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‘Workers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains’. So is written on the tombstone of the father...

Former Purplebricks chief executive Lee Wainwright says the problem for estate agents maintaining a strong level of fees isn’t competition from...

A comprehensive report into the changing complexion of the High Street suggests that some 143 estate agents’ offices closed in the...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

I wrote last week about Keller Williams and how their leader, Gary Keller, is doing an admirable job of driving innovation through...

Keller Williams continues to drive culture, mentality, and process transformation by partnering with DocuSign to enable electronic signatures. It’s another lesson in...

Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career in property. She started out as a lettings negotiator for Nicholas...

A veteran of three online estate agencies has been named as the first UK head of a US real estate operation...

Hello - it’s that time of the week again when we celebrate the agency industry’s fantastic fund-raising. We were delighted that our...

Hello there and we’re at the start of another Bank Holiday weekend - but no rest for you lot, working hard...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - yet more examples of stupendous fund-raising by our industry (and a lot of...

Hello, it’s that time of the week again when we look at the latest recruitment and appointment news in the industry. Just...

The US estate agency Keller Williams says it is on course to have 10 hubs, called market centres, across the UK...

The high-end New York based estate agency Corcoran has issued franchise documents for ‘global markets’ prompting speculation that it could spread...

Hello and welcome to this year’s first edition of Property Jobs Today, reporting on the first industry moves of 2019. We’re told...

Keller Williams, which yesterday revealed two new market centres in the south of England, says up to 25 agents in the...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that US-owned franchise agency Keller Williams has ‘soft-opened’ two new market centres in the south of...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

Orchards of London is abandoning its current branch network and instead opening a single Hub from the middle of next month. Orchards,...

A new prime London hybrid agency wants what it calls “disillusioned property professionals” to join the firm and take advantage of...

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

The first signs of a seasonal slowdown are appearing according to some agents in touch with EAT, but there are still...

Two former High Street agents say their new hybrid agency has enjoyed an impressive launch gathering 40 instructions in just four...

An agent in the Guild is launching a ‘hub’ style operation from December 1 and says the concept of traditional estate...

Several agents have asked me whether they should consider ditching their high street offices and move to an out of town...

One of the industry’s best respected trainers and consultants has outlined six key reasons why agents should keep offices on the...

Increasingly cash-strapped traditional estate agencies should consider abandoning their High Street offices and work from serviced offices or similar lower-profile and...

The UK division of US-based estate agency Keller Williams says agents need access to internal training if service levels across the...

Outspoken property commentator and buying agent Henry Pryor has made a scathing attack on some of the main house price indices. In...

The agonisingly painful decline of Countrywide continues, with no one sure whether it is the darkest hour before the dawn or...

The UK division of Keller Williams, the world's largest estate agency, says it can help entrepreneurial agents to set up their...

The UK arm of the US-based estate agency Keller Williams says it is making a specific bid to recruit more women...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that Keller Williams, the US-led firm that has 170,000 agents worldwide, is to open its fourth...

The UK chief executive of Purplebricks says his company has ambitions to roll out its business model all over the world. Lee...

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is defying the glut of stories suggesting the London market is beset with difficulties and has launched...

Co-Founder Gary Keller has declared that Keller Williams (KW) is, 'no longer a real estate company...we are a technology company No....

A senior figure at the UK arm of American agency Keller Williams has suggested that Purplebricks won’t succeed in the New...

Keller Williams UK is launching its third office in the UK. It’s in Glasgow and the new market centre - the term...

Swiss bank UBS has downgraded Countrywide’s status to ‘sell’ in a move which has prompted the troubled estate agency’s share price...

One of Countrywide’s most senior management figures has become the managing director of the UK activities of US estate agency Keller...

The Keller Williams franchise agency, one of the largest in the world, is relaunching in the UK on Wednesday with the...

Franchise agency Keller Williams has made new appointments as it follows through its long-term plan to epand to between 30 and...

Keller Williams UK has appointed an agent with financial services experience to focus on recruiting more agents for the firm’s London...

Zoopla has confirmed that its next date for announcing its agency membership totals - part of its ongoing rivalry with OnTheMarket...

Both Zoopla and OnTheMarket have ramped up their long-standing rivalry. As we reported yesterday afternoon, Zoopla has revealed what it calls a...

With the portal wars ratcheting up ahead of OnTheMarket’s first anniversary, Zoopla has revealed what it calls a “record number” of...

Estate agency Keller Williams has set up a specialist team to help military personnel with mortgages and property investment.   "The needs of...

Estate agents using OnTheMarket have come out in defence of the new portal. “We’ve had nothing but positive experiences thus far with...

Keller Williams, the US-originated franchise agency with three ‘market centre’ offices in the UK says it aims to expand that number...

One of the UK franchise holders of US-based Keller Williams has accused this country's agency industry of being "complacent and unimaginative"...