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When Kenneth Bruce, co-founder of Purplebricks, published an emotional post on social media this week, my first reaction was; what a...

The founder of a new online sales assistance service says agents are often unfairly blamed by the public for failings in...

A PropTech start-up says its booking, valuation and communication tools will be available free of charge to any agency with fewer...

One of the more puzzling questions in London's estate agency industry has been resolved - how a company which appears to...

How has the world of estate agency changed in the last few decades? That’s the question this week’s Natter is going...

We’re always happy to publicise the fund-raising work of agents and others in our industry - even when, as this week,...

Online review organisation Trustpilot has issued an open letter regarding its Purplebricks reviews. In it, the review company - which is often...

Purplebricks has given more details of its activities in the United States, where it is hoping to break into a market...

Estate agency James Pendleton says it wants to give its clients more digital advantages without becoming an online operation itself -...

An online platform that allows the public to compare the services and fees of traditional estate agents in their areas has...

Sky News says the online estate agent eMoov is drawing up plans to float on the stock market.  Sky has been well-informed...

One of the founding agents behind Agents’ Mutual and OnTheMarket and one of the current directors of Countrywide will be amongst...

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...

Many industries in the UK are currently facing a tumultuous time as the great unknown of Brexit looms on the horizon...

Parliament is sitting again and the entire lettings industry is waiting with bated breath for more detail on the government’s proposal...

Let’s be honest - few people saw this coming. The 89 to 11 per cent majority amongst Agents’ Mutual members for...

Online estate agency YOPA - well known recently for advertisements featuring the Village People - is this evening launching a new...

Hunters’ figures for the six months to the end of June show small rises in income and turnover but a substantial...

It’s been quite a week, much of it concerning the technology that increasingly underpins our industry.  A glut of fund-raising and relaunching...

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...

Arun Estates reports that it has netted an additional £350,000 in fees thanks to a scheme designed to woo vendors using online...

Online estate agency eMoov has announced the appointment of a new marketing expert. Lucy Milne - formerly marketing director of Just Eat...

Customer service is a definitive priority for prospective borrowers when choosing a mortgage lender.  This is according to a study of over...

LSL Property Services has announced that it has invested £20 million into hybrid agency YOPA. News of the investment broke on Friday...

The Property Ombudsman Scheme (TPO) has partnered with Yomdel to provide a 24/7 live chat service.  Consumers can now seek 'independent dispute...

An online property auction taking place last week encouraged a 'frenetic' round of bidding of the like usually associated with an...

eMoov, the online agency which last month secured an additional £9m funding from investors, has launched a recruitment drive for what...

Over the past few months, hundreds of agents across the UK have been improving their photography skills by taking part in...

Online agency HouseSimple has once again been the subject of a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. Earlier this month a HouseSimple advertisement...

“When an industry is new, still finding its feet, finding its purpose, the tendency is for those few people within it...

Consumer group Which? says the public should be wary of claims made by online estate agents. This follows a series of complaints about...

A tech magazine has raised speculation, circulating in the industry for some months, that some online agencies have considered joining forces...

A major regional agency with offices in Kent, Surrey and Sussex says its new online service - Howard Cundey LIVE -...

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...

Countrywide’s share price hit a record low during trading yesterday afternoon when it dropped to 137.75p, having opened the day at...

Now we hate to spoil a long weekend but for much of the UK this is the final Bank Holiday before......

Before we go any further, assuming you are an Agents’ Mutual member, let me ask you a question. If you had...

Research in the United States shows that traditional full-service estate agencies achieve better sale prices than the biggest alternative in that...

For the second successive week the Advertising Standards Authority has banned an online estate agency’s advertisement.  Last week it was HouseSimple and...

As someone who spends his days peering into the PropTech world, one thing I’ve observed is the way in which certain tech prompts...

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

OnTheMarket is declining to comment after suggestions were floated that some debts by its member agents could be deferred, or in some...

Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals are to keep their current Mayfair office on London’s Park Lane -...

The chief executive of online estate agency eMoov - which has raised £9m in its latest investment round - says “more...

OneDome has launched a new online tool that allows users to scour Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket by setting up lifestyle criteria,...

Experts in Property - the network of independent estate agencies across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Bristol - has revealed two...

Countrywide has announced another management restructure, this time with chief executive Alison Platt appearing to take on additional responsibilities. The announcement makes...

The roadshow of presentations of Agents’ Mutual’s plans to float on the stock market have just passed the half-way mark. Remaining sessions...

An interview in an online magazine aimed at the small business sector lifts the lid on some of the structure surrounding...

Network Auctions has revealed its 100th partner estate agency office ahead of its next auction in three weeks’ time. Rolfe East in...

Sources within Countrywide say the latest senior management figure to leave the company is Sam Tyrer, who under her title of...

