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Independent agency brand unveils staff profit-share scheme

Arun Estates has introduced a new profit-share scheme for its staff. The profit share scheme is offered across all four of the...

30 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Urgent need for more age-appropriate housing

The ‘UK Seniors Housing Market Update Q2 2024’ from Knight Frank brings positive news that the supply of new seniors housing...

17 August 2024

From: Features

Lomond seals 100th agency acquisition

Lomond has acquired one of North Yorkshire’s oldest independent agencies, Joplings The deal will see Lomond’s Linley and Simpson brand take over...

31 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Independent agent signs long-term Zoopla listings deal

Arun Estates has signed a new long-term deal with Zoopla. The independent agent’s 100 high-street branches in the South East of England...

21 June 2024

From: Breaking News

It’s coming home! Agent scores with Euro 2024-themed display

Agency brand Phipps & Pritchard has given its branch windows a football-themed overhaul in time for Euro 2024. The independent agent, which...

20 June 2024

From: Breaking News

RAN unveils recruitment and training partnership

Members of the Relocation Agent Network (RAN) are to get access to Crux Careers' specialised recruitment and training programmes as part...

11 June 2024

From: Breaking News

Martin & Co Rochdale franchisees make first independent acquisition

The franchisees of Martin & Co’s Rochdale branch have completed their first independent acquisition – less than a year after taking...

06 June 2024

From: Breaking News

Independent agent launches in Northumberland

A new estate agency has been launched in Northumberland, offering a VIP member’s club to provide early access to properties. The new...

20 May 2024

From: Breaking News

Agency network sets date for AI-focused annual conference

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has set a date for its annual conference. It will take place on 12 July 2024...

16 May 2024

From: Breaking News

Property Natter - On manoeuvres with OnTheMarket

It’s more than 100 days since global real estate tech giants CoStar Group acquired struggling property portal, OnTheMarket. If you cast your...

11 May 2024

From: Features

How a Facebook group spearheaded a fight for change

Liz Morrell meets Women in Estate Agency’s co-founder Liana Loporto-Browne Liana Loporto-Browne, managing director of LB Residential, fell in love with the...

04 May 2024

From: Features

Guild reveals 20 latest hand-picked agent members

The Guild of Property Professionals has chosen 20 new member agents in the first quarter of the year.  With the property market...

22 April 2024

From: Breaking News

Independent agent unveils local acquisition

East Sussex brand Oakfield Estate Agents has acquired independent local operator Rowland Gorringe. It will be taking over the company’s offices in...

10 April 2024

From: Breaking News

Seymours signs up to OnTheMarket

OnTheMarket has signed a listings agreement with independent agency brand Seymours. The South East England focused 20-branch estate agency network primarily operates...

09 April 2024

From: Breaking News

Ethical agent network officially launches

A network uniting ethical estate agents has officially launched today with 25 members. The Ethical Agent Network (EAN) is led by industry...

04 March 2024

From: Breaking News

The Guild secures new homes referral arrangement for members

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a referral arrangement for its members with The Land & New Homes Network.  New home...

19 February 2024

From: Breaking News

If lettings are to be dominated by mega-business, what about us hard working independents and our customers?

On the 24th of January, Adam Walker wrote a very interesting piece about the consolidation of the lettings industry where he...

10 February 2024

From: Features

Independent agent signs listings deal with OnTheMarket

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

07 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Festive feelings! Independent agent unveils sleigh-themed window display

A Newbury estate agent is looking to sleigh the competition with its festive-themed branch window display this Christmas. Hillier & Wilson has...

20 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Yippee kay yay! Agent reveals Die Hard-themed Christmas window display

Forget baubles and tinsel, one estate agent has taken a different approach to festive branch window decorations, Christmas films. The Wirral and...

08 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Agents feeling ‘more positive’ despite listings drop

Agents are feeling more positive about the next 12 months after reporting higher prices and fewer abortive sales. The Federation of Independent...

07 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Winkworth launches franchisee talent drive

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

30 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Independent agent acquire rival after owners retire

Pattinson Estate Agency has acquired a rival brand. The independent agency has announced the takeover of Ryedales Estate Agents, a well-established agency...

