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![Keller Williams UK faces new restructure](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
The Keller Williams UK (KWUK) brand is facing yet another restructure with its leadership in the country effectively removed. KWUK spent much...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![KWUK expands Dataloft partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
Keller Williams has expanded its content and insights partnership with Dataloft after a successful trial period. The brand said 20 agents have...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Market share of self-employed agents ‘rapidly growing’ – research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy_EstateAgent-400x310.png)
The market share of self-employed agents has grown by a third in the past year and by 500% since 2018 even...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Keller Williams UK boss unveils new minimum standards for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
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...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![KWUK prepares for ‘largest ever’ Megacamp](/upload/images/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
Keller Williams UK (KWUK) is set to hold its largest ever UK event. The KWUK Megacamp will take place at the VUE cinema in...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - Evolution: Data and personalisation drive the market](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
Clive Humby of Dunn Humby (the Mega Minds behind the Tesco Clubcard) declared that "Data is the new oil" in 2006....
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Top agents who keep the customer satisfied - survey](/upload/images/shutterstock_2326738651.jpg)
A new survey has scored the top ten national real estate brands in terms of reputation, value and customer satisfaction. Using YouGov...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Local agent launches with Tata Steel grant](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
A new estate agency has benefited from a grant scheme run by multinational company Tata Steel. Lincolnshire estate agent Grahame Barratt-Needham has...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Marketing expert: House of agency brands strategy is ‘inefficient’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Keller Williams UK replaces chief executive in latest restructure](/upload/images/shutterstock_1117572671.jpg)
Keller Williams UK (KWUK) is set to change its chief executive in the latest restructure of the self-employed agency brand. Ben Taylor...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Nested recruits Keller Williams agent to enter Scottish housing market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Hybrid agency brand Nested has entered the Scottish property market with a former Keller Williams (KW) market centre operator at the...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Former Keller Williams market centre boss discusses next steps](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
After six years at Keller Williams, well-known industry figure, Chris Buckler is on the lookout for pastures new and exploring agency...
12 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - community care](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Agents have been showing there is more to being charitable than just donating money. This weeks charitable exploits have a big focus...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rumours surround future of another Keller Williams market centre](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Keller Williams UK’s (KWUK) Gatwick market centre is rumoured to have closed but the self-employed agency network’s chief executive Ben Taylor...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mystery as Keller Williams’ London Bridge Market Centre closes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Another Keller Williams UK (KWUK) market centre is set to close its doors but it is unclear who made the decision...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Singing estate agent bows out](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1220534692.jpg)
An agent who went viral with musical property marketing videos has taken her last bow in estate agency. Keller Williams agent Claire...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brand behind Keller Williams market centre closes amid reshuffle](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The company behind Keller Williams' Evolve Market Centre - TBF Centres - has entered voluntary liqudation, Companies House documents show. It comes...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Keller Williams launches training academy](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Keller Williams UK has launched a training academy as it looks to nurture the next generation of agents. The self-employed network brand...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Keller Williams ‘realigning market centre leadership’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Keller Williams (KW) UK has shifted around responsibility for its market centres amid speculation of closures. The self-employed agency brand’s Aspire market...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Keller Williams seeking business owners to grow network](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
Keller Williams (KW) UK chief executive Ben Taylor has announced a “significant expansion plan” for the UK network but has said...
17 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Singing estate agent goes viral with musical marketing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1208701588.jpg)
Agents have plenty of ways to market properties, from pictures to 3D tours and videos but few, thankfully, have tried their...
27 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent explains why TikTok beats Rightmove views](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/VideoTours-400x310.jpg)
A Keller Williams (KW) agent has hailed the success of TikTok as a marketing tool just 18 months into her role. Tanya...
13 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Ex-Countrywide director claims over £1m in fees at new agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
A former Countrywide director says that since becoming a Keller Williams agent he’s racked up over £1m in fees. Dominic Marcel -...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Reader poll: Will you raise your fees this year?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agent1-400x310.png)
More than half of Estate Agent Today readers have indicated they will raise their fees this year. Several industry executives have suggested...
