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Hamptons has appointed Chris Randall as regional sales director, overseeing the businesses South West and West London regions.  He takes over from...

Spicerhaart has appointed former Countrywide sales manager Victoria Kelly to lead its Land and New Homes division in the Midlands.  She has...

Pattinson Estate Agency is on the lookout for more acquisitions. The family-owned North East agency said it wants to acquire businesses that...

Foxtons has recorded a 31% annual increase in the value of its under offer pipeline during the first couple of months...

Lomond has more than doubled its footprint spanning the South Coast after sealing a new deal for Hampshire agent Beal’s. The brand...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Foxtons has described itself as a “lettings-focused” business after announcing the acquisition of rival London agency Ludlow Thompson. The deal is worth...

David Plumtree, group chief executive, estate agency at Connells Group is marking 35 years with the business this week. He joined the...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Leaders has launched its latest sustainable branch. Following the opening of its first sustainable branch in Aylesbury earlier this year, Leaders has...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has acquired Liberty Gate, a Nottingham-based residential lettings and sales business which operates one branch in Nottingham...

The acquisition will boost the group’s presence in South London, and both branches will be re-branded to Portico. John Chase, director at...

Considering the cost it takes to get a lead – from advertising to PR to relationship building – could you be...

Higher utility and staffing costs pushed profits down in Savills’ UK residential business last year. The property and agency brand revealed in...

There have been plenty of new jobs being started outside of Wesminster this month. Here are some of the latest moves that...

Connells Group - the largest agency group in the UK after its purchase of Countrywide - has today announced its financial results for...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, the weekly round up of fund-raising in our industry. Once more our thoughts are...

The Skipton Building Society, which owns Connells estate agency, says the house-selling arm helped it reach a record profit pre-tax profit...

MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

Hamptons is to expand the provision of New Homes and residential development services across all of its 90 branches, after a...

One of the country's largest independent regional agency groups has been formed through an acquisition announced today. Yorkshire estate agent, Manning Stainton,...

The reviews element of the ESTAS Group has signed a two year deal with Hunters. The agreement means Hunters - now part...

Franchise agency giant Belvoir has acquired share capital in a small mortgage company. Nottingham Mortgage Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of...

Paul Creffield, a veteran figure at Countrywide involved in a controversy over bonuses, is staying on to “support” the transition into new...

The Countrywide name is set to disappear from the stock market in a week’s time - and may soon be gone...

Countrywide shareholders have overwhelmingly backed the offer by Connells to buy the company. At a special virtual AGM today 99.58 per cent...

Connells has revealed that it’s to keep the existing Countrywide branch structure and staff headcount when the acquisition process is completed...

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...

In a dramatic New Year’s Eve statement on the London Stock Exchange, Countrywide has agreed the terms of a recommended offer...

One of the founder agencies of the new Boomin portal, scheduled to launch in the New Year, has also rejoined Zoopla. Farrell...

Connells has this morning made a dramatic improvement in its bid to takeover Countrywide. It has increased its cash offer from 250p...

Belvoir has become the latest major agency group to sign up to Boomin as a founder agent.  The properties of all four...

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning reveals that 85 per cent of staff are now off furlough, and that the...

Butters John Bee, one of the oldest agency brands in the UK, is the latest part of the Spicerhaart group to...

Countrywide’s senior staff earning over £45,000 per year have had their pay cut by a fifth while some 78 per cent...

Over the last two weeks we’ve seen the country come to a standstill and the property market effectively put on ice...

LSL Property Services says the Coronavirus crisis has led to a softening of "lead sales indicators" - and it warns of...

The mystery of why Countrywide’s crucial sale of its commercial arm has failed to go through as scheduled deepened over the...

LSL Property Services, which embarked on a significant branch closure programme last year, has reported a 16 per cent slump in...

Here it is - the start of a new decade, a moment for resolutions and remembrance, and the last Bank Holiday...

Countrywide says it is constantly keeping its current branch structure under review, saying any responsible agency would have to consider the...

A trading statement this morning by LSL Property Services - owners of Reeds Rains, Your Move and Marsh & Parsons -...

Independent family-run agency Kalmars, which currently has just one office in the capital, has revealed the first of four new branches...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has told Estate Agent Today that its recruitment schedule is running “well...

Franchise giant Hunters says its branch network has now hit 200 following a spate of acquisitions in the first half of...

Countrywide’s branch closure programme, shrouded in secrecy even to shareholders, may have involved shutting 250 offices according to an insider. The individual...

Yes it’s Monday, so it’s another edition of PJT, your guide to the key moves and changes in the agency and...

LSL Property Services, parent firm of Your Move and Reeds Rains, says the company’s branch closure programme was a success with profits...

Countrywide is declining to comment on speculation that it is making 36 of its sales progression staff redundant. Estate Agent Today, which...

It appears that at least three Countrywide brands are undergoing branch closures as the company’s cuts continue to bite. Estate Agent Today...

