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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 &...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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