03 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency boss: How I manage to charge 2% fees](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
A Keller Williams agent has revealed how he gets clients to happily pay 2% and he is calling on others to...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks ‘too focused on brand over customer experience’ – claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Purplebricks has got itself into a bind due to its addiction to brand awareness over addressing the customer experience of paying...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency partnership brand launches roadshow for new recruits](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
Self-employed estate partnership brand The Agency UK (TAUK) has launched a series of roadshows to attract agents to its offering. The company...
03 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Franchise agency brand unveils 'university' training platform](/upload/images/Logos/KellerWilliamsUK-400x310.jpg)
Keller Williams UK (KWUK) has launched a new training platform for its network. The digital platform, described as KW University, provides tools...
27 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency franchise brand hosts largest ever’ Megacamp event](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/KellerWilliams-400x310.jpg)
Agency franchise brand Keller Williams UK (KWUK) held its largest ever UK event at the Vue cinema in London’s Leicester Square...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Blame game starts as local Keller Williams UK Market Centre shuts](/upload/images/library/KellerWilliamsUK-400x310.jpg)
Keller Williams’ (KW) Warwick Market Centre has closed, prompting a blame game between its former owners and the franchise brand. KW Warwick has...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Chestertons appoints former Foxtons agent as head of sales](/upload/images/library/Hired-400x310.jpg)
Chestertons has named a former Foxtons and Keller Williams agent as its new head of sales. It has recruited Matthew Thompson to...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents back licensing schemes in 'optimistic' industry survey](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Survey-image400x310.png)
Agents remain positive about the prospects for their business and the property market despite talk of slowing house price growth and...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – the who’s who of the industry](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...
30 April 2022
From: Features
![Keller Williams UK marks record month for new agents](/upload/images/library/KellerWilliamsUK-400x310.jpg)
Keller Williams has marked a record month for new agents but has announced the closure of its Bristol market centre hub...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Interview with eXp's Glenn Sanford - 'some agents will always prefer self-employed'](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-BusinessWoman-Communication-400x310.jpg)
The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...
26 March 2022
From: Features
![The rise of outsourcing in Estate Agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/MillenialAgents1-400x310.png)
The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...
08 January 2022
From: Features
![Property Natter – the A-Z of property for 2021](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...
18 December 2021
From: Features
![Property Natter – catching up with The Singing Estate Agent](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...
20 November 2021
From: Features
![Will more online agencies face class actions over self-employed pay?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-4-400x310.jpg)
The class action taken by former self-employed workers against two online agencies should be a warning to other firms breaking the...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks faces legal action from agents over holiday and pension pay](/upload/images/Logos/Purplebricks-2019Logo-400x310.jpg)
A claims firm wants to commence proceedings against online estate agency companies such as Purplebricks and Yopa. It's on behalf of thousands...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Self-employed agent says it’s not about money (but has bought a Jag)](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyManagement-400x310.jpg)
An estate agent who has now gone self-employed after working on the staff of Connells and Spicerhaart says her move is...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Video interview - why is digital property staging crucial for agents?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/SmartphonePropPhotography-400x310.jpg)
In the latest exclusive interview for our Weekend Features section, EAT's video reporter Chris Buckler - an agent himself with Keller...
09 October 2021
From: Features
![Is this the highest paid estate agent in Britain?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-Agent-Training-400x310.jpg)
An estate agent claims he may be the highest paid in the industry this year - and he puts it down to...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: £5m to be spent on self-employed agents in 100 areas](/upload/images/Logos/NestedLogo-2020-400x310.jpg)
An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Maldives over Benidorm – hybrid says ‘we do not want to be the biggest’](/upload/images/Back-link-images/Can_%20a_%20tenant_%20withhold_%20rent_%20over_%20a_broken_%20boiler_%20.jpg)
A Hertfordshire-based hybrid agency has released a surprising and some might argue refreshing message, saying it’s not interested in size as...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Homesearch and KWUK agree multi-million pound long-term agreement](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
In a 'coup' for property data firm Homesearch, Keller Williams UK, which has some 400 agents under its banner across the UK,...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![House prices to fall next year if market cycle continues - agency](/upload/images/Logos/KellerWilliamsUK-400x310.jpg)
An estate agency says it’s analysed the housing market’s long term cycles and forecasts that house price rises will continue -...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Ex-Countrywide director become agency chief executive](/upload/images/Logos/Fine%26Country-logo400x310.png)
The former group marketing director at Countrywide has been appointed as global chief executive of Fine & Country. Simon Leadbetter has also...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – has Purplebricks dealt a fatal blow to the self-employed model?](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...
