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A shareholder of Foxtons believes the agency could be worth £300m if sold today - substantially above its existing market capitalisation...

There’s been broad support from within the agency and wider property sectors for Labour’s proposal to build on selected parts of...

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

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has appointed its first chief technology officer. Sophia Swain has been recruited to the board-level role. She comes from...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has signed a listing agreement with Rettie, one of the UK's largest independent property services firms operating in Scotland...

Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...

Agents are hopeful of support for the property market in today’s Spring Budget. It could be the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s final fiscal...

An independent agency brand has become the latest firm to sign a listings agreement with CoStar-backed OnTheMarket. Edward Mellor, one of the...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has acquired Stirling Ackroyd, Alexander & Co and Peter Ball in the latest high profile industry acquisition. All...

OnTheMarket has signed a multiyear listing agreement with Leaders Romans Group (LRG). The CoStar-backed portal has been selected as one of just...

New homes – we need more in ‘24 2023 was a year which saw the 'need to moves' active in the housing...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has poached former Alexander Hall boss Tom Davies to the newly created position of group financial services...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has launched a new staff benefit to support employees undergoing fertility treatment.  The benefit allows staff time off...

There has been much barn conversion activity in recent years perhaps as a result of the change in farming methods making...

By Kevin Shaw, National Sales, Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising...

Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...

Three major agency brands have unveiled high-profile appointments this week. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature here, email...

By Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group As the cost-of-living crisis continues to impact the UK, many of us...

Over a hundred years before the climate emergency became a global concern, it was recognised that, ‘He who plants a tree,...

After a steady increase in mortgage rates, concerns about house prices have been rising too. The Financial Times reported in mid...

Build to Rent (BTR) is the UK’s fastest-growing sector and this trend looks set to continue throughout 2023 and beyond. The...

Leaders Romans Group has relaunched its specialist shared ownership brand. Previously known as Leaders and Romans Shared Ownership, which has sold more...

An estate agency with a major new homes department claims new build sales are proving more resilient than the mainstream market. Leaders...

The process from a Local Plan allocation to a digger on site typically stretches beyond the length of a five-year political...

Andrew Jones, Group Director, Corporate Lettings & Build to Rent, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) In the past 10 years, the Build to...

Interesting news from Leaders Romans Group (LRG) this week when they revealed sales figures across the group for June. Nationally, sales figures...

Leaders has launched its latest sustainable branch. Following the opening of its first sustainable branch in Aylesbury earlier this year, Leaders has...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has acquired Liberty Gate, a Nottingham-based residential lettings and sales business which operates one branch in Nottingham...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has extended its sustainability partnership with conservation company Green the UK.  In July 2021, LRG announced a partnership...

Homebuyers should be warned about climate-related risks of a purchase, new Law Society guidance suggests. The legal membership body has issued guidance...

A controversial change due to be brought about in the proposed Renters’ Reform Bill is the abolition of Section 21 ‘no...

The acquisition will boost the group’s presence in South London, and both branches will be re-branded to Portico. John Chase, director at...

It has been a busy first quarter of the year for property industry job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news...

Leaders’ Lettings Agents has launched its new sustainable office in Aylesbury as part of plans to make the whole brand carbon...

There are plenty of inspiring examples of charity partnerships with property brands this week, from foodbanks to hospitals. If there are charitable endeavours...

Every year, those thinking about investing in property for the first time and even current landlords ask themselves whether it’s the...

Paul Alexander Mortgage Consultants has been acquired by national broker brand Coreco. Paul Alexander worked closely with the Orchards of London estate...

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

The removal of housing targets risks a deeper recession and high house prices for generations to come, a planning expert has...

Purplebricks has written to shareholders urging them to reject “disruptive” resolutions calling for chairman Paul Pindar to be sacked and replaced...

An Estate Agent Today reader poll has revealed opposition to climate risks being outlined to buyers when purchasing a property. A poll...

A high-profile Purplebricks investor has backed the beleaguered online agent for bringing more experienced individuals to its board but has urged...

Purplebricks has unveiled two senior board appointments. The online agent has appointed Adrian Gill and Gareth Helm, two highly experienced property industry...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has opened its first sustainable branch in Kemptown, Brighton City Centre. The Leaders-branded office has been completely refurbished...

Property buyers should be warned of the climate risks when purchasing a home, a leading lawyer has claimed. Stephen Tromans QC, the...

