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The Belvoir Group has announced the acquisition of mortgage broker TIME. The agency franchise and financial services brand has acquired the entire issued...

Hybrid agent eXp UK is embarking on a national roadshow this month to showcase its US-inspired business model. It will visit London,...

Agents remain positive about the prospects for their business and the property market despite talk of slowing house price growth and...

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

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...

Yesterday afternoon, Helena Marston was finally confirmed as Purplebricks new CEO after all the due diligence checks that are required for...

New research from Bluestone Mortgages has shown that 'non-vanilla' customers are being turned down for financial products and services. More than two...

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...

Hundreds of former Purplebricks agents have now signed up to a potential legal claim against the firm. Contractors For Justice, known as...

Lawyers working on a class action against online agents including Purplebricks have said they will be ready to send a letter...

More acquisitions are being predicted at agency franchise group Belvoir. It comes as the listed brand yesterday reported record group revenue of...

Purplebricks say it’s going to complete its transformation from an agency using self-employed local operatives in the field, to having fully...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

Franchise giant Belvoir has snapped up one of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or...

The online agency brand eXp UK claims it’s growing at an industry leading pace - and it puts it all down...

The Purplebricks share price remained relatively unchanged yesterday following the shock announcement that chief executive Vic Darvey was quitting the company...

A 20 year old estate agent who admitted being four times over the drink driving limit has been fined and banned...

The findings of a new survey may make worrying reading for agents who have taken the self-employed route as agency business...

A national newspaper has lifted the lid on what it alleges to be the backgrounds of high-end self-employed agents who feature...

The shortage of stock in the current market is making it tough for High Street agents according to one of the...

The chief executive of Belvoir says his agency has had 25 years of significant financial and business success - and much...

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

The London agency that was at the forefront of introducing the ‘serviced office hub’ concept of working for self-employed agents has...

Hunters has tweaked its earlier version of hybrid franchising in a bid to attract self-employed agents. Hunters Personal was launched with a...

An estate agency that launched in 2018 saying that High Street offices were dead…has now opened its second physical branch in...

Adam Day will be a well-known figure to many in the industry, having been the founder of Hatched (the online agency...

Hybrid agency eXp UK is the latest to include the Modern Method of Auction as a sales possibility for its remote...

The head of a hybrid agency has made a blistering attack on the corporate agent business model, accusing it of being...

With the business model for self-employed agents hotly debated within the industry, new data has suggested that most freelance professionals are...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

There’s lots of talk of people moving over within estate agency to be self-employed so they can chase the dream of...

An estate agency that three years ago launched saying that High Street offices were unnecessary has had a rethink - and...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I can’t remember the last time I had a business...

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...

A London agency has undergone what it calls a ‘genteel’ rebrand with a subtle change of name - but a major...

One of the first companies to promote the self-employed ‘broker’ business model has announced its first franchise agreement - and says...

A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p.  This is less...

The leader of the organisation proposing a class action against Purplebricks says there’s been a “phenomenal” response to his request for...

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...

New research suggests estate agents earn some of the lowest basic salaries of all sales professions.  Nested, an online agency promoting the...

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

Southend on Sea, soon to be designated a city out of respect for murdered MP Sir David Amess, is to see...

The class action taken by former self-employed workers against two online agencies should be a warning to other firms breaking the...

A claims firm wants to commence proceedings against online estate agency companies such as Purplebricks and Yopa. It's on behalf of thousands...

Purplebricks has this morning announced that chief financial officer Andy Botha is quitting at the end of the month. In a terse...

An analysis of estate agencies in 21 major cities suggests a big rise in competing companies, prompting risks of fee wars between...

An estate agent who has now gone self-employed after working on the staff of Connells and Spicerhaart says her move is...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

An estate agent claims he may be the highest paid in the industry this year - and he puts it down to...

An agency says individual agents operating as self-employed can earn up to £64,000 more per year than fully-employed counterparts. Nested says the average UK...

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...

