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Troubled agency Purplebricks is set to face further litigation from the group which is already preparing to bring a class action...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News

The Agency UK – which was set up by three ex-employees of Purplebricks – has strengthened its team with the arrival...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Last week was quite a week for major trading updates, with four of the market’s biggest players announcing either half-year or...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News
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Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...
06 August 2022
From: Features

Connells Group - the largest agency group in the UK after its purchase of Countrywide - has today announced its financial results for...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchisor, has provided a trading update ahead of publishing its interim results on Tuesday...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Hidden amongst the annual results released by Purplebricks on Tuesday – which saw revenue and profits down, as well as a...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Yesterday’s publication of Purplebricks’ annual results – which made for very difficult reading for the troubled brand – came as part...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has this morning announced its long-awaited annual results, delayed since July 12 due to internal changes. It shows that revenue...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks backer Axel Springer has replaced its representative on the board of the beleaguered online estate agent. A stockmarket update yesterday said...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The market share of hybrid and online agents has increased slightly but they are still struggling to break into the higher...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Online searches for property portals have declined, in another suggested sign of the slowing market. Analysis of data from AdWords and Google Trends...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ share price hit a record low during trading yesterday after an activist investor upped its stake and called for the...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is to increase its pricing and drop its money back guarantee. In one of the first acts by new chief executive...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has pushed back the publication of its annual accounts. The online agent’s full year results were due to be published on...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News

AllAgents has revealed the 10 worst rated agency brands on its customer review platform, with Purplebricks leading the worst performers. The reviews...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has revealed a drop in instructions so far this year. The online agency brand issued a trading update this morning for...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Homeowners may have become less willing to pay upfront fees to sell their home. Despite efforts by online-only brands such as Purplebricks...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Online and hybrid agents have rapidly increased their market share over the past year, research claims. Analysis of new Zoopla, Rightmove and...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News

An industry veteran who helped train Purplebricks agents has partnered with easyProperty to foster its franchisee talent. The online hybrid agent is...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...
30 April 2022
From: Features

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved a complaint regarding claims made by Purplebricks about home sales. The advertising watchdog revealed...
27 April 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

Following a series of unexplained delays, Helena Marston has now finally been confirmed as the new chief executive of beleaguered agency...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Boomin has unveiled its latest round of paying agents. The challenger portal, launched by former Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce, has revealed 10...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Netflix addicts may have come across Selling Sunset, an American series focused on the drama of US real estate agents selling...
13 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

Foxtons, Chancellors and Douglas & Gordon have been named among the first paid-up agency brands on Boomin. The challenger portal, launched by...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks ended the trading day yesterday without being able to formally welcome its new chief executive but the markets appeared to...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A former UK national sales director at Purplebricks has been reunited with the online agent’s founder Michael Bruce at Boomin. Paul Vickerstaff,...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Mystery surrounds the appointment of Purplebricks new chief executive following a stockmarket update this morning. Helena Marston was due to start as...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Visual images are key for securing the quickest sales at the best prices, according to a formal estate agency chief who...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

For the record, this isn’t my last Industry Views for Estate Agent Today, although by the time you read this I'll be...
02 April 2022
From: Features

Sky News is reporting that Boomin, the portal founded by Purplebricks creator Michael Bruce, is close to finalising a new round...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks say it’s going to complete its transformation from an agency using self-employed local operatives in the field, to having fully...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has announced that chief financial officer Stephen Long has been given a shares bonus as part of the company’s performance plan...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News

With Boomin nearly turning one, I decided to catch up with Michael Bruce, the co-founder of the property website and more...
26 March 2022
From: Features

Michael and Kenny Bruce have for the first time given their views on what went wrong for Purplebricks during their time...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

In this exclusive for Estate Agent Today readers, video supremo and property expert Chris Watkin conducts an interview with the Bruce...
19 March 2022
From: Features

Estate Agent Today is to have a new editor from April 4. He is award winning journalist and podcaster Marc Shoffman who...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News

