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A new agency has launched, describing itself as being “dedicated to creating extraordinary marketing for extraordinary homes across Hampshire, Surrey and...

When it comes to plain English, we in the property world are our own worst enemies. I don’t just mean the cliches...

A new estate agency has now announced that its co-founder is a Savills head of office who has jumped ship. Sebastian Hipwood,...

The housing market hasn’t yet tipped in favour of buyers, new agency data suggests. Figures from 550 estate agency branches across Great...

Rightmove’s Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) has been officially recognised by trade body Propertymark, alongside Propertymark Qualifications. The...

A new product to help agents meet their anti-money laundering (AML) responsibilities has launched. Lifetime Legal has unveiled Smart Compliance, which advises...

Sales progression service ASAP has launched a new anti-money laundering (AML) product to help agents comply with due diligence requirements and...

New software has been launched to help estate agents collect feedback on viewings. Feedback Enterprise, from the Cumbrian communications specialists SMS Speedway,...

A former Countrywide director says that since becoming a Keller Williams agent he’s racked up over £1m in fees. Dominic Marcel -...

A new estate agency called WS Residential has been launched in Yorkshire, following a merger between a consultancy and an existing...

The level of new housing sale stock has almost halved when compared to the closing stages of 2022, research suggests. Estate agent...

In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...

Estate agency franchise network Propertynest is looking to expand its reach as it looks to become a 100 franchisee-plus network over...

Rightmove has unveiled details of a new qualification for agents. Sales and lettings agents can now sign up to register their interest...

Rightmove has upped its house price forecasts for this year as new stock supply fails to keep up with demand. The portal...

A new agency service has been launched seeking to attract vendors of second-hand residential park homes.  Quickmove Properties has partnered with park industry...

MRI Software’s newest Agency Solutions expert, Michael Connolly, made the leap from working on the front line of an estate agent...

Southend on Sea, soon to be designated a city out of respect for murdered MP Sir David Amess, is to see...

Knight Frank is opening a new branch in Shrewsbury, covering Shropshire into the Cheshire Borders, north Wales, and mid Wales.  The opening...

The self-employed partnership known as The Agency UK - founded by three refugees from Purplebricks - has announced a major expansion. The...

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

Two former directors of the prestigious Beauchamp Estates agency in central London have set up their own new company. They say their...

A new estate agency listing historic houses is to have “a select group of creatives and thinkers” that will assist in the...

A new estate agency in one of the country’s most widely-mocked towns has opened its doors - and is not afraid...

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 country's largest group of independent agencies has named its new chief executive officer - and says it’s a...

A new Proptech platform is launching next month with claims it will “up-end the way agents do business” and that it will...

For a mixture of reasons, I now only write this column every two weeks. At first, I missed the weekly consideration...

The Guild of Property Professionals says that in the past quarter it has had its highest number of new joiners on...

A new agency called Eazy Agent has launched - it’s another online operation, this time with a starting price of £249. For...

A property developer has set up an estate agency that charges no commission to sellers but instead levies a non-refundable reservation...

The new YOUhome Property Gurus agency has announced another key hire to strengthen its central London activities.  The agency, set up by...

The Guild of Property Professionals says “a remarkable number” of agencies has joined it during the lockdown. Some 27 agencies signed up...

The online agency network love2move has won a new agency client despite the Coronavirus lockdown. Pinkerton - which covers the North Down,...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT - your regular Monday fix of who’s moving where in our industry. As ever, a...

Welcome to another Agents Do Charity, meaning it’s not just Friday but also a day to think about fund-raising in the...

The portals say they are ready and willing to play their part in changes approaching the industry, ranging from new agency...

An online agency which is free to list for vendors says it wants prospective buyers to stay in the property they...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday Property Jobs Today feature, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in...

A sales agency based in Warrington and set up originally to market new homes in Manchester is now expanding into Shanghai...

Property portal Zoopla has hired a new creative agency to help it reach its goal of becoming the UK's 'number one...

Two former directors of Savills in Cornwall have set up their own agency based near the county capital, Truro. Shore Partnership has been...

OnTheMarket says it will not increase listing charges in 2020 for any agents currently paying full fees, while agencies which list on only...

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

An estate agency which was set up in south Wales late last year is opening a new branch that it describes...

A PropTech firm that provides photography for virtual tours, floor plans and online and hard copy property details is relocating from Latvia to...

Having built over 1900 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 16 years, we know a thing or two...

A new estate agency has come up with a novel way of taking prospective purchasers around its patch - by using...

Hello and welcome to a new working week, which means your chance to catch up on the key moves in our...

“Do we really need another tax?” - that’s the question from a new buying agency, querying why the government wants to...

Having delivered over 1,800 websites for estate agents over the last 15 years, I have come to recognise one major common...

The new owner of Humberts says he would consider acquiring or working alongside existing agencies who want to be part of...

Just as some estate agents are reported to be making plans to retrench if the housing market continues to be sluggish,...

The online agency shake-out and consolidation continues apace. Former YOPA director Russell Humphrey has been named as the managing director of estate...

The boss of an electrical company has set up a new estate and letting agency with the help of six-figure funding...

A new national housing agency – Homes England – has been launched by the newly-rebadged Ministry of Housing Communities and Local...

An estate agency that has just launched in south Devon says it is giving its customers the advantages of a 24-hour...

Over 500 members of the Guild of Property Professionals have requested an easyProperty licence following the merger between the two organisations.   The...

Two friends have launched a new estate agency with a High Street office but charging vendors flat fees instead of a...

A new London-based online estate agency called Nested says it has had a “superb start” to trading, using its unusual business...

A new website that will allow vendors and landlords to compare the expertise and fees of estate and letting agents has banned online...

Humberts, long established as a southern England agency specialising in rural and semi-rural areas, says it is now going to use...

Best Estates, named New Agency of the Year at the recent Negotiator Awards, has opened its third office which aims to...

Strutt & Parker is to open a new agency office in South Kensington on June 1, despite ongoing uncertainty over the...

A new agency called Sphere Estates will launch next month following a management buy-out of high end overseas property agency Abercrombie...

A new online agency launched on Monday is already in hot water. It used photographs of a Manchester property on sale through...