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The landmark deal between The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) and Belvoir was ‘inevitable’ and more acquisitions could be on the card,...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Belvoir’s shares were temporarily suspended yesterday after the high court approved its high profile merger with The Property Franchise Group. This paved...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Industry leaders in both real estate and PropTech view AI/Automation and Big Data as the two major gamechangers in the next...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Belvoir shareholders have backed the agency brand's merger with The Property Franchise Group (TPFG), paving the way for the high-profile deal...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The majority of shareholders of The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) have backed a merger of the brand with Belvoir. TPFG and Belvoir...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has acquired Stirling Ackroyd, Alexander & Co and Peter Ball in the latest high profile industry acquisition. All...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Shareholders of Belvoir and The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) have been invited to a presentation this week where they can ask...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The chief executive and chief financial officer of Belvoir will lose their jobs if the brand’s merger with The Property Franchise...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Two major agency brands have agreed to merge in the latest high-profile industry deal. An update from The Property Franchise Group (TPFG)...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Reapit has appointed Steve Richmond as general manager in charge of operations in its home market of the UK and Ireland. He...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Three firms run by the same family have merged to create one of Derbyshire’s largest independent estate agency brands cope&co. Husband and...
09 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Kendal’s Arnold Greenwood Estate Agents has expanded with the launch of a new south Cumbria branch. Estate agency services at the new...
17 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has acquired Liberty Gate, a Nottingham-based residential lettings and sales business which operates one branch in Nottingham...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The acquisition will boost the group’s presence in South London, and both branches will be re-branded to Portico. John Chase, director at...
05 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Two well-known East Yorkshire estate agents have joined forces to merge their businesses with a new name and branding. Stanifords and Grays...
06 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A new estate agency called WS Residential has been launched in Yorkshire, following a merger between a consultancy and an existing...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
With the property market showing signs of a slow-down and the economic outlook rather uncertain, we spoke to Lucy Noonan, founder...
18 January 2023
From: Features
Making predictions for the year ahead is notoriously difficult and leaves me open to having egg on my face, but I’m...
16 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Dye & Durham says it could potentially appeal the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to effectively disallow its acquistion...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
National estate agency and advisory company Fisher German has merged with commercial property consultancy Matthews & Goodman. The merger creates one of...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Property data company Dye & Durham has promised to “work collaboratively” with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after the watchdog...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that it may block the merger of two property search firms as it...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...
14 May 2022
From: Features
More acquisitions are being predicted at agency franchise group Belvoir. It comes as the listed brand yesterday reported record group revenue of...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Lomond Group, which says it is the UK’s fastest-growing estate agency network, has appointed Ed Phillips as its new Group Chief...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Leaders Romans Group, which is fast becoming one of the UK’s largest agencies, has acquired another firm. It’s the first purchase of...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A company that sold a record 465 homes in 2021 has invested in a new office which it claims will “redefine...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News
One of Scotland’s leading legal and estate agency, Pacitti Jones, is continuing to expand. This week it has snapped up Tip Top...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Bowmark Capital is selling its Leaders Romans Group, one of the UK’s largest property services groups, to another private equity operator, Platinum...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A law firm is warning that one of the key risks facing that industry this year revolves around professional negligence claims against...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News
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
Sky News reports that the little-known Lomond Group - backed by private equity money - is in exclusive talks to buy one...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
PropTech industry giant epropservices has acquired Property Technology Ltd, better known to agents as marketing platform LeadPro. epropservices is the parent company of...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The Portico agency - set up in 1818 - has become part of the Leaders Romans Group, which has bought it...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Rural-focussed agency Brown&Co has acquired Lincoln-based agency JH Walter - the merged operation formally begins on October 1. Brown&Co opened its Lincoln...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
The housing market could be in for a financial boost of an unusual kind as a High Street bank plans to...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...
31 July 2021
From: Features
Two companies are to merge to create one of the Home Counties’ largest land and new homes businesses. Ashtons and Putterills Land...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News
An announcement by Foxtons this morning says it is considering future options for its mortgage business, Alexander Hall. The announcement - made...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Michael Jones & Company celebrates its 30-year anniversary this year and, in an effort to both celebrate the work of local...
12 June 2021
From: Features
This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The Property Franchise Group, which earlier this year completed a buy out of franchise rival Hunters, has expanded its senior management...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
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
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Legal firm Anderson Strathern has announced a merger with Lerwick-based Neil Risk Solicitor and Estate Agent. The Shetland firm's practice areas focus on residential...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News
The extraordinary consolidation in the estate agency industry continues apace today with two of the biggest deals reaching critical points. Firstly Hunters’...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
This week’s In Conversation Today interviewee needs no introduction. One of the property industry’s most recognisable names, she has been a...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News
At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...
