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Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

The Register of Overseas Entities has hit the 30,000 registration milestone. The register, which is administered by Companies House, came into force...

And…breathe. For a while back there, the only certainty for the housing market was uncertainty. That isn’t to say the election of Rishi...

At least 18 MPs have come out in favour of a new annual Proportional Property Tax which would be levied on...

Location Location Location co-presenter Kirstie Allsopp has fought back after her comments on first time buyers were sharply criticised oil social...

A wealth tax on overseas owners of UK homes could raise £5 billion a year to help local people buy their...

There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

The MP leading a new parliamentary committee on the housing market says a radical reform of tax would help more people move...

An MP demanding a root and branch reform of property taxation, including scrapping stamp duty, says the chance of fundamental reform is...

Pressure is building for widespread property tax reform beyond short term issues regarding stamp duty. Many MPs in this week’s 65-minute special...

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

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

Today will see a firm decision on whether The Property Franchise Group will take over rival franchise network Hunters.  In early December TPFG...

Hunters has agreed to extend the deadline for talks about a possible takeover by its rival, The Property Franchise Group. In early...

The Property Franchise Group has approached Hunters about a possible takeover. Confirmation came this morning in a statement from Hunters, which you can...

Hunters chairman and Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has hit out at allegedly false claims made by Donald Trump and Nigel Farage. Trump’s...

Franchise network Hunters has recorded strong figures for the first half of 2020 but a trading statement reveals the measures it...

Hunters chairman Kevin Hollinrake - who is also a backbench Conservative MP - has been criticised on Twitter by Manchester United...

Yet another one of the giants of our industry, Hunters, says it’s taking “appropriate measures” to safeguard the firm in the...

The founder and chairman of Hunters, who is also a Conservative MP, has been criticised for a tweet saying he would...

The boss of a 15+ branch estate agency group has explained how he thinks regulation could 'ruin' the estate agency industry. Simon...

An estate agency based in Cumbria has rebranded to Hunters following a management buyout. Cumberland Estate Agents has been purchased by its...

Two prominent estate agency chiefs, both members of the Conservative Party, have both tweeted their opposition to some of the policies...

Hunters chairman Kevin Hollinrake, who is also a Conservative MP, has given notice that he would resign the party whip if...

Estate agent turned Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has provoked a furious response on social media by coming out in favour of...

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

The founder of the Hunters franchise agency group, Kevin Hollinrake - now a Conservative MP - is the latest parliamentarian to...

Another day, another housing minister – at least that’s what it feels like! The resignation of the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson...

It may not be a good idea for a journalist to be personal about a politician, so I write about our...

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

National franchise giant Hunters has delivered a strong trading update, despite what it describes as 'challenging conditions'. Earlier this week, it was...

Franchise agency Hunters has signed up to the OnTheMarket portal.  This comes as speculation mounts that an announcement is imminent on stock market...

Hunters’ figures for the six months to the end of June show small rises in income and turnover but a substantial...

Harry Hill - former chief executive of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove - has sharply criticised the appointment of Theresa May’s...

Former housing minister Gavin Barwell has been appointed as Theresa May's chief of staff. Barwell lost his Croydon Central seat – and...

Hunters has told investors that its revenues rose 15 per cent to £13.8m in the year to the end of December,...

Hunters has delivered an upbeat report to shareholders, claiming income up 42 per cent in the first six months of the...

And so it begins. Four months and counting before we vote to leave or remain. For a country apparently so divided about...

Kevin Hollinrake - the founder of Hunters estate agency and now Conservative MP for Thirsk, Malton & Filey - says he is...

Hunters founder and new Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake says he supports the Tory policy of extending Right To Buy to housing...

Hunters has added another 23 franchised offices to its empire with the acquisition of Home Counties estate and letting agency Country...

The industry is awaiting news of exactly who will become the new housing minister and whether the role will have cabinet...

Franchise brand Hunters, currently the sixth largest estate agency group in the UK, is opening two new branches on the Wirral...