The self-employed partnership known as The Agency UK - founded by three refugees from Purplebricks - has announced a major expansion. The...

A Hertfordshire-based hybrid agency has released a surprising and some might argue refreshing message, saying it’s not interested in size as...

In a 'coup' for property data firm Homesearch, Keller Williams UK, which has some 400 agents under its banner across the UK,...

Purplebricks says it’s beginning interviewing this week for roles at three key levels where there were not enough ‘switchers’ willing to...

A survey conducted by a bank suggests that over half of the self-employed sector of the economy believes its financial position...

Purplebricks says its aim to move 650 staff from self-employed status to employed has had a 95 per cent success rate. It...

Many Britains are apparently under-estimating the impact of furlough on their ability to get a mortgage and buy a property. A new...

An agent promoting self-employed business models has launched a course showing how estate agents can earn £100,000 per year. The set of...

A date has been set for Purplebricks’ shareholders to give their verdict on a controversial remuneration package given to the agency’s...

An agent has gone on record saying how he has progressed from being a photocopier boy at a Connells branch to...

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

Self-employed agents working for Purplebricks who want to resist the instruction to become fully employed are being wooed by a Midlands...

Purplebricks’ chief executive says a £4m marketing blitz scheduled for the autumn will go ahead despite the upheaval caused by the...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says he wants to move his agency’s 600 Local Property Experts from self-employed to employed status...

Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...

One of the best known faces in estate agency has launched his own podcast - and is giving Estate Agent Today...

Keller Williams - which says it’s the UK’s leading business-owner or ‘self-employed’ firm with twice the agents of any direct rival -...

A leading industry personnel expert says agencies must do more to attract new staff, including adapting how they work to compete...

A bank’s latest study suggests that self employed people are increasingly pessimistic about the chance of them being able to get on...

Like many of you, I have watched a lot of football recently and I’ve enjoyed every minute. It has been an...

The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...

A self employed franchise estate agent business model has been launched by one of the brands in The Property Franchise Group. Hunters...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Thom Hudson, photographer at Meyers Estate Agents What is Meyers...

In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US - says it now has 200 self-employed agents operating under its...

After a recent incident involving an Estate Agent based in Devon in which a property virtual tour they published revealed a...

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US and led by Adam Day, a veteran of three online firms -...

A company which was once an early adopter of using a central resource for self-employed agents working under its name, says...

Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...

One of the earliest London agencies to adopt a hub-style operation with self-employed agents working on a high commission basis, has...

A former senior Foxtons and Douglas & Gordon agent has hit out at “the relentless key performance indicator culture” of some agencies. Matthew...

A hybrid agency which until now has been active only in London is launching new hubs in Manchester and Brighton. Agent &...

First off, happy Good Friday to all our readers. Here’s to a great, if still slightly different, long Easter bank holiday...

A business that calls itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based estate agency has announced a new franchisee.  Dorset-based Meyers Estate Agents was...

We recently launched our state of the property nation survey – a two-minute poll designed to give estate and letting agents...

Will Rightmove still be the dominant portal by 2030? Will Boomin really shake up the industry as Purplebricks did before it?...

On Monday next week, Estate Agent Today will launch its state of the property nation survey, a 14-question poll for UK...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Franchising What is Meyers and what...

The Federation of Independent Agents has released details of the entry criteria for agencies interested in joining the growing group. “We’re already...

A trade body says it’s been contacted by the government explaining how agencies can get Coronavirus asymptomatic testing for staff. The Guild of...

Estate agents quitting companies and setting up on their own will prosper only by tapping into the most appropriate level of...

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US and led by Adam Day, a veteran of three online agencies -...

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

The rise and rise of portal listings and changing consumer habits during the pandemic may mean the death of the High...

One of the early operators of the self-employed agency model has launched a scheme under which its agents receive shares in the...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Justin and Victoria Bhoday - a married...

High profile agency owner Sean Newman is offering his entire self-employed team of 100 agents and mortgage advisors a chance for...

A hybrid agency is appealing to corporate estate agents to jump ship and try its self employed business model. Mr & Mrs...

