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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...

Who says irony is dead? That Purplebricks, of all agencies, should promote the idea of a ‘BS-Tester’ to identify false promises by...

Self-employed agency brand eXp has terminated the contract of agent Ian Wyn-Jones following allegations about his working practices. Wyn-Jones, who joined eXp...

A new survey has scored the top ten national real estate brands in terms of reputation, value and customer satisfaction. Using YouGov...

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

Aside from all the news surrounding the Autumn Statement this week, which will have a significant bearing on the property market...

The new owner of easyProperty has promised changes and expansion at the hybrid agent. It comes after Evolve – which acquired easyProperty...

Former Evolve staff are being offered £2,000 ex-gratia payments by the easyGroup after its ownership of easyProperty ended. Jason Bull, national sales...

An estate agent is marking two years of running her own business through eXp and claims it has been better for...

Damian Wanstall is a relative newcomer to estate agency. He entered the sector in April 2021 when he was made redundant after...

Relationships between conveyancers and estate agents have improved since the manic stamp duty-holiday driven days of the pandemic, but it is...

An industry veteran who helped train Purplebricks agents has partnered with easyProperty to foster its franchisee talent. The online hybrid agent is...

Agency franchisees with brands such as Hunters, Martin & Co, Belvoir and EasyProperty are being given the chance to sign up...

The online agency brand eXp UK claims it’s growing at an industry leading pace - and it puts it all down...

The shortage of stock in the current market is making it tough for High Street agents according to one of the...

Online agency easyProperty - which says it has a mission to transform the way people sell their home - has signed...

A new company claiming to save money on buyers’ legal and estate agent fees has been forced to rebrand. Easyfees - launched...

Adam Day will be a well-known figure to many in the industry, having been the founder of Hatched (the online agency...

Hybrid agency eXp UK is the latest to include the Modern Method of Auction as a sales possibility for its remote...

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

The son of an Oscar winner has been named as the latest estate agent working under the easyProperty banner. Damian Wanstall is...

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has given his personal backing to the newest recruit of online agency easyProperty - even though...

It’s been some time since online agencies have ventured into crowdfunding to raise investment, but easyProperty has now done so -...

A young estate agent - who by the age of 20 has already had a year working with Purplebricks - has...

Fledgling portal Boomin - launching later this month - has announced another 10 independent regional agencies as founder members. This includes its...

The latest agency recruits for online firm easyProperty are batting for the company in more ways than one - they are...

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...

Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...

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

This week I fly to Spain to present at a conference called Immotechnia. I am opening the conference with a 45-minute...

A rugby star has signed a deal to operate the easyProperty franchise in his home town area. Castleford Tigers prop forward Liam...

An unknown website called EA League Tables has issued a list of agencies and agency-groups which it claims shows their order by...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

The relaunched easyProperty hybrid agency is to rely exclusively on local marketing to drive awareness and customers, and not follow the...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has told Estate Agent Today that its recruitment schedule is running “well...

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

It never rains but it pours. And that’s certainly been the case for the online estate agency sector in the last...

Hello and welcome to the final PJT before September - yes that means summer is almost over.  Yet even during the holiday season...

One of the most experienced and high profile figures in the industry says individual agents working for online companies are typically...

Online estate agency EasyProperty has been acquired by a firm with the backing of Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. easyProperty has been sold by the eProp...

New figures released show High Street estate agents taking an increasingly large market share as online operators continue to crumble. According to the...

Hello and here’s another PJT to start the week: we hope it’s your first port of call when you want to...

A veteran of three online estate agencies has been named as the first UK head of a US real estate operation...

It's been another busy 24 hours for publicly-quoted estate agencies. Swiss investment bank UBS has increased its stake in the troubled London...

Beleaguered fund manager Neil Woodford, one of the first champions of Purplebricks, has reduced his stake in the troubled agency for...

New data from property consultancy The Advisory shows that the top 10 online estate agents now have a combined market share...

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

You can tell it’s the onset of spring by the fact that this weekend sees the start of the Formula 1...