For the second time in recent weeks, Purplebricks has de-listed a property after an unacceptable comment by the seller on social...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks issued an unexpected tweet yesterday, showing one of its own advertisements posted on a London tube train - upside down. With...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Purplebricks share price remained relatively unchanged yesterday following the shock announcement that chief executive Vic Darvey was quitting the company...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks chief executive Vic Darvey has quit, citing “personal circumstances”. He leaves at the end of this month with chief operating officer Helena...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A London estate agency has won a rarely-awarded gong from the Feefo reviews service - and the company says it’s testimony...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Housing market analyst and PropTech entrepreneur Anthony Codling says that the next few weeks will determine whether Boomin is the portal...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Share prices of estate agencies and property companies plummeted yesterday as tensions continued to rise following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Purplebricks...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Seven years after it launched on the London Stock Market, speculation continues that Purplebricks may be about to de-list and return...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Reviews website Trustpilot has hit back after being attacked by property website allAgents. allAgents chief Martin McKenzie is calling for Trustpilot chief...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A long running dispute between reviews website allAgents and Purplebricks has come back to life - with a new twist. In 2017...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A former Purplebricks chief is the new CEO of rival online company Yopa. Verona Frankish has been involved in the property industry...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is claiming that literally thousands of High Street agents from conventional bricks-and-mortar firms are applying to the agency. It says this...
01 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

Purplebricks says there’s an uncertain period ahead following a sharp loss of revenue in the first half of its trading year. In...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Was Purplebricks right to delist a property from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple - were opposed...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ decision to de-list a property after the Christian vendors made anti-gay comments has won widespread support from industry figures, including...
24 January 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

Purplebricks is reported to have removed a property listing from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech firm CoreLogic UK has acquired the property search and marketing platform Rummage4. Rummage4 was founded in 2015 by agent Robert May...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The name of Purplebricks - which once claimed its business model was a global success - has now been removed in...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...
08 January 2022
From: Features

A hybrid agency that charges no fees to vendors but instead relies on referral fees for income has officially rolled out...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading PropTech entrepreneur with a lengthy pedigree as an estate agent says agents should use more technology in a bid...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has this morning said that a newspaper report over the weekend, claiming part of the business is to be sold...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A conveyancer has contacted Estate Agent Today suggesting that the Simplify Group IT data crisis could be the death knell for the company...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...
18 December 2021
From: Features

Propertymark is to probe Purplebricks over its lettings fiasco - and as the agency becomes a subject of ridicule in the...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ share price has hit its lowest-ever level following the postponement of a trading statement after the company admitted a blunder...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is delaying release of its half-year figures which were scheduled to be given to shareholders tomorrow. This follows revelations in the Daily...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

An England football manager who resigned after a newspaper sting is in a podcast series launched by Boomin and Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has appointed the former O2 marketer, Ian Cafferky, as its new Chief Marketing Officer. He will be replacing Ben Carter who...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ official statement on the departure of chief marketing officer Ben Carter merely says he’s leaving at the end of the...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks chief marketing officer Ben Carter is quitting the company; he was appointed late last year. Carter tweeted this afternoon: “Some personal...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks insists there is no basis for a class action legal case over its employment practices which may start this month. A pressure group, Contractors...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks share price collapsed by another 9.6 per cent on Friday. This means the agency has lost half of its share price...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

With the conveyancing crisis at the Simplify Group now approaching two weeks old, it appears Purplebricks has been the worst affected...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p. This is less...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The leader of the organisation proposing a class action against Purplebricks says there’s been a “phenomenal” response to his request for...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A property media analyst claims Purplebricks has record-breaking website traffic thanks to its “relentless” and vast budget marketing. “Whether you like to...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Nested online agency, which recently revamped its business model to attract more self-employed agents, is expanding outside London for the...
29 October 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

The class action taken by former self-employed workers against two online agencies should be a warning to other firms breaking the...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A claims firm wants to commence proceedings against online estate agency companies such as Purplebricks and Yopa. It's on behalf of thousands...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has this morning announced that chief financial officer Andy Botha is quitting at the end of the month. In a terse...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agent claims he may be the highest paid in the industry this year - and he puts it down to...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

PropTech industry giant epropservices has acquired Property Technology Ltd, better known to agents as marketing platform LeadPro. epropservices is the parent company of...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News

British homebuyers take an average of 25 seconds to decide whether a house is right for them, according to Purplebricks. As a...
07 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

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Shareholders in Purplebricks have given overwhelming backing to the company’s remuneration policy - including substantial bonuses for senior executives which had...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The self-employed partnership known as The Agency UK - founded by three refugees from Purplebricks - has announced a major expansion. The...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of autumn - an update on who’s moving where right now. Please let us know...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is launching its biggest advertising campaign in five years this evening. The multichannel campaign kicks off with a 60-second spot on Channel 4’s...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents from Purplebricks and Leaders are the latest recruits to sign up as area partners for Spicerhaart. Tyrone Matthews has been named...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it’s beginning interviewing this week for roles at three key levels where there were not enough ‘switchers’ willing to...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says its aim to move 650 staff from self-employed status to employed has had a 95 per cent success rate. It...
07 September 2021
From: Breaking News

