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Regional agency Mundys has snapped up a sales business, taking its branch total to five. It currently has two offices in Lincoln...

Leaders has launched its upgraded sustainable office in Guildford, Surrey, with an event for local clients, media, local businesses and Leaders staff. The Leaders Romans...

A shift towards self-employed estate agency models has contributed to a decline in estate agency branches, research suggests. Analysis by property data...

Kendal’s Arnold Greenwood Estate Agents has expanded with the launch of a new south Cumbria branch. Estate agency services at the new...

Agency brand Hat and Home has launched a new branch in Ascot that will be led by Paul Price. He joins the...

Independent estate agency Hat and Home has continued its expansion with two new branches announced. Three-branch Hat and Home is growing its...

Mackenzie Smith has opened its eighth branch, launching a new office in Camberley, Surrey.  The independent brand’s new office is located right...

Newly-independent estate agency North Residential has opened a second branch in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire.  It comes just three months after...

It’s been a busy week for agency branch openings. Dexters is the latest to unveil new offices in London, opening nine across Blackheath,...

Portico Estate Agents is set to unveil a new sustainable office at its Fulham branch in London next week. It forms part...

Another ‘prestigious’ London location has been added to the Fine & Country roster, with Teddington the latest to open a branch...

A company that sold a record 465 homes in 2021 has invested in a new office which it claims will “redefine...

Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...

Winkworth has told its shareholders that it expects approaches from prospective franchisees to open new branches this year. In a trading statement...

A regional agency has this week opened a new 8,500 square feet office with a pledge to expand and employ 100...

Two London agencies have announced acquisitions as consolidation in the capital continues apace. Dexters has six new branches after the acquisition of...

An independent estate agency with an eye to fashion has launched a second office in the Home Counties, just nine months...

The concept of the High Street estate agency branch has been given an endorsement by two companies announcing new offices. Fine &...

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

One of the UK’s oldest estate agency firms has expanded into two new territories.  Nock Deighton was established in Shropshire in 1831...

Fenn Wright, a prominent East Anglian independent agency, is to open its first office in Felixstowe this autumn, making this the...

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...

A young franchisee with hybrid agency EweMove is expanding into another area just over nine months since launching his agency. Chris Wells,...

London agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is opening four new branches this year. KFH recently opened new lettings offices in Brook Green...

London-focussed agency Winkworth - which has around 60 of its 100 franchise branches in the capital - has now opened another...

London-based estate agency Orlando Reid is opening an additional office in Manchester - the start of a long-term growth programme for...

A prime London estate agency is going global - not only with a new office in the UK capital but with...

As London plays catch-up with the buoyant housing market seen in the rest of the country, two agencies have announced new...

Chancellors today opens its 56th and newest branch with what it calls its most generous ever offer to potential customers. The office...

Fine & Country is opening a new branch in the Welsh capital, Cardiff. It covers the city and surrounding areas, the Vale...

A London agency has opened its second office in the south of the capital. Kalmars’ new branch is on the historic Old...

An independent agency has announced the opening of another office in what it calls a vote of confidence for the local housing...

A north of England agency is opening two new branches which will also have coffee shops and deli counters.  Redbrik’s two new...

Zoopla has added over 1,000 branches since lockdown began in March, taking total membership of offices and new homes to a...

Connells Group has announced a major recruitment drive as it looks to create 250 new agents' positions - and it’s launched...

Countrywide, which is thought to have closed over a fifth of its branches in recent years, has opened a new office...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that a string of Countrywide offices across the country have been closed in recent weeks - but...

Independent agency Sawyer & Co has announced the opening of a new branch in the Preston Park area of Brighton -...

Two City consultancies instructed by OnTheMarket have talked up the company’s fortunes after the appointment of its new chief executive.  Shore Capital, which in...

With access to finance being such a hot topic at the moment, more and more estate agents are turning to commercial...

OneDome, which operates two free-to-list property listing sites, says it’s had a record month as it strives to build an alternative...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT - we know some agencies are reshaping their structures and downsizing but this...

Hunters has launched two additional franchise branches in Tower Bridge, London and Middleton, North Manchester, taking the company total to over...

The latest branch of Fine & Country says it intends to expand both its premises and its workforce by the end...

Zoopla has upped the stakes in the war between rival websites with two major claims which implicitly challenge both Rightmove and...

Three more agencies have signed up to the ESTAS customer review platform. The arrival of Newton Fallowell, Lovelle and Goodchilds - all...

Zoopla has published a startling set of statistics to demonstrate what it calls “a record January with significant growth in delivery...

Auction House, which says it’s the largest property auctioneer in the UK, is opening a new branch in Kent, with its...

The Hunters franchise group says it’s now the third largest agency in the UK, and it promises to reveal a major...

