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Countrywide Land & New Homes has been appointed by Harcourt to market Tobacco Warehouse, a major redevelopment of the world’s largest...

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

A poll of surveyors shows strong support for the idea of pre-sale surveys. When asked whether the new Government should introduce mandatory...

Connells Group has become the first estate agency brand to be named an accredited supplier by the New Homes Quality Board...

Connells Group has boosted its affordable housing offering after appoint Roy Hind as a director. Hind has been named affordable housing director...

One of the founders of self-employed brand The Agency UK (TAUK) has set out hopes for the business to dominate the...

More than a third of property professionals view the Spring Budget as an opportunity to boost new build and the first-time...

Yopa has detailed a restructure of its business after chairman Grenville Turner mysteriously stepped down as a director. Companies House documents last...

Reapit has appointed Steve Richmond as general manager in charge of operations in its home market of the UK and Ireland. He...

It was actor Charlies Sheen who said: ‘I have one speed. I have one gear. Go!’ The same might not be said...

Clive Humby of Dunn Humby (the Mega Minds behind the Tesco Clubcard) declared that "Data is the new oil" in 2006....

Marketing expert Simon Leadbetter has recommended that Purplebricks absorb its owner’s brand to consolidate its market position.  Leadbetter, former group marketing director...

Purplebricks co-founder Kenny Bruce has returned to the estate agency world. Bruce, who helped launch Purplebricks with his brother Michael as well...

An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...

When it comes to plain English, we in the property world are our own worst enemies. I don’t just mean the cliches...

Two directors of Spicerhaart are set to take over as joint chief executive of the independent agency brand. It comes as its...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Adam Pigott, CEO of OpenBrix What is ‘company name’ and what...

Connells group chief executive David Livesey has announced his intention to retire during 2024. Highly respected throughout the industry, Livesey joined Connells...

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has delivered a 100% pass rate from its latest batch of training academy graduates.  The 11 trainees are...

Connells, which acquired Countrywide just over two years ago, is now celebrating the bringing together of the combined 16,000 staff through...

Property professionals have given their backing to new guidance on cladding. A webinar poll by Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has revealed that...

Connells Group held its annual management conference and awards ceremony recently at MK Dons Stadium in Milton Keynes where it unveiled...

A former Countrywide director says that since becoming a Keller Williams agent he’s racked up over £1m in fees. Dominic Marcel -...

Agents and property professionals have been getting on their feet for charity this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the...

Lead consolidation platform Callwell has signed a new long-term agreement that sees functionality extended throughout the enlarged Connells Group network including...

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

An interest rate drop is top of the new year wish list among property professionals, a survey claims. A webinar poll among...

As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has delivered a further 11 fully trained surveyors into the industry, taking its total to more than...

The estate agency sector is close to being hit by a fall-through per minute as an industry veteran warns that the...

Industry veteran Harry Hill has become the latest to warn of a drastic decline in house prices. The Rightmove founder and former...

I’ve just read an article saying that this is the time of the online estate agency. The time in question is, of...

Activist investor Lecram Holdings has used its new 5.16% stake in Purplebricks to call for the beleaguered online agent to remove...

A 31-year old chartered surveyor has become one of the youngest to achieve RICS Fellowship status. James Brook, founder of Novello Chartered...

Connells Group chairman Stephen Shipperley is set to retire at the end of 2022. It comes as he marked his 45th anniversary...

The ESTAS Customer Service Awards – which are often described as estate agency’s version of the Oscars – took place last...

In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...

A senior new-build property professional has warned that the Help to Buy scheme will be “sorely missed” by first-time buyers once...

Spicerhaart has appointed a former Connells area director to lead some of its most high-profile brands. Daniel Ansell has been appointed as...

The Agency UK – which was set up by three ex-employees of Purplebricks – has strengthened its team with the arrival...

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

From bike rides to boxing, agents and property professionals have been turning up the heat with their fundraising exploits. Remember, if you...

Former Countrywide boss Bob Scarff has warned that estate agents have become too reliant on alerts, emails and text messages for...

More than 200 “top achievers” from across the Connells Group enjoyed a four day all-expenses paid trip to Valencia earlier this...