The easyProperty online agency has abandoned an across-the-board fee structure, allowing its licensee agents to charge what they like. “Each local market is unique...

The latest analysis of new listings in the two weeks to last Friday show that online estate agencies continue to have...

A firm which recently joined the ‘hub club’ of agencies using centralised services offices says its won a major new build...

The circus surrounding the fate of online agency Emoov has taken an unexpected turn. Yesterday Sky News revealed that the company was...

An agent in the Guild is launching a ‘hub’ style operation from December 1 and says the concept of traditional estate...

A statement to the London Stock Exchange by eProp Services has cemented its role primarily as a PropTech firm. This is in...

The shock immediate closure of Hatched, the online agency heavily invested in by Connells, has raised question marks over the online...

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

Hello - if it’s Monday, it must be Property Jobs Today, your chance to see a snapshot of the key moves...

The head of eProp Services, parent company of easyProperty, says growth in the online sector is slower than expected - but that...

The online agency shake-out and consolidation continues apace. Former YOPA director Russell Humphrey has been named as the managing director of estate...

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts has compiled a major report on estate agents’ business models - an exercise...

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...

According to The Branding Journal, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's...

easyProperty is to sponsor some of the most iconic property programmes on TV from January 1. It will sponsor Sun, Sea, and...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

easyProperty, the online agency, says stamp duty should be paid by sellers and not by first time buyers. The online firm’s head...

International property analyst Mike DelPrete has queried the suggestion that Countrywide's online sales option is drawing in additional business to those...

easyProperty is teaming up with training organisation Estate Agency All Stars to offer training programmes to its 400 'local property professionals' across...

Crowdfunding is nothing new. As I pointed out in a previous Natter, it dates back centuries, playing a part in the...

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

It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...

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

It’s been quite a week, much of it concerning the technology that increasingly underpins our industry.  A glut of fund-raising and relaunching...

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...

Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals are to keep their current Mayfair office on London’s Park Lane -...

LSL Property Services - owners of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons amongst estate agency brands - has enjoyed...

Adam Day, the founder of Connells-owned online estate agency Hatched, has been announced as head of operations at easyProperty.    In a statement...

More than 270 easyProperty licences have been secured by independent estate agents belonging to The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine...

Given the shift change in the estate agent world at the moment, with online models becoming more prevalent (think easyProperty’s £60...

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...

Over 500 members of the Guild of Property Professionals have requested an easyProperty licence following the merger between the two organisations.   The...

Two leading property analysts have written a fiercely critical assessment of the merger between easyProperty and the Guild of Property Professionals.   The...

The Guild of Property Professionals, which earlier this month merged with easyProperty, has now announced a new link up, this time...

It was only a couple of weeks ago that I was writing about the Google City, in Toronto, and now the...

This week, the obvious thing to write about would be easyProperty's merger with GPEA. It's such a huge and potentially influential...

The chief executive of eProp Services Ltd - the company formed by a merger between easyProperty and GPEA Ltd (the parent...

GPEA Ltd - the parent company of the Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country - has announced it has...

A consumer group which has consistently promoted online agencies says they achieve closer to sellers’ original asking price than the national...

Think ‘fake agents’ are no threat to your business? Think again. The rise of online agents - dubbed by some as...

EasyProperty has removed from its advertising any reference to clients getting ‘an offier in 20 weeks’ after an intervention by the...

An analysis by a leading PropTech entrepreneur has attempted to throw light on the startling losses reported last week by online...

This week, it would be very easy for me to focus on the startling figures that easyProperty logged with Companies House...

The chief executive of online easyProperty says the company’s investors “have full confidence” in the firm despite it announcing an operating...

Figures lodged at Companies House by online agency easyProperty suggest parent company EProp Services will seek additional funding this year. A strategic...

Harry Hill - former chief executive of Countrywide and the founder of Rightmove, and one of the most respected figures in the...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

One of the earliest entrepreneurs to found a website to allow for-sale-by-owner property listings back in 2000, predicts current online agents...

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...