Portal says Brexit, the looming General Election and weak house price growth have persuade thousands of vendors to postpone their home moving plans.

Hunters' sales progression and negotiation staff to be based at its central hub in Carlisle but local valuers will not have an office.

Hunters has signed a deal with supplier flatfair to provide its service to all 200 of its franchised branches.

The Cumberland estate agency was formerly owned by its eponymous parent building society but has now been sold to its management and is to be a hub-based business.

121-year-old Seel & Co in Cardiff and five-year-old Forte Lettings in Exeter have both been sold to larger rivals for undisclosed sums.

Service enables agents to fill properties with Airbnb and Booking.com guests between rentals and has previously been backed by former Rightmove and Purplebricks bosses.

Franchised national estate agency chain launches the industry's first podcast on the streaming music service.

Regulation is a force for good if it’s done well and will change public and media perceptions of agents, says Glynis Frew, CEO, Hunters

Following delivery of working group's report on how agents should be regulated including minimum qualification standards, next step towards legislation is due today.

It’s a tough life for agents right now. Both independents and the big corporates are under pressure, so, says Andrea Kirkby is franchising the way to weather the storm?