Opinion: Get out there at every opportunity and talk the market up
Paul Smith pleads with the industry to be positive but warns that the self-employed will be left high and dry if second virus wave hits
'The WordSmith'
Paul Smith
is Executive Chairman of Spicerhaart
Opinion: Is this the end of the High Street for estate agents?
Has the ‘High Street pull’ for estate agents already vanished in some locations?
Countrywide and LSL: Too big a mountain to climb and it will be the staff who bear the brunt
Opinion piece: Massive reduction in branches and headcount if this deal goes ahead and it will be the brilliant staff who suffer
Purplebricks under pressure with fewer staff and Rightmove under pressure with fewer agents?
Will agents de-camp from Rightmove and spend their money on other marketing channels?
How top agents lost £121m in 2019 – and which online firm will end up in the graveyard this year?
What will happen this year – let's all up our game!
If you’re looking to quit the industry, here’s how NOT to sell your agency
If you are looking to sell your business, preparation is key
Opinion piece: It’s happening elsewhere – could UK property portals become agents?
Will the iBuyer market take off in the UK?
Opinion: Will this well-known firm be the next big estate agency casualty?
The Paul Smith column: What is the plan for this big agency and its 'daddy of all debts'?
Opinion: Where do Purplebricks and Countrywide go from here?
What is the future direction of Purplebricks, and can Countrywide ever turn the corner?
Opinion: Should online agent be clearer about its free service for home sellers?
How will online agent make its money after decision to go free?
Opinion: Surely it is now time for the fire sale of Countrywide assets
The Paul Smith column: More trouble at both Countrywide and Purplebricks
Spicerhaart boss: Why I’m predicting 2,500 branch closures in biggest shake-up we will ever see
OPINION: More wobbles ahead for online sector – and hundreds of job losses in shake-up to come
Opinion: Will Purplebricks and the corporate agents join forces to launch a property portal?
The Paul Smith column: Could corporates and Purplebricks get together to launch portal?
Opinion: How much longer will investors in online agents wait for the gold rush?
As yet another online agent reports huge losses, PAUL SMITH wonders how long investors will hold out
The race to the bottom hasn’t worked, so how about a race to the top?
The Paul Smith column: Is it time for agents to concentrate on offering a premium service and charge accordingly?
The Paul Smith column: What I got right, what I got wrong – and yes, I’d bid for parts of Countrywide
Paul Smith’s predictions for the next 12 months
Opinion: Surely it is better to go it alone than buy into a franchise?
The Paul Smith column: Franchises feeling the pinch, and what next for online agencies?
Opinion: Why investing in estate agency is such a big risk
Purplebricks takes a stake in loss-making German online agency as it enters mainland Europe market: but when will investors get returns?
The Paul Smith column: Why we must all get behind Countrywide’s recovery plan
Why, for all our sakes, we need the wounded beast that is Countrywide to survive
Opinion piece: Will UK portals follow the Zillow model and start buying and flipping homes?
Columnist Paul Smith wonders whether the UK portals would dare take a roll of the dice