28 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Family firm merges to create large independent agency brand

Three firms run by the same family have merged to create one of Derbyshire’s largest independent estate agency brands cope&co. Husband and...

09 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Agents’ network welcomes eight new member agents in a month

The Guild of Property Professionals has announced eight new members to its network of independent agents. One is George F White in...

26 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - supportive September

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

22 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Spicerhaart maintains turnover but posts 2022 loss after year of investment

Spicerhaart’s shift to a hybrid model and investment in the business and staff has contributed to a £5m loss for 2022,...

29 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Spicerhaart names joint CEO team

Two directors of Spicerhaart are set to take over as joint chief executive of the independent agency brand. It comes as its...

25 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Federation of Independent Agents announces Dataloft partnership

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has unveiled a new collaboration with Dataloft. The partnership will give FIA members access to Dataloft’s...

22 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Hats off! Independent agent unveils marketing campaign

Independent estate agency Hat and Home has released a sneak peak of its 2023 brand marketing campaign.  Renowned for its distinctive advertising...

16 August 2023

From: Breaking News

At Ease! Agency wins award for being Forces-Friendly

Spicerhaart has received a Silver Award in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which acknowledges the agency group’s commitment to...

11 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Independent agent expands into Ascot market

Agency brand Hat and Home has launched a new branch in Ascot that will be led by Paul Price. He joins the...

25 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - the industry’s good news page

Here’s the news you don’t normally get to hear about - the agency industry in full swing doing good work. If you’ve...

07 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Independent agent expands with two new offices

Independent estate agency Hat and Home has continued its expansion with two new branches announced. Three-branch Hat and Home is growing its...

15 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Agency network launches exclusive training sessions

Members of the Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) are to be given free access to an exclusive quarterly online masterclass session...

23 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Agent marks 25-year milestone

Independent agency brand Pat Robson & Co is celebrating 25 years of residential sales, lettings and property management. Tim Nixon launched the...

19 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - caring communities

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Agents Giving: Entries are now open for...

14 April 2023

From: Breaking News

Rightmove agency fee income rises but member numbers dip

Rightmove has reported its second highest year for average revenue per advertiser (ARPA) despite agency branch membership dipping slightly. The portal revealed...

03 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Property Jobs Today - the movers, shakers and people in the news

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

31 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Agency network launches criminal record checks for members

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has launched criminal record bureau and directorship checks for all new and existing members. Graham Lock,...

20 December 2022

From: Breaking News

2023 - this is what’s going to happen

Is it really just a year ago that we were nervously wondering whether yet another Christmas would be Covid-affected? Little did we...

10 December 2022

From: Features

Thinking of selling your lettings agency? Here’s what you need to know!

We spent some time with Lucy Noonan, Founder and CEO of Atomic Consultancy, to pick her brains about the many moving...

03 December 2022

From: Features

Agency network launches app to boost member connections

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has launched a new mobile app for members. It is described as the first of its...

23 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Food for thought! Ex-Sainsbury’s boss named Dexters chairman

Former Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has been appointed as the new chairman of Dexters. King is credited with turning Sainsbury’s around...

03 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Agency membership body teams up with Marvellous industry trainer

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) members are to be given access to exclusive training schemes from industry expert Julian O’Dell. The...

16 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Independent agent opens third branch just 18 months after launch

Independent estate agency Hat and Home has opened its third branch just 18 months after launching the business. Hat and Home launched...

16 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Agency network launches new marketing tool for members

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has partnered with industry data specialist TwentyEA to offer a new tool for the membership...

05 September 2022

From: Breaking News

North West family-run agent celebrates 40th anniversary

A North West England-based independent agent is marking its 40th anniversary. Independent agent Hackney & Leigh has reached the milestone in the...

01 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Independent agent sells lettings book to Lomond-backed brand

A regional independent agent has shifted its focus to sales after offloading its lettings business to The Lomond Group. Warwickshire and Worcestershire-based...