Industry figure Iain White has admitted he has overcome ‘original scepticism’ about the launch of OnTheMarket after the portal was added...

The Acorn Group has promised its clients that it will be business as usual following its acquisition by Leaders Romans Group...

In this guest piece, Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director at Leaders Romans Group, looks at whether house prices will start to cool...

Two senior estate agency figures have given their views on the prospects for the property market as commentators warn that longer-term...

Hose Rhodes Dickson (HRD) has confirmed that it is being purchased by Leaders Romans Group. There had been rumours in the local...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

Leaders Romans Group, which is fast becoming one of the UK’s largest agencies, has acquired another firm. It’s the first purchase of...

Netflix’s period romantic comedy Bridgerton appears to have registered with Asian property buyers - and as a result they want to...

An hour-long webinar this week aims to inform agents how to deter property fraud by greater emphasis on compliance, due diligence...

Bowmark Capital is selling its Leaders Romans Group, one of the UK’s largest property services groups, to another private equity operator, Platinum...

This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...

OnTheMarket has entered a PropTech commercial partnership with Autoenhance.ai Limited, the AI photo editing platform.  Autoenhance was founded by PropTech entrepreneur Jamie...

Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...

A new survey by Leaders Romans Group shows a significant majority of buyers wanting homes to be more energy efficient -...

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

There are plenty in the estate agency and lettings world who don’t like the concept of Airbnb and similar enterprises. But they...

The Portico agency - set up in 1818 - has become part of the Leaders Romans Group, which has bought it...

There is a report that the private equity owner of Leaders Romans Group has appointed bankers to work on a ‘strategic...

Propertymark says a new pay-per-viewing service is “interesting” but warns agents to protect themselves by abiding by consumer protection regulations. The warning has come following...

Leaders Romans Group is to bolster its finance services with the expansion and rebranding of its mortgage arm. Leaders and Romans Mortgage Services...

Zoopla has issued a statement saying it’s entering into a long-term partnership with the Leacders Romans Group, which will be “curated...

A leading agency says the stamp duty holiday is not a big influence on the current housing market frenzy - and...

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

Leaders Romans Group is to use only fully recycled material to create its sales and lettings boards across all of its...

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...

Challenger portal OneDome has signed up one of the larger UK agencies, the Leaders Romans Group. LRG will list all its residential sales...

Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...

One of the highest profile figures in the agency industry - and a past critic of Purplebricks - has come out as a vociferous...

Hello and welcome to your regular Friday charity round-up from the industry - appropriately enough on the day of the latest...

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to hold a seminar for agents who have already left the portal or are...

An estate agency is running a series of five webinars aimed at helping agent discover new business strategies for the post-Covid...

The Competitions and Markets Authority has started court proceedings seeking the disqualification of two estate agency directors over a price fixing...

Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...

The Competition and Markets Authority says it wants to send “a strong signal” to the estate agency industry that price-fixing will...

The Competition and Markets Authority has released a 135 page document giving explicit details of its latest agency cartel investigation. This includes...

The Leaders Romans Group has extended its activities into the commercial world with the acquisition of chartered surveying company Dunlop Heywood. Dunlop...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2020 - and we’ve plenty to report even with the New...

The public are being asked to inform the authorities if they know of agents operating fee-fixing cartels. The request - from the...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where and why across our...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday Property Jobs Today feature, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in...

Leaders Romans says it has won new funding to acquire more agencies.  “We have made no secret of the group’s intention to...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new Property Jobs Today column, bringing you the industry’s...

The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found that four agencies broke competition law by taking part in a price fixing...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

Hello and welcome to a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today, your weekly insight into the key moves within our industry. Everyone...

A branch of EweMove - which operates from a traditional High Street office - claims to have generated £140,000 income in...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up on the major moves in the agency industry over...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone mentioned here...

For part two of the 'Day in the life of' series, I spoke to Peter Kavanagh, who first joined Romans in...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone here simply...

A ‘secret’ proposal called Project UHA was put to a hand-picked group of agents on Friday with speculation suggesting it centres...

The war between AllAgents review website and Purplebricks has continued with the site naming the hybrid agency the “worst rated one...

The fast-growing Leaders Romans Group now looks set to grow its new homes business. Alison Guyton, currently Leaders’ head of marketing with...

It’s been a big week for property news - controversies surrounding Purplebricks, merger discussions between big franchise operators, and another government...