30 January 2021
From: Features
Today will see a firm decision on whether The Property Franchise Group will take over rival franchise network Hunters. In early December TPFG...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...
16 January 2021
From: Features
Hunters has agreed to extend the deadline for talks about a possible takeover by its rival, The Property Franchise Group. In early...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The agency industry may look back on this year and say: “Well...to be honest we didn’t really see it coming.” No, no,...
28 November 2020
From: Features
The Competitions and Markets Authority is to probe the proposed merger of two crowdfunding sites used by numerous property industry companies. Crowdcube...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Various investors in Countrywide have submitted early online paperwork to The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers - the red tape required to...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Countrywide shares soared yesterday, rising 47 per cent on the previous close at one point as investors relished the prospect of...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...
27 October 2020
From: Recruitment & Business Matters
A reassessment of an independent agency’s activities during the Coronavirus crisis has led to it merging with a local franchise operation. Maison...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...
05 September 2020
From: Features
Is Countrywide finally on the road to recovery? Its share price has risen 125 per cent in the past three months; much of...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News
The hunt is on for a new boss of Countrywide according to news reports. Sky News says the company has recruited professional...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News
They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...
04 July 2020
From: Features
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - currently at the centre of a planning controversy - could be sacked in a September Cabinet reshuffle. The...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Dominic Cummings has been at worst a cause of huge anger to a nation that’s already extremely anxious. At best, he’s been...
30 May 2020
From: Features
On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News
In a very brief announcement to the City and to its shareholders this morning, LSL Property Services made clear that it...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News
The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...
14 March 2020
From: Features
We live in uncertain times. That I do not need to say to anybody. I am writing this piece aboard my...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News
LSL Property Services says the Coronavirus crisis has led to a softening of "lead sales indicators" - and it warns of...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry. You know the drill by now: if...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News
The right wing political magazine that Boris Johnson used to edit has called on him to cut stamp duty. The Spectator says...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Both Countrywide and LSL Property Services have submitted early online paperwork to The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, an independent body...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News
What an interesting few days it’s been. I don’t think the topic of this week’s column is doing anything good for our...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s been revealed that under takeover rules, LSL Property Services and Countrywide have until March 23 to make merger or takeover...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Countrywide and LSL Property Services have this morning confirmed that talks are underway about a possible mega-merger. This confirms the speculation yesterday that...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Some of the biggest figures in the industry have given Estate Agent Today their reaction to the news - broken yesterday...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Sky News claims that Countrywide and LSL Property Services are discussing a merger to become a £500m super-agency. In an exclusive it...
23 February 2020
From: Breaking News
This week I fly to Spain to present at a conference called Immotechnia. I am opening the conference with a 45-minute...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of the most senior figures in Countrywide’s upmarket John D Wood and Hampton International brands...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...
14 December 2019
From: Features
Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today for November - the festive month of December is just around the...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to a new week - one with darker evenings and colder days. But there is still plenty of activity...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - your Monday roundup of all the latest employment news from the industry. If you have...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Leaders Romans says it has won new funding to acquire more agencies. “We have made no secret of the group’s intention to...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Two of the highest profile independent estate agencies in the north of England have merged following a spectacular acquisition. Linley & Simpson...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News
West Sussex estate agency Robert Luff and Co has merged with the long established company Sawyers Estate Agents. This creates a new...
18 June 2019
From: Breaking News
Emoov and Countrywide: what a pair, observers might say. They present a tale of two failures - although, in the case of...
08 June 2019
From: Features
Online estate agent Emoov failed to tell crowdfunding investors it was losing £3m a month before its collapse, a Sunday paper claims. The...
24 February 2019
From: Breaking News
The Daily Telegraph has gone public with City speculation that Chicago-based real estate consultancy JLL may be interested in buying Savills. Both...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features
Audioagent and KeyAGENT have merged to create the UK’s largest property marketing group. Together they provide property marketing services to the UK’s...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News
A Newcastle-based property company says it has acquired the listings of Emoov and Tepilo. It has emailed and texted vendors to say...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News
The number of active conveyancing firms handling property transactions in England and Wales has fallen to an eight year low. A market...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Estate Agent Today has been given details of responses made by administrators to an enquiry about the possible acquisition of some...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News
The Times reports that crowdfunding investors are considering legal action following the collapse of Emoov. The investors in question appear to be some of...
10 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...
08 December 2018
From: Features
The ‘new broom’ owners of Zoopla have revealed that Gary Bramall is to be the firm’s new chief marketing officer charged with...