Online and hybrid agents have rapidly increased their market share over the past year, research claims. Analysis of new Zoopla, Rightmove and...
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Agents lost out on £600,000 worth of owed commission from withdrawn listings last year, industry data suggests. Withdrawn sales are an occupational hazard...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Yesterday afternoon, Helena Marston was finally confirmed as Purplebricks new CEO after all the due diligence checks that are required for...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Hundreds of former Purplebricks agents have now signed up to a potential legal claim against the firm. Contractors For Justice, known as...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Lawyers working on a class action against online agents including Purplebricks have said they will be ready to send a letter...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The shortage of stock in the current market is making it tough for High Street agents according to one of the...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Strike, formerly known as Housesimple, is the latest online agency to claim it’s going to secure a 10 per cent market...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Low fee agents such as Purplebricks and some other online operators are generally not trusted by the public when selling their...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The market share of hybrid and online agents has fallen again, this time to 6.7 per cent. That figure - taken at...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A High Street estate agent on Merseyside has criticised online rivals for creating nightmares for vendors who are then obliged to...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

We all know what did happen in 2021 - Covid and more Covid, the stamp duty holiday frenzy, a soaring rental...
11 December 2021
From: Features

A long-standing estate agency with three major branches has shut after 27 years of trading - blaming online competition and ‘race...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin has revealed an upgrade to its SmartVal feature, which tries to blend real-time online valuations with local expertise from member...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A new survey by property consultancy TwentyCi shows that the market share of online and hybrid agents in the third quarter...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Like most industries, estate agency is changing. A general trend to a more hybrid model, accelerated by the pandemic has resulted...
06 October 2021
From: Features

Purplebricks’ chief executive says a £4m marketing blitz scheduled for the autumn will go ahead despite the upheaval caused by the...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The market share of the online and hybrid agencies combined has risen to 8.1 per cent in the second quarter of...
15 July 2021
From: Breaking News

An app that promotes both on- and off-market homes to prospective buyers has linked up with a moving service PropTech platform. Houso...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

An online agency has issued an outlandish statement that it, and other online agencies, have made the profession more trusted amongst...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The market share of hybrid and online agents has remained at eight per cent, according to property industry consultancy TwentyCi. This figure...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News

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 Chancellor’s recent announcement that the stamp duty holiday would be extended for another three months was undoubtedly great news for...
27 March 2021
From: Features

A new survey suggests online agents are favoured by only three per cent of sellers. The study involved a modest sample -...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s top buying agents is advising purchasers and vendors to avoid online agencies and 'bucketshop' conveyancers. Edward Heaton - founder...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...
07 November 2020
From: Features

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

The government has issued new guidance to estate and lettings agencies on their obligations regarding money laundering issues - and online...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The phrase ‘game-changer’ has been hugely overused. But when applied to how Covid-19 is changing the way estate agents will work...
20 June 2020
From: Features

I recently read the news about Settled closing its doors. As of 6.29am on Tuesday morning, the article had been read by 8,642...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News

NetAnAgent, a website which offers consumers instant quotes from a selection of traditional and online agents, has changed some of its...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Details being presented to Parliament today may include information on how agents can return to work in some sort of ‘new normal.’ A 50...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The market share for all online agents fell sharply in the period up to the start of the pandemic according to new...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Almost eight in 10 sellers have instructed High Street agents in the past year - a significantly higher figure than 12...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...
26 February 2020
From: Features

An analysis of the market share of online agents shows they are on 4.8 per cent - virtually unchanged from the...
03 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading property lawyer is urging sellers not to use online agents because to do so would be “a gamble”. Gillian Wright...
30 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Understanding the customer journey plays a huge role in the success of any estate agent. From that very first viewing right through...
29 January 2020
From: Features

Quite a few years ago, I spoke at a conference for auctioneers. It was a traditional affair. Rural location. Nice hotel....
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The portals say they are ready and willing to play their part in changes approaching the industry, ranging from new agency...
10 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...
30 November 2019
From: Features