A firm calling itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based agency says it wants to roll out nationally with a network of franchisees...

A leading business consultancy says the level of working-from-home in the UK by 2025 will be five times that before the pandemic. Estate...

The Chancellor has announced new measures to help businesses in the light of the lockdown announced in the past 24 hours. The...

An estate agency group has launched new franchise business models to help those in the industry impacted by Covid-19. Century 21 UK...

It is the end of my column for another year, my 4th if I am not mistaken.  This year has seen a...

One of the biggest supporters of the self employed estate agent business model admits there are risks and it’s not for...

A regional wing of Fine & Country has reported a record month - and puts it down to the self-employed ‘associate’ business model...

A leading enthusiast of the self-employed agency business model says even in these challenging times people can make a success of...

A new survey reveals the uphill struggle first time buyers appear to be having in securing a mortgage. A study of 1,000...

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

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

In July, here at Environet UK, we transferred 100% ownership of the company to our employees, in the form of an...

Online agency easyProperty has announced four new areas to its portfolio to build on its existing 41 locations - and it’s seeking...

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...

The frenzied housing market and the uncertain wider economic outlook during the pandemic have combined to lead to a surge in...

A self-employed agent has gone public to lavish praise on the mentoring scheme which is part of the Agents Together charity. Cameron Carter,...

The battle between rival self-employed agent business models continues apace with eXp UK - set up last autumn - announcing it...

    Purplebricks says changes to its fees structure - possibly becoming less reliant on controversial upfront charges - has been delayed until...

Fine & Country has announced it signed a string of agencies to its brand during lockdown. Most F&C agents members are High...

Butters John Bee, one of the oldest agency brands in the UK, is the latest part of the Spicerhaart group to...

The chief executive of the UK operation of a US-owned brand says his agency its the fastest growing in this country...

Difference should be celebrated. But in our industry it rarely is. I was on the board of a large corporate where...

Haart - one of the brands owned by Spicerhaart, which laid off staff in the first hours of the pandemic -...

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

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...

A hybrid agency which set a target of rivalling Purplebricks when it launched has announced a recruitment drive and expansion in...

US-originated estate agency Keller Williams claims to be the fastest growing in the UK as a result of 29 agents joining...

If you are an established UK estate agent, the status quo dictates that you will most likely work for ‘the man.’ Corporate...

Russell Jervis, who spent 33 years at Spicerhaart rising to managing director before quitting late last year, has re-emerged this morning...

A former Purplebricks chief has become managing director of an agency aiming to be a national brand. Jim Harris - a former training...

Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...

A survey of agents’ attitudes which two weeks ago showed a big majority of agents wanting to work as self employed...

Rightmove has taken the unusual step this weekend of issuing its usual monthly asking price index on a Saturday instead of...

The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he was extending the furlough scheme until the end of October appears...

NAEA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a formal written...

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...

An online estate agency which has described the Coronavirus pandemic as “a disrupter and game changer” for the agency industry says...

One of the industry’s highest profile figures has suggested the Coronavirus crisis could trigger many more agents becoming self-employed. Nicky Stevenson -...

Industry operators who receive dividends as part of their monthly income are pressing the government to include this in its financial...

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

A leading human resources expert predicts that agents who are poorly treated by their employers now will wreak revenge and move...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

In response to the current coronavirus pandemic, which is having such an impact on all parts of life, including the property...

A hybrid agency says the Coronavirus is a “disrupter and game changer” for the industry and is wanting agents keen to...

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced new measures to help the self-employed - likely to be welcomed by self-employed estate agents. The Chancellor...

The founder and chairman of Hunters, who is also a Conservative MP, has been criticised for a tweet saying he would...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a sweeping range of financial measures to try to minimise the impact of Coronavirus...

The former director of customer experience at Purplebricks has been announced as a new partner in a Keller Williams franchise. Sarah Downes,...

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

There’s a growing trend for estate agents to quit big-name corporates and either go independent or join US-style brokerages, a top...

