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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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Foxtons says its branch network is about to hit a record high of 67 despite the downturn in central parts of...

A series of announcements offer an insight into the market flux at the moment. Firstly the franchise giant Hunters has added three...

Foxtons has confirmed that it will be opening a further two branches in the coming weeks.  The agency said in July that...

Merged estate agents Leaders and Romans, known also as the Property Services Holdings Group (PSH), have taken aim at their competitors...

Hunters has delivered an upbeat report to shareholders, claiming income up 42 per cent in the first six months of the...

EweMove Sales and Lettings, which describes itself as the UK's first hybrid estate agency, has opened four new branches, taking its...

Foxtons is reviewing its programme of branch openings in London because of the slowdown in the capital's housing market. In figures released...

Brexit and the summer may be creating a faltering housing market in places but two agencies are defying any gloom by...

Leaders’ plans for significant expansion in 2016 remain undeterred by Brexit with eight new branches added to its national network in...

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has expanded its network of branches in central London with the launch of new offices in Clerkenwell,...

One of the UK's largest estate agency chains has issued its latest trading update, reporting a strong start to the year. Hunters,...

Foxtons has announced the appointment of Mark Berry as its new chief financial officer (CFO).  Berry will take over from current CFO...

The never knowingly under-punned EweMove hybrid agency says it’s seen a 69 per cent surge in valuation enquiries within three weeks...

Leaders has acquired another agency just weeks after absorbing another agency in the same region.  Tudor Estates was founded in 1959 and...

Foxtons has reported a 4.1 per cent increase in its group revenue in 2015 to £149.8m  although its profits dipped by...

Sales and lettings franchise giant Hunters has told the City it is anticipating “significant expansion” this year through additional franchises and...

First of all, welcome back everyone. Hope everyone had a great and relaxing break for Christmas and New Year. (Is anyone...

There has been more volatile stock market trading for some of the industry’s highest-profile agencies.  Countrywide - whose chief executive Alison Platt...

Hybrid estate agency EweMove is today announcing four new branches with more to come as it makes a move to target...

Foxtons is preparing to open its Croydon office on Saturday - the 58th for the company across Middlesex, Surrey and London.  As...

The latest trading figures from Hunters, which in recent years has become one of the country’s largest sales and lettings agents,...

London estate agency Foxtons is set to continue its expansion with the opening of two new branches next month. The new offices...

Hybrid estate agency EweMove has announced five new branches bringing its total to 62 - with more to come, it claims.  The...

A riposte to Paul Smith's article 'Why Estate Agents Must Stand Up to the Power of the Portals' I just read an...

Online franchise agency EweMove has 'expanded its flock' after opening four new branches. The latest franchises to open their doors are located...

Online agency EweMove says it is seething about a complaint made to the Advertising Standards Authority by a high street estate...

Franchise brand Hunters, currently the sixth largest estate agency group in the UK, is opening two new branches on the Wirral...