A new app is being launched which allows agents to gauge possible interest in a property before it is formally put...
28 November 2019
From: Breaking News

An online agent claims to have the answer to why fewer people are buying and selling these days. It’s not Brexit, stamp...
07 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A new league table of High Street agents’ charges published over the weekend reveals the locations where agents charge an average...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A controversial estate agent and former head of an online agency is urging agents to knock on the doors of vendors...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Upad, the national online letting agent set up by entrepreneur James Davis has announced that it is “closed to new business”...
15 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content

There has been a surprise, but small, increase in the market share of online estate agents according to the latest survey. Business...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A relatively new company which signs up vendors and then effectively sub-contracts their sales to strongly-performing local estate agents says it...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The tech publication WIRED has conducted an in-depth analysis of Purplebricks’ reviews on the Trustpilot site and suggests the agency may...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the first so-called ‘hub’ hybrid estate agencies using self-employed freelances instead of staff says it’s moving to bigger premises...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Simon Trippett – Partner at The Property Centre. What services...
18 September 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

A survey claims that millions of potential sellers would use online estate agents - and bizarrely, this includes an online agency...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...
24 August 2019
From: Features

The former Countrywide chief executive Grenville Turner says it is an option for online estate agency Yopa to go to an...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency Housesimple has appointed a company to handle its public relations and social media as it rolls it its...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the most experienced and high profile figures in the industry says individual agents working for online companies are typically...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has issued a guidance note warning online estate agents, after complaints about them have “grown dramatically”. “Property is big...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

When an industry disruptor enters a marketplace the impact on existing operators can be significant. It has been seen most notably...
31 July 2019
From: Features

The chief executive of Hunters franchise operation, Glynis Frew, says online estate agencies have given the industry two ‘positives’ - but...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s more bad news for online estate agencies this morning as a survey reveals that they have only a seven per cent...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Mark Worrall the co-founder of love2move What is love2move and...
25 June 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

The former chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the agency completes on over 80 per cent of the homes it lists...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News

An online auction service which only came into existence in September last year claims to have 150 partner estate agents already,...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A member of a legal information and networking organisation says an online estate agency expects him to do some work in...
10 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
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Traditional High Street estate agents have been given the thumbs up by sellers in a new survey of over 5,000 vendors...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ share price yesterday plunged to 90.5p at one point - well below the 100p level at which the company originally...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News

An expert who has invested in an online agency in the past has slammed Purplebricks’ business model. James Max, who presents the...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...
15 May 2019
From: Features

“I’m Russell Quirk, and I’ve failed” - with those words, the former chief executive of Emoov has begun to explain how...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News

1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...
04 May 2019
From: Features

Another bank has slashed its forecast for Purplebricks, citing concerns over its the long-term viability of its international activities in particular. As...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...
27 April 2019
From: Features

The head of the new Trading Standards authority regulating estate agents says Online firms are treated exactly the same as High...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech analyst insists that the tumbling share price of Purplebricks on the London Stock Exchange does not indicate that the...
23 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A new snapshot of market share claims that online agents accounted for 7.0 per cent of all exchanges in the first...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The failure of online agencies to significantly disrupt the industry is down to their being too cheap and creating a perception...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Online estate agents have seized on the recent national newspaper article accusing estate agents of over-valuing properties to earn higher fees. The...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s more bad news for Purplebricks: after a shock 80 per cent downgrading of its stock value by a bank on...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News

When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and lettings agents were predicted to swiftly spell the end for traditional...
30 March 2019
From: Features

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...
27 March 2019
From: Features

A newspaper claims that 1,228 estate agent branches closed on Britain’s High Streets last year. The Mirror’s business editor, Graham Hiscott, says the...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to the tried-and-tested 9am-6pm opening hours framework. But is this now changing,...
16 March 2019
From: Features

