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A premium agency network launched by former Fine & Country boss David Lindley has appointed two new licensees. The network now operates in...

Online agent Strike has been granted an exclusivity period to negotiate a possible takeover of its rival Purplebricks. A late stock market...

A former estate agent-turned-online auctioneer has launched a new service that aims to speed up and secure sales. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and...

Agency network Mr and Mrs Clarke has launched a new loan product to help aspiring self-employed business owners launch their own...

An online auctioneer has hit out at exclusive partner agreements between agents and traditional auction houses.  Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and director of...

A leading estate agency figure has hit back at a lawyer’s claim that agents who use exclusivity agreements are “shysters”.  Last week...

The Property Ombudsman should ban agents from using so-called exclusivity agreements on sales, claims a law firm.  Donal Blaney, founder of Griffin...

Sky News reports that the little-known Lomond Group - backed by private equity money - is in exclusive talks to buy one...

There is no doubting that 2020 has been a challenging year for all industries, with the lettings market being no exception. Following...

The Guild of Property Professionals says that in the past quarter it has had its highest number of new joiners on...

Two City consultancies instructed by OnTheMarket have talked up the company’s fortunes after the appointment of its new chief executive.  Shore Capital, which in...

The phrase ‘game-changer’ has been hugely overused. But when applied to how Covid-19 is changing the way estate agents will work...

Independent agents in a fast-growing trade body are to be given the opportunity to secure exclusivity on land deals and new...

In the latest part of the Natter’s ‘day in the life of’ series, I catch up with Chris Osmond, sales director...

Belvoir has struck an innovative eight-year exclusivity agreement with Dacres, the 20 office estate agency network based in Yorkshire, to deliver...

One of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or freelance agents operating under the same...

If agents ran their databases more efficiently, the property portals might find themselves redundant. Controversial opening statement aside, the reality is that...

MyBid4It is an online auction platform which has been developed to partner with Estate Agents and revolutionise the way properties are...

In recent years click & collect has become a popular way for retailers, supermarkets and online shopping sites such as Amazon...

An online auction platform has launched a new instant property purchase feature as part of its expansion plans. Under The Hammer, a...

With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Charlie Lancaster,  Managing Director, m: 07976 507107 e:charlie.lancaster@mybid4it.com,  Blake House, 18 Blake...

The Network Auctions ‘E” online property platform, used by an estimated 100 agents, has been revamped with vendors now offered three...

A new group called the Federation of Independent Agents has been set up as a network of like-minded independent agents who...

A new company is claiming to reduce chain collapses during sales by creating a lockout agreement, also known as a reservation agreement. Property...

A buying agent says a higher proportion of Britain’s rarified country estates market is now being sold off-market. Jess Simpson, an ex-Savills...

The share price of hybrid estate agency Purplebricks dipped yesterday after it announced its US expansion will begin in California. Purplebricks' share...

It is with no pleasure and a touch of sadness that I took in the significance of OTM's recent performance in...

Two City consultancies have been quick to interpret the rebellion by OnTheMarket member agents as an indication of dire changes - or...

High-end agency Savills has launched a dedicated Sports Services team to offer what it calls “a confidential property service to the...

Yesterday we heard about the letter from the CMA warning agents about anti-competitive behaviour. Today, in a scoop for Estate Agent...

Online estate agency eMoov has lodged a complaint with the Competition and Markets Authority over high street agents’ implementation of sole...

About ten years ago, I was working as the branch manager of an estate agency based in an affluent part of...