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Estate agency acquisitions expert Lucy Noonan has revealed the misogyny she has faced in the sector. Speaking on the latest episode of...

Connells Group has appointed Helen Charlesworth as its new group chief executive. Charlesworth was managing director of LSL brand Your Move between...

LSL Estate Agency Franchising is home to one of the UK’s best-known estate agent brands - Your Move. There are several...

Attention is turning to acquisitions and growth among LSL’s newly-franchised brands. It has been a year since LSL Property Services announced that...

LSL Property Services has appointed Michael Stoop to its board as a non-executive director. He brings significant experience in estate agency and...

LSL’s businesses remain in “good shape” and are trading better than expected so far this year, the property brand claims. A trading...

Tell us a little bit about National Home Move. We are a network of more than 60 Your Move and Reeds Rains...

If you’re thinking about becoming an Estate Agency franchise or converting your existing estate agency business to a franchise, here we...

Industry figure Paul Clarke has joined LSL Estate Agency Franchising as director of proposition. It comes after Clarke left his Mr and...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

The landmark deal between The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) and Belvoir was ‘inevitable’ and more acquisitions could be on the card,...

LSL has hailed the benefits of switching to a franchise model for its estate agency brand. A trading update from the company...

LSL non-executive chairman David Barral has left the estate agency and property brand’s board after just 11 months in the role. Barral...

LSL Property Services yesterday announced the completion of its acquisition of TenetLime  The property brand announced in August that it had acquired the mortgage...

LSL’s estate agency network has performed ahead of its plans since shifting to a franchised model last year. The LSL estate agency...

Simon Bradbury has quit his role as managing director of Thomas Morris. An announcement from the brand has revealed that Bradbury, who...

Reapit has appointed Steve Richmond as general manager in charge of operations in its home market of the UK and Ireland. He...

Knight Frank has entered a redundancy consultation process with staff. The agency and property brand has said up to 3% of roles...

LSL has described the transfer of its estate agency business to a franchise model as a success and said it expects...

Estate agency group My Property Box has launched a financial services arm to provide clients with a one-stop shop. Having gained the...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

LSL has grown its mortgage business with another acquisition. The property brand announced yesterday that it has acquired the Tenet Mortgage network,...

Transactions for the first half of 2023 are at their lowest level since the financial crisis of 2007-09 as a result...

The share price of LSL Property Services dropped around 16 per cent at one point yesterday following a profits warning given...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Former LSL boss David Newnes has invested in legal technology startup Collaborative Conveyancing. The brand is currently developing artificial intelligence tools to...

The founders of three-branch Berkshire-based agency Hat and Home has expanded into mortgage broking. Keeping with the hat theme, the brand’s co-founders...

Around 30 people will lose their jobs as a result of LSL’s switch to a fully franchised model, the brand has...

LSL Property Services’ share price hit a six-month high during trading yesterday after it announced its entire estate agency network would...

The organisers behind a prestigious property journalist awards ceremony has announced the event will no longer go ahead. The Property Press Awards...

LSL Property Services’ share price dipped yesterday after posting an operating loss in its 2022 annual accounts. Its results showed a group...

LSL has sold its mortgage, protection, and general insurance brokerage firms Embrace and First2Protect. The brands have been sold to Pivotal Growth,...

LSL Property Services has recruited David Barral to its board and as chair designate to replace Bill Shannon. Barral, formerly chief executive...

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

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

LSL is on the lookout for a new non-executive chair after announcing its incumbent Bill Shannon will retire from the agency...

A property business acquisition expert has highlighted the challenges Dexters could face in its recent takeover of Marsh & Parsons. Dexters acquired...

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

Dexters has acquired rival London estate agent Marsh & Parsons from LSL Property Services. The move creates an agency operating 150 offices across London,...

Agency brand LSL has announced the sale of its new build mortgage and protection brokerage firms, Group First, which operates under...

Estate agency branches are bracing themselves for “a very difficult few months,” the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) claims. The NAPB...

LSL has warned of a slowdown in sales and a rise in fall-throughs at the agency as it issued a “cautious...

Purplebricks has written to shareholders urging them to reject “disruptive” resolutions calling for chairman Paul Pindar to be sacked and replaced...

A high-profile Purplebricks investor has backed the beleaguered online agent for bringing more experienced individuals to its board but has urged...

