Purplebricks is taking a relatively long-term view of its UK profile, clearly thinking they have a sporting chance of winning the battle for supremacy in the UK property agency market.
Read MoreNested tells 20% of staff to leave and Brexit takes the blame
Despite recently reporting a ‘record year’ and a further £10m investment, co-founder of Nested, Matt Robinson, confirms the departure of 15 staff.
Read MoreDouble celebration for Northeast agency
A North East independent estate agency celebrated its first year in business in County Durham and 5,000 followers on Facebook.
Read MoreConnells closes its online venture, Hatched
The online agency arm of Connells has been closed, three years after launch, with the Group CEO David Plumtree saying it is "not the right solution for the customer".
Read MoreHousesimple secures £20m in growth capital
HouseSimple.com has secured a further £20m growth capital as it plans to build on its success and challenge PurpleBricks as the UK’s leading online estate agency.
Read MoreWe are not all the same
Behind the digital ‘shop front’ each online estate agent business is a completely different beast, says Mark Readings, founder and CEO of the UK’s first online estate agents, House Network.
Read MoreHigh street gloom
Two brave figures in the residential sales industry predict that the traditional high street estate agency could disappear in the next five to ten years.
Read MoreYOPA gets investment from Savills
Now Savills joins the internet set, by buying into online agent YOPA.
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