A report claims that the hybrid agency EweMove performs above average across a number of measurements. The study comes from TwentyCi, a...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News
13 March 2019
From: Features

The easyProperty online agency has abandoned an across-the-board fee structure, allowing its licensee agents to charge what they like. “Each local market is unique...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive. Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...
02 March 2019
From: Features

House Network, one of the first ever online estate agencies, is alleged to be considering calling in administrators. Two reliable sources close...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Online agency platform Love2move insists that its current bid to attract investors will not be damaged by the adverse publicity surrounding...
25 February 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...
23 February 2019
From: Features

Cast your minds back to the summer of 2014. It’s 9.55 am somewhere in east London ‘Sorry I’m late’ offers the...
23 February 2019
From: Features

Latest figures show that the top 10 online estate agencies have once again failed to exceed five per cent market share,...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News

“You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over,” is an oft-quoted saying of Richard...
09 February 2019
From: Features

The latest analysis of the performance of the top 10 online estate agencies shows that their market share of new listings...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...
02 February 2019
From: Features

The former chief executive of Emoov says online estate agencies charge too little, so risk appearing cheap and ineffective to potential...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the largest estate agencies in the Midlands, Newton Fallowell, says it’s made a remarkable £5m in referral fees from...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A new bespoke Customer Relationship Management system developed by The Property Franchise Group claims to enable High Street agents to fight...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Former City analyst Anthony Codling - who is now the front-man for a new property portal - has set out why...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The share of the market taken by online agencies in the final quarter of 2018 slipped from last summer’s high of...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A survey of 6,000 members of the public and 660 estate and letting agents has revealed some striking findings about how...
17 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has tightened its vice-like grip on the online market according to a new analysis - but the race is on...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...
31 December 2018
From: Features

New figures show that online agencies’ share of listings of homes for sale has plummeted to 4.6 per cent. This is well...
20 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A new analysis of the online estate agency business model claims that it ‘could be described as a Ponzi scheme’. The accusation...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Research by comparison website Netanagent claims the commission paid to estate agents in London could be over £70,000 depending on where...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The head of the portal PropertyMutual has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of being “corporate dinosaurs” and has called on agents...
10 December 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agency analyst has shared with Estate Agent Today his findings on the current and recent conversion rates of online...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

An online agency launched by a traditional high street agent to ward off competition says the online business model might have...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News

However mild the weather may have been for most of us, it’s a cold autumn for the online estate agency market...
10 November 2018
From: Features
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...
08 November 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

Purplebricks says it has seen year-on-year revenue growth of about 20 per cent despite what its chairman calls “a challenging UK...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Two former High Street agents say their new hybrid agency has enjoyed an impressive launch gathering 40 instructions in just four...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...
24 October 2018
From: Features

What may just be the UK’s ultimate property domain names have come up for sale - property.co.uk and realestate.co.uk. Both domains, which...
19 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The culture of impatience and instant gratification has a lot to answer for. It has forced the hand of the property...
17 October 2018
From: Features

Doorsteps, the online agency founded by a teenager, has raised over £700,000 - that’s 175 per cent of its original £400,000 target,...
15 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, has suggested that the unexpectedly low take up of online agents may mean that...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News

From where I’m standing there’s a lot in common between the debate between online and traditional agents, and the argument over...
29 September 2018
From: Features

The shock immediate closure of Hatched, the online agency heavily invested in by Connells, has raised question marks over the online...
21 September 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agency is pioneering a new business model in which it charges no commission whatsoever to the vendor. Freeagent247, an online...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The estate agent who is refusing to abide by a decision of the Advertising Standards Authority is now demanding details of...
16 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The chairman of LonRes says online estate agents have only a one per cent share of the market in prime central...
13 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The former deputy chief executive at online agency Tepilo is launching a new training, recruitment and consultancy business for estate agents. Catherine...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A report drawn up by Reapit and data consultancy Dataloft suggests that agents in 2017 lost a potential (and jaw-dropping) £4...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...
20 July 2018
From: Features

