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Rightmove’s decision to return £100m to its shareholders has been called into question. The property portal giant announced in its recent half-year...

Winkworth agents ranked second when it came to property exchanges in London last year, the franchise agency brand claims. A trading update...

Happy New Year! I hope you’ve recharged the batteries and have a shiny list of resolutions to make 2023 as successful...

The property sector braced itself for the chill wind of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement this week. His pre-Budget comment that he...

Who would be in the shoes of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng? I don’t mean who would like their power, pay and...

Digital transformation is not a new concept. It has been around for many years in various forms and across multiple industries,...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is still expecting a strong 2022 after posting increased half-year revenues and profits this morning. The listed...

High-end estate agency Savills has posted a mixed set of half-year results, with revenue up to over £1 billion but the property...

It’s often fashionable to criticise trade bodies and official groups, but right now I think that’s absolutely inappropriate. In well over 20...

OnTheMarket is seeking shareholder approval for a proposed cancellation of capital.  The portal said in a stockmarket update this morning that this...

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

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is planning more acquisitions after a busy 2021 for buying-up agencies. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates...

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

If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...

High end estate agency Savills says the imposition of sanctions on Russians, amid new measures obliging overseas buyers to be more...

Foxtons has told shareholders that it has enjoyed "a good year of progress with revenues, profits and cash flow significantly ahead of...

In the first few months of 2022, agents have experienced some of the lowest stock levels in several years. The number...

Only one in eight sellers use the estate agent through which they purchased their home to begin with. That’s a staggering loss of...

A PropTech chief says agents are now competing with each other for substantially less stock on the market - meaning their...

In this thought leadership article, Videosign CEO Steven Tallant looks at electronic signatures and conveyancing and whether the time is nigh for the...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...

Lost in the noise of yesterday’s social care announcements, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has named October 27 as his next Budget Day...

Zoopla has issued a data-heavy statement on its services for agents - just days after Boomin criticised it for being over...

Estate agents are being advised to emphasise to customers that they are local experts. “Show [the public] that you really know your...

If someone broke into your house and took a video of lots of personal information, like photos of family and pets,...

The Bruce brothers' new portal Boomin has launched a day early - and no, this isn't an April Fool. The site went live...

As a property agent, fancy marketing terminology such as ‘omnichannel’ might not hold too much interest for you right now. We’re in...

Rightmove has revealed its figures for the full year 2020 - down in terms of profit and revenue because of the impact...

It now looks likely that Hunters will be taken over by The Property Franchise Group after several months of talks, subject...

Zoopla has added over 1,000 branches since lockdown began in March, taking total membership of offices and new homes to a...

Franchise network Hunters has recorded strong figures for the first half of 2020 but a trading statement reveals the measures it...

Hybrid agency EweMove has outperformed its traditional sister companies within The Property Franchise Group over the past six months. That’s the clear...

Savills has revealed the measures it has taken to mitigate the impact of the Coronavirus on its activities and balance sheet. The...

The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he was extending the furlough scheme until the end of October appears...

NAEA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a formal written...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign, which expects to have some 3,000 offices signed up by the end of the month,...

Industry operators who receive dividends as part of their monthly income are pressing the government to include this in its financial...

Savills has withdrawn its planned dividend to shareholders but says it could declare an "enhanced" payout at an unspecified later date. Only...

Rightmove has this morning told its shareholders it is “taking appropriate measures” to shore up the company. It gives no indication of...

Foxtons is warning that 2020 will be yet another difficult year for the agency despite the so-called Boris Bounce helping the...

The Great Debate over the charges levied on agents by portals and the huge profits that Rightmove and Zoopla make has...

An independent estate agency says a No Deal Brexit will prompt a “feeding frenzy” of foreign buyers who are already “piling...

The Guardian has revealed that small investors lured into putting money into TV property guru Kevin McCloud’s eco-friendly housing projects -...

Foxtons’ sales slumped another 10 per cent and its total revenue dropped another 3.5 per cent according to figures released this...

A writer for the influential financial publication Money Week says investors should “steer clear” of Foxtons - at least for now. Sarah...

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...

In a world where people want instant gratification, it’s important to find ways to connect and engage with customers when they...

A statement from London-focussed agency Chestertons claims to have bucked the poor market in the capital - and says it’s partly...

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

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

Foxtons has ruled out further branch closures as it continues to struggle against what it calls “the continued weakness” of the...

The holiday home market may still be struggling in the wake of the three per cent additional homes stamp duty surcharge...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another chance to hear about the remarkable fund-raising done by our...

Mike Day, one of the best known and most popular figures in the agency business, is celebrating 15 years as one...

The business editor of right-wing political weekly The Spectator has made an attempt to defend the controversial £109m bonus paid to...

Statements from The Property Franchise Group and Belvoir continue to ramp up the war of words between the two agency groups...

One of the most thorough analyses of property portals ever undertaken shows that Rightmove is the world’s most profitable portal company...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

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

The Adam Smith Institute, a right-wing think-tank, has blasted the campaigning charity Shelter over its allegations of land-banking by house builders in...

As property ‘experts’, sector know-how and experience sits centrally to everything we do, right? Of course, but it’s certainly not the only...

One of the leading financial advice websites in the country has said that Rightmove’s “significant market share” and “insanely high margins”...

So this is Easter - a busy time for many agents although once again the industry has shown its compassionate side...

Foxtons has reported a 4.1 per cent increase in its group revenue in 2015 to £149.8m  although its profits dipped by...

Higher stamp duty for the most expensive properties and the lack of a post-election bounce are being blamed for a profits...