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...
28 August 2021
From: Features

A date has been set for Purplebricks’ shareholders to give their verdict on a controversial remuneration package given to the agency’s...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Two former Local Property Experts at Purplebricks have set up their own hybrid agency, offering an upfront fee or a no-sale-no-fee...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A new survey of online and hybrid agents claims that they are now taking a 13 per cent share of the...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...
14 August 2021
From: Features

Self-employed agents working for Purplebricks who want to resist the instruction to become fully employed are being wooed by a Midlands...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News

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 chief executive of Purplebricks says he wants to move his agency’s 600 Local Property Experts from self-employed to employed status...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has hired another creating PR agency to work on its consumer campaign. Taylor Herring - part of the larger Publicis group...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...
31 July 2021
From: Features

An estate agency which at one time hoped to be operating nationwide this year has now revised its target. Hortons says it...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ annual report has revealed that a short term bonus scheme to provide incentives for executive directors to meet financial and...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to another Property Jobs Today, your chance to see the latest moves in our industry. Why not be a...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Almost a million shares in Purplebricks have been ‘awarded’ to the two most senior men in the organisation. The golden handcuff deal...
21 July 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

Purplebricks is to launch an extensive marketing campaign after this summer’s Olympics to emphasise the local knowledge of its 600 agents...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Purplebricks says research into pricing strategies has suggested around a third of sellers at least consider using...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks will this week reveal the result of almost two years of trials into a new pricing structure. The details will come...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The Competititon and Markets Authority says it’s to look into reviews on Google and Amazon, and see whether the online giants...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a dramatic slump in instructions for online agencies, particularly Purplebricks, according to data produced by one online firm itself. 99Home...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Swiss investment bank UBS has advised investors to sell their Purplebricks shares as the market share for the controversial agency appears...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin says it’s added over 600 new agency branches during May, with the latest signing being the large Pattinson independent with...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s on the move. Let us know...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Books about property are, relatively speaking, commonplace - books by estate agents are far less so, hence the interest in The...
29 May 2021
From: Features

A Channel 4 property TV presenter is to become an estate agent. Kerr Drummond, who hosts Coast vs Country, has joined the...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Sarah Edmundson, the chief executive of the Agents Together charity - set up by the Bruce brothers, Michael and Kenny -...
23 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A controversial league table of corporate agents’ market share is deliberately excluding Purplebricks and other online agencies. This is despite Purplebricks this...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has pulled off another publicity coup - it’s to sell the Rovers Return in Coronation Street. The hybrid agency, which already...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The end of the week is always charity day here on EAT, and this week we have a typical cross section...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin founder Michael Bruce says his new site has enjoyed a stronger start than any other portal in terms of visits, viewings,...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has revealed how it’s going to fill in following the departure of chief sales office Chris Beckwith last week for...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...
01 May 2021
From: Features

International investment bank UBS has double-downgraded Purplebricks from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’ - and that could be good for independent agents, a...
22 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

Our recent state of the property nation survey, which yielded nearly 350 responses from directors to junior negotiators, and many others...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Sky News is reporting that new portal Boomin is to announce the former chief executive of Sir Richard Branson’s business empire...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s leading consultants has calculated staff turnover rates at the country’s leading estate agencies. Christopher Watkin, the consultant who...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority says it has pushed Facebook into taking new action to combat fake reviews - an issue...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is this summer starting a £7m campaign in a bid to to increase market share, using a new media partner. The...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents have contacted Estate Agent Today to say they fear the new MatchMaker service on the Boomin portal could be used...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...
03 April 2021
From: Features

Mental health – and the importance of good mental health – has become a vital thing for all of us in...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A company in the German Axel Springer publishing empire - which also invested in Purplebricks in the past - has put...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Yopa has instructed two companies to help with its brand building as it battles with other major online players. It’s appointed M.i. Media...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Buyer behaviour has changed over the past year of the pandemic and it’s up to estate agents to calculate how to...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

You can’t blame agents for trying to get the highest possible price for their vendor’s property, but Purplebricks probably wins the...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has removed advertising claims which suggested it sold homes for a higher sum, on average, than rival agencies. The Advertising Standards...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Will Rightmove still be the dominant portal by 2030? Will Boomin really shake up the industry as Purplebricks did before it?...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...
20 March 2021
From: Features

