‘We thought we had to dial in for a training session – instead we were told of closures and job losses’, claim LSL staff
Staff say that way LSL broke news of branch closures and redundancies by conference call was ‘disgusting’
News Archive
Property Franchise Group uses buying muscle to negotiate new contracts with OnTheMarket and Rightmove
Group agrees new deal with OnTheMarket as portal announces record-breaking monthly traffic and leads
Agent accuses tenant protesters of intimidation after demonstrators storm office
Agent claims tenants’ union is fostering fake online reviews
Prime agents banking on ‘pent-up demand’ to boost the market in 2019
Transactions in central London now half what they were five years ago
Zoopla rejoins big-hitting PR company and appoints new research director
Zoopla appoints analytics expert to its executive team
Taxi for Hamptons International! Agent unveils fleet of cabs to mark 150 years in business
The Countrywide brand first launched in 1869 and is holding a series of celebrations this year
EYE NEWSFLASH: LSL to cut branches and jobs in Reeds Rains and Your Move networks
Jobs and branches to go in huge re-structure at Your Move and Reeds Rains – changes due ‘with immediate effect’
OnTheMarket chalks up 12,500 branches now listing with it
A year after listing on stock market, OnTheMarket announces an uplift of over 7,000 more branches
Not on the high street: OnTheMarket underlines it will accept agents without offices
Agents can join OnTheMarket even if they don’t have offices – but they must be full-service operators, says portal
London agent opening for business in Manchester and Liverpool to operate from coffee shops
New short-stay lettings service in northern cities will be offered from coffee shops rather than branches or an office
Zoopla tells online agent to stop offering free listings to sellers and landlords
Portal says policy on ‘for sale by owner’ listings hasn’t changed
Agency fees remain one of the largest property transaction costs – at 1%
Cost of moving home is now equal to one third of the median UK salary – even though agents have not put their fees up
Belvoir launches new TV advertising campaign which emphasises the personal touch
UK’s largest franchise network homes in on local knowledge and real people
Family run Martin & Co franchise snaps up competitor business
Agent acquires another family-run high street business
Long-standing critic of Purplebricks set to leave the high street and go hybrid
Critic of ‘call centre’ agents to close high street office and work out of home
Tenants hoping to save money from fees ban ‘could already be paying more in rent’
Radio show questions whether the tenant fees ban will end up saving renters any money
Landlords leaving market ‘in droves’ with exodus intensifying in capital
More landlords decide to call it a day after being ‘pushed out of market’, says ARLA
Emoov is back – ‘with a focus on perfecting customer service and relisting properties’
New owners of Emoov confirm that business is ‘going really well’
New exercises in advertising from OnTheMarket and Purplebricks
OTM to build on TV advertising push – while Purplebricks kick off in both rugby and football
Franchising business Hunters outperforms market as franchisees achieve more revenue
Hunters expects to recruit more independents as it offers savings on portals