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In this, the second of a three-part series, David Beaumont continues his critique of the new Material Information Guidance. There are 21...

A former senior executive for Boomin and Purplebricks has returned to traditional estate agency. Tom Kirk, previously chief product officer for Boomin...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, the firm's CEO sets out what Lifesycle actually is. Is it...

Digital transformation is not a new concept. It has been around for many years in various forms and across multiple industries,...

For years now estate agents have been on a journey from digital infancy to digital maturity. But what does the future...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

Jackson-Stops, which currently has 42 branches across the UK, has revealed it’s going to have another 20 by the end of...

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

An estate agency is opening a large new office in London which it claims will be “very different” to the traditional...

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...

A hybrid agency which until now has been active only in London is launching new hubs in Manchester and Brighton. Agent &...

The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

A former London estate agency owner and finalist on The Apprentice says he’s now returning to the sector to sell new-builds. Jamie...

A family-run agency which last year asked people to “make an offer” to buy a franchise is now claiming it will...

A quick buy firm boasting it has ‘sold’ a home within six days also says it now takes 140 days on...

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...

A shock prediction from a property management firm suggests that around 10 estate agencies have gone bust every week in Britain...

Upad, the national online letting agent set up by entrepreneur James Davis has announced that it is “closed to new business”...

An independent estate agency has committed its future to the high street by moving one of its offices to a more...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jake Gready Managing Director NEXA Bristol What services do you provide? buying - selling...

The failure of online agencies to significantly disrupt the industry is down to their being too cheap and creating a perception...

LSL Property Services, the parent company of Your Move and Reeds Rains, has substantially 'written down' its investment in online estate...

The radically-restructured Humberts estate agency claims the risks it took last year in scrapping branches and moving to ‘hubs’ has paid...

As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s online estate agency sector - and not in a good...

An agent in the Guild is launching a ‘hub’ style operation from December 1 and says the concept of traditional estate...

A branch of EweMove - which operates from a traditional High Street office - claims to have generated £140,000 income in...

Purplebricks has this morning announced that it’s to expand its US activities still further, breaking into Florida for the first time. It...

The Property Personnel recruitment consultancy says more job-sharing could be introduced in the industry, preventing talent going to waste.  Managing director Anthony...

The online agency acquired by Purplebricks in Canada has started facing the same criticisms that its parent company have faced in...

A businessman who’s just entered the estate agency industry says he’s got the secret behind Purplebricks’ success - even though he...

The new owner of Humberts is to ultimately close many of the traditional branches and move to what he is calling...

Senior management at Countrywide came in for a pasting on Twitter yesterday as TV market commentator and buying agent Henry Pryor...

It’s not just Purplebricks that makes much of its apparently- favourable online reviews - now EweMove has issued a statement expressing...

One of the founding agents behind Agents’ Mutual and OnTheMarket and one of the current directors of Countrywide will be amongst...

Some customers dislike entering traditional estate agency branches, occasionally feeling 'like prey' for sales staff when they enter. This is one of...

An estate agent who is campaigning for boards to be banned in his local area says they should be 'confined to...

Even if you didn’t watch it, you’ve almost certainly heard about it by now.  The recent BBC Watchdog exposé of Purplebricks has...

A traditional estate agency has launched a new online package to give vendors the opportunity “to save thousands.” FranKeys in Lincoln has...

A former estate agent is reported to have won £1,000 ‘commission’ from a seller - simply because she shared a sale-by-owner...

Prominent buying agent, TV housing market commentator and hard-core tweeter Henry Pryor has accused traditional estate agents of becoming “fat and...

A debate discussing how online and traditional estate agency would develop in the future, organised by City investment consultancy Jefferies, has...

A firm called Proper Local has launched, insisting it is offering “a new model” for estate agency, somewhere between a traditional...

Purplebricks has appointed Grant Thornton as its ‘growth adviser’ as the hybrid agency continues to fly high on the London stock...

London-based Auction House says the new stamp duty surcharge rules will encourage more sellers to use auctioneers. The additional homes three per...

This website recently published a piece ahead of the nationwide launch of our new property platform, Be Street Smart.  It explained how...

Estate agents with a difference, a twist, a unique selling point, whatever you want to call it, seem to be becoming...

Keller Williams, the US-originated franchise agency with three ‘market centre’ offices in the UK says it aims to expand that number...

It’s interesting to read of plans to debate which business plan really is best for the customer, online or traditional estate...

There’s been a lot of talk lately about artificial intelligence (AI). We’ve seen it feature prominently this year on film (in...

A High Street estate agent has cautioned others within the industry against being tempted to go down the route of charging...

Franchise giant Martin & Co says there has been “very limited take-up” of a no frills estate agency service that it...

Traditional estate agents are not actually needed to sell a home but merely serve as “reputational insurance” to reassure a buyer...