Speculation is growing that one of the most senior executives in the Countrywide management team may be leaving the organisation. Countrywide and...

An online estate agency with a website claiming “a saving of 50 per cent” on local agents, is seeking £100,000 to £250,000...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned online agency HouseSimple from claiming that High Street agents charge “1.5% to 4% (plus 20%...

If you’re a busy estate or letting agent, you’ll find that it can be quite difficult and time-consuming locating the right...

A new managing director has been named for EweMove - with the promise of more high-level appointments to come for the...

Humberts, which yesterday launched an online-only option for landlord clients, says it is “not closing the door” on expanding the idea...

Black Brick says its turnover in 2016 tripled to £3m with new business so far this year focussing increasingly on owner-occupier...

Humberts, a member of Agents’ Mutual, is today launching an online-only option and claims it can list online-only properties on OnTheMarket. Such...

One of the founding figures behind OnTheMarket, which currently bans listings from online agencies, now says bricks and mortar agencies that...

The stock exchange seems to be on everyone’s lips at the moment. There’s Agents’ Mutual seeking to float on the Alternative Investment...

There’s a distinct sense of déjà vu over the debacle of OnTheMarket. I avoided joining two years ago because I couldn’t see...

Once upon a time there were estate agents. That was it. Nice and simple. If you marketed and sold residential property,...

No one can say Agents’ Mutual has failed to provoke debate within the industry. The project was the centre of fierce argument...

The Guild of Property Professionals says the first sale through its white-labelled Guild Auctions operations has produced over £18,000 in commissions...

After my article last week predicting that Agents’ Mutual would likely seek to raise external capital, including possibly on the public markets,...

Even if you didn’t watch it, you’ve almost certainly heard about it by now.  The recent BBC Watchdog exposé of Purplebricks has...

  The first two meetings in a roadshow which OnTheMarket has organised for local member agents take place today - another 18...

There has been a sceptical reception from City analysts to Agents’ Mutual’s decision to restructure and float on the stock market...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

Historically, short-term rentals have been an unattractive business for the majority of estate agents and property managers. Scarcity of demand from tenants...

MPL Interiors has not one but two brilliant things to give away this summer. We want to encourage as many estate...

A data analytics firm that has studied over 2.7m visits to UK property company websites claims that once a visitor arrives...

Purplebricks’ share price this afternoon dropped to a recent low of 406.50p before recovering to close down about five per cernt...

You saw it, right? This article from Monday’s Guardian? It says that one in five estate agents are at risk of...

House hunters in the UK are the global leaders in online property research according to a new study from HSBC.    The bank...

Some 19 per cent of estate agents in the UK currently show warning signs that indicate they are at risk of going...

Adam Day, the founder of Connells-owned online estate agency Hatched, has been announced as head of operations at easyProperty.    In a statement...

  You’ll see a lot of 10th anniversary stories in the property industry and consumer media in the coming days: early August...

Countrywide says the roll out of its online sales and lettings service is on schedule to reach 50 per cent of...

Foxtons has reported its half-year figures for the six months to the end of June and, as expected, they show how...

More than 270 easyProperty licences have been secured by independent estate agents belonging to The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine...

More than a third of the homes in London currently on the market have had their asking prices reduced according to...

Given the shift change in the estate agent world at the moment, with online models becoming more prevalent (think easyProperty’s £60...

The fledgling trade body CIELA says it is going to institute a kitemark-style service for all estate agents to be able...

The on-off-on saga of the fledgling trade group for independent agents has taken another twist. The founder of the organisation suggests that...

A third of ‘quick sale’ companies - those that buy homes in bulk at discounted prices - say the rise of...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement which suggested that the firm behind it had “a physical office ... in...

The first ever home to have a viewing staged over Facebook Live has sold after it received three offers as a...

A new report reveals how clients’ reviews and star ratings - used by many online estate agents in particular - are...

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...

It’s not happening here (yet) but several articles on US websites have started talking up the possibility of Amazon going into...

PropTech start-up OneDome - which describes its products as allowing traditional estate agents to challenge Purplebricks and other online rivals -...

Foxtons is reported to have teamed up with Oracle to improve its targeted digital marketing and lead generation. Oracle’s Marketing Cloud product...

An expert analysis of the Purplebricks trading statement for 2016 reveals that the agency’s Local Property Experts each earn an average...

A traditional estate agency has launched a new online package to give vendors the opportunity “to save thousands.” FranKeys in Lincoln has...

Living next to inconsiderate neighbours can be a nightmare, but letting to bad tenants can prove costly, especially when issues, which...

How many property professionals are truly happy with their revenue? High levels of competition from new market entrants is a significant...

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has issued its judgement in the case between Agents’ Mutual and the Gascoigne Halman agency - and...

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint over a Purplebricks website statement featuring testimonials from clients; the complaint was made...