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One of the founders of self-employed brand The Agency UK (TAUK) has set out hopes for the business to dominate the...

Purplebricks co-founder Kenny Bruce has returned to the estate agency world. Bruce, who helped launch Purplebricks with his brother Michael as well...

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

Michael and Kenny Bruce have for the first time given their views on what went wrong for Purplebricks during their time...

Purplebricks chief executive Vic Darvey has quit, citing “personal circumstances”.  He leaves at the end of this month with chief operating officer Helena...

A former Purplebricks chief is the new CEO of rival online company Yopa. Verona Frankish has been involved in the property industry...

An England football manager who resigned after a newspaper sting is in a podcast series launched by Boomin and Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny...

Boomin has announced the appointment of six agents, described as independent representatives, who are now on the new portal’s strategic board. The...

Hello and we’re at the end of another week celebrating all those in our industry who do great work. And this...

Boomin says it’s added over 600 new agency branches during May, with the latest signing being the large Pattinson independent with...

Sarah Edmundson, the chief executive of the Agents Together charity - set up by the Bruce brothers, Michael and Kenny -...

Boomin founder Michael Bruce says his new site has enjoyed a stronger start than any other portal in terms of visits, viewings,...

Sky News is reporting that new portal Boomin is to announce the former chief executive of Sir Richard Branson’s business empire...

Agents have contacted Estate Agent Today to say they fear the new MatchMaker service on the Boomin portal could be used...

Boomin co-founder Kenny Bruce says the UK economy should now be opening up thanks to the success of the Coronavirus vaccines. In...

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...

A survey of portal usage shows a low level of trust and customer satisfaction from agents, and a majority of agencies saying they...

Boomin, created by Michael and Kenny Bruce, promises “highly memorable and engaging” TV and radio ads at its launch in the near...

A new working group on mental health in the agency industry is being set up following a poll revealing 62 per cent...

The industry seems almost back to normal. Not the ‘new normal’ we spoke so much of a few weeks and months ago,...

Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce has batted away a stinging attack on him made by allAgents, a review website. allAgents has set up...

One of the highest profile figures in the agency industry - and a past critic of Purplebricks - has come out as a vociferous...

The soon-to-launch Boomin portal has signed up a national firm and now claims to have recruited 40 per cent of the...

Boomin is to levy a traditional monthly fee for estate and letting agents listing on the site, in line with other...

The ESTAS awards service and the Agents Together foundation are entering into a partnership. That means all ESTAS customer agents will be...

Yet-to-launch portal Boomin has secured the support of 10 more estate agencies, one of them the national chain Humberts. In its third...

One of the latest 10 agents joining the still-to-launch Boomin portal says it could be the go-to website for all property...

Agents Together, the wellbeing and mentorship service which came into existence earlier this year, is launching what it calls a Redundancy...

A PropTech platform wants to find out agents’ views on a range of industry issues - and that includes whether they...

One of the founders of Purplebricks, and now a founder of the portal Boomin, has been awarded an MBE in today’s...

Boomin, the new portal being set up by the founders of Purplebricks, is holding a series of confidential webinars next week...

The portal  set up by Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny Bruce has revealed it's recruited Rightmove and Zoopla personnel and intends...

Property portal Boomin has been "courted by a range of potential backers" according to Sky News. The news service - which has...

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

One of the most experienced British estate agents says the new portal Boomin - expected to launch next month, October -...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has given a thumbs up to the new Boomin listings service created by the brothers...

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

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

The brothers who founded Purplebricks - Michael and Kenny Bruce - have returned to the agency industry for the first time...

A survey of estate agents conducted through trade publications has revealed that market uncertainty and the handling of transactions within government...

Purplebricks is reported to be facing a shareholder revolt this coming week at its annual general meeting because of bonuses paid...

All eyes will be on Purplebricks today to see if there is further development in what some believe is a long-term...

Troubled star fund manager Neil Woodford has sold another slice of his share in Purplebricks, prompting further speculation about the future...

A former Local Property Expert and manager at Purplebricks has gone on record to reveal what it was really like to work...

Purplebricks has revealed its annual results for the year ending April 30 2019.  The hybrid agency has posted an operating loss of...

Purplebricks’ founder Kenny Bruce has promised that his departure from the firm does not mean he won’t be heard of again. Kenny - whose brother...

A former Territory Owner at Purplebricks, who at one time managed 11 Local Property Experts, has spoken out in support of...

Beleaguered fund manager Neil Woodford, one of the first champions of Purplebricks, has reduced his stake in the troubled agency for...

Beleaguered fund manager Neil Woodford, one of the early champions of Purplebricks, has slashed his stake in the company from 28.9...

Talks are reported to have been held between Purplebricks leading shareholder, Neil Woodford, and the German publishing group Axel Springer about...

Kenny Bruce, one of the founders of sector-leading online agency Purplebricks, has sent his good wishes to Russell Quirk, who founded...

The Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, Margot James, has used social media to say she is “thrilled to see...

One of the founders of Purplebricks is on course to create what the BBC calls “one of the biggest game-changers in...

It’s been revealed that the creators of Purplebricks came up with the name while brain-storming around a kitchen table - and...

One of the brothers behind Purplebricks has bought a football stadium in his home town. Kenny Bruce last year put £500,000 into...

Purplebricks has this morning announced it’s to launch in New York. A statement to the London Stock Exchange this morning read: The...

The short let management company Lavanda - backed by Harry Hill, former chief of Rightmove and Countrywide - has launched software...

When Kenneth Bruce, co-founder of Purplebricks, published an emotional post on social media this week, my first reaction was; what a...

You may have heard that Airbnb and property management company, Lavanda has closed a £1 million angel investment round.  Backers include Purplebricks...

Forgive the footballing headline – perhaps inevitable now that Euro 2016 has started – but several decisions and statements across the...

An investment consultancy has issued a note to investors, advising them not to buy shares in Purplebricks.  Jefferies – the firm which...

One of the founders of online agency Purplebricks says his aim is for the firm to become the "first choice" for...

Sky News is reporting that the City's top fund manager Neil Woodford has increased his involvement in online estate agent Purplebricks,...

Online estate agency Purplebricks is expanding its reach by launching in Northern Ireland.  The agency – which has ‘local property experts’ working...

Online estate agency Purplebricks says it is likely to make an Initial Public Offering in the second quarter of 2016 ahead...