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![Purplebricks secures investment from ITV](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FinanceCalculator-400x310.png)
Purplebricks has received a media-for-equity investment from ITV. The deal is worth up to £4.5m, the online agent said.. It is the first major...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks launches Mortgage division](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Purplebricks has launched launched a mortgage divison, known formally as Purplebricks Mortgages Limited This will see a team of more than 150...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks cuts fees in latest disruption attempt](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
Purplebricks has claimed it is returning to its 'disruptive roots' after unveiling a cheaper pricing model. The online agent, officially acquired by...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![‘Exciting plans’ ahead as Strike completes Purplebricks takeover](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The boss of new Purplebricks owner Strike has said he has “exciting plans” for the brands. It comes as Strike was officially...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Strike boss: Purplebricks ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ will boost our business](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has said he is looking forward to building a “new force” in the property industry after...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Strike boss: We remain ‘powerful’ despite job cuts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/AgentOnline-400x310.png)
Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has blamed uncertainty since the September mini-Budget and rising mortgage rates for making the market more...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks wins praise for dropping prejudiced sellers](/upload/images/Logos/Purplebricks-2019Logo-400x310.jpg)
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
![Hybrid agency rolls out nationwide - but with only 70 agents](/upload/images/Logos/Strike-Logo-400x310.jpg)
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
![Agency selling homes for free rolls out nationwide](/upload/images/Logos/Strike-Logo-400x310.jpg)
The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![No-fee agent strikes £5 billion sales landmark](/upload/images/Logos/Strike-Logo-400x310.jpg)
Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has hailed the online agent’s no-fee model after reaching £5 billion worth of sales. The agency, previously...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Over 18% house price rise in one part of UK - government data](/upload/images/library/HousingMarket-7-400x310.jpg)
Average house prices increased by 13.2 per cent over the year to June - the highest annual growth rate since November...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Strike names ex-Foxtons chief in senior role, as new TV ad debuts](/img/default/eat.png)
Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Channel 4 and finance chief sink millions into online agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Channel 4 Ventures is one of a number of investors who have collectively put the equivalent of £11m into the online...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![“The sensible thing” - Agents urge tapered end to stamp duty holiday](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agents have kept up the pressure on the Westminster government to consider some kind of tapered ending to the stamp...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Housing market defies gravity as prices now hit five year high](/img/default/eat.png)
Annual house price inflation is now running at 6.5 per cent according to the latest Nationwide index after a 0.9 per...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Online firm renews attack on high street agents’ charges](/img/default/eat.png)
Strike, the firm previously known as HouseSimple, has launched another attack on the charges levied by High Street agents. This time it is...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Speed of conveyancers and lenders will decide short-term market - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
Savills says the shape and size of the housing market in the coming months will be determined by the capacity of conveyancers...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Third of sellers won't budge on asking price despite buyer requests](/img/default/eat.png)
Almost a third of property sellers (29%) say they won't accept a lower offer for their property, according to new research. Online...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Leading online agency Housesimple rebrands with immediate effect](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Online firm Housesimple claims it’s second largest agency in part of UK](/img/default/eat.png)
Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands. The offer is...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Market optimism: Agents urge buyers to see beyond Brexit shambles](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents have expressed quiet optimism that the market may be over the worst as it continues to show resilience in the...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Will sellers come back to the market this month after the August lull?](/img/default/eat.png)
The number of new property listings in the UK fell by a whopping 13.2 per cent in August according to online...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Housesimple boss renews his attacks on High Street agents](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Stamp duty uncertainty could bring market ‘to a grinding halt’ says online boss](/img/default/eat.png)
Speculation surrounding whether Boris Johnson will honour his pledge to reduce stamp duty risks bringing the housing market “to a grinding...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Reforms win industry support as trade groups jostle for influence](/img/default/eat.png)
Trade bodies and property firms have strongly welcomed the recommendations for root and branch reform of the agency industry - and...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks founder Kenny Bruce pledges: “I’ll be back - and soon”](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Online agency to sell all homes for free: is this the future or a stunt?](/img/default/eat.png)
Online agency Housesimple has become the first in the UK to sell houses for free. It says that based on the average...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Online agent says very slow broadband knocks 24% off house price](/img/default/eat.png)
Ultra slow broadband speeds could knock a quarter off the value of a property according to research undertaken by online agency...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Latest Brexit delay attracts sellers back to the market](/img/default/eat.png)
Thousands of homeowners listed their properties for sale in the days following the latest Brexit delay on April 12, new research...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Third of homes on sale have no outside space, claims online agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Research by HouseSimple suggests that over 31 per cent of homes currently on sale in major UK towns and cities have...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![NAEA conference just old white men with grey hair says online boss](/img/default/eat.png)
The head of an online agency has accused the National Association of Estate Agents’ conference of being “a sea of old...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Online agency reports market-wide supply surge, led by London](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest assessment of supply across the housing market undertaken by online agency HouseSimple claims that the number of new properties...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Online chief’s outburst against living in the past High Street agents](/img/default/eat.png)
The former head of Rightmove’s lettings division has blasted High Street estate agencies for “living in the past, charging exorbitant fees...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Fast turnover of ministers has worsened housing crisis says agency chief](/img/default/eat.png)
James Brokenshire - yesterday appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government - joins the rank of senior politicians...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![London has almost 600 one-bed flats on sale at £1m or (well) above](/img/default/eat.png)
London has 585 one bed flats on the market at £1m or more according to research by online agency HouseSimple. HouseSimple says...
20 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![First timers' stamp duty cuts won't help in London says ex-Rightmove chief](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove’s former lettings chief Sam Mitchell has taken over as chief executive of online agency HouseSimple, which recently won another £20m...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Online agency reported to have £20m new funding 'to rival Purplebricks'](/img/default/eat.png)
HouseSimple is reported to have secured £20m in growth capital which it says will help it “challenge Purplebricks as the UK’s...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![What next for the rental market in 2017?](/img/default/eat.png)
The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...
14 January 2017
From: Features
![Rightmove reveals its autumn TV advertising campaign](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove has launched its autumn TV advertising offensive, the latest to follow the Find Your Happy theme. The new ad -...