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The Guild of Property Professionals has revealed plans to hold a summer celebration event and awards function as it marks its...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking 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
Almost three-quarters of estate agents are missing out on fulfilling their advertising potential using social media, research claims. Estate agency lead generation...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
If your house is anything like mine, the postman has a path beaten to your door over the last nine months. In...
23 January 2021
From: Features
Another group of independent estate agents have launched a portal - a rival to a similar project launched by other agencies...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News
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
We are on the threshold in December with the pandemic still dominating but we’re delighted there is still positive jobs news...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to another week. We’re more than aware that it’s a challenging time for our industry as for most...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News
They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...
04 July 2020
From: Features
The fast-growing trade group for independent estate agents has launched a partnership with the soon-to-launch Homesearch portal. Of the various free-to-list portals...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Estate agents concerned over security breaches will be closely analysing what happens with a case concerning a London firm’s compromised email...
30 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Agents who join the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents will have full access to the new Homesearch mine of data. Homesearch debuted...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News
The Federation of Independent Agents, the new trade group set up in May, is holding its first conference this week. The FIA...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News
It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...
13 July 2019
From: Features
Petty Estate Agents has acquired the real estate division of Cheshire-based Wright Marshall out of administration. The deal safeguards the company after...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News
The free-to-list property portal Residential People says it now has over 740 independent agents in the UK on board - and...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News
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
You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...
22 June 2019
From: Features
The estate agency industry is at a crossroads. A turbulent market, unstable political situation and a chronic lack of public confidence has...
05 June 2019
From: Features
An estate agency in St Albans has rebranded as Fine & Country. JW&Co Langleys office in St Albans was acquired by Tom...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News
The fledgling independent agents’ trade group, the Federation of Independent Agents, has signed another partnership deal with a high-profile industry supplier...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News
1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...
04 May 2019
From: Features
A millionaire who has not previously invested in the property industry has taken the plunge by funding an online agency network. The...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News
When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...
06 April 2019
From: Features
The Guild of Property Professionals says its network of over 800 independent estate agents across the UK has, collectively, the highest...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News
The first major estate agency business to launch a crowdfunding bid since the controversial collapse of Emoov has emphasised its “realistic”...
14 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Has no one told the industry that it’s December and things are supposed to be slowing down? This week’s Property Jobs...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals is set to launch in Northern Ireland later this month. The 800-strong network of independent estate agents...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News
The UK’s largest property franchise group, Belvoir, says it is reaping rewards from its acquisition of Brook Financial Services and its...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News
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
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
Following speculation earlier in the week, Spicerhaart has confirmed that it has purchased 19 branch regional agency butters john bee. The acquisition...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Estate Agent Today understands that Spicerhaart is in the final stages of talks to acquire major regional independent firm butters john...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Adam Day, the founder of Connells-owned online estate agency Hatched, has been announced as head of operations at easyProperty. In a statement...
31 July 2017
From: Breaking News
More than 270 easyProperty licences have been secured by independent estate agents belonging to The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News
How many property professionals are truly happy with their revenue? High levels of competition from new market entrants is a significant...
08 July 2017
From: Features
A new PropTech venture aims to do what the ill-fated Veyo system failed to achieve - creating an online platform bringing...
28 June 2017
From: Breaking News
A trade body which has been founded to represent the interests of independent estate agents has partnered with consumer reviews platform...
19 June 2017
From: Breaking News
A one branch independent estate agency has this week launched a fixed-fee sales option alongside its traditional commission-based service. WH Breading, which...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News
Fledgling trade group CIELA says two aspects of its complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority are the subject of ‘further investigation’...
04 May 2017
From: Breaking News
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
The bitter war of words against Purplebricks waged by the fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents reached a new...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News
The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has started its ‘pre-launch’ membership drive - and says it ultimately want to...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News
The fledgling group claiming to represent independent estate and letting agents, CIELA, says it has lodged a complaint against Purplebricks with...
21 March 2017
From: Breaking News
The fledgling group of independent agents which has already launched attacks on online agency operators in general and Purplebricks in particular...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News
The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents, which is to be set up formally from next week, has set out...
20 February 2017
From: Breaking News
The fledgling group being set up to represent independent estate and letting agents is preparing a formal complaint about Purplebricks based...
17 February 2017
From: Breaking News
From the outset of any merger, it is vital that each agency understands and can identify its purpose and the USP...
04 February 2017
From: Features
The fledgling organisation seeking to represent independent estate agents has issued a lengthy statement setting out what it calls ‘rules of...
30 January 2017
From: Breaking News
A founder of the new organisation seeking to be a trade body for independent estate and letting agents is warning that...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News
The fledgling group aiming to represent independent estate and letting agents is recruiting for a number of unspecified roles to help...
24 January 2017
From: Breaking News
Estate agency haart has announced the appointment of a new regional partner for South London. Kieran Hogan will oversee 13 branches from...
24 January 2017
From: Breaking News
The story of the week has been the first steps of a trade body to represent independent estate agents - as...
21 January 2017
From: Features
When I read about the possible formation of yet another ‘mutual’ with the aim of furthering and protecting the interests of...
21 January 2017
From: Features
The go-ahead has been given to create a group aiming to unite independent estate and letting agents into a single powerful...
19 January 2017
From: Breaking News
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
Around 100 expressions of interest have been received by the new Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents regarding tomorrow’s first...
17 January 2017
From: Breaking News
The independent estate and letting agents’ group under discussion this week could offer member agents back-office services. The Charter for Independent Estate...
17 January 2017
From: Breaking News
Consolidation continues apace amongst traditional estate agents. The raft of pressures on agents is increasing and these pressures have two strong...
14 January 2017
From: Features
A new organisation may be on the verge of being set up for independent agencies. The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has a...
11 January 2017
From: Breaking News
The UK's largest independent estate agency chain – Spicerhaart – has a fund of £26 million to be spent on acquisitions. The...
26 September 2016
From: Breaking News
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published details of four more cases in which it has 'informally resolved' complaints made against...
21 September 2016
From: Breaking News
The network of independent estate agents known as the Property Sharing Experts has become the Experts in Property. The change of name...
19 September 2016
From: Breaking News
What Countrywide are getting at is that they want to think more like retailers to engage better with customers. If this is...
01 April 2016
From: Features
Property Sharing Experts, which says it is the largest network of independent estate agencies in the south west of England, has...