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This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

The Property Franchise Group, which earlier this year completed a buy out of franchise rival Hunters, has expanded its senior management...

The extraordinary consolidation in the estate agency industry continues apace today with two of the biggest deals reaching critical points. Firstly Hunters’...

An MP demanding a root and branch reform of property taxation, including scrapping stamp duty, says the chance of fundamental reform is...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

It now looks likely that Hunters will be taken over by The Property Franchise Group after several months of talks, subject...

Talks continue between The Property Franchise Group and Hunters with both companies agreeing a new deadline of next Friday, January 29. Just...

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...

Today will see a firm decision on whether The Property Franchise Group will take over rival franchise network Hunters.  In early December TPFG...

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...

Hunters has agreed to extend the deadline for talks about a possible takeover by its rival, The Property Franchise Group. In early...

The Property Franchise Group has approached Hunters about a possible takeover. Confirmation came this morning in a statement from Hunters, which you can...

High profile franchise hybrid agency EweMove has announced ambitious plans to double agent numbers within two years. The firm - which has...

The six brands that make up The Property Franchise Group are the latest signings for yet-to-launch portal Boomin. TPFG’s brands are national...

Hello and at the start of another working week, welcome to our regular jobs slot announcing who’s moving where within the...

Share prices for many quoted estate agencies and property portals fell in trading as fears grew about Coronavirus. London-focussed agency Foxtons was one...

The Property Franchise Group has named high-profile industry veteran Eric Walker as managing director of Martin & Co (South and Scotland).  Walker...

Hybrid agency EweMove has outperformed its traditional sister companies within The Property Franchise Group over the past six months. That’s the clear...

The EweMove hybrid agency has been singled out for special praise in a trading statement from its parent company, which also...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

Revenue for The Property Franchise Group was hit by 20 per cent cent thanks for the lockdown - but sales listings...

The new chief executive of The Property Franchise Group says he anticipates his company’s hybrid arm - EweMove - will go...

The Property Franchise Group - parent company of six agency brands including EweMove and Martin & Co - says all of...

Gareth Samples has been confirmed as the new chief executive of The Property Franchise Group, stepping into the role on Thursday...

Staff and senior management at a large franchise company running a string of major High Street agency brands are taking voluntary...

Countrywide shares fell by just over 30 per cent yesterday as the stock market blood-letting continued for property stocks. The value fell 30.86...

Almost all quoted agencies and portals have suffered as a result of stock market investors being spooked by Coronavirus, with some...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week - and it’s been a frantic seven days since the last...

The Property Franchise Group - which owns Martin & Co, EweMove and three other brands - is to have a former...

A new analysis from a financial services trade body shows that gross mortgage lending is expected to rise significantly in the...

The Property Franchise Group - which operates five High Street agency brands and the EweMove hybrid - has set up a...

A  husband and wife team have bought the franchise for EweMove in York. Local media in the area say Jonathan and Elly...

The Property Franchise Group has issued a trading statement that is upbeat on lettings but warns that the sales market has...

The parent company of franchised hybrid estate agency EweMove says that experienced estate agents outperform inexperienced franchisees - but only for...

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...

After months of difficulties and closures for many online and hybrid estate agencies, EweMove claims to have bucked the trend. In a...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

The head of EweMove, the hybrid agency operated by The Property Franchise Group, says he applied for the top job in...

The estate agency industry is at a crossroads. A turbulent market, unstable political situation and a chronic lack of public confidence has...

The founder of franchise giant Belvoir, Mike Goddard, has now stepped down as chair of the company, two years after quitting...

The new independent estate and letting agents’ body, the FIA, has unveiled what it calls an exclusive online training platform for...

The soon-to-launch Federation of Independent Agents has announced that its latest supplier partner is to be outsourced viewing service Viewber. Graham Lock,...

Hybrid estate agency has reported a modest pre-tax profit of some £400,000 as part of the 2018 results of its parent...

The Property Franchise Group says its online/hybrid agency EweMove traded profitably throughout  last year and will show “a significant improvement” over...

A new bespoke Customer Relationship Management system developed by The Property Franchise Group claims to enable High Street agents to fight...

EweMove, the hybrid agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, has announced five new franchisees - several of them are independent...

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...

He’s got a fax machine for PropTech, he’s got an answerphone so he’s open 24/7, and he’s got 2.5 per cent...

EweMove is the country’s fifth largest online agency group based on transactions, and continues to make a profit according to its owner,...

Another eight EweMove franchisees have been appointed in just one month - but controversially, some of them have no estate agency...

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

At first sight, to suggest this is a good time for an agency business to go for an IPO - that...

A trading statement this morning from The Property Franchise Group says its online brand, EweMove, is still trading profitably - and...

Foxtons share price hit a new low yesterday, dropping to only 46p early in the afternoon: it eventually closed narrowly up...

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...

The Property Franchise Group has this morning reported strong figures for 2017 with news that its hybrid brand EweMove traded profitably...

A EweMove branch operating from a franchisee’s home in Staffordshire has taken over the running of a bricks and mortar agency. EweMove’s...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, our round-up each Monday of key job moves within estate and letting...

EweMove has made a senior hire in the shape of Chris Webb, formerly of Countrywide and Winkworth.  He now takes up the...

The Property Franchise Group’s trading statement this morning reveals a huge 23 per cent rise in revenue for 2017 - £10.2m...

Here it is - the industry’s verdict on the latest set of figures from Purplebricks. The agency doesn’t play by any of...

The Property Franchise Group has launched five new websites, one for each of its high street brands.  These are CJ Hole, Ellis & Co,...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

Belvoir has this morning withdrawn its merger offer to The Property Franchise Group, after some weeks of talks. As recently as Tuesday,...

Belvoir has revealed that it has won the backing of a minority shareholder in The Property Franchise Group to resume merger...

Online agency EweMove - part of The Property Franchise Group, which recently failed to agree merger terms with Belvoir - claims...

The latest volley in the war of words between Belvoir and The Property Franchise Group has been hurled - this time...

Statements from The Property Franchise Group and Belvoir continue to ramp up the war of words between the two agency groups...

Belvoir has announced that it has made an approach to The Property Franchise Group regarding a possible merger. In a statement to...

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

A new managing director has been named for EweMove - with the promise of more high-level appointments to come for the...

No one can say Agents’ Mutual has failed to provoke debate within the industry. The project was the centre of fierce argument...

EweMove, the online brand owned by the Property Franchise Group, now has 108 franchisees - 97 are fully operational and 11...

The Property Franchise Group says it has seen 13 consecutive years of growth for the five High Street brands within its...

A record number of over 300 agents have so far signed up for next week’s FUTURE: PropTech conference, the largest event...

Martin & Co wants its shareholders to agree that the firm’s name should be changes to The Property Franchise Group.  A note...

Estate Agent Today has been told that a deal between the Property Franchise Group and ZPG - the new name for...

EweMove - the hybrid agency now part of Martin & Co’s Property Franchise Group - is slashing its up-front franchise fee...

It may have been a challenging year for parts of the industry but there’s no lack of motivation when it comes...

The Property Franchise Group - including the brands Martin & Co, Whitegates, CJ Hole, Parkers and Ellis & Co - has...

Thanks yet again for the latest batch of festive photographs sent by agents - we’re really delighted so many of you...

A big thanks to the Property Franchise Group for being quick off the mark, sending us images of their agents’ festive...