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OnTheMarket has partnered with flexible workspace platform Instant Offices to boost commercial listings. The deal will increase the flexible office space listings being...

The London agency that was at the forefront of introducing the ‘serviced office hub’ concept of working for self-employed agents has...

An estate agency that launched in 2018 saying that High Street offices were dead…has now opened its second physical branch in...

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...

A leading enthusiast of the self-employed agency business model says even in these challenging times people can make a success of...

Hello and welcome to the new working week. Here’s the latest information on key hires across our industry: if you have similar...

A London agency says it’s seen over 30 new agents join its hub franchise operation during the lockdown, taking the total...

US-originated estate agency Keller Williams claims to be the fastest growing in the UK as a result of 29 agents joining...

A senior property lawyer is to set up a franchise agency which he describes as embracing the best of the High...

EweMove is this week hosting a webinar in a bid to win recruits to its hybrid model from agents who may...

Industry operators who receive dividends as part of their monthly income are pressing the government to include this in its financial...

There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...

There’s been a huge change in the way estate agencies operate in recent years, with far more focus on marketing properties...

Another former Savills agent has joined freelance agency operation Keller Williams, the second in recent weeks. In January it was revealed that...

A new market centre operating as a hub for freelance agents has opened in Glasgow. Called KW Evolve it is a Keller...

Keller Williams UK is opening a new Market Centre, this time in Oxfordshire - and it has signed a senior Savills...

A hub-style agency says it’s achieved what it calls a mega-sale - and claims it’s the largest ever by a hub...

Another hub-based agency has launched in the capital, following in the footsteps of operations like Harding Green, Orchards and Keller Williams. Mariel...

The US-based real estate firm Keller Williams says it is aiming to be this country’s leading agency training organisation. Ben Taylor, who...

A comprehensive report into the changing complexion of the High Street suggests that some 143 estate agents’ offices closed in the...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

An estate agency has been ordered by the Advertising Standards Authority not to use an advertisement on its website and Facebook...

The US estate agency Keller Williams says it is on course to have 10 hubs, called market centres, across the UK...

For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to the tried-and-tested 9am-6pm opening hours framework. But is this now changing,...

Keller Williams, which yesterday revealed two new market centres in the south of England, says up to 25 agents in the...

Orchards of London is abandoning its current branch network and instead opening a single Hub from the middle of next month. Orchards,...

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

Shocking figures from the Local Data Company, a consultancy monitoring the health of High Streets, show that 211 estate agency offices...

The first signs of a seasonal slowdown are appearing according to some agents in touch with EAT, but there are still...

It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...

For any business, regardless of size, age or industry, operating efficiently is fundamental to your success. When faced with challenges like we...

An estate agency is moving from its traditional branch to new city centre serviced offices as it expands. East of Exe -...

Several agents have asked me whether they should consider ditching their high street offices and move to an out of town...

One of the industry’s best respected trainers and consultants has outlined six key reasons why agents should keep offices on the...

Increasingly cash-strapped traditional estate agencies should consider abandoning their High Street offices and work from serviced offices or similar lower-profile and...

Estate agents with a difference, a twist, a unique selling point, whatever you want to call it, seem to be becoming...