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Hunters has agreed to extend the deadline for talks about a possible takeover by its rival, The Property Franchise Group. In early...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group has approached Hunters about a possible takeover. Confirmation came this morning in a statement from Hunters, which you can...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

High profile franchise hybrid agency EweMove has announced ambitious plans to double agent numbers within two years. The firm - which has...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and at the start of another working week, welcome to our regular jobs slot announcing who’s moving where within the...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Share prices for many quoted estate agencies and property portals fell in trading as fears grew about Coronavirus. London-focussed agency Foxtons was one...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group has named high-profile industry veteran Eric Walker as managing director of Martin & Co (South and Scotland). Walker...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency EweMove has outperformed its traditional sister companies within The Property Franchise Group over the past six months. That’s the clear...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The EweMove hybrid agency has been singled out for special praise in a trading statement from its parent company, which also...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...
04 July 2020
From: Features

Revenue for The Property Franchise Group was hit by 20 per cent cent thanks for the lockdown - but sales listings...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The new chief executive of The Property Franchise Group says he anticipates his company’s hybrid arm - EweMove - will go...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group - parent company of six agency brands including EweMove and Martin & Co - says all of...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Gareth Samples has been confirmed as the new chief executive of The Property Franchise Group, stepping into the role on Thursday...
28 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Staff and senior management at a large franchise company running a string of major High Street agency brands are taking voluntary...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Almost all quoted agencies and portals have suffered as a result of stock market investors being spooked by Coronavirus, with some...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group - which owns Martin & Co, EweMove and three other brands - is to have a former...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A new analysis from a financial services trade body shows that gross mortgage lending is expected to rise significantly in the...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group - which operates five High Street agency brands and the EweMove hybrid - has set up a...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A husband and wife team have bought the franchise for EweMove in York. Local media in the area say Jonathan and Elly...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group has issued a trading statement that is upbeat on lettings but warns that the sales market has...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The parent company of franchised hybrid estate agency EweMove says that experienced estate agents outperform inexperienced franchisees - but only for...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...
10 August 2019
From: Features

After months of difficulties and closures for many online and hybrid estate agencies, EweMove claims to have bucked the trend. In a...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The head of EweMove, the hybrid agency operated by The Property Franchise Group, says he applied for the top job in...
20 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The estate agency industry is at a crossroads. A turbulent market, unstable political situation and a chronic lack of public confidence has...
05 June 2019
From: Features

The founder of franchise giant Belvoir, Mike Goddard, has now stepped down as chair of the company, two years after quitting...
17 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The new independent estate and letting agents’ body, the FIA, has unveiled what it calls an exclusive online training platform for...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The soon-to-launch Federation of Independent Agents has announced that its latest supplier partner is to be outsourced viewing service Viewber. Graham Lock,...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Hybrid estate agency has reported a modest pre-tax profit of some £400,000 as part of the 2018 results of its parent...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group says its online/hybrid agency EweMove traded profitably throughout last year and will show “a significant improvement” over...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A new bespoke Customer Relationship Management system developed by The Property Franchise Group claims to enable High Street agents to fight...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News

EweMove, the hybrid agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, has announced five new franchisees - several of them are independent...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

EweMove is the country’s fifth largest online agency group based on transactions, and continues to make a profit according to its owner,...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Another eight EweMove franchisees have been appointed in just one month - but controversially, some of them have no estate agency...
11 September 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
11 August 2018
From: Features

A trading statement this morning from The Property Franchise Group says its online brand, EweMove, is still trading profitably - and...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons share price hit a new low yesterday, dropping to only 46p early in the afternoon: it eventually closed narrowly up...
19 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group has this morning reported strong figures for 2017 with news that its hybrid brand EweMove traded profitably...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A EweMove branch operating from a franchisee’s home in Staffordshire has taken over the running of a bricks and mortar agency. EweMove’s...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, our round-up each Monday of key job moves within estate and letting...
19 February 2018
From: Breaking News

EweMove has made a senior hire in the shape of Chris Webb, formerly of Countrywide and Winkworth. He now takes up the...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group’s trading statement this morning reveals a huge 23 per cent rise in revenue for 2017 - £10.2m...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Here it is - the industry’s verdict on the latest set of figures from Purplebricks. The agency doesn’t play by any of...
15 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group has launched five new websites, one for each of its high street brands. These are CJ Hole, Ellis & Co,...
14 December 2017
From: Breaking News

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...
25 November 2017
From: Features

Belvoir has this morning withdrawn its merger offer to The Property Franchise Group, after some weeks of talks. As recently as Tuesday,...
16 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has revealed that it has won the backing of a minority shareholder in The Property Franchise Group to resume merger...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Online agency EweMove - part of The Property Franchise Group, which recently failed to agree merger terms with Belvoir - claims...
10 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The latest volley in the war of words between Belvoir and The Property Franchise Group has been hurled - this time...
01 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Statements from The Property Franchise Group and Belvoir continue to ramp up the war of words between the two agency groups...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has announced that it has made an approach to The Property Franchise Group regarding a possible merger. In a statement to...
19 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...
19 August 2017
From: Features

A new managing director has been named for EweMove - with the promise of more high-level appointments to come for the...
15 August 2017
From: Breaking News

No one can say Agents’ Mutual has failed to provoke debate within the industry. The project was the centre of fierce argument...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News

EweMove, the online brand owned by the Property Franchise Group, now has 108 franchisees - 97 are fully operational and 11...
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group says it has seen 13 consecutive years of growth for the five High Street brands within its...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A record number of over 300 agents have so far signed up for next week’s FUTURE: PropTech conference, the largest event...
28 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Martin & Co wants its shareholders to agree that the firm’s name should be changes to The Property Franchise Group. A note...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today has been told that a deal between the Property Franchise Group and ZPG - the new name for...
07 February 2017
From: Breaking News

EweMove - the hybrid agency now part of Martin & Co’s Property Franchise Group - is slashing its up-front franchise fee...
09 January 2017
From: Breaking News

It may have been a challenging year for parts of the industry but there’s no lack of motivation when it comes...
06 December 2016
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group - including the brands Martin & Co, Whitegates, CJ Hole, Parkers and Ellis & Co - has...
30 March 2016
From: Breaking News

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