14 August 2021
From: Features
![Five top portals to face Question Time with legendary agent Quirk](/img/default/eat.png)
Representatives of Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket, Boomin and OneDome portals are to be quizzed in an industry Question Time session next month. Russell...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Holiday impact fades as market returns to near-normal](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices in July rose after falling in June, according to the Halifax. They were 0.4 per cent higher than in June,...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - how much stamp duty holiday property has sold in 2021](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agency has calculated precisely how much residential property has been sold so far this year, fuelled by the stamp...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty: Buyers caught out as higher prices trigger tax take](/img/default/eat.png)
New research shows that the surge in house prices this year has taken homes in at least 25 areas of England...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![13th hub for agency claiming to be UK’s top self-employed firm](/img/default/eat.png)
Keller Williams - which says it’s the UK’s leading business-owner or ‘self-employed’ firm with twice the agents of any direct rival -...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Self-employed agency concept likely to fail, warns leading agent](/img/default/eat.png)
The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty saving all but wiped out by higher mortgage deposits](/img/default/eat.png)
The cost of the average mortgage deposit has climbed £11,000 in some areas thanks to the stamp duty holiday fuelling the...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Tragedy as agent and senior company figure dies aged just 44](/img/default/eat.png)
A senior figure in the UK activities of the Keller Williams estate agency has died at the shockingly young age of...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Spicerhaart chief defects to Keller Williams for new role](/img/default/eat.png)
Keller Williams UK has announced that Paul Sloan - who quit as operations director of Spicerhaart just weeks ago - is...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency backs converting empty shops into homes](/img/default/eat.png)
An agency is backing the conversion of empty retail units into homes - and has figures to prove how big an impact...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Estate agent case studies: ‘abandoning the corporate world for the new’](/img/default/eat.png)
Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...
01 May 2021
From: Features
![Nicky Stevenson – how do we encourage more women into senior roles?](/img/default/eat.png)
In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Ex-Foxtons man slams “relentless culture” of some agencies](/img/default/eat.png)
A former senior Foxtons and Douglas & Gordon agent has hit out at “the relentless key performance indicator culture” of some agencies. Matthew...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Boomin - What’s the verdict?](/img/default/eat.png)
The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...
03 April 2021
From: Features
![Property Natter - is working from anywhere the future for UK estate agency?](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...
13 March 2021
From: Features
![Over 550,000 sales (and many agents) benefit from stamp duty holiday](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest breakdown of the stamp duty holiday extension has given a first estimate of the total number of deals to...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity … Who’s sponsored to climb the cliff edge?](/img/default/eat.png)
Another week and another frenzy of news, culminating in the Budget and the extension of the stamp duty holiday. A cliff edge...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ delight as stamp duty extension helps another 300,000 deals](/img/default/eat.png)
Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![London still dominates sales market despite ‘exodus to the countryside’](/img/default/eat.png)
London still dominated the league table of locations with the highest volumes of sales by value in 2020, despite the apparent...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![New self-employed agents must choose optimum PropTech tools - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agents quitting companies and setting up on their own will prosper only by tapping into the most appropriate level of...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Walk-ins to High Street branches “more a liability than an advantage”](/img/default/eat.png)
The rise and rise of portal listings and changing consumer habits during the pandemic may mean the death of the High...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Video – Married couple ditch the high street for self-employed model](/img/default/eat.png)
In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Justin and Victoria Bhoday - a married...
