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LSL Estate Agency Franchising is home to one of the UK’s best-known estate agent brands - Your Move. There are several...

Attention is turning to acquisitions and growth among LSL’s newly-franchised brands. It has been a year since LSL Property Services announced that...

Consultancy We Are Unchained is expanding its 30 Years of Marketing in One Day course across the country. It follows successful marketing...

If you’re thinking about becoming an Estate Agency franchise or converting your existing estate agency business to a franchise, here we...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has named a second wave of estate agencies to adopt its new business model. The brand’s ‘brokerage’...

Winkworth has revealed that it has not renewed franchises on offices “where our standards were not being met and results were...

A US real estate brokerage is heading to the UK, with plans to target those looking for a holiday home across...

Outsourced property viewings and inspections provider Viewber is celebrating completing more than half a million appointments. Launched at the end of 2016...

Mortgage rates may be falling but tougher lending criteria is stifling many borrowers, including high earners. Research by Investec has found the...

"Property is in the blood," my dad frequently reminds me, albeit for two generations—his and mine. During the property boom of...

Winkworth has launched a talent drive to find rising stars to build a career and a business within the franchise network.  The...

And suddenly it’s autumn. It’s just six weeks before the clocks change, days are getting shorter and - the real sign...

Property franchise and financial services group, Belvoir plc, has reported increased half-year revenue and pre-tax profits. Revenues grew 3% to £15.9m, management...

After a bumpy six months media-wise, I was fascinated to see that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle chose a tech-based project...

Can you start by telling us a bit about yourself and how you got into the property industry? My name is Andrea...

Ceredigion estate agent Cardigan Bay Properties has been recognised as one of the top start-ups in the UK. The brand overcame competition...

Former Fine & Country global chief executive Simon Leadbetter is set to embark on his first national tour with his own...

The boss of new Purplebricks owner Strike has said he has “exciting plans” for the brands. It comes as Strike was officially...

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has said he is looking forward to building a “new force” in the property industry after...

A new property platform aiming to help homeowners sell off-market properties has attracted 10,000 registered buyers in its first few months...

Fine & Country has welcomed a further London agency into the fold.  Property entrepreneur, Justin John, will soon be operating under the...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they preview Estate Agency X 8, 2023 Estate Agency X is back and better...

A plethora of property professionals are ending the year with new jobs. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

Aside from all the news surrounding the Autumn Statement this week, which will have a significant bearing on the property market...

Knight Frank’s head of London residential sales Rory Penn has been named ‘Property Adviser of the Year at the Spear’s Awards...

Property brokerage and estate agency Nest Seekers International is set to reveal the highs and lows of luxury property sales in...

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

People in prominent positions in the housing industry aren’t always perfect role models. After all, Chris Pincher was housing minister for...

Estate agency software provider Street.co.uk has announced an integration with lead generation tool Spectre to help agents secure instructions. Agency firms that...

Agency trade bodies have backed the “clarity” provided by Trading Standards after it deemed “price on application” listings unlawful. It comes as...

In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...

A French billionaire who made his money from estate agency is promising to transform the UK property industry with his unique...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

An estate agent who has now become a PropTech entrepreneur says fees are absolutely not what makes a vendor choose who...

Housing market analyst and PropTech entrepreneur Anthony Codling says that the next few weeks will determine whether Boomin is the portal...

A young entrepreneur has won an award for creating an online service making it simpler for couples to buy their first...

The level of house price growth is at a 17 year high at 11.2 per cent according to the Nationwide. The annual...

Low fee agents such as Purplebricks and some other online operators are generally not trusted by the public when selling their...

Three of Martin & Co’s most prominent branches in the north of England are under new ownership. The Saltaire, Keighley, and Thackley...

OnTheMarket has entered a PropTech commercial partnership with Autoenhance.ai Limited, the AI photo editing platform.  Autoenhance was founded by PropTech entrepreneur Jamie...

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

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

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...

An England football manager who resigned after a newspaper sting is in a podcast series launched by Boomin and Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny...

