus crisis now have more time...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why Facebook is a great alternative to property portals](/img/default/eat.png)
While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...
16 January 2021
From: Features
![Boomin signs up another 15 independents ahead of delayed launch](/img/default/eat.png)
Boomin has announced another 15 independents as members of the site, which is expected to launch in the near future. “The latest...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![You guessed it…10 things to watch for in 2021](/img/default/eat.png)
Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...
02 January 2021
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - a supplier, a climb, a competition, and awards](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to our latest doffing of the cap in honour of those in our industry fund-raising for great causes....
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Boomin names another 10 founding member independent agencies](/img/default/eat.png)
Boomin, the still-to-launch portal created by the founders of Purplebricks, has named another 10 founding member agencies. Like the initial 10 they...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![From valuer in 2014 to chief executive in 2020 - new agency boss named](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the country's largest group of independent agencies has named its new chief executive officer - and says it’s a...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![London agencies on the march with partnerships and expansion](/img/default/eat.png)
Two independent agencies in London have joined forces to form a 'full circle' service for developers, promising to transform the property...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Portal promotes “free money” referral fees despite industry probe](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the many new portals recently launched has made a pitch for agents to join because of its referral fees...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Guild selects 40 new agency members from 100 applicants](/img/default/eat.png)
The Guild of Property Professionals says that in the past quarter it has had its highest number of new joiners on...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Independent agencies across the country buck trend by expanding](/img/default/eat.png)
A south coast estate agency which has been operating since the 1980s has opened its seventh office. Jacobs Steel’s latest branch is...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Online agencies and independents grab larger market share](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Revealed: Agencies’ top website hits and social media followings](/img/default/eat.png)
A new analysis of corporate estate agencies’ social media followings and websites shows the big winners to be Savills, Foxtons and...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![How much do you earn? A personnel company wants to know](/img/default/eat.png)
A personnel company wants agents to tell them how much they earn in another anonymous online survey. Rayner Personnel - which recently...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Third of agents say some staff will permanently work from home](/img/default/eat.png)
A third of agencies say at least some of their staff will be working from home permanently when the Coronavirus pandemic...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Cats and dogs for two Clarks and a Marks - more great home office pics](/img/default/eat.png)
Independent agencies are the backbone of our industry so it’s great to be able to share images from three such experts...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why Open Banking is the future of rental payments](/img/default/eat.png)
Much like PropTech, Open Banking has been used as a buzzword in recent years. However, when it comes to the rental...
04 April 2020
From: Features
![Why I've Quit Rightmove, by one of the country's top agents](/img/default/eat.png)
One of Britain’s most outspoken and high profile agents has quit Rightmove in spectacular fashion, using an open letter to the...
19 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove market report outpaced by Coronavirus impact](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove’s latest market snapshot, released this morning, appears starkly at odds with the situation described by some agents in recent days. “The...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - plenty of movers as Christmas nears](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove fee rises and attitude provoke huge anger from agents](/img/default/eat.png)
A survey conducted by Estate Agent Today suggests there is huge anger from agencies against Rightmove in particular for its fees. On...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Mandatory qualifications for agents - will they help the industry?](/img/default/eat.png)
Earlier this year, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group announced the initial details of plans for mandatory qualifications and...
18 September 2019
From: Features
![Connells appeals for independent agencies wanting to sell up](/img/default/eat.png)
Connells Group has announced its acquisition of an independent Cambridgeshire agency - and it says it’s on the look out for...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![One of country’s oldest independents snapped up by fast-growing agency](/img/default/eat.png)
The independent Seel and Co, one of Cardiff’s and Wales’ oldest independent agencies and auction houses, has been acquired by Jeffrey...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Independent agency extends patch by acquiring nearby firm](/img/default/eat.png)
A Leicestershire estate and lettings agent has expanded after buying Barrow Upon Soar-based Strawberry Lettings and Sales. Berkley Estate & Letting Agents...