06 February 2021
From: Features
![Stamp Duty Holiday: is it really just a subsidy for London buyers?](/img/default/eat.png)
London buyers have been by far the biggest winners from the stamp duty holiday according to new research. The Keller Williams UK...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents accused of “feigning hysterics” over stamp duty cliff-edge](/img/default/eat.png)
Two of the most outspoken agents in the industry have criticised those calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents should give conveyancers more information up-front - call](/img/default/eat.png)
A prominent PropTech supplier wants agents to hand over much more information to conveyancers to allow them to make faster progress on...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Self-employed agents thrive - if they work harder than before](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading enthusiast of the self-employed agency business model says even in these challenging times people can make a success of...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![What next for UK side of US agency as chief exec quits?](/img/default/eat.png)
Gary Keller is stepping down from his post as chief executive of the global Keller Williams estate agency empire. Although operating chiefly...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Could employee ownership be a good option for estate agencies?](/img/default/eat.png)
In July, here at Environet UK, we transferred 100% ownership of the company to our employees, in the form of an...
07 October 2020
From: Features
![Property Natter: why didn’t Foxtons’ American dream work out?](/img/default/eat.png)
Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...
26 September 2020
From: Features
![Another US agency enters UK market with plan for 100 agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Another US real estate agency wants to follow Keller Williams, Berkshire Hathaway and others by opening in the United Kingdom. Nest Seekers International...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Ground-breaking agent mentoring scheme wins lavish praise](/img/default/eat.png)
A self-employed agent has gone public to lavish praise on the mentoring scheme which is part of the Agents Together charity. Cameron Carter,...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![US realtor says UK agents would earn more with multi-listing service](/img/default/eat.png)
An American realtor who once predicted his company would have 5,000 UK estate agents working under its banner is now saying...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Another self-employed agency model boasts of 100 new recruits](/img/default/eat.png)
The battle between rival self-employed agent business models continues apace with eXp UK - set up last autumn - announcing it...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![No experience needed? Agency defends recruiting from outside industry](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the UK’s market centres set up by US-led agency Keller Williams has strongly defended its policy of recruiting newcomers...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![We’re the fastest growing agency in UK, boasts US-owned firm](/img/default/eat.png)
The chief executive of the UK operation of a US-owned brand says his agency its the fastest growing in this country...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Ex-Countrywide chief joins mentor team at Agents Together](/img/default/eat.png)
Industry veteran Harry Hill, a former chairman of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove, has now become a mentor at the new...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Almost half of agency’s new recruits have no property experience](/img/default/eat.png)
US-originated estate agency Keller Williams claims to be the fastest growing in the UK as a result of 29 agents joining...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks and Emoov founders call for radical stamp duty reform](/img/default/eat.png)
Online sector veterans Russell Quirk and Kenny Bruce have used social media to call for a temporary scrapping of all stamp...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Online Auctions Why Estate Agents Are Joining LetsBid](/img/default/eat.png)
Lets Bid works in partnership with a variety of Estate Agents across the Uk from big franchise brands like Winkworth /...
04 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Property Jobs Today - industry’s latest movers, shakers, appointments](/img/default/eat.png)
Although the shake-out in the industry is ongoing - online agency Settled and established new-build agency Cushman & Wakefield have both...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Self-employed agents - the way forward for the industry?](/img/default/eat.png)
Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...
26 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![US agency to tell UK young people how to be rich and successful](/img/default/eat.png)
The UK operation of the US-led estate agency Keller Williams is to hold two free online sessions tomorrow aimed at explaining...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - what will agent offices look like post-lockdown?](/img/default/eat.png)
There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...
09 May 2020
From: Features
![Why working from home isn’t always all it’s cracked up to be](/img/default/eat.png)
Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...
18 April 2020
From: Features
![Virus crisis will drive more agents to become self-employed - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the industry’s highest profile figures has suggested the Coronavirus crisis could trigger many more agents becoming self-employed. Nicky Stevenson -...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post-Coronavirus?](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...
04 April 2020
From: Features
![Child’s play as thoughtful agency provides packs for kids at home](/img/default/eat.png)
Kays Estates in the north of England - one of the agencies ‘powered by Keller Williams’ - has prepared packs for...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Conquering Corona - portal offer, live events, mental health help](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Spicerhaart under fire for “inhumane” and “disgraceful” sackings](/img/default/eat.png)
There has been scepticism across the industry as to the motives behind an unspecified number of lay-offs and permanent branch closures...