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![Sellers 'snubbing' upfront agency fees](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
Homeowners may have become less willing to pay upfront fees to sell their home. Despite efforts by online-only brands such as Purplebricks...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks denies sell-off rumour](/upload/images/Logos/Purplebricks-2019Logo-400x310.jpg)
Purplebricks has this morning said that a newspaper report over the weekend, claiming part of the business is to be sold...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks to offer money-back guarantee if homes don’t sell](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks to test new pricing models next year](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks says it’s to continue to test new pricing models next year - and has not ruled out completely moving away...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Autumn 2020 - seven things to watch](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...
05 September 2020
From: Features
![Purplebricks refunds widow after press intervenes in case](/img/default/eat.png)
An intervention by a magazine has led to Purplebricks refunding the up-front fee to a seller whose husband died suddenly and...
04 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - what are the differences between UK and US agents?](/img/default/eat.png)
We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...
01 August 2020
From: Features
![Nothing wrong with 'Commisery' says unrepentant Michael Bruce](/img/default/eat.png)
A founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, suggests there was nothing wrong with the controversial Commisery TV ads that contributed to making...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks faces takeover as shares slump, predicts analyst](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks faces an imminent takeover bid following the collapse of its share price, predicts a leading industry analyst. Andrew Stanton has already...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks banked £18m fees for unsold homes in 2019 - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks banked more than £18m in fees for thousands of homes it did not sell last year according to this morning’s...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Online firm Housesimple claims it’s second largest agency in part of UK](/img/default/eat.png)
Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands. The offer is...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![New online agency says it will be the first to make a profit](/img/default/eat.png)
A small online agency which in six months of trading has secured around 140 sales says it’s on course to be...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Achieving asking price and selling quickly are top criteria for vendors](/img/default/eat.png)
A survey of property sellers has revealed that 'achieving the asking price' (43%) and 'selling properties quickly' (35%) are the most...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![High street agency to offer fixed fee hybrid service through online network](/img/default/eat.png)
love2move, the online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has announced its latest partner. Peter David...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![The evolution of conveyancing referrals – how can agents replace lost revenue?](/img/default/eat.png)
In recent years, estate and letting agents have been faced with a series of tough challenges to absorb and react to. There...
01 June 2019
From: Features
![Impact of the Tenant Fees Act - how can agents cover their costs?](/img/default/eat.png)
It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...
13 April 2019
From: Features
![Property Natter – A to Z of the property market for 2018](/img/default/eat.png)
Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features
21 December 2018
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![Emoov debacle ‘could mean the end of upfront fees’ says online agent](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks is understood to be pondering the best way to assist victims of the collapse of Emoov without committing money for...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Regional hybrid agency launches with upfront fee of £1,500 including VAT](/img/default/eat.png)
A hybrid estate agency has launched in Bury, one of the first of its kind to operate in the UK on...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![HouseSimple becomes first online agency to completely scrap upfront fees](/img/default/eat.png)
Online agency HouseSimple has become a completely No Sale No Fee agency - and is thought to be the only online...
17 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks TV ads declared 'misleading' after complaint over fees](/img/default/eat.png)
The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that two TV advertisements for Purplebricks cannot be shown again in their current form because...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agency earns £350,000 in commission from 'disgruntled' online sellers](/img/default/eat.png)
Arun Estates reports that it has netted an additional £350,000 in fees thanks to a scheme designed to woo vendors using online...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Traditional agents won't disappear completely says Sarah Beeny](/img/default/eat.png)
TV property expert and online agency owner Sarah Beeny says there will always be some sellers who prefer to use traditional...
20 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: Q & A with Charlie Wright, CIELA](/img/default/eat.png)
To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...
10 June 2017
From: Features
![PropTech group gets barrister's opinion over online agents' duties](/img/default/eat.png)
As debate continues over the merits of upfront fees against post-sale commission for agents and consumers, the fledgling UK ProperTech Association...
25 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: Q & A with David Cox, ARLA Propertymark](/img/default/eat.png)
In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...
08 April 2017
From: Features
![Autumn Statement: reaction and what’s next for us?](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellor Philip Hammond caught the lettings industry unaware with an incredulous Autumn Statement. The buy-to-let sector took a bashing earlier in 2015...
26 November 2016
From: Features
![Property Natter: Q & A with Glenn Ackroyd](/img/default/eat.png)
This week we have the Head Shepherd of EweMove, Glenn Ackroyd, in the hotseat. He’s been co-owner of EweMove Sales and Lettings,...
30 September 2016
From: Features
![Online agency launches No Sale-No Fee option for vendors - with strings](/img/default/eat.png)
Online agency HouseSimple is introducing a High Street agency style No Sale-No Fee option for vendors, with a reduced fee if they...
27 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Simon Cowell goes the X-tra mile for singing online estate agent](/img/default/eat.png)
There's good news for online estate agency easyProperty - although it has nothing to do with selling or letting homes, upfront...
29 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![Almost a love-in from Which?](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s always interesting when Which? produces a report that includes estate agency. It asked 1,990 people their views on buying and selling...
21 August 2015
From: Features
![Online agent in bid to move away from upfront fees](/img/default/eat.png)
eMoov has entered into a partnership with peer-to-peer lender RateSetter in another bid by an online estate agency to find an...
27 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Online agent tries pay-as-you-go fee structure](/img/default/eat.png)
Online estate agent HouseSimple has launched what it calls a “weekly pay-as-you-go estate agent service” which asks sellers to pay from...