31 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Major London agent celebrates 45 years in the market

Independent agency group Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward (KFH) is marking its 45th anniversary. Established by Lee Watts in 1977 as Kinleigh, the...

19 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Lifesycle the chosen software for a new national high-end network

Following a rigorous process, Lifesycle has been chosen as the software provider for By Design, a new high-end network brand for independent...

18 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Self-employed firm welcomes new Partner to strengthen network

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

15 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Revenue growth per agent hits record levels for Rightmove

Rightmove’s average revenue per agent has reached record levels as firms continue to spend more on the portal’s services. The property website...

29 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Regional agency network expands geographical presence

Estate agency network the Experts in Property has expanded its geographical spread. The group of more than 65 independent estate agencies across...

20 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Ex-upmarket agency boss launches network for premium leads

Former Fine & Country chief executive David Lindley has teamed up with other industry heavyweights to launch a network of independent...

12 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Spicerhaart celebrates success on the slopes

Spicerhaart has held its first agent reward trip since the pandemic. The top performers at the independent agency group have enjoyed an...

08 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Agent calls for housing tsar as minister quits and Gove is sacked

Independent agent Barrows and Forrester has called for the appointment of a housing tsar for a fixed term as yet another...

07 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Agency awarded local pride honour for pandemic support

An estate agency in Snodland, Kent, has been honoured with an award for services to the local community. Independent agency was presented...

06 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Property Jobs Today - the movers, shakers and people in the news

There has been plenty of movement in the property jobs market this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

30 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Marketing platform pledges to save agents 'time and money' with relaunched offering

Agent marketing platform Growth Track has rebranded with a new offering aiming to save firm’s money and boost their digital presence. Now...

15 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Record 600 names on ESTAS Awards shortlist

A record 600 firms and individuals have been shortlisted for the 2022 ESTAS Customer Service Awards. Sponsored by blockchain property network Coadjute,...

31 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Fit for a Queen: Agent adds royal touch to window display

NB Estate Agents has added a royal touch to its branch window display.  The Loughborough-based independent agent, which covers Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire,...

30 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Independent agent marks 25 year anniversary with charity pledge

Oakfield Estate Agents is marking a quarter-century in business with a major rebrand and a pledge to donate £50 to a...

27 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Agency groups announce major mortgage acquisitions

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

24 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Agency network aims to be first in the sector to go carbon neutral

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) is aiming to become the first carbon neutral estate agency network. It has teamed up with...

20 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Homesearch expands north of the border following agent requests

Property data and estate agent prospecting platform Homesearch is expanding north of the border. After three years of operation in England and...

05 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Not sheepish! Agent hits back after watchdog bans 'offensive' advert

An estate agent has hit back at the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after the watchdog banned a poster advertising the firm’s...

27 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity – as the industry gets back underway after Easter

First off, here at EAT we hope everyone enjoyed the Easter celebrations and didn’t eat too much chocolate! Despite the Easter break,...

22 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Property Natter: agency with a new concept and terrific fundraising

As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...

12 March 2022

From: Features

Agents Do Charity - for so many heart-breaking, heart-warming causes

These are undeniably darker days as news comes through of a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine - we have the first agency...

04 March 2022

From: Breaking News

Phil Spencer - Agents Have Standards … So Show The Customer!

For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...

02 February 2022

From: Breaking News

Property Natter – the agency helping homeless people move closer to their own home

Our Agents Do Charity column each Friday does a fantastic job of highlighting the amazing charitable work of agents up and...

29 January 2022

From: Features

Trio of agency branches snapped up by financial entrepreneur

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

24 January 2022

From: Breaking News

PropTech: Zoopla backer pumps millions into Homesearch

Homesearch has won £5m new investment from venture capital firm Octopus Ventures - an organisation that has also backed three businesses...

20 January 2022

From: Breaking News

Tragedy as industry giant dies aged 76

One of the founding partners of the well-known agency Slater, Hogg and Howison has died at the age of 76. It was...

14 January 2022

From: Breaking News

Long-standing independent agency acquired by rival

Plymouth independent estate agency Alan Cummings & Co has been acquired by Julian Marks Estate Agents. With more than 16 staff and...

