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Is there such a thing as an online estate agency any more? A decade ago, about the time I started editing Estate...

Self-employed agency brand eXp has launched a brokerage model for the UK market. Such a system is already common in the US...

The market share of self-employed agents has grown by a third in the past year and by 500% since 2018 even...

I’ve just read an article saying that this is the time of the online estate agency. The time in question is, of...

The market share of hybrid and online agents has fallen again, this time to 6.7 per cent. That figure - taken at...

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

We all know what did happen in 2021 - Covid and more Covid, the stamp duty holiday frenzy, a soaring rental...

An estate agency that three years ago launched saying that High Street offices were unnecessary has had a rethink - and...

A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...

A Hertfordshire-based hybrid agency has released a surprising and some might argue refreshing message, saying it’s not interested in size as...

A company in the German Axel Springer publishing empire - which also invested in Purplebricks in the past - has put...

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

Some 713 estate agency branches have failed to reopen following the spring lockdown according to a business consultancy. TwentyCi says that is the...

A PropTech platform wants to find out agents’ views on a range of industry issues - and that includes whether they...

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have announced that they are extending their cut-price fees deals, introduced because of Coronavirus. This morning Rightmove says: "We have...

Lets Bid works in partnership with a variety of Estate Agents across the Uk from big franchise brands like Winkworth /...

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

Purplebricks banked more than £18m in fees for thousands of homes it did not sell last year according to this morning’s...

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

Upad, the national online letting agent set up by entrepreneur James Davis has announced that it is “closed to new business”...

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

When an industry disruptor enters a marketplace the impact on existing operators can be significant. It has been seen most notably...

Some estate agents are charging as much as 2.9 per cent commission according to a survey by comparison website GetAgent. While the...

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

Purplebricks has revealed its annual results for the year ending April 30 2019.  The hybrid agency has posted an operating loss of...

Purplebricks’ former chief executive Lee Wainwright has made a stout defence of the controversial agency’s sales progression process and its local...

A firm that offers a white-labelled online agency platform to traditional High Street agents has signed up a new customer. love2move was...

A recent survey conducted by comparison website GetAgent found that traditional high street agents have been given a firm thumbs up...

Traditional High Street estate agents have been given the thumbs up by sellers in a new survey of over 5,000 vendors...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

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

The head of the new Trading Standards authority regulating estate agents says Online firms are treated exactly the same as High...

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission out of any nation in the European Union, according to a recent study by...

Online estate agents have seized on the recent national newspaper article accusing estate agents of over-valuing properties to earn higher fees. The...

A report claims that the hybrid agency EweMove performs above average across a number of measurements. The study comes from TwentyCi, a...

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...

The head of a For Sale By Owner website claims that some agents are making “vast amounts” of up to £7,000...

A new bespoke Customer Relationship Management system developed by The Property Franchise Group claims to enable High Street agents to fight...

One of the world’s leading PropTech analysts says Purplebricks has turned the UK online/hybrid estate agency business into “a one horse...

Research by comparison website Netanagent claims the commission paid to estate agents in London could be over £70,000 depending on where...

Purplebricks is understood to be pondering the best way to assist victims of the collapse of Emoov without committing money for...

The UK renting demographic is diversifying at a rapid pace. While the current market poses many challenges for traditional letting agents,...

Humberts’ revolution continues apace as it opens its first controversial hub in Dorset and accompanies it with a brand new vocabulary...

Two former High Street agents say their new hybrid agency has enjoyed an impressive launch gathering 40 instructions in just four...

Traditional estate agent fees average just 1.1 per cent across the UK according to research from an agency comparison website -...

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...

A new online agency says it is currently focussing on one large city but will expand to cover the whole of...

New research by TheAdvisory consultancy, shared exclusively with Estate Agent Today, reveals exactly how fees have fallen for traditional agents in...

When Facebook first announced it would be entering the property listings market a few weeks ago it sent shockwaves across the...

From where I’m standing there’s a lot in common between the debate between online and traditional agents, and the argument over...

An estate agency comparison website claims the rise of online and hybrid estate agencies has obliged traditional agents to be more...