Purplebricks has unveiled changes to its For Sale and To Let boards to reflect its continuing sponsorship of Team GB and...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is to tilt its marketing increasingly towards local advertising on traditional and online platforms, and promoting the ‘on the street’...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla says over 250 agents have now signed up to its partnership deal with PropTech firm FocalAgent, set up by former...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A survey of portal usage shows a low level of trust and customer satisfaction from agents, and a majority of agencies saying they...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...
13 February 2021
From: Features

Scams are rife in the quick house buying sector with many companies seeking to take advantage of sellers in desperate situations. That’s...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A housing market analyst says stamp duty, for all its unpopularity within the property industry, may not be so bad after...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has been rated as only the 10th best online agency in the country in a controversial new league table. The list...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been some time since online agencies have ventured into crowdfunding to raise investment, but easyProperty has now done so -...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ new chief marketing officer appears to be on the threshold of making major changes in the agency’s publicity drive. Advertising industry...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...
23 January 2021
From: Features

Purplebricks - which for some years has been the focus of controversies over reviews - has been given a prestigious award...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A young estate agent - who by the age of 20 has already had a year working with Purplebricks - has...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Anthony Codling, the City analyst who made his name as a scourge of Purplebricks, says Brexit may be good news for the...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s most experienced estate agents has spoken out about mental illness in the industry and his own condition...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Mystery still surrounds the number of homes actually sold by Purplebricks, despite upbeat statements regarding the number of instructions it wins. The...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it’s to continue to test new pricing models next year - and has not ruled out completely moving away...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The launch of much-hyped new portal Boomin, originally scheduled for this month, has now been pushed back until early next year. A lengthy letter sent...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce has batted away a stinging attack on him made by allAgents, a review website. allAgents has set up...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The agency industry may look back on this year and say: “Well...to be honest we didn’t really see it coming.” No, no,...
28 November 2020
From: Features

One of the highest profile figures in the agency industry - and a past critic of Purplebricks - has come out as a vociferous...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The soon-to-launch Boomin portal has signed up a national firm and now claims to have recruited 40 per cent of the...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s no secret that the recent pandemic has forced more businesses to operate remotely, but the shift for estate agents has...
18 November 2020
From: Features

Purplebricks has just appointed its new chief marketing officer, who was most recently global director of restaurants at a food chain. Ben...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The soon-to-launch portal Boomin - set up by the people who founded Purplebricks- has signed another 10 independent agents. They are all...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The advertising watchdog has told the agency industry to clean up its act on four issues, with clarity over fees being...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where in the agency and supplier...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s leading commentators says an unintended consequence of a possible Capital Gains Tax increase could be a bonus...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks recently launched a meditation service to help buyers and sellers manage stress. You might disagree with the idea, but moving...
04 November 2020
From: Features

Boomin is to levy a traditional monthly fee for estate and letting agents listing on the site, in line with other...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has issued a statement to its shareholders saying it’s ‘never been more relevant’. However, the expected radical change to its fees structure appears...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading market analyst says the widespread belief that we are ‘safe’ in our homes may indirectly lead to the recent...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS awards service and the Agents Together foundation are entering into a partnership. That means all ESTAS customer agents will be...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been told to avoid a stamp duty holiday cliff-edge next March at any price - because it...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Yet-to-launch portal Boomin has secured the support of 10 more estate agencies, one of them the national chain Humberts. In its third...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is the first estate agency in the country to launch a meditation service to ease “the emotional rollercoaster felt by...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Boomin, the still-to-launch portal created by the founders of Purplebricks, has named another 10 founding member agencies. Like the initial 10 they...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has linked with a PropTech company led by the former boss of Purplebricks to offer agents free virtual viewings services. The...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Online agency Purplebricks says an absence of technology in property details is one of the biggest turn-offs for potential buyers. A survey...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform wants to find out agents’ views on a range of industry issues - and that includes whether they...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the founders of Purplebricks, and now a founder of the portal Boomin, has been awarded an MBE in today’s...
10 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has admitted that getting the number one portal to change its fee structure “may take...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new survey of the market share split between High Street and online agencies shows that Purplebricks remains the digital market...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has named a new non-executive director - and currently she has 36 other company directorships or partnerships to her name. Elona...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...
26 September 2020
From: Features

Boomin, the new portal being set up by the founders of Purplebricks, is holding a series of confidential webinars next week...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Share prices for many quoted estate agencies and property portals fell in trading as fears grew about Coronavirus. London-focussed agency Foxtons was one...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The portal set up by Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny Bruce has revealed it's recruited Rightmove and Zoopla personnel and intends...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello, and if it’s the start of a new week it’s time for Property Jobs Today, giving you the inside track...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...
05 September 2020
From: Features

