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Spicerhaart is reigniting its acquisition strategy with a multi-million pound investment in its estate agency and lettings businesses after posting a...

The UK’s largest multi-brand property franchise business, TPFG, says a brace of acquisitions in the past six months have been “transformational”. Since...

New figures from Connells suggest the company remains Britain’s biggest estate agent, handling one in 10 transactions. And in its latest report...

Foxtons’ market share for exchanges rose by 30% in the first half of the year as the London agent revealed double-digit...

What’s in a name? Or particularly a label? We all seem to have one these days. If we’re not a first time...

HSBC has promised rate cuts this week as mortgage pricing continues to drop, but it is unclear how much further pricing...

B-hive Block Management Partners Celebrates Major Milestone With Over 100 Businesses Onboard! B-hive Block Management Partners, part of the Vegner Group, who...

Under the strain of a housing crisis, the UK faces a severe shortage of affordable homes. This is further emphasised by...

LSL’s businesses remain in “good shape” and are trading better than expected so far this year, the property brand claims. A trading...

Tell us a little bit about National Home Move. We are a network of more than 60 Your Move and Reeds Rains...

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

North East estate agency group My Property Box has welcomed Nicola Nicholson, Georgia Greenstreet and Georgia Richardson to its team following...

Purplebricks has launched launched a mortgage divison, known formally as Purplebricks Mortgages Limited This will see a team of more than 150...

It’s taken eight years but one of London’s highest profile estate agencies says the value of its Under Offer pipeline has...

The landmark deal between The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) and Belvoir was ‘inevitable’ and more acquisitions could be on the card,...

An independent agency brand has become the latest firm to sign a listings agreement with CoStar-backed OnTheMarket. Edward Mellor, one of the...

LSL Property Services yesterday announced the completion of its acquisition of TenetLime  The property brand announced in August that it had acquired the mortgage...

The Labour Party has committed to working on ways to offer longer-term fixed rate mortgages to support first-time buyers. Outlining its plan...

It usually takes a scandal or a reshuffle to remove a Government minister so it came as a bit of a...

The Labour Party has proposed introducing 25-year fixed term mortgages should it win the next General Election. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves suggested...

Rightmove’s entry into the mortgage market presents a threat to financial services leads, agents have been warned. The portal said in a...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has poached former Alexander Hall boss Tom Davies to the newly created position of group financial services...

Estate agents are among falling numbers of regulated firms that aren’t checking sanctions and politically exposed persons (PEP) lists, research suggests. A...

Mortgage brokers have hailed a ‘watershed moment’ as Nationwide became the first lender in months to release a sub-5% home loan...

Hat and Home has opened its fifth office and a new headquarters in the heart of Sandhurst. The move centralises the agency...

Spicerhaart has boosted its senior team with the appointment of a new managing director within its estate agency division.  Tommy Taylor is...

LSL has described the transfer of its estate agency business to a franchise model as a success and said it expects...

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

Build to Rent (BTR) is the UK’s fastest-growing sector and this trend looks set to continue throughout 2023 and beyond. The...

Estate agency group My Property Box has launched a financial services arm to provide clients with a one-stop shop. Having gained the...

Irwin Mitchell has expanded its property practice with an investment in Scotland-based law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie (WJM). The two firms...

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...

Agency recruitment firm Rayner Personnel has launched a financial services division. It will be led by Daniel Clow, who has held senior...

Belvoir Group PLC has expanded its financial services network with the acquisition of MAB (South West) Ltd for £1m.   This follows...

LSL has grown its mortgage business with another acquisition. The property brand announced yesterday that it has acquired the Tenet Mortgage network,...

The share price of LSL Property Services dropped around 16 per cent at one point yesterday following a profits warning given...

OnTheMarket has become the first major UK portal to allow agents to promote their own revenue generating partnerships on listing pages. Agents who...

Belvoir has reported revenue growth for the first half of 2023 despite “challenging market conditions,” with its lettings performance offsetting lower...

Andrew Jones, Group Director, Corporate Lettings & Build to Rent, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) In the past 10 years, the Build to...

OnTheMarket has launched a new financial services arm. The portal has unveiled OnTheMarket Money, an umbrella brand providing consumers with access to...

The founders of three-branch Berkshire-based agency Hat and Home has expanded into mortgage broking. Keeping with the hat theme, the brand’s co-founders...

LSL Property Services’ share price hit a six-month high during trading yesterday after it announced its entire estate agency network would...

Recent research estimated that up to £100 billion is being stolen in the UK each year, with much of it due...