Record numbers of homes are being sold off-market and for a premium due to the property supply shortage. Off-market sales are traditionally...

Sales remain the predominant source of income for most estate agency brands, research claims. The analysis warns that agents shouldn’t ignore lettings...

Agents and property professionals are travelling far and wide to raise money for charity, plus there is a new way to...

Former Hamptons and Countrywide executive Phil Tennant has joined US-style fast buy firm UPSTIX. Tennant has been recruited as chief operating officer...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

One of the biggest names in agency has been appointed as chairperson of the board at BidX1, one of Europe’s leading...

Auction house The iamproperty Group has reached a new agent milestone. It now has 4,000 agents on the network using its auction...

In this week’s Natter, I carry out a Q&A with Lisa Knight, who has taken the impressive journey from barmaid to...

Estate agency veteran Robin Paterson has joined new ‘quick buy” service UPSTIX. Paterson, a former chief executive of Hamptons and managing director...

Visual images are key for securing the quickest sales at the best prices, according to a formal estate agency chief who...

For the record, this isn’t my last Industry Views for Estate Agent Today, although by the time you read this I'll be...

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

Estate Agent Today is to have a new editor from April 4. He is award winning journalist and podcaster Marc Shoffman who...

The industry big hitter who joined Connells on a temporary basis to support its acquisition of Countrywide has now become its commercial director and a...

If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...

Seven years after it launched on the London Stock Market, speculation continues that Purplebricks may be about to de-list and return...

The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...

Connells-owned Countrywide has announced a major deal in which 49 of its brands will use the ESTAS customer review platform. The deal...

The man who engineered the takeover of Countrywide by Connells is leaving the agency’s parent company, the Skipton Building Society. David Cutter...

PropTech firm CoreLogic UK has acquired the property search and marketing platform Rummage4. Rummage4 was founded in 2015 by agent Robert May...

John D Wood - the lettings and estate agency now part of the Connells empire - is celebrating its 150th birthday...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur with a lengthy pedigree as an estate agent says agents should use more technology in a bid...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

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

The largest live event in the property industry for two years took place last Friday - the ESTAS awards.  TV property expert...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...

We’re building up towards both Christmas and the Awards season right now, and that gives plenty of opportunities for fund raising,...

An estate agent claims he may be the highest paid in the industry this year - and he puts it down to...

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following a complaint about a property advertised by Connells-owned Countrywide estate agents. The issue revolves...

The former group marketing director at Countrywide has been appointed as global chief executive of Fine & Country. Simon Leadbetter has also...

Two former Local Property Experts at Purplebricks have set up their own hybrid agency, offering an upfront fee or a no-sale-no-fee...

Hello and welcome to our final Property Jobs Today before the start of autumn - and it’s good to see people...

One of the best known faces in estate agency has launched his own podcast - and is giving Estate Agent Today...

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...

Hello and welcome to another Property Jobs Today, your chance to see the latest moves in our industry. Why not be a...

Agents should use a mixture of next-generation 3D style technology and traditional, old-school estate agency to allow them to thrive. That's...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...

Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s on the move. Let us know...

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...

Keller Williams UK has announced that Paul Sloan - who quit as operations director of Spicerhaart just weeks ago - is...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...

Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...

The veteran estate agent who led criticism of Countrywide’s former management is turning his glare on Foxtons. The London estate agency has...

Hello and welcome to another working week, and the latest on jobs and staff movement across our industry. You can be part...

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

Yopa has instructed two companies to help with its brand building as it battles with other major online players. It’s appointed M.i. Media...

Buyer behaviour has changed over the past year of the pandemic and it’s up to estate agents to calculate how to...

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...

This week’s interviewee in the ‘In Conversation Today’ hotseat is a man better placed than most to shed some light on...

A former Countrywide agent who is now a leading figure in a PropTech company has signed up two local agencies which...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

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

The extraordinary consolidation in the estate agency industry continues apace today with two of the biggest deals reaching critical points. Firstly Hunters’...

Connells Group, which is of course acquiring Countrywide, has announced it's snapped up another agency - albeit a much smaller one. It...