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There has been so much coverage recently over how painfully slow conveyancing is at the moment - 18-20 weeks is now...

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

Purplebricks ended the trading day yesterday without being able to formally welcome its new chief executive but the markets appeared to...

Pressure appears to be building for the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents working party finally to be implemented. It’s now...

Propertymark’s chief executive - officially still in post on just an interim basis - is to face questions from a past...

Representatives of Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket, Boomin and OneDome portals are to be quizzed in an industry Question Time session next month. Russell...

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

One of the men behind the defunct Emoov online estate agency has re-emerged as the head of a marketing service. The service...

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...

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

This week’s In Conversation Today interviewee needs no introduction. One of the property industry’s most recognisable names, she has been a...

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

Two of the most outspoken agents in the industry have criticised those calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday...

Gary Keller is stepping down from his post as chief executive of the global Keller Williams estate agency empire. Although operating chiefly...

One of the UK’s market centres set up by US-led agency Keller Williams has strongly defended its policy of recruiting newcomers...

Online sector veterans Russell Quirk and Kenny Bruce have used social media to call for a temporary scrapping of all stamp...

Domestic cleaners can now re-enter private homes under new Coronavirus return-to-work guidelines - the very guidelines which appear to stop estate...

There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...

There has been scepticism across the industry as to the motives behind an unspecified number of lay-offs and permanent branch closures...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

Some of the biggest figures in the industry have given Estate Agent Today their reaction to the news - broken yesterday...

Agents have reacted angrily to the government contemplating introducing a Mansion Tax, and to the Housing Secretary not ruling out the...

An outspoken industry commentator says some of the country’s leading agencies are failing because they’re not actually run by experienced agents. Russell...

The founder of an online agency has spoken publicly for the first time about how his near-death experience led him to...

A new branch of Keller Williams UK - operating from a so-called market centre office rather than a traditional shopfront branch...

There’s a warning today that Rightmove could be vulnerable to losing its number one portal status because it has such a...

Estate agents who deliberately over-value properties in order to win instructions are effectively committing fraud according to a prominent industry figure. Russell...

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...

A new portal claims it will do what OnTheMarket failed to do, and offer an agent-led operation charging every agency branch...

The dispute between controversial online estate agency Emoov and the Advertising Standards Authority is rumbling on.  In the first half of November...

Fledgling online estate agency Emoov - now owned by PropTech firm Mashroom - has removed reviews and endorsements from its website...

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...

A controversial estate agent and former head of an online agency is urging agents to knock on the doors of vendors...

News broke last weekend of a further online estate agency casualty as letting agent Upad announced on its website that it...

One of the legends of property journalism, Anne Ashworth, has left her position as editor of The Times’ highly regarded Bricks...

It never rains but it pours. And that’s certainly been the case for the online estate agency sector in the last...

‘Workers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains’. So is written on the tombstone of the father...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

Whinge. Moan. Lead quality. Crap market. Decision procrastination. Fee pressure. Bloody competitors. Especially Purplebricks. Brexit, of course, Brexit... These are just some...

In the old days an agent would procure clients based upon their position in the high street, the size of the...

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

Innovate or Die. But What is Innovation? It Isn’t just PropTech A certain Mr Dick Whittington Esquire was once convinced that the...

A former Local Property Expert and manager at Purplebricks has gone on record to reveal what it was really like to work...

How many of you are in favour of estate agents being licenced? Would most agents rather not be overseen by a regulator...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

The new owners of Emoov have confirmed that 70 previous customers have opted to re-list their homes with the firm since it...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

Estate Agent Today has been contacted by an individual who says he is one of three former Emoov customers intending to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

Emoov and Countrywide: what a pair, observers might say. They present a tale of two failures - although, in the case of...

“You say tomato, I say tomato” is a line in a famous film score way back in the 1937 film Shall...

Countrywide’s shares took another battering yesterday as they plummeted below the psychologically-painful 5p mark - reflecting a 95 per cent loss of...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

“I’m Russell Quirk, and I’ve failed” - with those words, the former chief executive of Emoov has begun to explain how...

A new portal for the prime London property market has launched this week, recruiting a string of big-name agents.  Vyomm, founded by...

The failure of online agencies to significantly disrupt the industry is down to their being too cheap and creating a perception...

The founder and former chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, is back in the headlines with a new but until now...

The former chief executive of online agency Emoov has complained to the Mail on Sunday about an article concerning the firm’s...

Online estate agent Emoov failed to tell crowdfunding investors it was losing £3m a month before its collapse, a Sunday paper claims. The...

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

The former chief executive of Emoov says he has the answer to Foxtons’ current downbeat performance - it should exploit its...

Property industry commentator and former online agency chief executive Russell Quirk has defended Rightmove’s charges to agents, saying that compared to...

The former chief executive of Emoov says online estate agencies charge too little, so risk appearing cheap and ineffective to potential...

“Estate Agents must be suffering from supplier fatigue. Where do you even begin? Most agents haven’t got the time.” So started the...

Kenny Bruce, one of the founders of sector-leading online agency Purplebricks, has sent his good wishes to Russell Quirk, who founded...

