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Purplebricks has been rated as only the 10th best online agency in the country in a controversial new league table. The list...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks - which for some years has been the focus of controversies over reviews - has been given a prestigious award...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce has batted away a stinging attack on him made by allAgents, a review website. allAgents has set up...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Here is a quick read focusing on 5 things you can check your business is doing while on your tea break....
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

Arguments over the alleged gaming of reviews by and for some estate agencies have waged ferociously in recent years, and now...
02 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into fake and misleading online reviews. The announcement from the watchdog does not...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...
28 February 2020
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The war of words between estate agency review website allAgents and consumer review service Trustpilot continues apace. Trustpilot has hit back, describing allAgents’...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The estate agency review site allAgents claims some of Trustpilot’s reviews “could be dubious.” A statement from allAgents repeats an allegation made last...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News

There have been two developments on the controversial subject of online reviews. One concerns the online agency Emoov, which three months ago...
09 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The dispute between controversial online estate agency Emoov and the Advertising Standards Authority is rumbling on. In the first half of November...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s easier than you might think. For any agent the challenge of making a business successful is hard work with the focus...
20 November 2019
From: Features

An online estate agency which last week claimed it had resolved a dispute over reviews it showed on its website is...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Fledgling online estate agency Emoov - now owned by PropTech firm Mashroom - has removed reviews and endorsements from its website...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...
12 October 2019
From: Features

It never rains but it pours. And that’s certainly been the case for the online estate agency sector in the last...
03 October 2019
From: Features

The tech publication WIRED has conducted an in-depth analysis of Purplebricks’ reviews on the Trustpilot site and suggests the agency may...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Analysts at Berenberg Bank have sharply reduced their price target for Purplebricks by over 80 per cent from 470p to 80p, accusing...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A controversial online estate agency has gone into liquidation two years after describing High Street agents as “smug, suited slime-balls.” BetterMove, registered...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Controversial reviews service Trustpilot insists Purplebricks and Foxtons are not gaming its platform and accuses The Times of “misrepresenting” how it operates. Over...
25 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ and Foxtons’ apparent success on Trustpilot have come under scrutiny in a Times newspaper analysis of the review platform. The Times’...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The founder and former chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, is back in the headlines with a new but until now...
18 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Here’s an unusual story, describing the work of one of Purplebricks’ Local Property Experts who was with the company for around...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Chancellors says it has over 10,000 reviews on Trustpilot, making it the most reviewed High Street agency on the platform. In a statement...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agent says he’s “bruised” by recent mysterious negative online reviews he has received - shortly after he posted positive...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The review website Trustpilot is to make it easier for the public to see whether companies have tried to stop complaints...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks might have the last laugh - its biggest critic is ditching his High Street office and making his own agency online. Controversial...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

At least some calls from potential customers to Emoov are being cut off and rival estate agents are now plundering the...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest figures from Purplebricks, contained within the agency’s annual report released this week, claim that 81 per cent of its...
27 September 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

Estate and lettings agency is arguably one of the most fierce, ruthless and relentless industries going. And, with fluctuating stock levels,...
15 August 2018
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First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...
14 July 2018
From: Features

It’s not just Purplebricks that makes much of its apparently- favourable online reviews - now EweMove has issued a statement expressing...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News

As the process of making buying and selling more transparent continues to gather pace, the body that regulates conveyancers says it...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Emoov founder Russell Quirk says that in some cases social media might give a more accurate picture of an estate agency’s...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A BBC Radio 5 Live analysis of online reviews has reignited the argument about the glut of positive reviews for Purplebricks...
30 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The long running spat between review website allAgents and hybrid agency Purplebricks reignited over the weekend following a Facebook post. A Purplebricks...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News

An assessment of nine online agencies undertaken by a property website has seen Emoov come out on top after being analysed...
26 March 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

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled on another complaint lodged about Purplebricks. Although the latest appears minor it adds to a lengthy list...
14 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...
13 February 2018
From: Features

