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Like a breath of fresh air, we now have a government that actually appears to be governing. OK, it’s only 10 days...

Is there such a thing as an online estate agency any more? A decade ago, about the time I started editing Estate...

Self-employed agency network eXp UK’s Adam Day has admitted he shoulders some blame for low fees in the sector. Speaking on the...

More than half of Estate Agent Today readers have indicated they will raise their fees this year. Several industry executives have suggested...

Agents should increase their fees in 2023 so the average reaches at least 2%, a senior industry executive claims. Adam Day, founder...

Hatched founder Adam Day has drawn on his experiences of running the online agent during the 2008 financial crisis to advise...

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

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

A senior agency executive has backed the controversial issue of including broadband and mobile signal in property listings. The National Trading Standards...

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

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

The online agency brand eXp UK claims it’s growing at an industry leading pace - and it puts it all down...

The shortage of stock in the current market is making it tough for High Street agents according to one of the...

Adam Day will be a well-known figure to many in the industry, having been the founder of Hatched (the online agency...

Hybrid agency eXp UK is the latest to include the Modern Method of Auction as a sales possibility for its remote...

The so-called race for space as the pandemic drives buyers to reconsider their lifestyle options has led to prices for prime...

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

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

Data scientists have released a study into the characteristics of homes and how they give away the likely voting intentions of...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has told Estate Agent Today that its recruitment schedule is running “well...

One of the most experienced and high profile figures in the industry says individual agents working for online companies are typically...

Hello and here’s another PJT to start the week: we hope it’s your first port of call when you want to...

A veteran of three online estate agencies has been named as the first UK head of a US real estate operation...

GetAgent, the comparison estate agency business, has secured £2.2m in investment from a consortium of investors including Channel 4. The backers are...

House Network, one of the first ever online estate agencies, is alleged to be considering calling in administrators. Two reliable sources close...

Connells Group says investment in PropTech will be the way to safeguard its almost-600 High Street branches - and it’s repeated...

Former Emoov chief executive Russell Quirk has made his first on-the-record comments about the factors behind the dramatic collapse of his...

Customers are still trying to get hold of Emoov, Tepilo and Hatched months after they closed down. Estate Agent Today has seen...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

The demise of Emoov, Tepilo and lettings platform Urban raises question marks over the long-term viability of online agencies according to...

However mild the weather may have been for most of us, it’s a cold autumn for the online estate agency market...

Purplebricks says it has seen year-on-year revenue growth of about 20 per cent despite what its chairman calls “a challenging UK...

As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s online estate agency sector - and not in a good...

If it’s Monday it must be Property Jobs Today, your round up of the industry’s key moves. Are you changing jobs yourself?...

An estate agency comparison website claims the rise of online and hybrid estate agencies has obliged traditional agents to be more...

The shock immediate closure of Hatched, the online agency heavily invested in by Connells, has raised question marks over the online...

The Connells-owned online agency Hatched is to close with immediate effect. A statement from the company says: “Online estate agency Hatched will...

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...

The young entrepreneur behind Doorsteps, the estate agency that deliberately avoids the huge marketing razzamatazz of other online companies, says his...

Yopa, the online agency with financial backing from Savills and LSL Property Services, is the latest online firm to launch a...

One of the industry’s longest-serving individuals, Connells Group chairman Stephen Shipperley, this month celebrates 40 years with the business.   He joined...

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...

Consumer group Which? says the public should be wary of claims made by online estate agents. This follows a series of complaints about...

For the second successive week the Advertising Standards Authority has banned an online estate agency’s advertisement.  Last week it was HouseSimple and...

Adam Day, the founder of Connells-owned online estate agency Hatched, has been announced as head of operations at easyProperty.    In a statement...

A consumer group which has consistently promoted online agencies says they achieve closer to sellers’ original asking price than the national...

An online estate agency which says it could be the next Purplebricks says prejudice against internet property transactions is waning  “With Neil...

Connells Group has announced strong figures for 2016 with the total number of properties sold rising five per cent and lettings...

One of the earliest entrepreneurs to found a website to allow for-sale-by-owner property listings back in 2000, predicts current online agents...

Hatched, the online agency snapped up just over a year ago by Connells in what was described as an ‘industry defining’...

The online agency Hatched has agreed to withdraw marketing letters following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA says a...

It’s easy to forget, but there was a time when the internet didn’t exist. When the idea behind the world wide...

The influential consumer property body HomeOwners Alliance says Purplebricks-style hybrid estate agencies may be “the future”. In a blog on the HOA website,...

One of the original online estate agents, Hatched, is marking its tenth anniversary with a series of announcements.  The firm, which began...

The main debate at this year’s FUTURE: PropTech conference - the industry’s leading technology forum, held yesterday in London - saw...

Alex Bailes, until recently last autumn was spearheading the Countrywide’s activities in the digital world, has now reappeared as Connells Group...

Alex Bailes, until recently spearheading the Countrywide’s activities in the digital world, has now reappeared as Connells Group Head of Digital. Alongside...

The amount of column inches taken up by ‘property’ is at an all-time high.  In my mind there are two major contributing...

Do you remember Martha Lane-Fox? She was the poster girl for lastminute.com and an icon of the dot.com bubble that ended...

eMoov founder and managing director Russell Quirk has taken to print to explain why he believes 2016 will be the year...

It’s time to take a pause, to reflect and put into context—and what a year it has been for our industry...

Purplebricks is very easily the most recognisable online estate agency, according to a survey of 1,300 home owners by respected polling...

Many industry analysts have dismissed a claim by an online estate agency that a 21 per cent fall in new listings...

An interesting story caught my eye a few weeks ago. A man from Lytham St Annes in Lancashire attempted to sell...

Connells Group says it is still on the prowl for traditional estate agencies to acquire after its announcement that it has...

Connells has acquired Hatched, one of the pioneers of the online estate agency model. The acquisition is “aligned with Connells’ ambitious growth strategy...

Hello and welcome to my brand new blog! Every month I’ll be giving you an insight into the varied, exciting and...

OK, you’ve had your fun. Now let’s leave the regulators regulate and work for the public. If you don’t know what I...

The managing director of Hatched online agency is accusing Purplebricks, eMoov, Tepilo and House Network of advertising their rates exclusive of...

Online estate agency Hatched says its social and digital marketing package offered to clients is generating 350 per cent more visits...