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The Keller Williams UK (KWUK) brand is facing yet another restructure with its leadership in the country effectively removed. KWUK spent much...

Keller Williams has expanded its content and insights partnership with Dataloft after a successful trial period. The brand said 20 agents have...

The market share of self-employed agents has grown by a third in the past year and by 500% since 2018 even...

Keller Williams UK’s (KWUK) new chief executive Mark Readings has outlined a new strategy for the self-employed agency brand. Speaking at KWUK’s...

Keller Williams UK (KWUK) is set to hold its largest ever UK event.  The KWUK Megacamp will take place at the VUE cinema in...

Clive Humby of Dunn Humby (the Mega Minds behind the Tesco Clubcard) declared that "Data is the new oil" in 2006....

A new survey has scored the top ten national real estate brands in terms of reputation, value and customer satisfaction. Using YouGov...

A new estate agency has benefited from a grant scheme run by multinational company Tata Steel. Lincolnshire estate agent Grahame Barratt-Needham has...

An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...

Keller Williams UK (KWUK) is set to change its chief executive in the latest restructure of the self-employed agency brand. Ben Taylor...

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

After six years at Keller Williams, well-known industry figure, Chris Buckler is on the lookout for pastures new and exploring agency...

Agents have been showing there is more to being charitable than just donating money. This weeks charitable exploits have a big focus...

Keller Williams UK’s (KWUK) Gatwick market centre is rumoured to have closed but the self-employed agency network’s chief executive Ben Taylor...

Another Keller Williams UK (KWUK) market centre is set to close its doors but it is unclear who made the decision...

An agent who went viral with musical property marketing videos has taken her last bow in estate agency. Keller Williams agent Claire...

The company behind Keller Williams' Evolve Market Centre - TBF Centres - has entered voluntary liqudation, Companies House documents show. It comes...

Keller Williams UK has launched a training academy as it looks to nurture the next generation of agents. The self-employed network brand...

Keller Williams (KW) UK has shifted around responsibility for its market centres amid speculation of closures. The self-employed agency brand’s Aspire market...

Keller Williams (KW) UK chief executive Ben Taylor has announced a “significant expansion plan” for the UK network but has said...

Agents have plenty of ways to market properties, from pictures to 3D tours and videos but few, thankfully, have tried their...

A Keller Williams (KW) agent has hailed the success of TikTok as a marketing tool just 18 months into her role. Tanya...

A former Countrywide director says that since becoming a Keller Williams agent he’s racked up over £1m in fees. Dominic Marcel -...

More than half of Estate Agent Today readers have indicated they will raise their fees this year. Several industry executives have suggested...

A Keller Williams agent has revealed how he gets clients to happily pay 2% and he is calling on others to...

Purplebricks has got itself into a bind due to its addiction to brand awareness over addressing the customer experience of paying...

Self-employed estate partnership brand The Agency UK (TAUK) has launched a series of roadshows to attract agents to its offering. The company...

Keller Williams UK (KWUK) has launched a new training platform for its network. The digital platform, described as KW University, provides tools...

Agency franchise brand Keller Williams UK (KWUK) held its largest ever UK event at the Vue cinema in London’s Leicester Square...

Keller Williams’ (KW) Warwick Market Centre has closed, prompting a blame game between its former owners and the franchise brand. KW Warwick has...

Chestertons has named a former Foxtons and Keller Williams agent as its new head of sales. It has recruited Matthew Thompson to...

Agents remain positive about the prospects for their business and the property market despite talk of slowing house price growth and...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

Keller Williams has marked a record month for new agents but has announced the closure of its Bristol market centre hub...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

The class action taken by former self-employed workers against two online agencies should be a warning to other firms breaking the...

A claims firm wants to commence proceedings against online estate agency companies such as Purplebricks and Yopa. It's on behalf of thousands...

An estate agent who has now gone self-employed after working on the staff of Connells and Spicerhaart says her move is...

In the latest exclusive interview for our Weekend Features section, EAT's video reporter Chris Buckler - an agent himself with Keller...

An estate agent claims he may be the highest paid in the industry this year - and he puts it down to...

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...

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

In a 'coup' for property data firm Homesearch, Keller Williams UK, which has some 400 agents under its banner across the UK,...