There’s a new twist in the row between a Cornish agent and the Advertising Standards Authority. The row revolves around a tweet...
16 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Over 15,000 households have exchanged after listing with an online agent in the second quarter of 2018 - that’s eight per...
11 July 2018
From: Breaking News

An agent from Cornwall who has waged a long-running campaign against online agencies in general and Purplebricks in particular has been...
11 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A hybrid estate agency has launched in Bury, one of the first of its kind to operate in the UK on...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

By now we’ve all seen news about the long-term decline in property sales and competition from online alternatives leading to ‘more...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s best known regional traditional agencies, Pygott and Crone, has used a promotion in local news outlets to...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News

TV property expert Sarah Beeny says she expects online agencies to take 70 per cent market share in the future -...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...
02 June 2018
From: Features

In an era when we are never far away from our phones, tablets or laptops, buying and selling property is benefitting...
24 May 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Two online agents and a number of PropTech companies have been named in startups.co.uk's Startups 100 index. Coming in at number 64...
22 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The prospect of technology transforming the selling and buying process, including more power for portals and especially online agents, dominated parts...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the world’s leading agency and PropTech analysts says the race is on for who comes second in the UK’s...
08 May 2018
From: Breaking News

One of London’s leading estate agents is advising sellers to consider giving the negotiator who sells their property a bonus, and...
20 March 2018
From: Breaking News

New research appears to show that Purplebricks, HouseSimple, Yopa and other prominent online agencies are most popular with vendors selling in...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...
03 March 2018
From: Features

One of the country’s leading PropTech entrepreneurs has responded to recent criticism of online estate agencies and their allegedly-poor record of...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

We think about technology all the time. At least, I do. And there’s nothing left in property that technology hasn’t touched...
28 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A new report by the residential property team of a legal firm has found widespread criticism of online agents’ over their...
27 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A lengthy analysis of the online agency sector, based on material supplied by an online agent, suggests that its market share...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Traditional solicitor estate agents north of the border have a higher success rate than any other estate agency model. The claim comes, perhaps...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Leading independent property expert Kate Faulkner says the current row regarding the accuracy of Purplebricks’ sales figures should be the trigger...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Pressure continues to mount on Purplebricks to reveal its sales data after a weekend during which claims about its effectiveness continued...
05 February 2018
From: Breaking News

US bank J P Morgan has predicted that Purplebricks, which it says now has around six per cent of advertised homes...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...
03 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Who says things slow down before Christmas? The opposite appears to be the case, at least when it comes to the...
21 December 2017
From: Features

It’s traditional before Christmas to either review the year past or anticipate the one ahead - but I’m intrigued about what...
16 December 2017
From: Features

Yesterday morning OnTheMarket confirmed its IPO plans but with no firm date. The question remains on whether the float will be...
11 December 2017
From: Features

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been. Even better, this property-based...
25 November 2017
From: Features

Online estate agent eMoov recently set itself apart by directly addressing the issues of openness and transparency that have long dogged the online business...
15 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...
28 October 2017
From: Features

So at last someone has woken up to the fact that Purplebricks needs to be clearer about how it charges for...
21 October 2017
From: Features

A long-standing traditional agent says the real success of online agencies is not their share of the market but that they...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...
30 September 2017
From: Features

There is growing concern that online agents who do not chase-up on behalf of clients are leading to delays and fall-throughs...
25 September 2017
From: Breaking News

When Kenneth Bruce, co-founder of Purplebricks, published an emotional post on social media this week, my first reaction was; what a...
20 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The founder of a new online sales assistance service says agents are often unfairly blamed by the public for failings in...
19 September 2017
From: Breaking News

How has the world of estate agency changed in the last few decades? That’s the question this week’s Natter is going...
16 September 2017
From: Features

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...
09 September 2017
From: Features

