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![PropTech Today - Balancing AI innovation with the human touch](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Join the future of estate agency, today.](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Moveli/360x.png)
Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...
12 September 2023
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![What is ‘mixed tenure’ and why are mixed tenure developments built?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20image%20(5).png)
The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...
30 August 2023
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![Levelling up: how a quality CRM provider helps your agency grow](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%204%20360x280.png)
Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...
17 July 2023
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![Unlocking success: capabilities an ideal CRM toolbox should offer](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%203%20360x280.png)
CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
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![Purplebricks completes move away from self-employed agents](/upload/images/Logos/PurplebricksLogo2020-400x310.jpg)
Purplebricks say it’s going to complete its transformation from an agency using self-employed local operatives in the field, to having fully...
31 March 2022
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
![Purplebricks reveals result of switch from self-employed](/upload/images/Logos/Purplebricks-TeamGB-Board-400x310.jpg)
Purplebricks says its aim to move 650 staff from self-employed status to employed has had a 95 per cent success rate. It...
07 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – has Purplebricks dealt a fatal blow to the self-employed model?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.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
![Escape route for Purplebricks refugees who want to stay self-employed](/upload/images/library/MillennialAgent-Graphs-400x310.jpg)
Self-employed agents working for Purplebricks who want to resist the instruction to become fully employed are being wooed by a Midlands...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks’ autumn marketing blitz goes ahead despite shock jobs move](/upload/images/library/Purplebricks-TeamGB-Board-400x310.jpg)
Purplebricks’ chief executive says a £4m marketing blitz scheduled for the autumn will go ahead despite the upheaval caused by the...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks admits short term disruption but CEO makes pay pledge](/upload/images/library/Purplebricks-TeamGB-Board-400x310.jpg)
The chief executive of Purplebricks says he wants to move his agency’s 600 Local Property Experts from self-employed to employed status...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks ends self-employed agent service and goes “fully employed”](/upload/images/library/Purplebricks-2019Logo-400x310.jpg)
Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks to launch local marketing blitz after Olympics](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks is to launch an extensive marketing campaign after this summer’s Olympics to emphasise the local knowledge of its 600 agents...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks - Is it joining the establishment?](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...
20 March 2021
From: Features
![Purplebricks goes local - more emphasis on Local Property Experts in future](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks is to tilt its marketing increasingly towards local advertising on traditional and online platforms, and promoting the ‘on the street’...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Horses for courses - the rise of the personal agent](/img/default/eat.png)
The phrase ‘game-changer’ has been hugely overused. But when applied to how Covid-19 is changing the way estate agents will work...
20 June 2020
From: Features
![Purplebricks: so what do Local Property Experts REALLY earn?](/img/default/eat.png)
A statement made by Purplebricks in its trading statement yesterday appears to fly in the face of statements it has made...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks: an insider’s story of what it was REALLY like](/img/default/eat.png)
A former Local Property Expert and manager at Purplebricks has gone on record to reveal what it was really like to work...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Ex-Purplebricks boss defends 'nightmare' stories of LPEs earning 'peanuts'](/img/default/eat.png)
The former chief executive of Purplebricks has defended claims that some Local Property Experts are underpaid, saying that success comes through...
08 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks posts £52m loss, 55% revenue rise and confirms US withdrawal](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks has revealed its annual results for the year ending April 30 2019. The hybrid agency has posted an operating loss of...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks ex-CEO defends record on sales progression and LPEs](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks’ former chief executive Lee Wainwright has made a stout defence of the controversial agency’s sales progression process and its local...
28 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks Uncovered: What it's like to be a Local Property Expert](/img/default/eat.png)
Here’s an unusual story, describing the work of one of Purplebricks’ Local Property Experts who was with the company for around...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks the largest UK estate agency: 'So what?' says stock market](/img/default/eat.png)
The stock market and at least one City analyst have shrugged their shoulders at the claim by Purplebricks that it is...
06 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks: UK revenue up 81%, 630 LPEs and 74% of online share](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks says it enjoyed an 81 per cent growth in revenue in the UK the year to the end of April and...
