Online agent turned property PR guru Russell Quirk has set out his solution to solving the housing crisis. Speaking on the latest...
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Usually, I enter January with a spring in my step - optimistic about what the future holds. Two years ago, after the...
07 January 2023
From: Features
As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...
17 December 2022
From: Features
One of the stranger stories emerging from the fallout of Kwasi Kwarteng’s sacking last Friday has been news that someone in...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket has secured contract renewals from several major agency brands as it reports a revenue boost for the first six months...
13 October 2022
From: Breaking News
AllAgents has revealed the 10 worst rated agency brands on its customer review platform, with Purplebricks leading the worst performers. The reviews...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Foxtons, Chancellors and Douglas & Gordon have been named among the first paid-up agency brands on Boomin. The challenger portal, launched by...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News
In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...
06 November 2021
From: Features
Property portal app MoveStreets says the latest upgrade to its app sends leads to agents’ inboxes and allows users to instantly arrange...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The intense rivalry between portals continues today with Zoopla announcing one of its longest-standing agent customers has renewed for five more...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A controversial league table of corporate agents’ market share is deliberately excluding Purplebricks and other online agencies. This is despite Purplebricks this...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Free-to-list portal OneDome has signed up the 55 branch agency network Chancellors. The agency will consequently list all of its residential sales...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News
One of the industry’s leading consultants has calculated staff turnover rates at the country’s leading estate agencies. Christopher Watkin, the consultant who...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Chancellors today opens its 56th and newest branch with what it calls its most generous ever offer to potential customers. The office...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...
27 March 2021
From: Features
The senior management from four of the agencies announced as founding members of Boomin have spoken out in favour of the...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News
The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Keller Williams has announced another new market centre, and this time its operating principal is a former Purplebricks territory owner. JP Downes...
05 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Another former Savills agent has joined freelance agency operation Keller Williams, the second in recent weeks. In January it was revealed that...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Chancellors Estate Agents is next month opening its newest branch in Swindon - the first time the company has operated in...
07 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
A leading London estate agent has written to The Times dismissing MPs who have been squabbling over Brexit and a possible...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...
06 July 2019
From: Features
A set of historic property details unearthed by a local resident have created a buzz on social media and in the...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News
There’s anger in the industry over an article in The Times which accused agents of overvaluing properties - although why this was happening...
08 April 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
Infamous X Factor rapper Honey G, who just last week was lauded for becoming an estate agent, now says she’s been...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
17 November 2018
From: Features
The Property Redress Scheme says it’s recruited another 1,750 members following the shake-out last week when one of its rival redress...
13 August 2018
From: Breaking News
The chairman of Chancellors was trampled to death by his own horses after taking them out for a carriage driving exercise,...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News
New figures released by ZPG suggest increasing numbers of agents are listing on three portals. Amongst the latest agencies to renew long...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News
In an unexpected trading statement this morning, OnTheMarket says it has signed 243 new listing agreements within its first 10 days...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News
Anscombe & Ringland and Russell, Baldwin & Bright are tobe rebranded under the Chancellors name. The agencies - Anscombe & Ringland in...
07 December 2017
From: Breaking News
The new contract for firms joining or re-signing to OnTheMarket is reported to have a restriction on acquisitions. It is said to...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News
Franchise agency Hunters has signed up to the OnTheMarket portal. This comes as speculation mounts that an announcement is imminent on stock market...
01 December 2017
From: Breaking News
Chancellors Group has signed a five year deal to list its sales and lettings properties with the OnTheMarket portal. The group has...
30 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...
04 August 2017
From: Features
Chancellors has acquired a majority stake in the brokers Alexander James Mortgage Services. The deal means that the Bracknell-based firm – one...