Arun Estates reports that it has netted an additional £350,000 in fees thanks to a scheme designed to woo vendors using online...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency eMoov has announced the appointment of a new marketing expert. Lucy Milne - formerly marketing director of Just Eat...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

“When an industry is new, still finding its feet, finding its purpose, the tendency is for those few people within it...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Consumer group Which? says the public should be wary of claims made by online estate agents. This follows a series of complaints about...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Before we go any further, assuming you are an Agents’ Mutual member, let me ask you a question. If you had...
24 August 2017
From: Features

Humberts, a member of Agents’ Mutual, is today launching an online-only option and claims it can list online-only properties on OnTheMarket. Such...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News

There’s a distinct sense of déjà vu over the debacle of OnTheMarket. I avoided joining two years ago because I couldn’t see...
12 August 2017
From: Features

After my article last week predicting that Agents’ Mutual would likely seek to raise external capital, including possibly on the public markets,...
09 August 2017
From: Features

There has been a sceptical reception from City analysts to Agents’ Mutual’s decision to restructure and float on the stock market...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...
04 August 2017
From: Features

You saw it, right? This article from Monday’s Guardian? It says that one in five estate agents are at risk of...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News

You’ll see a lot of 10th anniversary stories in the property industry and consumer media in the coming days: early August...
28 July 2017
From: Features

Given the shift change in the estate agent world at the moment, with online models becoming more prevalent (think easyProperty’s £60...
22 July 2017
From: Features

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

A network of almost 80 independent estate agency offices has launched what it calls a hard-hitting campaign against 'internet-based call centre...
15 June 2017
From: Breaking News

To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...
10 June 2017
From: Features

A study described as the biggest of its type seeks to explain why vendors choose - or avoid - online agents. The...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A consumer group which has consistently promoted online agencies says they achieve closer to sellers’ original asking price than the national...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...
27 May 2017
From: Features

The comparison service Get Agent has released the full details of its analysis of the performance of four different online estate...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Think ‘fake agents’ are no threat to your business? Think again. The rise of online agents - dubbed by some as...
12 May 2017
From: Features

Purplebricks' share price moved up over two per cent yesterday on the strength of its latest trading statement - but its...
05 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Even some of the most successful professionals from other professions fail to grasp the most important point when it comes to...
29 April 2017
From: Features

The new chief executive of the Guild of Property Professionals has accused some online agents of carrying out “aggressive” marketing campaigns...
26 April 2017
From: Breaking News

As debate continues over the merits of upfront fees against post-sale commission for agents and consumers, the fledgling UK ProperTech Association...
25 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ advertising is very negative and critical of the competition. They talk about 'commisery', trying to make potential sellers feel ripped...
08 April 2017
From: Features

An online estate agency which says it could be the next Purplebricks says prejudice against internet property transactions is waning “With Neil...
17 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Fledgling trade body The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) has described Purplebricks as the 'biggest enemy currently facing...
07 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Harry Hill - former chief executive of Countrywide and the founder of Rightmove, and one of the most respected figures in the...
23 February 2017
From: Breaking News

1) Who are you? Kevin Ward – Director and founder of Agentlocator.co.uk 2) For those not familiar with Agent Locator, can you explain...
16 February 2017
From: 60 Second Interview

A new website supporting high street estate agents has recently launched. Agent Locator provides an online platform for high street estate agents to showcase...
16 February 2017
From: Sponsored Content

A new website that will allow vendors and landlords to compare the expertise and fees of estate and letting agents has banned online...
19 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Online estate agents have been accused to “the callous exploitation of naive sellers” by the software executive behind the idea to...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the earliest entrepreneurs to found a website to allow for-sale-by-owner property listings back in 2000, predicts current online agents...
05 January 2017
From: Breaking News

There were some absolutely brilliant figures released recently by telephone answering specialist, Moneypenny. The highest call volumes diverted from agents to Moneypenny occurred between 10am-11am...
12 November 2016
From: Features