05 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks: the 25 questions asked of its customers](/img/default/eat.png)
The assessment by an investment consultancy that Purplebricks sells some 76 per cent of the homes it lists may have made...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: Day in the life of…a Local Property Expert](/img/default/eat.png)
With the rise of Purplebricks in recent years, many will be eager to know what the hybrid agency’s Local Property Experts...
07 April 2018
From: Features
![Purplebricks: Estate Agent Today's experts look behind the latest figures](/img/default/eat.png)
Here it is - the industry’s verdict on the latest set of figures from Purplebricks. The agency doesn’t play by any of...
15 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks: agency wins advert dispute over Local Property Experts](/img/default/eat.png)
Complaints about a Purplebricks claim concerning its Local Property Experts have been rejected by the Advertising Standards Authority. Complaints came from PDQ...
25 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks says LPEs typically earn much more than high street agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks has launched something of a charm offensive to lift the lid on the experience and work of its Local Property...
29 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks: interview gives insight into LPE recruitment structure](/img/default/eat.png)
An interview in an online magazine aimed at the small business sector lifts the lid on some of the structure surrounding...
18 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks told to slow growth and get its house in order by City analyst](/img/default/eat.png)
After a roller-coaster day on the Stock Exchange yesterday, Purplebricks has sought to defend itself against further possible share price losses...
03 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks share price dips after agency slated on BBC show](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks’ share price this afternoon dropped to a recent low of 406.50p before recovering to close down about five per cernt...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![More details emerge of Purplebricks' LPE expansion programme](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks has released more details of expansion plans to recruit hundreds of additional Local Property Experts. The recruitment drive was launched yesterday...
12 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks launches drive to recruit hundreds more Local Property Experts](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks has this morning announced a drive to recruit “hundreds” of new Local Property Experts” in a bid to become what...
11 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks Local Property Experts 'earn average £41,925 a year'](/img/default/eat.png)
An expert analysis of the Purplebricks trading statement for 2016 reveals that the agency’s Local Property Experts each earn an average...
10 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks: nothing divides estate agency more than this](/img/default/eat.png)
Few things provoke argument within the industry more than the online v traditional agency debate - and within that debate, nothing...
30 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks agrees a UK sale every nine minutes 24/7](/img/default/eat.png)
New figures released this morning from Purplebricks shows the onward march of the hybrid agency and its Local Property Experts. For the...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks reports '83% instruction growth' in UK](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks has this morning issued its latest trading update, reporting what it calls "strong growth" in the UK and updating investors on...
04 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks to be 'biggest UK agency by 2019' with 'share price up 50%'](/img/default/eat.png)
A London investment broker says Purplebricks’ share price - currently around 300p - could rise another 50 per cent or more...
25 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![4 Reasons Why Virtual Furnishing Really Is The Future](/img/default/eat.png)
It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Local Property Experts 'are more proud than traditional agents'](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks chief executive Michael Bruce has suggested that calling his area representatives ‘Local Property Experts’ means they can be more proud...
22 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![New online agency with 'local experts' says it is Britain's cheapest](/img/default/eat.png)
An online agency called DoorStepAgents.com claims to have set up a service which is both the cheapest and ‘best value’ sales...
28 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Local Property Experts 'make Purplebricks a real disruptor'](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the world’s leading property portal and online consultants says Purplebricks, which is now operating in Australia and the UK,...
18 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks 1, Old-style online agencies 0](/img/default/eat.png)
Forgive the footballing headline – perhaps inevitable now that Euro 2016 has started – but several decisions and statements across the...
10 June 2016
From: Features
![Purplebricks: big revenue rise and 'Local Property Expert' numbers up](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks Group has issued a trading statement to the City - with another dramatic revenue increase and a claim that the...
11 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks launches recruitment drive for 'local experts' in 17 locations](/img/default/eat.png)
Hybrid agency Purplebricks has launched a recruitment drive for what it calls ‘local property experts’ in 17 parts of the country...