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18 January 2022
From: Breaking News
An estate agency that three years ago launched saying that High Street offices were unnecessary has had a rethink - and...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News
The head of a small hybrid firm that describes traditional agencies with offices as “antiquated” says property professionals working for corporates...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Guy Leaning, a former high street agent who has now moved into working in the hybrid model of agency, outlines why...
20 November 2021
From: Features
The concept of the High Street estate agency branch has been given an endorsement by two companies announcing new offices. Fine &...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News
An estate agency which at one time hoped to be operating nationwide this year has now revised its target. Hortons says it...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...
19 June 2021
From: Features
The policy and campaigns team at Propertymark, headed by Mark Hayward, has been expanded after what it calls “a number of...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Our recent state of the property nation survey, which yielded nearly 350 responses from directors to junior negotiators, and many others...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...
07 April 2021
From: Features
A business that calls itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based estate agency has announced a new franchisee. Dorset-based Meyers Estate Agents was...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News
As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...
27 March 2021
From: Features
We recently launched our state of the property nation survey – a two-minute poll designed to give estate and letting agents...
27 March 2021
From: Features
On Monday, we launched our state of the property nation survey – a 14-question poll designed to give estate and letting...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Will Rightmove still be the dominant portal by 2030? Will Boomin really shake up the industry as Purplebricks did before it?...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
On Monday next week, Estate Agent Today will launch its state of the property nation survey, a 14-question poll for UK...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Agents have been outlining how they have beefed up their measures to combat the risk of Coronavirus, especially during property viewings. “We...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s a call this morning for estate and letting agents to regard the physical viewing of any property on sale or...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Agents are sharply split over how they should operate during the current phase of the Coronavirus crisis. In a poll of almost...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News
There is no doubting that 2020 has been a challenging year for all industries, with the lettings market being no exception. Following...
24 October 2020
From: Features
The latest government rules combined with the Prime Minister’s recent address to the nation is clear – tougher measures are required...
03 October 2020
From: Features
Hello and at the start of another working week, welcome to our regular jobs slot announcing who’s moving where within the...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that all retail staff will be obliged to wear masks when working - and it's now...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News
A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News
“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...
18 April 2020
From: Features
The property franchise company Belvoir Lettings has laid off 15 workers from its Grantham headquarters - and warns there may be...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News
What an interesting few days it’s been. I don’t think the topic of this week’s column is doing anything good for our...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News
An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Estate agents are being encouraged to consider providing increased flexible working options for their staff, including increased opportunities to work from...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News
A comprehensive report into the changing complexion of the High Street suggests that some 143 estate agents’ offices closed in the...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Humberts, the agency which was one of the first to ditch High Street offices in favour of fewer larger hubs, has...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...
15 December 2018
From: Features
OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has told an agents’ conference of the strategy for his service - including a prediction that...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Strutt & Parker is bucking the trend on High Street offices by opening a new one - and in this case,...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News
The estate agency group Humberts, which narrowly avoided collapse early this year, now claims to have turned around its fortunes thanks...
18 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Several agents have asked me whether they should consider ditching their high street offices and move to an out of town...
06 October 2018
From: Features
The independent Essex estate agency Beresfords is celebrating its 50th anniversary next week - and is doing so in style with...
02 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Increasingly cash-strapped traditional estate agencies should consider abandoning their High Street offices and work from serviced offices or similar lower-profile and...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News
A new survey suggests that face-to-face contact is still valued by buyers and sellers. Research by Winkworth, questioning over 1,000 people who...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News
Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...
13 February 2018
From: Features
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint over a Purplebricks website statement featuring testimonials from clients; the complaint was made...
05 July 2017
From: Breaking News
Few things provoke argument within the industry more than the online v traditional agency debate - and within that debate, nothing...
30 June 2017
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks’ advertising is very negative and critical of the competition. They talk about 'commisery', trying to make potential sellers feel ripped...
08 April 2017
From: Features
For my latest Property Natter I have sought the opinions of two well-known property consultants - Michael Day, managing director of...
01 April 2017
From: Features
Despite the much-publicised 'threat' of online estate agency there were more high street offices opened in the first half of this year...
26 October 2016
From: Breaking News
Estate agents have been urged to follow the example of the travel agency industry and make high street offices more stimulating...
01 April 2016
From: Breaking News
One of the country largest agency chains, Connells, has unveiled an updated logo and boards, along with plans to modernise its offices...