An Essex estate agent who believes he is the youngest in the industry has explained his success to Estate Agent Today...
08 November 2016
From: Breaking News

eMoov is to offer virtual tours to clients free of charge - a service for which it says rival online agents...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News

This week we have the Head Shepherd of EweMove, Glenn Ackroyd, in the hotseat. He’s been co-owner of EweMove Sales and Lettings,...
30 September 2016
From: Features

Barely a week goes by without an announcement relating to the latest player entering the online agency world and when they...
23 September 2016
From: Features

A hybrid franchise agency is looking for new partners to expand its reach in the Midlands. Campbells says it is looking for...
21 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Later on, the title of this piece should become clearer (at least I hope so). First, though, a few bits and...
09 September 2016
From: Features

Ed Mead, one of the most high profile estate agents in the industry, is leaving London agency Douglas and Gordon to...
06 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The bank Credit Suisse has launched a new monthly survey of online estate agents, using a simple eight-element questionnaire. The bank -...
30 August 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s easy to forget, but there was a time when the internet didn’t exist. When the idea behind the world wide...
19 August 2016
From: Features

Whether you work from a traditional office, a coffee shop or a bedroom, one thing's for sure is that these days...
04 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Swiss bank UBS has given an upbeat assessment of online estate agencies in the changing housing market - but it warns...
14 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The old and eternal debate over whether or not tenant fees should be banned continues to rumble on. It’s a major concern...
10 June 2016
From: Features
09 June 2016
From: Sponsored Content

A survey of over 2,000 people suggests that online estate agents lose out to their traditional counterparts in terms of public...
03 May 2016
From: Breaking News

A consumer group which champions home owners claims twice as many members of the public support the stamp duty surcharge as...
22 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Respected westcountry estate agent Chris Wood is to offer consultancy and training courses through new industry training group Agency Mentors. Wood, who...
01 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The days are getting longer, the sun is starting to appear on a more regular basis, Easter is just around the...
18 March 2016
From: Features

Two property professionals who in the past have worked for Savills and Hamptons International, have launched a hybrid estate agency. Founded by...
15 March 2016
From: Breaking News

As any marketer will tell you, the marketing mix in its most basic form is made up of 4 P’s: Price,...
12 March 2016
From: Features

OnTheMarket is not going to uphold the controversial ‘one other portal’ rule for its new Overseas Channel, which it has launched...
02 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The amount of column inches taken up by ‘property’ is at an all-time high. In my mind there are two major contributing...
20 February 2016
From: Features

A west country property developer is reported to have taken “a significant stake” in Netanagent, a price comparison website focused on...
09 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The website of the consumer group Which? is asking for readers’ experiences as to which is the better choice - using...
05 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Online agency HouseSimple is introducing a High Street agency style No Sale-No Fee option for vendors, with a reduced fee if they...
27 January 2016
From: Breaking News

I'm sure most of you have seen, or at least heard of the Mad Max series of post-apocalyptic dystopian fantasies. The latest...
18 January 2016
From: Features

The co-founder of hybrid estate agency EweMove says if the newly-floated Purplebricks fails "the online agency game could be up." Glenn Ackroyd,...
18 January 2016
From: Breaking News

First of all, welcome back everyone. Hope everyone had a great and relaxing break for Christmas and New Year. (Is anyone...
15 January 2016
From: Features

Do you remember Martha Lane-Fox? She was the poster girl for lastminute.com and an icon of the dot.com bubble that ended...
15 January 2016
From: Features

Online estate agent Purplebricks has now completed its pre-Christmas IPO with shares initially valued at £240m. It’s the latest news that...
08 January 2016
From: Features

A survey of 1,000 members of the public suggests that 60 per cent of people would prefer to buy or sell a...
06 January 2016
From: Breaking News

eMoov founder and managing director Russell Quirk has taken to print to explain why he believes 2016 will be the year...
24 December 2015
From: Breaking News

It’s time to take a pause, to reflect and put into context—and what a year it has been for our industry...
24 December 2015
From: Features