14 January 2022

From: Breaking News

Property Natter – the A-Z of property for 2021 

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

18 December 2021

From: Features

£100m deal for famous London agency - 'talks underway'

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

17 December 2021

From: Breaking News

Independent agents’ trade group meets in person this week

The Federation of Independent Agents is to hold its third ‘in person’ conference - called FIACON - this coming Friday in...

06 December 2021

From: Breaking News

Fast-growing London agents make strategic acquisitions

Two London agencies have announced acquisitions as consolidation in the capital continues apace. Dexters has six new branches after the acquisition of...

30 November 2021

From: Breaking News

 Relocation Agent Network ponders global options for growth

Relocation Agent Network, the network of primarily independent agencies, says it’s looking at global options for growth thanks to its relationship...

26 November 2021

From: Breaking News

Cyber-Attack: Agents must learn from Simplify IT catastrophe

Agents must have a robust plan in place in case they are subjected to a ransomware cyber attack, says the Guild...

23 November 2021

From: Breaking News

Property Natter – catching up with The Singing Estate Agent

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

20 November 2021

From: Features

Agency marks Armistice Day with stunning window displays

Today is the 11th day of the 11th month - the traditional annual Armistice Day, commemorating the signing of the armistice...

11 November 2021

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - it’s that Friday good works feeling…

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - an opportunity for you to catch up with charity news from...

22 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Boomin’s SmartVal service has over 10,000 requests since launch

Fledgling portal Boomin says its new SmartVal tool has received over 10,000 requests since launching in early September. SmartVal is powered in part by...

07 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Burglar who ransacked independent agency escapes jail

A burglar who ransacked an independent agency’s branch office and stole equipment worth almost £2,000 has escaped prison. Bilal Hemmi of Windsor...

07 October 2021

From: Breaking News

11-branch agency signs two year listings and software deal with portal

One of the west of England’s largest independent agencies has signed a two year deal with Zoopla, running across portal listings...

30 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Federation of Independent Agents reveals new partnership today

The Federation of Independent Agents has today announced a strategic partnership with award-winning website creative firm Estate Apps. The partnership will enable...

28 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Independent agents’ group celebrates passing key milestone

The Federation of Independent Agents has passed the key milestone of 50 member branches covering in excess of 200 exclusive postcode...

08 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Agency chain declares latest branch to be ‘a property centre’

Independent agency chain haart is opening what it calls a new ‘property centre’ in Aylesbury later this month.   Tim Wardley, managing...

08 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Business Rates: call to stop online firms being let off the hook

A plea has been made to the government to help small companies and stop letting online firms off the hook. The Federation...

02 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Prominent independent agency opens 11th office in new territory

Fenn Wright, a prominent East Anglian independent agency, is to open its first office in Felixstowe this autumn, making this the...

18 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Independent agency links with global sales platform

An independent agency has signed up to an international property sales platform designed to place UK new build developments on the...

17 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Stamp Duty Holiday impact fades as market returns to near-normal

House prices in July rose after falling in June, according to the Halifax. They were 0.4 per cent higher than in June,...

09 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Agents begin the process of becoming more important than Rightmove

For many, paying money to use an estate agent is primarily because that company has a database of buyers or tenants....

30 June 2021

From: Breaking News

For Sale Boards - out of date or the agent’s best friend?

The debate over For Sale and To Let boards continues apace with some local councils wanting to make it difficult or...

29 June 2021

From: Breaking News

Leading independent agency in five year portal deal

The intense rivalry between portals continues today with Zoopla announcing one of its longest-standing agent customers has renewed for five more...

22 June 2021

From: Breaking News

30 and going strong - Q&A with Michael Jones as firm reaches milestone

Michael Jones & Company celebrates its 30-year anniversary this year and, in an effort to both celebrate the work of local...

12 June 2021

From: Features

Boomin adds 600 branches and signs up major independent

Boomin says it’s added over 600 new agency branches during May, with the latest signing being the large Pattinson independent with...

10 June 2021

From: Breaking News

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