Property portal Boomin has been "courted by a range of potential backers" according to Sky News. The news service - which has...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A self-employed agent has gone public to lavish praise on the mentoring scheme which is part of the Agents Together charity. Cameron Carter,...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the most experienced British estate agents says the new portal Boomin - expected to launch next month, October -...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has given a thumbs up to the new Boomin listings service created by the brothers...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News

If anyone thought the days of Purplebricks bosses making millions were in the past, think again. The chief executive and chief finance...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Swiss bank UBS has upgraded its investment rating on Purplebricks, raising its price target and urging investors to buy. In a note...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...
15 August 2020
From: Features

A leading expert on estate agency and the housing market in Australia has lifted the lid on how Purplebricks failed down...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News

An investment adviser says Purplebricks remains “far too risky” for investors even though it now has “a fighting chance of survival”. Rodney...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm that regularly claims London homes are mis-measured in property descriptions has taken a swipe at Purplebricks. Pupil, a spatial...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News

An intervention by a magazine has led to Purplebricks refunding the up-front fee to a seller whose husband died suddenly and...
04 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says changes to its fees structure - possibly becoming less reliant on controversial upfront charges - has been delayed until...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has revealed that its new board member is one of the world’s leading digital executives. Dr Stephanie Caspar is the new...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A new analysis of corporate estate agencies’ social media followings and websites shows the big winners to be Savills, Foxtons and...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, suggests there was nothing wrong with the controversial Commisery TV ads that contributed to making...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News

It is widely expected that Purplebricks will shortly reveal the result of an experiment with a number of different pricing strategies. The...
23 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny Bruce have revealed the name of their new property venture. It’s to be called Boomin. There are still few specific...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has changed the wording of an advertisement on its website after a watchdog stepped in following a complaint. According to the...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The online agency Housesimple has rebranded to become 'Strike' with immediate effect. The news comes as a surprise given the apparent success...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ sale of its Canadian operation for some £35m begs the question - where can it now recoup some of its losses...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is selling its Canadian business. The sale comes little over a year after the troubled agency closed both its failed Australian and...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has this morning revealed his new project to be called Launch B - and he...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The advertising and sponsorship links between Purplebricks and Team GB have won the agency a silver medal according to a leading...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The investment bank UBS says it’s forecasting that Rightmove revenues will be down £53m in the first half of this year. “The...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

An industry analyst is challenging the long-established agents’ view that reducing or temporarily scrapping stamp duty would help the market. On the...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is starting a new wave of TV advertisements today, continuing its theme from earlier this year as a sponsor of...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News

"New property website launches. Not immediately sure what it does differently, what its USP is or who will use it, but...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A former City analyst best known for his scathing criticisms of Purplebricks has launched a PropTech platform that he describes as...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the key members of the Purplebricks board has stood down after two years. Andreas Wiele joined the Purplebricks board in...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Industry veteran Harry Hill, a former chairman of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove, has now become a mentor at the new...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of a property information platform says now is a “dangerous time” to buy or sell homes because of...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A hybrid agency which set a target of rivalling Purplebricks when it launched has announced a recruitment drive and expansion in...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has instructed a new legal firm to support its sales and lettings activities. Business Insider reports that the commercial team at...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

US-originated estate agency Keller Williams claims to be the fastest growing in the UK as a result of 29 agents joining...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Online sector veterans Russell Quirk and Kenny Bruce have used social media to call for a temporary scrapping of all stamp...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The brothers who founded Purplebricks - Michael and Kenny Bruce - have returned to the agency industry for the first time...
09 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey of estate agents conducted through trade publications has revealed that market uncertainty and the handling of transactions within government...
09 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A former Purplebricks chief has become managing director of an agency aiming to be a national brand. Jim Harris - a former training...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Dominic Cummings has been at worst a cause of huge anger to a nation that’s already extremely anxious. At best, he’s been...
30 May 2020
From: Features

Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...
26 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he was extending the furlough scheme until the end of October appears...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The Chancellor has announced that the furlough scheme is to be extended until the end of October. He made the announcement in...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...
09 May 2020
From: Features

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

Purplebricks chief financial officer James Davies has resigned. His place has been taken by Andrew Botha, who has joined from the online...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

New temporary rules have thrown a lifeline to troubled agencies like Countrywide and Purplebricks which may need to raise additional funds...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Floorplan and photography supplier FocalAgent is making a free offer to every agent in the UK during the virus crisis -...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...
04 April 2020
From: Features

