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KEYWORD "Independent Agencies" - 69 RESULTS
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

£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

 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

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

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

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

Cybercrime warning to estate agents holding sensitive data

A leading industry trade body is warning that remote-working agents and smaller independent agencies are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...

14 May 2021

From: Breaking News

Property Natter: why agency must never become a closed shop

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

24 April 2021

From: Features

Purplebricks downgrade signals booming independent agents - claim

International investment bank UBS has double-downgraded Purplebricks from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’ - and that could be good for independent agents, a...

22 April 2021

From: Breaking News

Agencies with Bounce Back loans have more time to repay

Smaller independent agencies that took out government Bounce Back loans to help them through the Coronavirus crisis now have more time...

08 February 2021

From: Breaking News

Why Facebook is a great alternative to property portals

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...

16 January 2021

From: Features

Boomin signs up another 15 independents ahead of delayed launch

Boomin has announced another 15 independents as members of the site, which is expected to launch in the near future. “The latest...

11 January 2021

From: Breaking News

You guessed it…10 things to watch for in 2021

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...

02 January 2021

From: Features

Agents Do Charity - a supplier, a climb, a competition, and awards

Hello and welcome to our latest doffing of the cap in honour of those in our industry fund-raising for great causes....

11 December 2020

From: Breaking News

Boomin names another 10 founding member independent agencies

Boomin, the still-to-launch portal created by the founders of Purplebricks, has named another 10 founding member agencies. Like the initial 10 they...

21 October 2020

From: Breaking News

From valuer in 2014 to chief executive in 2020 - new agency boss named

One of the country's largest group of independent agencies has named its new chief executive officer - and says it’s a...

14 October 2020

From: Breaking News

London agencies on the march with partnerships and expansion

Two independent agencies in London have joined forces to form a 'full circle' service for developers, promising to transform the property...

01 October 2020

From: Breaking News

Portal promotes “free money” referral fees despite industry probe

One of the many new portals recently launched has made a pitch for agents to join because of its referral fees...

24 September 2020

From: Breaking News

Guild selects 40 new agency members from 100 applicants

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

08 September 2020

From: Breaking News

Independent agencies across the country buck trend by expanding

A south coast estate agency which has been operating since the 1980s has opened its seventh office.  Jacobs Steel’s latest branch is...

03 September 2020

From: Breaking News

Online agencies and independents grab larger market share

A survey of estate agents’ market share post-lockdown indicates significant advances for independent agencies and online operators. TwentyCi, a data consultancy, says...

05 August 2020

From: Breaking News

Revealed: Agencies’ top website hits and social media followings

A new analysis of corporate estate agencies’ social media followings and websites shows the big winners to be Savills, Foxtons and...

28 July 2020

From: Breaking News

How much do you earn? A personnel company wants to know

A personnel company wants agents to tell them how much they earn in another anonymous online survey. Rayner Personnel - which recently...

03 July 2020

From: Breaking News

Third of agents say some staff will permanently work from home

A third of agencies say at least some of their staff will be working from home permanently when the Coronavirus pandemic...

07 May 2020

From: Breaking News

Cats and dogs for two Clarks and a Marks - more great home office pics

Independent agencies are the backbone of our industry so it’s great to be able to share images from three such experts...

10 April 2020

From: Breaking News

Why Open Banking is the future of rental payments

Much like PropTech, Open Banking has been used as a buzzword in recent years. However, when it comes to the rental...

04 April 2020

From: Features

Why I've Quit Rightmove, by one of the country's top agents

One of Britain’s most outspoken and high profile agents has quit Rightmove in spectacular fashion, using an open letter to the...

19 March 2020

From: Breaking News

Rightmove market report outpaced by Coronavirus impact

Rightmove’s latest market snapshot, released this morning, appears starkly at odds with the situation described by some agents in recent days. “The...

16 March 2020

From: Breaking News

Property Jobs Today - plenty of movers as Christmas nears

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...

09 December 2019

From: Breaking News

Rightmove fee rises and attitude provoke huge anger from agents

A survey conducted by Estate Agent Today suggests there is huge anger from agencies against Rightmove in particular for its fees. On...

19 November 2019

From: Breaking News

Mandatory qualifications for agents - will they help the industry?

Earlier this year, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group announced the initial details of plans for mandatory qualifications and...

18 September 2019

From: Features

Connells appeals for independent agencies wanting to sell up

Connells Group has announced its acquisition of an independent Cambridgeshire agency - and it says it’s on the look out for...

13 September 2019

From: Breaking News

One of country’s oldest independents snapped up by fast-growing agency

The independent Seel and Co, one of Cardiff’s and Wales’ oldest independent agencies and auction houses, has been acquired by Jeffrey...