Purplebricks has introduced its second price rise of the year so far in Australia, and is pioneering a model under which...

An estate agency is pioneering a new business model in which it charges no commission whatsoever to the vendor. Freeagent247, an online...

The online agency acquired by Purplebricks in Canada has started facing the same criticisms that its parent company have faced in...

Reapit has teamed up with a new tool called mio, which is promising “a smarter way to manage the home buying...

A new survey suggests that face-to-face contact is still valued by buyers and sellers. Research by Winkworth, questioning over 1,000 people who...

Purplebricks co-founder Michael Bruce says traditional agents sell only around 50 per cent of the homes that they list, so spend...

We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to help to find a practical solution to the concern of the...

Foxtons share price hit a new low yesterday, dropping to only 46p early in the afternoon: it eventually closed narrowly up...

“They think it’s all over ... it is now.” The refrain that haunts England fans returned last night, not in a good...

Renting has long been characterised as a stepping stone onto the housing ladder for the younger generations. But in recent years,...

So here’s the thing. It’s summer - not much going on, school holidays about to start, industry publications filling out space...

News media in Australia say Purplebricks is the subject of an investigation by a consumer watchdog in the province of Western...

Is there really any true value to an estate agent in our current climate? Will there be a role for traditional agents...

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...

In an era when we are never far away from our phones, tablets or laptops, buying and selling property is benefitting...

Two high street estate agents have used the medium of the local press to come out fighting against the threat of...

A study of estate agencies and portals floated on the London Stock Exchange suggests that digital companies have shown much better...

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

Online estate agency House Network claims that “the percentage of houses sold at the original valuation price is 98 per cent”.  The...

Four estate agencies have opened new branches, either as a result of expansion or because of acquisitions. Homes4u has opened a futuristic...

Maplin, Toys R Us, Carpetright, Warren Evans – what do they have in common? All are well-known high street chains that...

Purplebricks has returned to the fray after recent controversies with a claim that home owners saved themselves over £140m in commission...

To say I had a lot of reaction to last week's column about selling my flat would be an understatement. I've never...

As always seems to be the case with Purplebricks, the hybrid agency has had a good week...and a bad one. Undeniably impressive...

The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...

One of the country’s leading PropTech entrepreneurs has responded to recent criticism of online estate agencies and their allegedly-poor record of...

A new report by the residential property team of a legal firm has found widespread criticism of online agents’ over their...

The other day I met with two agents who have 30 years of property sales experience between them, and yet also...

An online estate agency brand launched a year ago by a traditional high street agent to ward off competition has exceeded...

Controversial new Purplebricks advertisements on social media mock traditional estate agents who “twiddle their thumbs” in offices and claim the hybrid...

Most listed agencies and portals suffered share price falls yesterday, creating a challenging landscape for Agents’ Mutual which launches on the London stock exchange...

Outspoken buying agent Henry Pryor has set out 10 points that he claims many traditional agents overlook when they debate the...

An analysis of one month’s listings on Purplebricks by City consultancy Jefferies concludes that it sold 51.6 per cent of its...

A ‘secret’ proposal called Project UHA was put to a hand-picked group of agents on Friday with speculation suggesting it centres...

US bank J P Morgan has predicted that Purplebricks, which it says now has around six per cent of advertised homes...

Here it is - the industry’s verdict on the latest set of figures from Purplebricks. The agency doesn’t play by any of...

It’s been a trend developing in the past few months - estate agents increasingly flirting with the idea of selling homes...

The consumer affairs correspondent of The Times has savaged High Street estate agents because of the commission they charge when compared...

So at last someone has woken up to the fact that Purplebricks needs to be clearer about how it charges for...

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...

Purplebricks has launched something of a charm offensive to lift the lid on the experience and work of its Local Property...

Peel Hunt, the City investment broker that has worked closely with Purplebricks, has issued an investment note to clients with a...

There is growing concern that online agents who do not chase-up on behalf of clients are leading to delays and fall-throughs...

An online platform that allows the public to compare the services and fees of traditional estate agents in their areas has...

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...