Purplebricks Local Property Experts are asking sellers who are not allowing agents into their homes during the virus crisis to draw...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has this morning revealed what it calls “immediate and significant measures to preserve cash and implement a lean operating model”...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The human cost of the Coronavirus crisis is growing and devastating, but behind that businesses are being badly hurt too. Many consider...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is anticipating “a prolonged period of low activity” during the Coronavirus crisis with 25 instructions a day according to a...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech start-up led by a prominent commentator has become the latest part of the industry to take a pop at...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The former director of customer experience at Purplebricks has been announced as a new partner in a Keller Williams franchise. Sarah Downes,...
19 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide shares fell by just over 30 per cent yesterday as the stock market blood-letting continued for property stocks. The value fell 30.86...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks faces an imminent takeover bid following the collapse of its share price, predicts a leading industry analyst. Andrew Stanton has already...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Almost all quoted agencies and portals have suffered as a result of stock market investors being spooked by Coronavirus, with some...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Prominent agency industry analyst Anthony Codling is asking agents whether the board of OnTheMarket did the right thing by firing Ian...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry. You know the drill by now: if...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Keller Williams has announced another new market centre, and this time its operating principal is a former Purplebricks territory owner. JP Downes...
05 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A new hybrid set up by ex-Purplebricks territory owners says it wants to "redefine estate agency in the customer's favour." Knock Knock...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The right wing political magazine that Boris Johnson used to edit has called on him to cut stamp duty. The Spectator says...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks banked more than £18m in fees for thousands of homes it did not sell last year according to this morning’s...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry - and it’s March already. If there...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....
29 February 2020
From: Features

Purplebricks and Countrywide have each recently claimed to be the biggest agency group in the UK but now Connells says that...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Purplebricks says agents are “miles behind” in using digital information to provide a personalised service. Vic Darvey has given...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News

One of Britain’s most experienced estate agents says there’s no alternative to Rightmove, and the portal’s relationship with the industry is...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The war of words between estate agency review website allAgents and consumer review service Trustpilot continues apace. Trustpilot has hit back, describing allAgents’...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The estate agency review site allAgents claims some of Trustpilot’s reviews “could be dubious.” A statement from allAgents repeats an allegation made last...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An outspoken industry commentator says some of the country’s leading agencies are failing because they’re not actually run by experienced agents. Russell...
03 February 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Purplebricks has won a ‘trusted service’ award - described as “an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses for delivering exceptional experiences,...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks today launches its media campaign as ‘The Official Estate Agent of Team GB’ for this summer’s Olympic Games. Today’s PR onslaught...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading analyst says Purplebricks has clearly plateaued and will not reach its own target of a 10 per cent market...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A hybrid estate agency which set a target of rivalling Purplebricks when it launched says it aims to recruit 25 agents...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is not revealing details of the different pricing strategies it is testing “in the field” early this year. Last month the...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Here it is - the start of a new decade, a moment for resolutions and remembrance, and the last Bank Holiday...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News

For the stock market generally, 2019 has been a positive year - but a few high profile agencies and associated companies...
30 December 2019
From: Breaking News

An unknown website called EA League Tables has issued a list of agencies and agency-groups which it claims shows their order by...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agent in London claims he did £53m of property deals within hours of the Conservative victory in the General...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...
14 December 2019
From: Features

A statement made by Purplebricks in its trading statement yesterday appears to fly in the face of statements it has made...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it’s put four different pricing strategies into the market with a view to testing them in 2020. In a trading...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The relaunched easyProperty hybrid agency is to rely exclusively on local marketing to drive awareness and customers, and not follow the...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The dispute between controversial online estate agency Emoov and the Advertising Standards Authority is rumbling on. In the first half of November...
03 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 prominent regional agent says the industry owes it to vendors to try competing marketing outlets for property, and not to...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today for November - the festive month of December is just around the...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A traditional property agent says critics of Purplebricks underestimate the beneficial impact the firm has had on the UK agency industry. And...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

An online estate agency which last week claimed it had resolved a dispute over reviews it showed on its website is...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Great Debate over the charges levied on agents by portals and the huge profits that Rightmove and Zoopla make has...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is to give its next trading update on General Election day, December 12, when it will tell shareholders the details...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....
16 November 2019
From: Features

Purplebricks claims it actually sells - not just lists - three times more than the UK’s next largest estate agency. The claim...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello, we hope you had a good weekend, and welcome to Monday - as ever, Property Jobs Today time, bringing you...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...
09 November 2019
From: Features