Foxtons completed the highest number of viewings for five years during the first quarter of 2023, giving it hopes of a...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is ready for another acquisition, its chief executive has said. After successfully integrating Hunters into the TPFG...

LSL has sold its mortgage, protection, and general insurance brokerage firms Embrace and First2Protect. The brands have been sold to Pivotal Growth,...

The long-awaited Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules will still be introduced but most probably in a different form, it has...

Blockchain property network Coadjute has secured £4m of funding as it looks to continue efforts to transform the ease and speed...

New analysis may called into question the experience of firms approved to check the Government’s flagship register of overseas entities (ROE). The...

UK residential property market intelligence brand Dataloft has signalled plans to expand internationally after it was acquired by PriceHubble. As part of...

A family business within the Fine & Country network has taken on the master licence for Spain. Chris Hara, managing director of...

As another year ends it is essential to take time and reflect on what you have accomplished over the last 12...

Agency brand LSL has announced the sale of its new build mortgage and protection brokerage firms, Group First, which operates under...

Challenger portal and homebuying support platform OneDome has acquired broker CMME Mortgage and Protection from the private equity-backed CMME Group. CMME Mortgage...

HSBC has announced a new round of branch closures but an estate agent suggests there may be a positive side for...

It has been another busy month for job moves in the estate agency sector. Here are some of the latest moves that...

LSL has warned of a slowdown in sales and a rise in fall-throughs at the agency as it issued a “cautious...

Foxtons has upped its expectations for its full year financial performance despites acknowledging a “less certain market backdrop.” A trading update from...

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

A recent study conducted by the Technical University of Denmark reported that the attention span of people around the world is...

Over the last two years, the property industry has experienced unprecedented change through shifting market conditions and new regulations around compliance. To...

There has been an understandable focus on things other than Government since the death of Queen Elizabeth was announced, but Prime...

Property professionals and commentators have begun pondering an official definition of a house price crash. It comes amid forecasts that house prices...

Spicerhaart has posted a 21% boost in revenues despite sales taking longer to complete in the second half of the year,...

Last week was quite a week for major trading updates, with four of the market’s biggest players announcing either half-year or...

Recent months have seen interest rates rise from historic lows back closer to pre-financial crisis levels as the Bank of England...

Lettings has helped drive Foxtons revenue and profits for the first half of the year, a company update has revealed. The listed...

Yorkshire agent Preston Baker has sold its lettings portfolio to focus on residential sales. It has offloaded its book of more than...

A mortgage broker has hit out at estate agents for forcing prospective buyers to visit their branches to sell financial services...

The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...

Essex-based estate agent Beresford Group has celebrated and thanked sales director Mike Sayers who is retiring from the company after 35...

Kent-based agent Miles & Barr has opened its 13th office in the region and is celebrating by offering to sell local...

Long-term 50-year mortgages that can be passed on by parents to their children appear to be the latest idea from the...

A survey earlier this week may have shown the older generation feel younger people’s spending habits are destroying their chances of...

In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...

LSL has reported a 16% drop in estate agency residential exchange income but says it is sales pipeline is at record...

Belvoir has reported that group revenue is up 14% in the first four months of the year, helped mainly by its...

A former chairman of challenger bank Monzo has joined OneDome’s board. Tim Brooke Thom has been appointed as non-executive director of the challenger...

The Belvoir Group has announced the acquisition of mortgage broker TIME. The agency franchise and financial services brand has acquired the entire issued...

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

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

EweMove managing director Nick Neill has set out plans to double the size of the franchise network by 2025 as the brand’s...

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

A rewards and recognition programme has been launched at an agency chain, with claims that it will enhance staff careers and...

The LSL Property Services group - which is increasingly focussing activities in the mortgage and personal finance world - has issued...

Storm clouds continue to gather over the UK economy with growing inflation, another likely interest rate rise, and a warning from...

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

The Bank of England has increased the base rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. This means a typical tracker...

A trading statement this morning confirms a large revenue rise for LSL Property Services. Group revenue increased by around 23 per cent last...

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

The name of Purplebricks - which once claimed its business model was a global success - has now been removed in...

Mark Newton, founder of the Newton Fallowell agency, is retiring. The news came from a statement from the Belvoir franchise giant which...

A regional agency has this week opened a new 8,500 square feet office with a pledge to expand and employ 100...

The UK is reported to have dropped down the league table of governments that secure vast amounts of income from property...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...

Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I can’t remember the last time I had a business...

The investment arms of Savills and the Daily Mail General Trust have pumped more cash into online agency Yopa which has...

Spicerhaart - which is radically reshaping its structure to encourage hybrid operations and working from home as part of a new...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...