Former Emoov chief executive Russell Quirk has made his first on-the-record comments about the factors behind the dramatic collapse of his...

Customers are still trying to get hold of Emoov, Tepilo and Hatched months after they closed down. Estate Agent Today has seen...

The former boss of Emoov, the controversial Russell Quirk, has resuscitated his career as a public relations man and pro-Brexit commentator. Just...

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

A Newcastle-based property company says it has acquired the listings of Emoov and Tepilo. It has emailed and texted vendors to say...

A crowdfunding bid to Emoov’s staff to win financial help over the Christmas period has flopped badly with a paltry £30...

Estate Agent Today has been given details of responses made by administrators to an enquiry about the possible acquisition of some...

The Times reports that crowdfunding investors are considering legal action following the collapse of Emoov. The investors in question appear to be some of...

Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...

The chief executive of failed online agency Emoov has been named this week as one of the 500 top “tech influencers”...

Purplebricks is understood to be pondering the best way to assist victims of the collapse of Emoov without committing money for...

The chief executive of Emoov and the founder of the new portal Rummage4Property had a dramatic spat on Twitter just hours...

Emoov has this afternoon appointed administrators as a result of not being able to secure a buyer - the move had...

At least some calls from potential customers to Emoov are being cut off and rival estate agents are now plundering the...

The circus surrounding the fate of online agency Emoov has taken an unexpected turn. Yesterday Sky News revealed that the company was...

Sky News says the online estate agency Emoov is preparing to call in administrators in a last-ditch attempt to salvage its...

More speculation has swirled around the future of Emoov as it appeared that company chief executive and founder Russell Quirk had...

The future of online agency Emoov remains in the balance this weekend with talks continuing between the management and possible buyers. On...

The latest research from online estate agency Emoov shows at least one silver lining to the current Brexit-hit housing market -...

Time appears to be running short for the sale of troubled online agency Emoov. An Emoov insider has told Estate Agent Today...

Housing minister Kit Malthouse appears to be backing Theresa May as Brexit chaos consumes the government. A request from Estate Agent Today...

As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s online estate agency sector - and not in a good...

Sky News says Emoov is to be sold, just months after the controversial online agency merged with Sarah Beeny's Tepilo and the...

Outspoken online estate agency chief Russell Quirk says the estate agency industry is “really p****d off” with Rightmove trying to ride...

The chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, has suggested that the unexpectedly low take up of online agents may mean that...

Emoov’s founder Russell Quirk has outlined how he would help Britain get out of its current housing crisis to a Labour...

Estate agents say the continuing gentle slowdown reflected in the latest government house price figures will be the story of the...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says a no-deal Brexit exit could lead to a 35 per cent house price crash. The...

Hybrid agency Emoov has released research in which it claims consumers rank high street estate agency commission fees as the second...

The chief executive of the newly-expanded Emoov group has been giving details of the merger with Tepilo and the possibility of...

In a surprise announcement, house prices picked up in July with the annual rate of growth rising from 1.8 per cent...

A leading buying agency is warning about asking prices that are higher than those acceptable to mortgage companies who therefore down-value...

The agonisingly painful decline of Countrywide continues, with no one sure whether it is the darkest hour before the dawn or...

The debate over alleged ‘down-valuing’ by mortgage lenders has flared again with one leading agent claiming that surveyors are just “covering...

Emoov’s latest crowdfunding campaign has now gone well over £1.5m, making it already 50 per cent over-funded already from its original...

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...

“They think it’s all over ... it is now.” The refrain that haunts England fans returned last night, not in a good...

Emoov has launched a crowdfunding campaign giving investors, it says, “a final chance” to put their money into the hybrid agency...

Russell Quirk, chief executive of Emoov, says his agency is now one of the top seven in the UK following its...

TV property expert Sarah Beeny says she expects online agencies to take 70 per cent market share in the future -...

The so-called ‘merger’ of Emoov, Tepilo and a lettings firm is actually an acquisition by Emoov of the other two companies. That's...

The long-awaited merger of Tepilo and Emoov is reported to have been confirmed this afternoon and in with them goes online lettings...

Emoov founder Russell Quirk says that in some cases social media might give a more accurate picture of an estate agency’s...

Agents and representatives from other property sectors have reacted enthusiastically to proposals to professionalise the industry. As we reported yesterday, the government...

Representatives from estate and lettings agencies as well as professional organisations have formed The Home Buying And Selling Group with a...

An online agency says it knows exactly when a home should be marketed in order to sell in the optimum timeframe.  And...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, our round-up each Monday of key job moves within estate and letting...

Howard Quirk, a prominent estate agent in the 60s, 70s and 80s, has passed away, aged 71. He was the senior partner...

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...

There has been a wide range of views from trade bodies and individual agents on the government’s surprise ‘call for evidence’...

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

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

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

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

On the day when hundreds of agents descend on the capital to celebrate the great and good of the industry at...

A debate on customer service in the agency industry has been arranged for later this month between leading lights from both...