Purplebricks has this morning released a brief and relatively downbeat trading statement to the City and its shareholders. The statement applies to the...
07 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the struggling hybrid agency is definitely not for sale, despite recent sales of stakes...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has told Estate Agent Today that its recruitment schedule is running “well...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a real wind of change in estate agency and over the last 18 months we have seen the...
16 October 2019
From: Features

The troubled ‘star fund manager’ Neil Woodford has drastically reduced his stake in Purplebricks: he now owns less than five per...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News

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

OnTheMarket is delivering agents “a higher marketing yield than Rightmove” according to an investment consultancy which works with OTM. Investors appear to...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks' senior management avoided a shareholder revolt yesterday during the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM). Last weekend, it emerged via the Sunday...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The Purplebricks share price dropped by 1% to 108p yesterday as investors prepare for today's Annual General Meeting. The hybrid agency's market...
03 October 2019
From: Breaking News

It never rains but it pours. And that’s certainly been the case for the online estate agency sector in the last...
03 October 2019
From: Features

Purplebricks - which is at the centre of a string of controversies - has joined the growing campaign for stamp duty...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The German-based Alex Springer publishing company, which is already the largest single investor in Purplebricks, has acquired a prominent online estate...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is reported to be facing a shareholder revolt this coming week at its annual general meeting because of bonuses paid...
29 September 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

All eyes will be on Purplebricks today to see if there is further development in what some believe is a long-term...
20 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Troubled star fund manager Neil Woodford has sold another slice of his share in Purplebricks, prompting further speculation about the future...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Former Purplebricks chief executive Lee Wainwright says the problem for estate agents maintaining a strong level of fees isn’t competition from...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A banking company used by OnTheMarket has issued a note to its investor clients claiming the portal “arguably beats its peers...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has spent £26.7m on marketing in the past year - that represents £382 per instruction. The figures, revealed in the agency’s...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ recent strong share price rise is not a good sign for the agency but an indication that it may be...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Whinge. Moan. Lead quality. Crap market. Decision procrastination. Fee pressure. Bloody competitors. Especially Purplebricks. Brexit, of course, Brexit... These are just some...
05 September 2019
From: Features

Former Purplebricks US chief executive officer Eric Eckardt is seeking some £6m in funding from across the world for his latest...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The head of online agency Housesimple has made another strident attack on the integrity of High Street agents by saying some...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has revealed it is considering changes to its pricing structure to correct “mistakes” of the past. Chief executive Vic Darvey has...
27 August 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

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...
22 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

A former Local Property Expert and manager at Purplebricks has gone on record to reveal what it was really like to work...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Former Countrywide employees who take to social media or the mainstream press to criticise the company are betraying those who remained...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News

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

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...
13 July 2019
From: Features

Now could be the time to buy shares in Purplebricks and Foxtons if one stock market pundit turns out to be...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief executive of Purplebricks has defended claims that some Local Property Experts are underpaid, saying that success comes through...
08 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The new owners of Emoov have confirmed that 70 previous customers have opted to re-list their homes with the firm since it...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The new chief executive of Purplebricks believes hybrid agents could win '20-30% market share' in the UK. Vic Darvey, who replaced Michael...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has revealed its annual results for the year ending April 30 2019. The hybrid agency has posted an operating loss of...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...
01 July 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

New figures released show High Street estate agents taking an increasingly large market share as online operators continue to crumble. According to the...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...
29 June 2019
From: Features

Purplebricks’ former chief executive Lee Wainwright has made a stout defence of the controversial agency’s sales progression process and its local...
28 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ founder Kenny Bruce has promised that his departure from the firm does not mean he won’t be heard of again. Kenny - whose brother...
28 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has released figures which appear to show it is one of the most successful agencies - or perhaps THE most...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News

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

A former Territory Owner at Purplebricks, who at one time managed 11 Local Property Experts, has spoken out in support of...
24 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has hired the Weber Shandwick PR firm to handle much of its non-investment related public relations. Weber Shandwick has its global...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is the “Official Estate Agent Of Team GB” for the build-up to and completion of next summer’s Olympics in Tokyo. It is going...
20 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A series of damning reviews about Purplebricks’ working environment, apparently written by existing and former staff, have appeared online. Indeed is a...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

An analyst on shares website Motley Fool says Purplebricks is not only in surprisingly strong financial health, but is actually outperforming...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

There seems no end in sight for the share turmoil going on at Purplebricks, with several new developments on Friday before...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News

We like a good video here at Estate Agent Today, and we know our industry can take a joke even if...
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