A new branch of Keller Williams UK - operating from a so-called market centre office rather than a traditional shopfront branch...

Chancellors Estate Agents is next month opening its newest branch in Swindon - the first time the company has operated in...

Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, is to open three new offices in the New Year.  The...

Century 21 UK has made what it claims to be the largest acquisition in its history, snapping up an independent agency...

Hunters has announced a new branch being opened in Ickenham, part of Hillingdon in north London.  It’s to be the third branch...

Independent family-run agency Kalmars, which currently has just one office in the capital, has revealed the first of four new branches...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Simon Trippett – Partner at The Property Centre. What services...

Franchise giant Hunters says its branch network has now hit 200 following a spate of acquisitions in the first half of...

Knight Frank has expanded its residential London network with the addition of a new South Bank office. While many agencies have shut...

LSL Property Services, parent firm of Your Move and Reeds Rains, says the company’s branch closure programme was a success with profits...

Fine & Country, the international network of prime estate agencies, has this week announced the opening of two new offices. The first...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

One of the capital's best-known agents, Marsh & Parsons, has expanded its network with a new office in Streatham Hill, South...

Jackson-Stops has launched a new branch in mid-Sussex, expanding the estate agency’s national network to over 45 offices.  The Mid-Sussex branch will...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...

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

Foxtons has ruled out further branch closures as it continues to struggle against what it calls “the continued weakness” of the...

Franchise giant Hunters, which started 2019 by announcing two new branches, is to open another four next month after an upbeat...

Hunters has continued its expansion in the north of England with two new branches in Yorkshire and Lancashire.  The Pontefract branch becomes...

A first-time agent who has previously owned a retail franchise and some buy to let units, has bought the Century 21 franchise...

Countrywide has given Estate Agent Today exclusive details of progress on its Back To Basics programme as it seeks to recover...

OnTheMarket has seen another increase in listings to more than 10,500 offices, but it is repeating a warning that its free...

At least one estate agency appears to be doing better than expected in the current challenging market - Hunters says sales...

Another four existing estate agency branches have rebranded as Hunters. In the westcountry three branches of Heritage4homes - at Yatton, Nailsea and...

Hunters is hoping to defy the long-running slowdown in the London market with the opening of a new branch in Greenwich.  The...

London’s housing market may be in the doldrums but two estate agencies have shown faith in its long-term recovery with moves...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, our regular Monday round-up of moves around our industry. Please let us know what’s happening...

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is defying the glut of stories suggesting the London market is beset with difficulties and has launched...

Four estate agencies have opened new branches, either as a result of expansion or because of acquisitions. Homes4u has opened a futuristic...

Franchise giant Hunters says independent agencies which joined the firm in recent years have typically beaten the performance of the housing market. Chief...

Foxtons says its long-term branch expansion programme is now “largely complete” and it is shifting its attention to using technology to...

Essex and Suffolk-based estate agency and chartered surveying firm Fenn Wright is opening a new branch - its fourth in the...

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...

Foxtons has reported its 2017 figures to shareholders and the City this morning and as expected they show sharp falls in...

Royston & Lund, the Nottinghamshire estate agency set up by former Notts County player Gary Lund, is expanding with a second...

National franchise giant Hunters has delivered a strong trading update, despite what it describes as 'challenging conditions'. Earlier this week, it was...

Franchise giant Winkworth, which opened seven new branches in 2017, has announced two new office openings this month.  They are at Banstead...

Fine & Country has now opened its latest office in the Kent town of Tunbridge Wells.  The firm says that strategically, this...

Franchise giant Winkworth says three new offices are set to open early in 2018 to build upon its seven new branches...

Thieves have broken into an estate agency branch within a fortnight of it opening and are reported to have stolen equipment...

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...

Hunters is opening a new branch in the fashionable area of Shoreditch in east London, despite a slump in sales across...

A London independent says it has doubled its valuations so far this year and is opening a new office, despite the...

Jackson-Stops & Staff has opened a new branch in Reigate, Surrey, taking its national network to 45 offices. The branch augments nearby...

International agency brand Fine & Country has announced the opening of its 12th Portuguese office. The global network, which now has agents...

Franchise agency Hunters has launched another London office. Hunters has already opened six new branches across the country this year, and acquired...

Hunters has told investors that its revenues rose 15 per cent to £13.8m in the year to the end of December,...

Carter Jonas is expanding its activities in south west England by opening new branches and through the unusual route of a...

Hunters has boosted its office network over the 200 mark through the acquisition of Besley Hill, one of the longest established...

Connells Group’s estate agency business recorded an eight per cent increase in exchanges in 2016 over the previous year, and says...

It’s a public relations dream come true. The new Sudbury branch of the East Coast independent agency Fenn Wright has secured a...