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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...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Chancellor has announced new measures to help businesses in the light of the lockdown announced in the past 24 hours. The...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency group has launched new franchise business models to help those in the industry impacted by Covid-19. Century 21 UK...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest supporters of the self employed estate agent business model admits there are risks and it’s not for...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A regional wing of Fine & Country has reported a record month - and puts it down to the self-employed ‘associate’ business model...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading enthusiast of the self-employed agency business model says even in these challenging times people can make a success of...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new survey reveals the uphill struggle first time buyers appear to be having in securing a mortgage. A study of 1,000...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...
17 October 2020
From: Features

Gary Keller is stepping down from his post as chief executive of the global Keller Williams estate agency empire. Although operating chiefly...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

In July, here at Environet UK, we transferred 100% ownership of the company to our employees, in the form of an...
07 October 2020
From: Features

Online agency easyProperty has announced four new areas to its portfolio to build on its existing 41 locations - and it’s seeking...
29 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

The frenzied housing market and the uncertain wider economic outlook during the pandemic have combined to lead to a surge in...
24 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

The battle between rival self-employed agent business models continues apace with eXp UK - set up last autumn - announcing it...
26 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

Fine & Country has announced it signed a string of agencies to its brand during lockdown. Most F&C agents members are High...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Butters John Bee, one of the oldest agency brands in the UK, is the latest part of the Spicerhaart group to...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of the UK operation of a US-owned brand says his agency its the fastest growing in this country...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Difference should be celebrated. But in our industry it rarely is. I was on the board of a large corporate where...
22 July 2020
From: Features

Haart - one of the brands owned by Spicerhaart, which laid off staff in the first hours of the pandemic -...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The phrase ‘game-changer’ has been hugely overused. But when applied to how Covid-19 is changing the way estate agents will work...
20 June 2020
From: Features

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...
18 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

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

If you are an established UK estate agent, the status quo dictates that you will most likely work for ‘the man.’ Corporate...
09 June 2020
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Russell Jervis, who spent 33 years at Spicerhaart rising to managing director before quitting late last year, has re-emerged this morning...
08 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

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

A survey of agents’ attitudes which two weeks ago showed a big majority of agents wanting to work as self employed...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has taken the unusual step this weekend of issuing its usual monthly asking price index on a Saturday instead of...
16 May 2020
From: Features

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

NAEA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis. In a formal written...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...
18 April 2020
From: Features

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...
11 April 2020
From: Features

An online estate agency which has described the Coronavirus pandemic as “a disrupter and game changer” for the agency industry says...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s highest profile figures has suggested the Coronavirus crisis could trigger many more agents becoming self-employed. Nicky Stevenson -...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Industry operators who receive dividends as part of their monthly income are pressing the government to include this in its financial...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...
04 April 2020
From: Features

A leading human resources expert predicts that agents who are poorly treated by their employers now will wreak revenge and move...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times. If you have any appropriate advice you...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...
28 March 2020
From: Features

In response to the current coronavirus pandemic, which is having such an impact on all parts of life, including the property...
28 March 2020
From: Features

A hybrid agency says the Coronavirus is a “disrupter and game changer” for the industry and is wanting agents keen to...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced new measures to help the self-employed - likely to be welcomed by self-employed estate agents. The Chancellor...
26 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The founder and chairman of Hunters, who is also a Conservative MP, has been criticised for a tweet saying he would...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a sweeping range of financial measures to try to minimise the impact of Coronavirus...
20 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

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

There’s a growing trend for estate agents to quit big-name corporates and either go independent or join US-style brokerages, a top...
04 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

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...
28 February 2020
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An estate agent has sold a home off-market by posting teaser photographs on Instagram. The buyer - who was in the French...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has revealed that it has recruited over 50 agents in its first...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...
19 February 2020
From: Features

Another former Savills agent has joined freelance agency operation Keller Williams, the second in recent weeks. In January it was revealed that...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country has introduced a self-employed agency business model to be run by well-known former Property Academy chief Nicky Stevenson. The...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A new market centre operating as a hub for freelance agents has opened in Glasgow. Called KW Evolve it is a Keller...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Keller Williams UK is opening a new Market Centre, this time in Oxfordshire - and it has signed a senior Savills...
03 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Another hub-based agency has launched in the capital, following in the footsteps of operations like Harding Green, Orchards and Keller Williams. Mariel...
20 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

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or freelance agents operating under the same...
24 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 US-based real estate firm Keller Williams says it is aiming to be this country’s leading agency training organisation. Ben Taylor, who...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

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

‘Workers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains’. So is written on the tombstone of the father...
19 September 2019
From: Features

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on key moves within the industry. Everyone mentioned here...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

As the self-employed estate agency market continues to grow in the UK, one of Australia's most succesful proponents of the model...
07 September 2019
From: Features

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...
02 September 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

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

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...
18 May 2019
From: Features

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 two men behind a low-profile hybrid estate agency say their company is flourishing after two years in business, during which they...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

An agent has started an online petition demanding negotiators and others in the agency industry be paid the legal minimum wage...
10 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A hybrid estate agency which uses freelance agents operating from a central hub is now expanding from London into the Home...
04 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has this morning announced that it has acquired MAB Glos, part of the Mortgage Advice Bureau. The £3.6m deal, done through...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A new prime London hybrid agency wants what it calls “disillusioned property professionals” to join the firm and take advantage of...
16 November 2018
From: Breaking News

After gaining my MBA qualification from Edinburgh Business School in 2005, I took careful consideration over my career moves and prospective...
22 August 2018
From: Features

The UK arm of the US-based estate agency Keller Williams says it is making a specific bid to recruit more women...
28 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today can reveal that Keller Williams, the US-led firm that has 170,000 agents worldwide, is to open its fourth...
22 June 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A former Hamptons International and Savills agent is the first to join a ‘freelance agency’ set up in prime central London. In...
07 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A company launching later this month, set up by an ex-Chestertons agent, wants to employ over 20 freelance associates who can...
19 September 2017
From: Breaking News

eMoov, the online agency which last month secured an additional £9m funding from investors, has launched a recruitment drive for what...
01 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...
31 August 2017
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In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...
08 April 2017
From: Features

Mortgage brokers say they are encountering fewer difficulties sourcing products now than at any time for three years. Research from the Intermediary...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...
11 March 2017
From: Features

Chancellor Phillip Hammond has introduced no new property taxes in his Spring Budget - but a clampdown on those setting up...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The Purplebricks stock market bull run took yet another huge leap forwards yesterday with its share price up 20 per cent...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News

A fantastic exclusive this week as I carry out a question and answer session with one of the leading names in...
16 September 2016
From: Features

Cashing in on the publicity surrounding the share price of Purplebricks and recent entries into hybrid estate agency by Countrywide and...
15 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Surely people will start moving again soon. The employment rate for the last quarter of 2015 is likely to be the...
22 January 2016
From: Features

The prospect of quarterly tax returns being imposed on some businesses - including small estate agencies and other small firms servicing...
14 January 2016
From: Breaking News

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