What is the biggest change you’ve seen in the agency industry during your time at TPO? For me, the biggest change has...
18 December 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

A large survey of home movers reveals that over one in five of them considered using only an online-only estate agent...
14 December 2015
From: Breaking News

A so-called ‘brand incubator’ has invested in online estate agency Settled. Settled launched in January 2015 but has had negligible impact even...
24 November 2015
From: Breaking News

An interesting story caught my eye a few weeks ago. A man from Lytham St Annes in Lancashire attempted to sell...
20 November 2015
From: Features

I’m writing this from the brand spanking new Center Parks in Woburn Forest. Set within 365 acres of lush Bedfordshire forest,...
23 October 2015
From: Features

The Property Ombudsman, the largest and longest-established of three official redress schemes for agents, has recorded a significant rise in membership...
21 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Countrywide says the man charged with planning the organisation’s digital future is to step down - just days after he was...
20 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Over the past few years Rightmove and Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) have each been spending massive sums on marketing and product...
16 October 2015
From: Features

The future estate agency model is going to be neither the traditional High Street office nor the online-only alternative - instead...
16 October 2015
From: Breaking News

It’s interesting to read of plans to debate which business plan really is best for the customer, online or traditional estate...
09 October 2015
From: Features

One of the industry debates of the year will be held next week when the inaugural FUTURE : Property Tech conference...
05 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The big online estate agencies appear to have come of age. No, no - I'm not saying they're good, bad, better or...
02 October 2015
From: Features

The controversial description of online agency eMoov as being valued at £20m - even though it currently does not even make...
09 September 2015
From: Breaking News

It’s become almost obligatory for start-ups in many industries – frequently online agents in the selling and letting business – to...
04 September 2015
From: Features

Online agents may soon sell and let across national boundaries as company websites and property portals operate on an increasingly global...
02 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Controversial agency eMoov, which has already raised over half a million pounds in a weekend of crowdfunding, says online agencies now...
01 September 2015
From: Breaking News

It’s always interesting when Which? produces a report that includes estate agency. It asked 1,990 people their views on buying and selling...
21 August 2015
From: Features

The boss of online hybrid estate agency EweMove has hit back at what he calls “skullduggery” in comments about his firm’s...
10 August 2015
From: Breaking News

eMoov has entered into a partnership with peer-to-peer lender RateSetter in another bid by an online estate agency to find an...
27 July 2015
From: Breaking News

An online estate agency is accusing a High Street agent of trying to “sabotage” a transaction by sending a touting letter...
20 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Online estate agent HouseSimple has launched what it calls a “weekly pay-as-you-go estate agent service” which asks sellers to pay from...
16 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of online agency easyProperty says the money laundering scandal exposed in Channel 4’s ‘From Russia With Cash’ would...
13 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The annual RESI conference, usually dominated by developers and debates over housebuilding totals, is this year to include a discussion on...
07 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Two interesting developments in the past week have shown how established parts of the agency industry - on either side of...
03 July 2015
From: Features

The internet and rapidly evolving digital landscape has revolutionised the way people buy and sell properties. With some reports suggesting 95 per...
03 July 2015
From: Features

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team (NTSEAT) is to meet with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to discuss complaints...
04 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld two complaints made against online estate agency eMoov. The first centred around eMoov’s claim that...
03 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Online estate agent easyProperty has appointed a creative and PR agency to manage an ‘above the line’ advertising campaign ahead of...
29 May 2015
From: Breaking News

OK, you’ve had your fun. Now let’s leave the regulators regulate and work for the public. If you don’t know what I...
22 May 2015
From: Features

Online estate agency eMoov has lodged a complaint with the Competition and Markets Authority over high street agents’ implementation of sole...
21 May 2015
From: Breaking News

The managing director of Hatched online agency is accusing Purplebricks, eMoov, Tepilo and House Network of advertising their rates exclusive of...