It's been another busy 24 hours for publicly-quoted estate agencies. Swiss investment bank UBS has increased its stake in the troubled London...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Beleaguered fund manager Neil Woodford, one of the first champions of Purplebricks, has reduced his stake in the troubled agency for...
06 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Beleaguered fund manager Neil Woodford, one of the early champions of Purplebricks, has slashed his stake in the company from 28.9...
06 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has announced that it is to give a trading update and the result of its review of its US activities on...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Two of Britain’s largest and best known estate agencies have endured a day of turmoil at the hands of investors -...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Talks are reported to have been held between Purplebricks leading shareholder, Neil Woodford, and the German publishing group Axel Springer about...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks share price has risen over 10 per cent - at least temporarily - on news of a major expansion of...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ most influential investor says there is “opportunity aplenty” for the company but says it would back the closure of the US...
03 June 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

We’ve reached the final instalment of my market transformation do’s and don’ts. In previous articles, we’ve looked at: Do encourage, don’t deter;...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks, which recently admitted that it had been over-ambitious in its overseas expansion, says it will give “a further update” on...
21 May 2019
From: Breaking News

New data from property consultancy The Advisory shows that the top 10 online estate agents now have a combined market share...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...
18 May 2019
From: Features

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

Following yesterday's surprise news that founder Michael Bruce is leaving the business and its Australian operation is closing down, Purplebricks encountered...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News

I hope you had another wonderful Bank Holiday weekend; only three weeks to hold on until the next one. Personally, it...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News

In a shock announcement Purplebricks says founder Michael Bruce is to leave the business and its Australian operation will shut. “With hindsight, our rate of...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News

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

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

An influential investment blog says the number of analysts and investors still believing in Purplebricks’ growth story is dwindling - and...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Savills has been named the winner of the real estate agents/advisor league table in the UK Business Superbrand list for the...
12 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has been named one of Britain’s ‘most relevant’ brands to consumers. The agency came in 13th in a list of...
09 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

The investment bank which on Friday put Purplebricks under the cosh has now given a boost to two High Street estate...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...
06 April 2019
From: Features

Analysts at Berenberg Bank have sharply reduced their price target for Purplebricks by over 80 per cent from 470p to 80p, accusing...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A controversial online estate agency has gone into liquidation two years after describing High Street agents as “smug, suited slime-balls.” BetterMove, registered...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

An online estate agency insists the online/hybrid sector will take a 50 per cent market share in the future - despite...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News

An anonymous estate agent has renewed his attack on Purplebricks after an article in The Times at the weekend. Estate Agent Today...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agent who operates an online blog has told The Times that Purplebricks has faked price reductions. Other tricks which the agent reveals about...
30 March 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Controversial reviews service Trustpilot insists Purplebricks and Foxtons are not gaming its platform and accuses The Times of “misrepresenting” how it operates. Over...
25 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ and Foxtons’ apparent success on Trustpilot have come under scrutiny in a Times newspaper analysis of the review platform. The Times’...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News

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

One of the largest investors in Purplebricks has now joined forces with an off-shoot of luxury car firm Porsche to launch...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello - here we are once again with the weekly round-up of key moves in the agency and related industries. We’re letting...
18 March 2019
From: Breaking News

GetAgent, the comparison estate agency business, has secured £2.2m in investment from a consortium of investors including Channel 4. The backers are...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News
13 March 2019
From: Features

Purplebricks has become the major partner with a leading Australian rugby league team, Melbourne Storm. "Purplebricks is reshaping the real estate market...
12 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Maverick Cornish estate agent Chris Wood has quit the industry with a stinging attack on those who have “taken their toll”...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest analysis of new listings in the two weeks to last Friday show that online estate agencies continue to have...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and here we go with yet another Agents Do Charity, the weekly opportunity to herald the unsung efforts of our...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

We all make mistakes, and when it comes to typos Estate Agent Today is as guilty as anyone. But there’s a...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Here’s an unusual story, describing the work of one of Purplebricks’ Local Property Experts who was with the company for around...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The long-running stand off between website AllAgents and Purplebricks appears to be over, with the online agency being ‘readmitted’ by the...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Chancellors says it has over 10,000 reviews on Trustpilot, making it the most reviewed High Street agency on the platform. In a statement...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

No doubt we’ve all seen the recent Purplebricks news - shares have, according to the BBC, ‘plunged after it slashed its...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The chief executive and founder of a developer and property investment group says Purplebricks is “an excellent business” but its recent...
27 February 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...