Well it’s about time isn’t it? We mean winter - it’s here at last, with white, wintry weather that gets us...

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p.  This is less...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

A service that sells properties and elements of joint venture schemes to investors says it’s seeking to expand after completing on...

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

In this article, the team at Iceberg Digital outline why agents should consider attending the Estate Agency X event as well...

Mortgage approvals declined over the last month as the tapering stamp duty holiday deterred home purchases, according to data from the...

The entrepreneur behind the live chat service Yomdel is to retire from the business.  Andy Soloman, the founder of the managed chat...

A PropTech entrepreneur is advising agents not to settle for simply having their websites up and running, and instead using CRM...

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...

Purplebricks’ annual report has revealed that a short term bonus scheme to provide incentives for executive directors to meet financial and...

A PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents to maximise their training on existing PropTech to ensure they optimise its effectiveness. Anton Babkov, chief...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

Average house prices in the year to the end of April increased by 8.9 per cent according to the government’s Office...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...

Independent estate agency Dacre, Son & Hartley plans to significantly grow its franchise network across Yorkshire and beyond. Dacres currently employs 125...

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

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

Winkworth says Covid and its aftermath will not derail plans to open five offices a year.  In a trading statement to shareholders...

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...

Today’s the day when Parliament debates a possible extension to the stamp duty holiday beyond its March 31 cliff edge deadline...

It’s been some time since online agencies have ventured into crowdfunding to raise investment, but easyProperty has now done so -...

A large majority of estate agents fear a surge in 'failed sales’ as the stamp duty holiday cliff edge gets ever-closer. The latest National...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

1. How would you say Century 21 franchisees have adapted to the challenges during 2020?  If someone had told me at the...

MPs want the government to publish the names of estate agencies and other companies claiming furlough funding. The all-party Public Accounts Committee of...

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

One of the biggest supporters of the self employed estate agent business model admits there are risks and it’s not for...

A high-profile publicity campaign has culminated in the launch of a new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology, empowering...

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...

A leading enthusiast of the self-employed agency business model says even in these challenging times people can make a success of...

The senior management from four of the agencies announced as founding members of Boomin have spoken out in favour of the...

A new Proptech platform is launching next month with claims it will “up-end the way agents do business” and that it will...

Online agency easyProperty has announced four new areas to its portfolio to build on its existing 41 locations - and it’s seeking...

The frenzied housing market and the uncertain wider economic outlook during the pandemic have combined to lead to a surge in...

Another US real estate agency wants to follow Keller Williams, Berkshire Hathaway and others by opening in the United Kingdom. Nest Seekers International...

Hello, and if it’s the start of a new week it’s time for Property Jobs Today, giving you the inside track...

Hindsight is 20-20 vision, of course, and we can all see things we did ‘then’ that we would not do ‘now’....

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

A new website that describes itself as an estate agency says it wants to “empower people to sell their own home”...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

"New property website launches. Not immediately sure what it does differently, what its USP is or who will use it, but...

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...

US-originated estate agency Keller Williams claims to be the fastest growing in the UK as a result of 29 agents joining...

Countrywide says it is pursuing the businessman who failed to complete on the purchase of the troubled agency’s commercial arm, Lambert...

The industry should continue to prepare for large-scale reforms such as mandatory agency training, the licensing of agents and a new...

An online agency has offered to sell the homes of NHS frontline staff for free. Doorsteps, set up by high profile young...

Property expert Phil Spencer will soon be sharing his unique insight into Move iQ’s engaged consumer audience alongside advice from other...

The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted once again how fragile and interconnected our societies have become. We don’t know yet how dangerous Covid-19...

Increasing numbers of reports suggest that the government will use next week’s Budget to confirm a three per cent stamp duty...

Rupert Sebag-Montefiore has this morning been named as a non-executive director of OnTheMarket. He will also serve as chairman of the portal’s...

Countrywide is remaining silent over the stalled sale of its commercial arm. The troubled agency group’s share price dropped over 3.5 per...