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An agency that’s been part of a community for 55 years has been snapped up by a rival firm. Reed Evans &...

Dawsons has overhauled its senior leadership team following the retirement of popular industry figure senior partner Chris Hope. The Swansea and South Wales-based...

A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...

Proptech firm iamproperty has reported 40% growth in its partner agent network over the past 12 months. It now works with more...

As the great sporting summer continues – with the Lionesses triumphant against Germany last Sunday, the ongoing Commonwealth Games, and the...

Anti-money laundering (AML) platform Credas is hosting a free lunch and learn session for estate agents in south Wales and south-west...

Franchise giant Belvoir has snapped up one of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or...

Welsh independent agency Nuttall Parker has been snapped up by Cardiff-based property business Seraph Group. Newport-centred Nuttall Parker is Seraph Group's second...

Hello and welcome to yet another Agents Do Charity, the weekly forum for the industry to share its good news on...

A conveyancing firm is blaming councils for delays in transactions. Conveyancers have themselves been sharply criticised in recent weeks as the sharp...

A former healthcare executive is the latest convert to become an online agent with easyProperty, the company has announced. Richard Ayres has...

Online agency easyProperty has announced four new areas to its portfolio to build on its existing 41 locations - and it’s seeking...

An agency has repaid a £6,000 reservation fee to someone who thought they had purchased a property for £83,000 but was later...

Hello - it’s Monday and so it’s PJT, where you can catch up on the industry major moves of recent days. Please...

The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...

It's been two years since the SDL Group launched its franchise block management business, SDL Property Partners, the first of its...

Congratulations from everyone at Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today to all those who triumphed at the Relocation Agent Network...

Zoopla is continuing its aggressive expansion of listings and services to agents with news this morning that it has added a...

The new managing director of easyProperty claims the hybrid agency will be targeting branch managers and senior negotiators who think they...

Who knows how long any housing minister will last, especially with a General Election widely expected in the coming months. So Esther...

The independent Seel and Co, one of Cardiff’s and Wales’ oldest independent agencies and auction houses, has been acquired by Jeffrey...

As the self-employed estate agency market continues to grow in the UK, one of Australia's most succesful proponents of the model...

The Liverpool Echo says housing minister Esther McVey, who was born in the city, is now ”reviled” there following comments about poor families. According...

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...

An estate agency which was set up in south Wales late last year is opening a new branch that it describes...

An estate agent who stole per £300,000 from an estate agency spent the money on designer goods and expensive holidays -...

A housing association has launched its own online agency which offers to sell vendors' homes for £275. Capsel Homes, based in Mamhilad,...

The rise and fall - and perhaps rise again - of Countrywide has been of enduring interest to the agency industry...

Estate Agent Today understands several major national agencies and some smaller operators are involved in a project to understand why transaction...

Here’s some good news to take into the Bank Holiday weekend.  Research undertaken by Estate Agent Today suggests that fees charged by...

An estate agent who ‘glassed’ a man who rejected her advances in a pub has escaped a prison sentence. Sarah Brown, 27,...

Purplebricks has increased its charges in Australia by up to 33 per cent. The Australian Financial Review reports that the 33 per...

Members of the Relocation Agent Network are celebrating after a successful annual awards event in London, combined with keynote conference sessions...

Homes in the most expensive area of England and Wales cost 25 times as much as in the cheapest area, according...

Purplebricks has this morning issued its latest trading update, reporting what it calls "strong growth" in the UK and updating investors on...

It’s been another busy week of fund-raising for agents across the industry, sparing time to do good works despite the market...

Peter Alan, part of the Connells Group, has acquired Marina Quay, a specialist Swansea Marina estate agency as part of its...

Let’s face it - the biggest distraction for many estate agents in the coming weeks may well be the Euro 2016...

On Tuesday we managed hail, snow, rain, sun and a chilly wind all in one day. Whatever you want to say...

Connells Group says it is still on the prowl for traditional estate agencies to acquire after its announcement that it has...

Countrywide has yet to make a decision on whether its newly-acquired Welsh estate agency chain - John Francis - is to...

A new analysis of rising property values measured in price per square metre, suggests one location has risen 773 per cent...

We knew it - a good looking estate agent can increase the value of a property. And now we have proof,...