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

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...

An estate agent has sold a home off-market by posting teaser photographs on Instagram.  The buyer - who was in the French...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has revealed that it has recruited over 50 agents in its first...

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

Another former Savills agent has joined freelance agency operation Keller Williams, the second in recent weeks. In January it was revealed that...

Fine & Country has introduced a self-employed agency business model to be run by well-known former Property Academy chief Nicky Stevenson. The...

A new market centre operating as a hub for freelance agents has opened in Glasgow. Called KW Evolve it is a Keller...

Keller Williams UK is opening a new Market Centre, this time in Oxfordshire - and it has signed a senior Savills...

Another hub-based agency has launched in the capital, following in the footsteps of operations like Harding Green, Orchards and Keller Williams. Mariel...

A hybrid estate agency which set a target of rivalling Purplebricks when it launched says it aims to recruit 25 agents...

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...

One of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or freelance agents operating under the same...

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...

There has been a real wind of change in estate agency and over the last 18 months we have seen the...

The US-based real estate firm Keller Williams says it is aiming to be this country’s leading agency training organisation. Ben Taylor, who...

Estate agents are being encouraged to consider providing increased flexible working options for their staff, including increased opportunities to work from...

One of the first so-called ‘hub’ hybrid estate agencies using self-employed freelances instead of staff says it’s moving to bigger premises...

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

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on key moves within the industry. Everyone mentioned here...

As the self-employed estate agency market continues to grow in the UK, one of Australia's most succesful proponents of the model...

It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...

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

One of the most experienced and high profile figures in the industry says individual agents working for online companies are typically...

A former Territory Owner at Purplebricks, who at one time managed 11 Local Property Experts, has spoken out in support of...

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...

Here’s an unusual story, describing the work of one of Purplebricks’ Local Property Experts who was with the company for around...

The two men behind a low-profile hybrid estate agency say their company is flourishing after two years in business, during which they...

An agent has started an online petition demanding negotiators and others in the agency industry be paid the legal minimum wage...

A hybrid estate agency which uses freelance agents operating from a central hub is now expanding from London into the Home...

Belvoir has this morning announced that it has acquired MAB Glos, part of the Mortgage Advice Bureau.  The £3.6m deal, done through...

A new prime London hybrid agency wants what it calls “disillusioned property professionals” to join the firm and take advantage of...

After gaining my MBA qualification from Edinburgh Business School in 2005, I took careful consideration over my career moves and prospective...

The UK arm of the US-based estate agency Keller Williams says it is making a specific bid to recruit more women...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that Keller Williams, the US-led firm that has 170,000 agents worldwide, is to open its fourth...

Major online agencies appear to be unaffected by yesterday’s Supreme Court decision over workers' rights in the so-called 'gig economy'.  Yesterday’s case concerned...

A former Hamptons International and Savills agent is the first to join a ‘freelance agency’ set up in prime central London. In...

A company launching later this month, set up by an ex-Chestertons agent, wants to employ over 20 freelance associates who can...

eMoov, the online agency which last month secured an additional £9m funding from investors, has launched a recruitment drive for what...

Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

Mortgage brokers say they are encountering fewer difficulties sourcing products now than at any time for three years.  Research from the Intermediary...

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

Chancellor Phillip Hammond has introduced no new property taxes in his Spring Budget - but a clampdown on those setting up...

The Purplebricks stock market bull run took yet another huge leap forwards yesterday with its share price up 20 per cent...

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

Cashing in on the publicity surrounding the share price of Purplebricks and recent entries into hybrid estate agency by Countrywide and...

Surely people will start moving again soon. The employment rate for the last quarter of 2015 is likely to be the...

The prospect of quarterly tax returns being imposed on some businesses - including small estate agencies and other small firms servicing...

There are fears that a little-publicised proposal could mean some of the country's smallest estate agencies would have to file tax returns...

The Financial Conduct Authority is remaining tight-lipped as to whether its newly-announced assessment of MMR will lead to easier access to...