Controversial new Purplebricks advertisements on social media mock traditional estate agents who “twiddle their thumbs” in offices and claim the hybrid...
13 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents says Purplebricks is still not complying with a ruling made by the Advertising...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Pressure continues to mount on Purplebricks to reveal its sales data after a weekend during which claims about its effectiveness continued...
05 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Whisper it quietly, but there seems to be change in the air when it comes to agents recommending lawyers based on...
03 February 2018
From: Features

Purplebricks has responded to the review website AllAgents which recently reinstated some disputed reviews - but there appears no threat of...
19 December 2017
From: Breaking News

allAgents, the review website in dispute with Purplebricks, says a “major announcement” is expected about its next step in the saga...
08 December 2017
From: Breaking News

allAgents, the specialist review website which has had a bitter dispute with Purplebricks, has poured cold water on the hybrid agency’s...
04 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is to work with respected review website Feefo - in addition to keeping its controversial existing link with Trustpilot which...
01 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency Purplebricks and website allAgents have failed in their bid to reach agreement over the accuracy and source of a...
30 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today can reveal that the ‘peace talks’ between the AllAgents review website and Purplebricks now involve the agency’s chief...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today has been told that the website AllAgents has been holding peace talks with Purplebricks over its dispute about...
01 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The 19 year old boss of online agency Doorsteps claims that his website has sold £100m worth of homes, currently lists...
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News

What is your experience in the property industry? I worked in estate agency for 12 years before joining Moneypenny and really enjoyed...
09 October 2017
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Trustpilot has announced it is to remove UK reviews of Purplebricks which it says were "mistakenly invited" by the agency to be...
20 September 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the co-founders of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has explained why the agency challenged reviews of its services on AllAgents. Speaking to...
19 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Review service AllAgents has issued a statement explaining why it has suspended the Purplebricks agency. Purplebricks puts much emphasis on public reviews,...
19 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Online review organisation Trustpilot has issued an open letter regarding its Purplebricks reviews. In it, the review company - which is often...
14 September 2017
From: Breaking News

An interview in an online magazine aimed at the small business sector lifts the lid on some of the structure surrounding...
18 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ share price has now recovered all of the value it lost after being criticised on two BBC consumer programmes and...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Trustpilot, the review service quoted frequently by Purplebricks as evidence of its apparent popularity, is declining to comment on the adverse...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The share price of beleaguered hybrid agency Purplebricks has recovered some of the ground it lost earlier in the week after...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News

After a roller-coaster day on the Stock Exchange yesterday, Purplebricks has sought to defend itself against further possible share price losses...
03 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A new report reveals how clients’ reviews and star ratings - used by many online estate agents in particular - are...
17 July 2017
From: Breaking News

New figures released this morning from Purplebricks shows the onward march of the hybrid agency and its Local Property Experts. For the...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has this morning issued its latest trading update, reporting what it calls "strong growth" in the UK and updating investors on...
04 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Odds are that you use TripAdvisor when you book a restaurant or hotel; perhaps you scroll down Amazon before clicking ‘buy...
29 April 2017
From: Features

A survey of over 2,000 sellers who used online agency eMoov reveals that review websites were the overwhelmingly largest driver of...
20 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has released to the media the text of a complaint letter it...
02 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The fledgling group of independent agents which has already launched attacks on online agency operators in general and Purplebricks in particular...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The new group for independent owner-managed estate and letting agencies, to be formally inaugurated this week, has stepped up its campaign...
27 February 2017
From: Breaking News

2016 has undoubtedly shone a spotlight on the reviews industry and drawn into question the legitimacy of online customer reviews. Amazon, amongst...
03 December 2016
From: Features

In a very buoyant report to the City, Purplebricks claims it has sold £2.8 billion worth of property in the year...
16 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Tepilo, the online agency set up by Sarah Beeny, has come out fighting after The Times newspaper accused it of ‘hiding’...
12 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks Group has issued a trading statement to the City - with another dramatic revenue increase and a claim that the...
11 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The City consultancy which advises Purplebricks says the online agency will break even in terms of its month-to-month activities by the...