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Aside from all the news surrounding the Autumn Statement this week, which will have a significant bearing on the property market...

An estate agent who has spent eight years working for traditional agencies has now set up his own hybrid operation, using...

The chief executive of Propertymark says agents should be trained - but it’s then vital they use their training as a...

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency.   We don’t have...

The head of a small hybrid firm that describes traditional agencies with offices as “antiquated” says property professionals working for corporates...

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

The government has issued new guidance to estate and lettings agencies on their obligations regarding money laundering issues - and online...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

A survey of estate agents’ market share post-lockdown indicates significant advances for independent agencies and online operators. TwentyCi, a data consultancy, says...

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

The chief executive of a hybrid agency in London has revealed why he deserted big corporates to create his own company. Rollo...

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

I recently read the news about Settled closing its doors. As of 6.29am on Tuesday morning, the article had been read by 8,642...

There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...

There’s a growing trend for estate agents to quit big-name corporates and either go independent or join US-style brokerages, a top...

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...

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

A hub-style agency says it’s achieved what it calls a mega-sale - and claims it’s the largest ever by a hub...

love2move, an online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has teamed up with the Mortgage...

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

Purplebricks has revealed it is considering changes to its pricing structure to correct “mistakes” of the past. Chief executive Vic Darvey has...

An expert who has invested in an online agency in the past has slammed Purplebricks’ business model. James Max, who presents the...

“I’m Russell Quirk, and I’ve failed” - with those words, the former chief executive of Emoov has begun to explain how...

A report claims that the hybrid agency EweMove performs above average across a number of measurements. The study comes from TwentyCi, a...

Purplebricks has become the major partner with a leading Australian rugby league team, Melbourne Storm. "Purplebricks is reshaping the real estate market...

Online agency platform Love2move insists that its current bid to attract investors will not be damaged by the adverse publicity surrounding...

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...

One of the world’s leading PropTech analysts says Purplebricks has turned the UK online/hybrid estate agency business into “a one horse...

Fresh details have emerged about the financial difficulties suffered by Emoov, its search for a buyer and its possible sale price. A...

The chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, has suggested that the unexpectedly low take up of online agents may mean that...

The investment bank Jefferies says Foxtons’ long-running share price slump is a reflection of Brexit uncertainty “until we find out what...

Traditional estate agencies should make their work appear more of a luxury and even showcase the prices of individual elements that...

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

The creative agency behind the new round of Purplebricks Commisery TV advertisements have been explaining the philosophy they brought to the...

So here’s the thing. It’s summer - not much going on, school holidays about to start, industry publications filling out space...

One of the country’s best known regional traditional agencies, Pygott and Crone, has used a promotion in local news outlets to...

A study of estate agencies and portals floated on the London Stock Exchange suggests that digital companies have shown much better...

As always seems to be the case with Purplebricks, the hybrid agency has had a good week...and a bad one. Undeniably impressive...

The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...

A mergers and acquisitions specialist says traditional agencies have been pushed into becoming more innovative by the rise of portals and...

Traditional solicitor estate agents north of the border have a higher success rate than any other estate agency model. The claim comes, perhaps...

Leading independent property expert Kate Faulkner says the current row regarding the accuracy of Purplebricks’ sales figures should be the trigger...

A new property portal called Linktosale aims to launch in the UK at the start of March following what appears to...

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts says Purplebricks-style disruptive agencies will be a trend to look out for in...

It’s traditional before Christmas to either review the year past or anticipate the one ahead - but I’m intrigued about what...

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

Outspoken estate agent Chris Wood has criticised the Advertising Standards Authority for its succession of ‘informally resolved’ judgements on complaints against...

A firm which offers a white-labelled online estate agency platform which can be used by otherwise-traditional agencies to provide a Purplebricks-style...

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

Two of the leading lights in the growing Proptech sector are now working with a company which has a product it...

A long-standing traditional agent says the real success of online agencies is not their share of the market but that they...

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

Some 19 per cent of estate agents in the UK currently show warning signs that indicate they are at risk of going...

A network of almost 80 independent estate agency offices has launched what it calls a hard-hitting campaign against 'internet-based call centre...

The Keller Williams franchise agency, one of the largest in the world, is relaunching in the UK on Wednesday with the...

The stock market appears to be continuing its love affair with Purplebricks, as the hybrid agency share price rose once again...

An Essex estate agent who believes he is the youngest in the industry has explained his success to Estate Agent Today...

Ed Mead, one of the most high profile estate agents in the industry, is leaving London agency Douglas and Gordon to...

EweMove, which describes itself as the UK’s first hybrid estate agency, claims it has seen completions over the past two months...

It’s easy to forget, but there was a time when the internet didn’t exist. When the idea behind the world wide...

Controversial online estate agent and industry commentator Russell Quirk has hit out at the fee structure of traditional agents, claiming it...

A company that describes itself as a hybrid between a traditional and an online estate agency is opening a new branch...

Up Estates, an online estate agency operating chiefly in Coventry, Nuneaton and Hinckley, says it will next year open a string...

I’m writing this from the brand spanking new Center Parks in Woburn Forest. Set within 365 acres of lush Bedfordshire forest,...