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Lomond has more than doubled its footprint spanning the South Coast after sealing a new deal for Hampshire agent Beal’s. The brand...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Quick buy firm Upstix has appointed a head of growth to take charge of boosting acquisitions, enhancing the firm's visibility and...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A former director of Southampton-based property brand White & Guard has launched his own estate agency in Hampshire. Rob Rowe has unveiled Rowe...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The cities of Liverpool, Nottingham and Manchester have enjoyed the biggest house price rises since pre-Covid. Despite interest rates at a 13-year...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Prominent industry figure Sean Newman has renewed his licence agreement with Fine & Country for five more years. Newman has licenses in...
11 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Two well-known Fine & Country licensees have partnered to boost their presence in the South West of England. Jonathan Handford and Sean...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove and Propertymark have unveiled a two-year partnership to provide agents with the latest local market data and easier access to...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The team behind the Best Estate Agent Guide is set to host an inaugural series of roadshows. The EA Masters team is...
16 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Property sales are currently taking 15 weeks on average to complete, new research claims. Challenger portal and property platform OneDome has launched...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Long-established Hampshire estate agent Clarke Mews has shut all three of its branches in West End, Botley and Netley, with its...
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Buyers typically pay 10.8 per cent extra for chain-free properties than for similar homes with chains, according to new research. Website GetAgent...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News
New data from Rightmove has analysed millions of supply, demand and pricing data points across the property market, to assess activity...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News
An analysis of estate agencies in 21 major cities suggests a big rise in competing companies, prompting risks of fee wars between...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News
This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News
While lengthy lockdowns have caused many to re-evaluate their homes, the apartment lifestyle remains an ambition for many. That’s the view of...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT, the industry’s summary of new movers. Of course many agencies are reassessing their...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News
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
Research from Zoopla suggests that demand from buyers across England surged 88 per cent shortly after the housing market reopened -...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Sellers in the past 12 months accepted an average of 96 per cent of their asking price according to new research. Comparison...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Zoopla’s Hometrack data research arm says the start of 2020 has seen buyer demand up 26 per cent compared to the...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to a new week, and a new edition of PJT. If you’re on the move or your firm has...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Well there’s little doubt that after this week’s weather winter is well on the way - the perfect time for fund-raising...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News
In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...
21 September 2019
From: Features
New figures produced by Zoopla’s research team shows for the first time the huge scale of regional variations in terms of...
23 August 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
Hello and welcome to PJT, breaking you in to the working week every Monday with news of the movers and shakers...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals' regional roadshow for existing and potential members, resumes its activities next week with a visit to...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News
A new sales portal has launched with a radically different business model, aiming to pay agents to list on it. It’s the brainchild of...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News
The industry has long been critical of reports claiming house price movements are in some way uniform across the country, but...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News
A major hybrid agency says there is a huge ‘reality gap’ between the typical asking price of homes on sale and the...
21 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Property sellers in the South of England are having to accept asking reductions in order to achieve a sale. Data from Hometrack...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a series of regional roadshows with a target of enhancing the success of independent...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News
House price growth in London has hit a seven year low according to Hometrack, with prices actually down across 42 per...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News
The fast-diversifying Humberts has set up regional hubs to handle its new homes and land division, in addition to taking on...
22 February 2018
From: Breaking News
The housing market may appear sluggish at best in many areas but data from Rightmove suggests it’s now quicker to sell...
10 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Mortgage broker The Mortgage Hut has signed distribution deals with Century 21, Taylor Hill & Bond, Aspire Estate Agents and Wayne...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Home ownership has halved for young families across some parts of the UK according to a charity. The Resolution Foundation says its...
22 May 2017
From: Breaking News
The latest assessment of major UK cities’ housing markets by property consultancy Hometrack shows more locations overhauling London in terms of...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News
An equity specialist has warned that shareholders may now choose this is the time to sell their stakes in Purplebricks because...
06 October 2016
From: Breaking News
The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following two unrelated complaints - one was over an agent’s property description, and the...
10 August 2016
From: Breaking News
City consultancy Jefferies has made a blistering attack on Purplebricks’ sales performance and finances, saying “the arithmetic…still does not add up.” Last...
22 July 2016
From: Breaking News
It’s the Bank Holiday and an extra-long weekend - although many agents will be making the most of sales, lets, open...
29 April 2016
From: Breaking News
Franchise giant Hunters says 2015 was its most successful year to date. The firm opened in 32 new locations during the past...
12 January 2016
From: Breaking News
Online agents may soon sell and let across national boundaries as company websites and property portals operate on an increasingly global...
02 September 2015
From: Breaking News
There were over 131,000 housebuilding completions in the past year, according to the latest government data. The figure represents a 15% increase...
24 August 2015
From: Breaking News
UK house prices have increased by an average of £11,500 over the last 12 months to May - but seven cities...