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Clive Humby of Dunn Humby (the Mega Minds behind the Tesco Clubcard) declared that "Data is the new oil" in 2006....

Agents have taken a different approach to going on the run for charity this week. Here are some of the latest industry...

Property industry veteran Mal McCallion is among two new high-profile recruits for GetAgent. McCallion, who helped launch Primelocation in 2000 and was...

Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...

Rightmove claims to have identified the dream home for buyers. A survey of more than 2,000 visitors to the portal’s website has...

Veteran retail chief executive John Browett is joining home setup service Just Move In as chairman. Browett has been chief executive of...

Like most aspects of life since the pandemic hit, the employment arena has been hit hard. But not just with uncertainty...

Almost a year ago the government announced that estate and lettings agencies were to be included in the business rates relief...

The industry seems almost back to normal. Not the ‘new normal’ we spoke so much of a few weeks and months ago,...

Countrywide is to hold a special general meeting on November 18 to consider its future ownership and structure. Last month Countrywide group...

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

In six years of editing Estate Agent Today, some of my most dramatic moments have been covering the troubles - some...

Hello, welcome to another Monday and the latest PJT. As ever, a brief reminder to please let us know your appointments new...

Countrywide has named Amanda Rendle as a new independent non-executive director of the estate agency group; she joined the board yesterday. Rendle...

The share price of the UK's largest estate agency remained steady yesterday following its appointment of a new chief operating officer. Countrywide...

A distinctly autumnal storm seems to be gripping the UK for the early part of the weekend but as ever, nothing...

We’re back with the first edition of Agents Do Charity for 2019 - and despite the uncertainty everywhere else, one thing...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

Location, Location, Location: it’s no coincidence the TV show seized on that title because the importance of a property’s position is...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

Countrywide’s 132-page annual report, released today, has given details of the management and restructuring costs incurred by the company during its...

It is now an industry truism to say that Alison Platt has transformed Countrywide - but recent evidence, and now doubt...

The short let management company Lavanda - backed by Harry Hill, former chief of Rightmove and Countrywide - has launched software...

A survey of over 1,700 people has revealed that over a quarter who have purchased their home in the last 12 months...

Good branding is absolutely crucial to any successful business or product, even more so in a world of social media, instant...

Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt is one of 10 property industry entries in the ‘Power 100 Women’ list compiled by business...

Recently, I was speaking to the owner of a chain of estate agents which is thinking of refreshing its company image. They...

Respected westcountry estate agent Chris Wood is to offer consultancy and training courses through new industry training group Agency Mentors. Wood, who...

Countrywide’s chief executive, Alison Platt, has been named as one of the 50 most powerful people in Britain’s property industry by...

Alison Platt, the chief executive of Countrywide, has made clear her belief that the transformation of the agency group to become...

There has been more volatile stock market trading for some of the industry’s highest-profile agencies.  Countrywide - whose chief executive Alison Platt...

Countrywide’s chief executive Alison Platt is to become a non-executive director of Tesco. The announcement by the supermarket to the City this...