13 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Can franchising help independents to futureproof their businesses?](/img/default/eat.png)
Recent figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have revealed a rather worrying landscape for small business owners across the...
22 June 2019
From: Features
![Independent agencies merge as industry consolidation gathers pace](/img/default/eat.png)
Sales and lettings firm The Grantley Group has purchased lettings and management agency Property Services Haslemere in the latest example of...
29 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![60% portal fee discounts: will this lure independent agencies to Hunters?](/img/default/eat.png)
The chairman of franchise giant Hunters says his company’s purchasing power is such that it secures 60 per cent discounts from...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![New group fighting for independent agencies wins big early support](/img/default/eat.png)
A new group called the Federation of Independent Agents has been set up as a network of like-minded independent agents who...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – A to Z of the property market for 2018](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Independent agencies snapped up by Winkworth and Savills](/img/default/eat.png)
A long-standing independent agency on the south coast is to rebrand after being snapped up by a Winkworth franchisee. Humphreys & Orr,...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Branch closures - 135 fewer independent agency offices](/img/default/eat.png)
New figures from the British Independent Retailers Association suggest that there are now 135 fewer independent estate agency branches than at...
22 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today: what's the latest industry employment news?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Google to address PropTech conference for industry suppliers](/img/default/eat.png)
The team behind a new ‘open platform’ targetting smaller agencies in need of Proptech support have revealed a heavyweight line up...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Guild launches roadshow with aim to bolster independent agencies](/img/default/eat.png)
The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a series of regional roadshows with a target of enhancing the success of independent...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Hunters says recent franchisees have ‘beaten the market’](/img/default/eat.png)
Franchise giant Hunters says independent agencies which joined the firm in recent years have typically beaten the performance of the housing market. Chief...
13 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: New 'super-portal' launching in the UK on March 1](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Failed group for independent agents says it's not quite dead yet](/img/default/eat.png)
The death throes of the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents are continuing. A statement by software entrepreneur Charlie Wright, who...
19 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents' group CIELA nearly (but not quite) scrapped](/img/default/eat.png)
The long-running saga of whether independent agents’ group CIELA is ever going to launch appears to be nearing its end game...
03 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Serious doubts over future of independent agents' group CIELA](/img/default/eat.png)
The fledgling and highly vocal CIELA group says it is possible it may not launch this autumn after all despite months of...
20 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents' chief wants NAEA to expel 'insulting' online firms](/img/default/eat.png)
The founder of the trade group seeking to represent independent agencies says he hopes the National Association of Estate Agents considers...
25 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agencies' group pledges to attack 'fake agents'](/img/default/eat.png)
The first meeting of fledgling trade group CIELA has ended with a pledge to expose what it calls ‘fake agents’ which...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Online agents accused of being 'callous exploiters' by founder of new group](/img/default/eat.png)
Online estate agents have been accused to “the callous exploitation of naive sellers” by the software executive behind the idea to...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agencies announce management changes to start 2017](/img/default/eat.png)
The founder of one of the largest independent agencies in the East Midlands is to step down, over 27 years after...
11 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents' network secures exposure to London buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
Experts in Property, a network of independent agencies with 80 offices across the west country, has secured a new affiliate to...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla says over 40 branches have returned since October 1](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla Property Group claims that in the past two weeks, over 40 agency branches have returned to listing on Zoopla and...
18 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Series of independent agencies sign up to Property Sharing Experts](/img/default/eat.png)
Property Sharing Experts, which says it is the largest network of independent estate agencies in the south west of England, has...
11 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Independent agency boss says Zoopla must thrive to keep Rightmove in check](/img/default/eat.png)
The director of a leading regional independent agency says the agency industry needs a thriving Zoopla to keep Rightmove in check,...
17 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![New offices for franchise giant Hunters and for Apprentice star's agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Hunters has four more offices in south east England - the former Black & White Estates branches in Ashford, Folkestone, Hythe...