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A new senior figure in Purplebricks claims the agency has much in common with selling broadband.  Nick Gunga is the new chief...

Purplebricks has received a media-for-equity investment from ITV. The deal is worth up to £4.5m, the online agent said..  It is the first major...

Purplebricks has launched launched a mortgage divison, known formally as Purplebricks Mortgages Limited This will see a team of more than 150...

Purplebricks has claimed it is returning to its 'disruptive roots' after unveiling a cheaper pricing model. The online agent, officially acquired by...

The boss of new Purplebricks owner Strike has said he has “exciting plans” for the brands. It comes as Strike was officially...

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has said he is looking forward to building a “new force” in the property industry after...

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has blamed uncertainty since the September mini-Budget and rising mortgage rates for making the market more...

Purplebricks’ decision to de-list a property after the Christian vendors made anti-gay comments has won widespread support from industry figures, including...

A hybrid agency that charges no fees to vendors but instead relies on referral fees for income has officially rolled out...

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has hailed the online agent’s no-fee model after reaching £5 billion worth of sales. The agency, previously...

Average house prices increased by 13.2 per cent over the year to June - the highest annual growth rate since November...

Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...

Channel 4 Ventures is one of a number of investors who have collectively put the equivalent of £11m into the online...

Estate agents have kept up the pressure on the Westminster government to consider some kind of tapered ending to the stamp...

Annual house price inflation is now running at 6.5 per cent according to the latest Nationwide index after a 0.9 per...

Strike, the firm previously known as HouseSimple, has launched another attack on the charges levied by High Street agents. This time it is...

Savills says the shape and size of the housing market in the coming months will be determined by the capacity of conveyancers...

Almost a third of property sellers (29%) say they won't accept a lower offer for their property, according to new research. Online...

The online agency Housesimple has rebranded to become 'Strike' with immediate effect. The news comes as a surprise given the apparent success...

Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands.  The offer is...

Agents have expressed quiet optimism that the market may be over the worst as it continues to show resilience in the...

The number of new property listings in the UK fell by a whopping 13.2 per cent in August according to online...

The head of online agency Housesimple has made another strident attack on the integrity of High Street agents by saying some...

Speculation surrounding whether Boris Johnson will honour his pledge to reduce stamp duty risks bringing the housing market “to a grinding...

Trade bodies and property firms have strongly welcomed the recommendations for root and branch reform of the agency industry - and...

Purplebricks’ founder Kenny Bruce has promised that his departure from the firm does not mean he won’t be heard of again. Kenny - whose brother...

Online agency Housesimple has become the first in the UK to sell houses for free. It says that based on the average...

Ultra slow broadband speeds could knock a quarter off the value of a property according to research undertaken by online agency...

Thousands of homeowners listed their properties for sale in the days following the latest Brexit delay on April 12, new research...

Research  by HouseSimple suggests that over 31 per cent of homes currently on sale in major UK towns and cities have...

The head of an online agency has accused the National Association of Estate Agents’ conference of being “a sea of old...

The latest assessment of supply across the housing market undertaken by online agency HouseSimple claims that the number of new properties...

The former head of Rightmove’s lettings division has blasted High Street estate agencies for “living in the past, charging exorbitant fees...

James Brokenshire - yesterday appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government - joins the rank of senior politicians...

London has 585 one bed flats on the market at £1m or more according to research by online agency HouseSimple.  HouseSimple says...

Rightmove’s former lettings chief Sam Mitchell has taken over as chief executive of online agency HouseSimple, which recently won another £20m...

HouseSimple is reported to have secured £20m in growth capital which it says will help it “challenge Purplebricks as the UK’s...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

Rightmove has launched its autumn TV advertising offensive, the latest to follow the Find Your Happy theme.   The new ad -...

There was a significant drop in interest in purchasing buy to let properties in March as the April 1 stamp duty surcharge...