Rumours continue to circulate about possible large-scale branch closures at Countrywide; its share price ended trading today at its lowest ever...

Estate Agent Today understands that Countrywide has started a programme involving branch closures and redeployment of staff. Unlike other branch closure programmes by...

The chairman of franchise giant Hunters says his company’s purchasing power is such that it secures 60 per cent discounts from...

Countrywide’s executive chairman and group managing director have spoken to Estate Agent Today about the impact of Brexit on the company,...

Cast your minds back to the summer of 2014. It’s 9.55 am somewhere in east London ‘Sorry I’m late’ offers the...

A major restructuring of LSL Property Services has just been announced to shareholders, with substantial numbers of branch closures. The statement says...

Orchards of London is abandoning its current branch network and instead opening a single Hub from the middle of next month. Orchards,...

Countrywide is to give each of its 10,000 staff a strategy document setting out where the company is planning to be...

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

The Connells-owned online agency Hatched is to close with immediate effect. A statement from the company says: “Online estate agency Hatched will...

An analyst for business data consultancy Bloomberg has some news for Foxtons - he says its swashbuckling days are over and...

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...

The rise and fall - and perhaps rise again - of Countrywide has been of enduring interest to the agency industry...

Hello and welcome to this week’s celebration of the industry’s fund-raising activities. Remember it’s easy to get publicity and additional support for...

Countrywide’s Group Operations Director Paul Creffield - one of three figures now at the top of the organisation - says he...

The sun has finally returned to ours skies and you’re on the lookout for a little bit of summer reading. As...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - our regular Monday look at who’s moving where within our industry. You...

Franchise giant Hunters says independent agencies which joined the firm in recent years have typically beaten the performance of the housing market. Chief...

The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...

National franchise giant Hunters has delivered a strong trading update, despite what it describes as 'challenging conditions'. Earlier this week, it was...

The Property Franchise Group’s trading statement this morning reveals a huge 23 per cent rise in revenue for 2017 - £10.2m...

If Countrywide thought its fortunes would immediately improve following the departure of chief executive Alison Platt, it has to think again...

Connells Group’s estate agency business increased its market share of new instructions in 2017 by almost four per cent, despite a...

The notion of a North-South divide in the UK has been around for as long as I can remember – certainly...

David Westgate, group chief executive at Andrews Property Group, has been presented with a long service award in recognition of his...

One of the industry’s longest-serving individuals, Connells Group chairman Stephen Shipperley, this month celebrates 40 years with the business.   He joined...

Nick Dunning Associates - a firm led by senior ex-Countrywide staff - has acquired the well-known six-branch London agency Stirling Ackroyd. Stirling...

Foxtons - a company seen by many as a barometer of the London housing market - is likely to face a...

Two established independent estate agency brands have joined forces to create the Estate Agency Franchise Group and are looking to expand. The...

June marks the start of what professional weather folk call summer - and even if the temperatures are a little variable,...

East London estate agency Spencers is today being rebranded as Portico. The seven-branch network - which also trades as Phillip Leigh -...

Savills has acquired Granville Residential, an independent agency covering the high-end Marlow, Maidenhead, Bourne End and Cookham areas in Berkshire and...

Countrywide’s share price, which just over three years ago was riding high at just above 685p, has hit a new low...

It's been revealed that Countrywide has lost 200 branches in its reorganisation - that's around 20 per cent of its branch...

Another senior Countrywide figure is leaving the organisation to join an independent agency - itself set up by a former Countrywide...

Foxtons says its branch network is about to hit a record high of 67 despite the downturn in central parts of...

A post-Christmas treat this week, as I carry out a Q & A with one of the leading figures in property,...

There’s been a bumper mailbag sent to press@estateagenttoday.co.uk this week to mark what must be the height of the fund-raising season...

Jefferies, the City investment service known for its analysis of major residential sector firms, forecasts Foxtons’ transactions to fall 10 per...

Graham Norwood recently wrote that it’s going to be harder than ever to predict the shape of the property market in...

An eleven-branch estate agency has announced that it will stop listing with OnTheMarket and is returning to Zoopla Property Group (ZPG). Howard...

  OnTheMarket says Andrew Milsom Estate Agents, a six branch agency in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, has joined the portal.   The website says the...

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

The largest estate agency in Wales is to extend its regional footprint after acquiring an independent firm. Peter Alan has purchased 26-year-old...

LSL, the UK’s second largest estate agency division, has received a glowing endorsement from two property market analysts. In a note issued...

Respected industry trainer Adam Walker is teaming up with Iain White of Agency Mentors to offer seminars, webinars and one-to-one advice...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that Bob Scarff, the head of Countrywide’s estate agency business until last May, has become a...

Yet another agency is opening a new office in Greater London - this time it is Century 21 UK which has...

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has opened two new offices, taking its London-wide network to well over 50 branches. The new offices are...