12 September 2019

From: Breaking News

Independent agency extends patch by acquiring nearby firm

A Leicestershire estate and lettings agent has expanded after buying Barrow Upon Soar-based Strawberry Lettings and Sales.  Berkley Estate & Letting Agents...

13 August 2019

From: Breaking News

Can franchising help independents to futureproof their businesses?

Recent figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have revealed a rather worrying landscape for small business owners across the...

22 June 2019

From: Features

Independent agencies merge as industry consolidation gathers pace

Sales and lettings firm The Grantley Group has purchased lettings and management agency Property Services Haslemere in the latest example of...

29 April 2019

From: Breaking News

60% portal fee discounts: will this lure independent agencies to Hunters?

The chairman of franchise giant Hunters says his company’s purchasing power is such that it secures 60 per cent discounts from...

05 April 2019

From: Breaking News

New group fighting for independent agencies wins big early support

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

18 February 2019

From: Breaking News

Property Natter – A to Z of the property market for 2018

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

22 December 2018

From: Features

Independent agencies snapped up by Winkworth and Savills

A long-standing independent agency on the south coast is to rebrand after being snapped up by a Winkworth franchisee. Humphreys & Orr,...

29 November 2018

From: Breaking News

Branch closures - 135 fewer independent agency offices

New figures from the British Independent Retailers Association suggest that there are now 135 fewer independent estate agency branches than at...

22 November 2018

From: Breaking News

Property Jobs Today: what's the latest industry employment news?

As the property market gears up for a busy autumn period, agents and property firms have been equally busy bolstering their...

10 September 2018

From: Breaking News

Google to address PropTech conference for industry suppliers

The team behind a new ‘open platform’ targetting smaller agencies in need of Proptech support have revealed a heavyweight line up...

20 August 2018

From: Breaking News

Guild launches roadshow with aim to bolster independent agencies

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a series of regional roadshows with a target of enhancing the success of independent...

01 May 2018

From: Breaking News

Hunters says recent franchisees have ‘beaten the market’

Franchise giant Hunters says independent agencies which joined the firm in recent years have typically beaten the performance of the housing market. Chief...

13 April 2018

From: Breaking News

Exclusive: New 'super-portal' launching in the UK on March 1

A new property portal called Linktosale aims to launch in the UK at the start of March following what appears to...

08 January 2018

From: Breaking News

Failed group for independent agents says it's not quite dead yet

The death throes of the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents are continuing. A statement by software entrepreneur Charlie Wright, who...

19 October 2017

From: Breaking News

Independent agents' group CIELA nearly (but not quite) scrapped

The long-running saga of whether independent agents’ group CIELA is ever going to launch appears to be nearing its end game...

03 October 2017

From: Breaking News

Serious doubts over future of independent agents' group CIELA

The fledgling and highly vocal CIELA group says it is possible it may not launch this autumn after all despite months of...

20 June 2017

From: Breaking News

Independent agents' chief wants NAEA to expel 'insulting' online firms

The founder of the trade group seeking to represent independent agencies says he hopes the National Association of Estate Agents considers...

25 May 2017

From: Breaking News

Independent agencies' group pledges to attack 'fake agents'

The first meeting of fledgling trade group CIELA has ended with a pledge to expose what it calls ‘fake agents’ which...

18 April 2017

From: Breaking News

Online agents accused of being 'callous exploiters' by founder of new group

Online estate agents have been accused to “the callous exploitation of naive sellers” by the software executive behind the idea to...

18 January 2017

From: Breaking News

Independent agencies announce management changes to start  2017

The founder of one of the largest independent agencies in the East Midlands is to step down, over 27 years after...

11 January 2017

From: Breaking News

Independent agents' network secures exposure to London buyers

Experts in Property, a network of independent agencies with 80 offices across the west country, has secured a new affiliate to...

10 January 2017

From: Breaking News

Zoopla says over 40 branches have returned since October 1

Zoopla Property Group claims that in the past two weeks, over 40 agency branches have returned to listing on Zoopla and...

18 October 2016

From: Breaking News

Series of independent agencies sign up to Property Sharing Experts

Property Sharing Experts, which says it is the largest network of independent estate agencies in the south west of England, has...

11 February 2016

From: Breaking News

Independent agency boss says Zoopla must thrive to keep Rightmove in check

The director of a leading regional independent agency says the agency industry needs a thriving Zoopla to keep Rightmove in check,...

17 December 2015

From: Breaking News

New offices for franchise giant Hunters and for Apprentice star's agency

Hunters has four more offices in south east England - the former Black & White Estates branches in Ashford, Folkestone, Hythe...

03 November 2015

From: Breaking News

Countrywide comes out fighting with string of regional acquisitions

The Countrywide group of estate agents has come out fighting after relatively poor figures revealed at the end of last week,...

03 August 2015

From: Breaking News

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