Purplebricks has unveiled two senior board appointments. The online agent has appointed Adrian Gill and Gareth Helm, two highly experienced property industry...

Estate agency share prices had a mixed response to dire warnings about housing demand and prices issued by HSBC last week. The...

Purplebricks has recruited Helen Martin to the newly created role of group director of risk and compliance. It comes as the beleaguered...

High-end estate agency Savills has posted a mixed set of half-year results, with revenue up to over £1 billion but the property...

Last week was quite a week for major trading updates, with four of the market’s biggest players announcing either half-year or...

Connells Group - the largest agency group in the UK after its purchase of Countrywide - has today announced its financial results for...

The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchisor, has provided a trading update ahead of publishing its interim results on Tuesday...

The executive director of LSL’s estate agency business has retired. Helen Buck joined the listed agency brand’s board as a non executive...

LSL has reported a 16% drop in estate agency residential exchange income but says it is sales pipeline is at record...

Sales remain the predominant source of income for most estate agency brands, research claims. The analysis warns that agents shouldn’t ignore lettings...

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

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

One of estate agency’s biggest groups yesterday announced the start of a share buyback programme for a tranche of up to...

The Property Franchise Group has reported record like-for-like revenue for 2021. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove,...

The LSL Property Services group - which is increasingly focussing activities in the mortgage and personal finance world - has issued...

Share prices of estate agencies and property companies plummeted yesterday as tensions continued to rise following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Purplebricks...

The finance arm of LSL Property Services - known as Pivotal Growth - has snapped up a specialist mortgage and insurance...

A trading statement this morning confirms a large revenue rise for LSL Property Services. Group revenue increased by around 23 per cent last...

OnTheMarket has entered a PropTech commercial partnership with Autoenhance.ai Limited, the AI photo editing platform.  Autoenhance was founded by PropTech entrepreneur Jamie...

Purplebricks share price collapsed by another 9.6 per cent on Friday. This means the agency has lost half of its share price...

In support of International Men’s Day - today - LSL will celebrate what it calls “the positive value men bring to...

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another edition of good will and cheer generated by the industry’s fund-raising heroes. It’s...

The Property Franchise Group - the UK's largest property franchisor, which owns EweMove and other brands - has acquired 80 per...

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has reported record figures as...

LSL Property Services has told Estate Agent Today that the company did not agree to a potential sale of its mortgage arm at...

Properties with professional marketing packs sell up to 48 per cent quicker than those without, according to an experiment conducted by...

Two of Britain's largest agency groups have sold their stakes in a property search firm. Both LSL and Connells have announced the sale...

It may be the height of summer but the industry is still super-busy and new appointments continue to come thick and...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

Your Move, Reeds Rains and other parts of the LSL Group are to hold an Act of Kindness day to encourage...

Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...

LSL Property Services, which owns YourMove and Reeds Rains amongst other industry brands, has created an employee forum to help increase...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s on the move. Let us know...

LSL Property Services, owner of Reeds Rains and Your Move agencies, has sold its holding in conveyancing panel management firm LMS...

A controversial league table of corporate agents’ market share is deliberately excluding Purplebricks and other online agencies.  This is despite Purplebricks this...

The current crisis has led to many of us to re-evaluate our lives to ensure that we put ourselves in the...

Britain’s second largest estate agency has outlined radical new plans to shift direction, making financial services and not sales or rentals...

An increased focus on the provision of financial services has helped boost the trading figures released today by LSL Property Services,...

The Property Franchise Group and LSL Property Services are linking up mortgage and related activity. This agreement means that LSL will be...

LSL Property Services is to set up a mortgage brokerage called Pivotal Growth. The new brokerage - set up with Pollen Street...

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

Hello and welcome to this edition of Property Jobs Today, a chance to catch up with who’s moving where in the...

Agencies and suppliers today mark International Women’s Day with events and declarations shining a light on the achievements of female colleagues and...

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...

LSL, owner of Reeds Rains and Your Move, is boosting its financial services sector through a £2.4m acquisition. It’s snapped up Mortgage...

Revenues for LSL Property Services - owner of Your Move and Reeds Rains - dropped last year by 15 per cent. Although...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

A £17.8m pre-tax loss has been reported by Yopa in its latest financial statement filed at Companies House. Figures lodged just before...

Revenues have slumped by 18 per cent at LSL Property Services, the corporate which boasts Your Move and Reeds Rains and...