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19 November 2022
From: Features
An estate agent who has spent eight years working for traditional agencies has now set up his own hybrid operation, using...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of Propertymark says agents should be trained - but it’s then vital they use their training as a...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency. We don’t have...
03 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content
The head of a small hybrid firm that describes traditional agencies with offices as “antiquated” says property professionals working for corporates...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...
17 October 2020
From: Features
The government has issued new guidance to estate and lettings agencies on their obligations regarding money laundering issues - and online...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News
In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...
15 August 2020
From: Features
A survey of estate agents’ market share post-lockdown indicates significant advances for independent agencies and online operators. TwentyCi, a data consultancy, says...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News
The EweMove hybrid agency has been singled out for special praise in a trading statement from its parent company, which also...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of a hybrid agency in London has revealed why he deserted big corporates to create his own company. Rollo...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News
They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...
04 July 2020
From: Features
I recently read the news about Settled closing its doors. As of 6.29am on Tuesday morning, the article had been read by 8,642...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News
There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...
04 April 2020
From: Features
There’s a growing trend for estate agents to quit big-name corporates and either go independent or join US-style brokerages, a top...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News
An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News
A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has revealed that it has recruited over 50 agents in its first...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News
A hub-style agency says it’s achieved what it calls a mega-sale - and claims it’s the largest ever by a hub...
28 January 2020
From: Breaking News
love2move, an online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has teamed up with the Mortgage...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News
The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News
In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...
21 September 2019
From: Features
Purplebricks has revealed it is considering changes to its pricing structure to correct “mistakes” of the past. Chief executive Vic Darvey has...
27 August 2019
From: Breaking News
An expert who has invested in an online agency in the past has slammed Purplebricks’ business model. James Max, who presents the...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News
“I’m Russell Quirk, and I’ve failed” - with those words, the former chief executive of Emoov has begun to explain how...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News
A report claims that the hybrid agency EweMove performs above average across a number of measurements. The study comes from TwentyCi, a...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks has become the major partner with a leading Australian rugby league team, Melbourne Storm. "Purplebricks is reshaping the real estate market...
12 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Online agency platform Love2move insists that its current bid to attract investors will not be damaged by the adverse publicity surrounding...
25 February 2019
From: Breaking News
It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...
23 February 2019
From: Features
One of the world’s leading PropTech analysts says Purplebricks has turned the UK online/hybrid estate agency business into “a one horse...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News
Fresh details have emerged about the financial difficulties suffered by Emoov, its search for a buyer and its possible sale price. A...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, has suggested that the unexpectedly low take up of online agents may mean that...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News
The investment bank Jefferies says Foxtons’ long-running share price slump is a reflection of Brexit uncertainty “until we find out what...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News
Traditional estate agencies should make their work appear more of a luxury and even showcase the prices of individual elements that...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Foxtons share price hit a new low yesterday, dropping to only 46p early in the afternoon: it eventually closed narrowly up...
19 July 2018
From: Breaking News
The creative agency behind the new round of Purplebricks Commisery TV advertisements have been explaining the philosophy they brought to the...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News
So here’s the thing. It’s summer - not much going on, school holidays about to start, industry publications filling out space...
30 June 2018
From: Features
One of the country’s best known regional traditional agencies, Pygott and Crone, has used a promotion in local news outlets to...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News
A study of estate agencies and portals floated on the London Stock Exchange suggests that digital companies have shown much better...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News
As always seems to be the case with Purplebricks, the hybrid agency has had a good week...and a bad one. Undeniably impressive...
31 March 2018
From: Features
The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...
03 March 2018
From: Features
A mergers and acquisitions specialist says traditional agencies have been pushed into becoming more innovative by the rise of portals and...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Traditional solicitor estate agents north of the border have a higher success rate than any other estate agency model. The claim comes, perhaps...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News
Leading independent property expert Kate Faulkner says the current row regarding the accuracy of Purplebricks’ sales figures should be the trigger...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News
A new property portal called Linktosale aims to launch in the UK at the start of March following what appears to...
08 January 2018
From: Breaking News
One of the world’s leading property technology analysts says Purplebricks-style disruptive agencies will be a trend to look out for in...
29 December 2017
From: Breaking News
It’s traditional before Christmas to either review the year past or anticipate the one ahead - but I’m intrigued about what...
16 December 2017
From: Features
Here it is - the industry’s verdict on the latest set of figures from Purplebricks. The agency doesn’t play by any of...
15 December 2017
From: Breaking News
Outspoken estate agent Chris Wood has criticised the Advertising Standards Authority for its succession of ‘informally resolved’ judgements on complaints against...
07 December 2017
From: Breaking News
A firm which offers a white-labelled online estate agency platform which can be used by otherwise-traditional agencies to provide a Purplebricks-style...
20 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Online agency EweMove - part of The Property Franchise Group, which recently failed to agree merger terms with Belvoir - claims...
10 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Two of the leading lights in the growing Proptech sector are now working with a company which has a product it...
25 October 2017
From: Breaking News
A long-standing traditional agent says the real success of online agencies is not their share of the market but that they...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News
As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...
30 September 2017
From: Features
I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...
09 September 2017
From: Features
Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...
04 August 2017
From: Features
Some 19 per cent of estate agents in the UK currently show warning signs that indicate they are at risk of going...
31 July 2017
From: Breaking News
A network of almost 80 independent estate agency offices has launched what it calls a hard-hitting campaign against 'internet-based call centre...
15 June 2017
From: Breaking News
The Keller Williams franchise agency, one of the largest in the world, is relaunching in the UK on Wednesday with the...
30 January 2017
From: Breaking News
The stock market appears to be continuing its love affair with Purplebricks, as the hybrid agency share price rose once again...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News
An Essex estate agent who believes he is the youngest in the industry has explained his success to Estate Agent Today...
08 November 2016
From: Breaking News
Ed Mead, one of the most high profile estate agents in the industry, is leaving London agency Douglas and Gordon to...
06 September 2016
From: Breaking News
EweMove, which describes itself as the UK’s first hybrid estate agency, claims it has seen completions over the past two months...
31 August 2016
From: Breaking News
It’s easy to forget, but there was a time when the internet didn’t exist. When the idea behind the world wide...
19 August 2016
From: Features
Controversial online estate agent and industry commentator Russell Quirk has hit out at the fee structure of traditional agents, claiming it...
21 March 2016
From: Breaking News
A company that describes itself as a hybrid between a traditional and an online estate agency is opening a new branch...
03 December 2015
From: Breaking News
Up Estates, an online estate agency operating chiefly in Coventry, Nuneaton and Hinckley, says it will next year open a string...