A survey of over 2,000 sellers who used online agency eMoov reveals that review websites were the overwhelmingly largest driver of...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

OnTheMarket has swatted away the latest criticism from a long-term critic, online estate agency head Russell Quirk - although it has...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved a complaint made against online estate agency eMoov.  The complaint challenged whether two statements...

Prominent buying agent, TV housing market commentator and hard-core tweeter Henry Pryor has accused traditional estate agents of becoming “fat and...

A debate discussing how online and traditional estate agency would develop in the future, organised by City investment consultancy Jefferies, has...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

Countrywide's second most senior management figure - Head of Retail Sam Tyrer - is to speak before an industry audience next...

In recent weeks I have been carrying out question and answer sessions with some of the key figures in the property...

eMoov founder and chief executive Russell Quirk has launched another online petition, this time calling for mandatory licensing of estate agents. The...

A fantastic exclusive this week as I carry out a question and answer session with one of the leading names in...

The former managing director of Countrywide has responded to claims made by Russell Quirk that the UK's largest agency rejected the...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved a complaint made against online estate agency eMoov.  A media sales adviser for a...

Countrywide’s former senior management rejected an invitation to buy 10 per cent of eMoov for £100,000 five years ago, according to the...

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

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

An online petition to scrap Energy Performance Certificates has received only modest support so far. The petition has been put forward by eMoov...

Journalists often get quick reactions to events from spin doctors helping put out their clients’ messages - and that applies to...

The first new ‘official’ UK House Price Index, released yesterday, has received mixed reviews from the industry. On the one hand there...

It’s nearly June – June! – already. Seriously, where has this year gone? This means summer is nearly upon us, with a...

eMoov has announced that it has secured a loan of £500,000 to help it expand into lettings, international transactions and license...

As we approach another Bank Holiday weekend, estate and letting agents across the country have again been raising thousands of pounds...

The main debate at this year’s FUTURE: PropTech conference - the industry’s leading technology forum, held yesterday in London - saw...

Russell Quirk - whose online agency eMoov is banned from OnTheMarket - says the new portal has indirectly helped onliners rather...

On Tuesday we managed hail, snow, rain, sun and a chilly wind all in one day. Whatever you want to say...

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...

Controversial online estate agent and industry commentator Russell Quirk has hit out at the fee structure of traditional agents, claiming it...

The never-knowingly-underquoted online agency eMoov has renewed its attack on traditional estate agents’ fees, claiming they are as much as £922...

An online estate agent who a year ago predicted that OnTheMarket would not survive for 12 months has issued a statement...

Purplebricks chief executive Michael Bruce is to speak alongside eMoov founder Russell Quirk in a debate to be held at the...

Publicity-conscious online estate agency eMoov claims vendors in London have spent £861.5m on traditional estate agents’ fees in 2015.  eMoov accuses agents...

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

eMoov founder and managing director Russell Quirk has taken to print to explain why he believes 2016 will be the year...

It’s rare for an incumbent to pivot to a disruptive business model, even in the face of compelling logic that they...

Controversial online agency chief Russell Quirk has described aspects of Countrywide’s newly-revealed digital ambitions as “cursory” and showing “arrogance.” Yesterday Estate Agent...

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

Challenger portal OnTheMarket is “not attracting a meaningful audience or engaging with its users” and so is likely to fail according...

Over the past few years Rightmove and Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) have each been spending massive sums on marketing and product...

The future estate agency model is going to be neither the traditional High Street office nor the online-only alternative - instead...

An entrepreneurial website has revealed the investors behind this month's crowdfunding success by online agency eMoov. Episode 1 Ventures and Maxfield Capital...

One of the industry debates of the year will be held next week when the inaugural FUTURE : Property Tech conference...

eMoov has far exceeded its original target of raising £1m in its latest crowdfunding pitch and, with two days to go,...

Controversial online estate agency eMoov is on the verge of successfully raising £1m through crowdfunding - and may even hit the...

eMoov, arguably Britain’s highest-profile online estate agency, says it is “inevitable” that it will enter the US sales market in the...

The controversial description of online agency eMoov as being valued at £20m - even though it currently does not even make...

Online agents may soon sell and let across national boundaries as company websites and property portals operate on an increasingly global...

Controversial agency eMoov, which has already raised over half a million pounds in a weekend of crowdfunding, says online agencies now...

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has been announced as the headline speaker at the Future: Property Tech Conference, taking place in the...

eMoov boss Russell Quirk and a senior member of his management team have been targeted in a fraud scam.  Yesterday morning the...

One of the country’s most prominent online estate agencies is trying to confound critics by offering a no sale-no fee model,...

Yesterday we heard about the letter from the CMA warning agents about anti-competitive behaviour. Today, in a scoop for Estate Agent...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team (NTSEAT) is to meet with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to discuss complaints...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld two complaints made against online estate agency eMoov.  The first centred around eMoov’s claim that...

This publication recently reported on Russell Quirk's latest attempt to upset the establishment, this time by attacking the hallowed ground of...

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Zoopla's trading...

Online estate agency eMoov has lodged a complaint with the Competition and Markets Authority over high street agents’ implementation of sole...

Vandals seeking to ‘reclaim Brixton’ have used a road sign to smash the windows of a Foxtons branch on the high...