An estate agency says it’s analysed the housing market’s long term cycles and forecasts that house price rises will continue -...

The former group marketing director at Countrywide has been appointed as global chief executive of Fine & Country. Simon Leadbetter has also...

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...

Representatives of Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket, Boomin and OneDome portals are to be quizzed in an industry Question Time session next month. Russell...

House prices in July rose after falling in June, according to the Halifax. They were 0.4 per cent higher than in June,...

An estate agency has calculated precisely how much residential property has been sold so far this year, fuelled by the stamp...

New research shows that the surge in house prices this year has taken homes in at least 25 areas of England...

Keller Williams - which says it’s the UK’s leading business-owner or ‘self-employed’ firm with twice the agents of any direct rival -...

The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...

The cost of the average mortgage deposit has climbed £11,000 in some areas thanks to the stamp duty holiday fuelling the...

A senior figure in the UK activities of the Keller Williams estate agency has died at the shockingly young age of...

Keller Williams UK has announced that Paul Sloan - who quit as operations director of Spicerhaart just weeks ago - is...

An agency is backing the conversion of empty retail units into homes - and has figures to prove how big an impact...

Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...

A former senior Foxtons and Douglas & Gordon agent has hit out at “the relentless key performance indicator culture” of some agencies. Matthew...

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

The latest breakdown of the stamp duty holiday extension has given a first estimate of the total number of deals to...

Another week and another frenzy of news, culminating in the Budget and the extension of the stamp duty holiday. A cliff edge...

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...

London still dominated the league table of locations with the highest volumes of sales by value in 2020, despite the apparent...

Estate agents quitting companies and setting up on their own will prosper only by tapping into the most appropriate level of...

The rise and rise of portal listings and changing consumer habits during the pandemic may mean the death of the High...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Justin and Victoria Bhoday - a married...

London buyers have been by far the biggest winners from the stamp duty holiday according to new research. The Keller Williams UK...

Two of the most outspoken agents in the industry have criticised those calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday...

A prominent PropTech supplier wants agents to hand over much more information to conveyancers to allow them to make faster progress on...

A leading enthusiast of the self-employed agency business model says even in these challenging times people can make a success of...

Gary Keller is stepping down from his post as chief executive of the global Keller Williams estate agency empire. Although operating chiefly...

In July, here at Environet UK, we transferred 100% ownership of the company to our employees, in the form of an...

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...

Another US real estate agency wants to follow Keller Williams, Berkshire Hathaway and others by opening in the United Kingdom. Nest Seekers International...

A self-employed agent has gone public to lavish praise on the mentoring scheme which is part of the Agents Together charity. Cameron Carter,...

An American realtor who once predicted his company would have 5,000 UK estate agents working under its banner is now saying...

The battle between rival self-employed agent business models continues apace with eXp UK - set up last autumn - announcing it...

One of the UK’s market centres set up by US-led agency Keller Williams has strongly defended its policy of recruiting newcomers...

The chief executive of the UK operation of a US-owned brand says his agency its the fastest growing in this country...

Industry veteran Harry Hill, a former chairman of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove, has now become a mentor at the new...

US-originated estate agency Keller Williams claims to be the fastest growing in the UK as a result of 29 agents joining...

Online sector veterans Russell Quirk and Kenny Bruce have used social media to call for a temporary scrapping of all stamp...

Lets Bid works in partnership with a variety of Estate Agents across the Uk from big franchise brands like Winkworth /...

Although the shake-out in the industry is ongoing - online agency Settled and established new-build agency Cushman & Wakefield have both...

Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...

The UK operation of the US-led estate agency Keller Williams is to hold two free online sessions tomorrow aimed at explaining...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...

One of the industry’s highest profile figures has suggested the Coronavirus crisis could trigger many more agents becoming self-employed. Nicky Stevenson -...

There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...

Kays Estates in the north of England - one of the agencies ‘powered by Keller Williams’ - has prepared packs for...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

There has been scepticism across the industry as to the motives behind an unspecified number of lay-offs and permanent branch closures...

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice.  A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...

The former director of customer experience at Purplebricks has been announced as a new partner in a Keller Williams franchise. Sarah Downes,...