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Purplebricks has announced that its lettings division is to follow the pattern of its sales side, and no longer have self-employed...

Purplebricks has revealed that it will cost some £3.6m to correct compliance issues in its lettings division. The agency continues to stay...

Purplebricks says a newspaper story suggesting it will sell off its rental business is not true. A company statement this morning, issued...

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Purplebricks could face a bill of as much as £30m “after it put thousands of landlords...

Purplebricks says its head of lettings has left after just eight months - and just days after a crisis involving tenant deposits. A Purplebricks...

Purplebricks is refusing to say how many tenants and landlords were affected by its failure to comply with the law requiring deposits...

A marketing firm says super-speedy virtual tours - similar in duration to many videos on the TikTok social network - are...

Online lettings agency LettingaProperty.com says it’s using social media platform TikTok to build its brand and drum up business, and claims...

A new partnership with a PropTech supplier means Purplebricks is now offering landlord clients improved compliance over energy efficiency and other...

Agents Together, the agency charity set up by Purplebricks and Boomin founders Michael and Kenny Bruce, says it’s hit an important...

A lettings agency has relaunched its property management service after it was acquired by Purplebricks in 2017. The agreement back then meant...

The former operations director at Purplebricks says he is waiving fees for letting agents who want to join his new online...

A lettings guru who worked at Purplebricks for five years in a string of key roles has quit the company to...

First, he was trying his hand in lettings, then he devised a 2.5% commission to take on Purplebricks. Now, after nine months...

An online letting agency which launched last month has announced the recruitment of two former Purplebricks staff. Michael Booth, the hybrid agency's...

A new online lettings agency called Accommodation.co.uk is looking for franchisees to join ahead of its formal launch next month.  The company...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

A software platform has been launched which allows Build To Rent units to be short-let on the likes of Airbnb during...

A new property management portal is being launched with the familiar aim of revolutionising the lettings industry - and it will...

Another online lettings agency launches in March with a claim that it “will streamline and automate the majority of admin tasks...

Chris Wood, the Cornish agent who was recently the centre of a dispute with the Advertising Standards Authority, has announced that...

One of Britain’s best known lettings agents has hit back at a journalist’s claims that the industry is in danger of...

Lavanda, a platform for short-lets backed by Purplebricks’ co-founder Kenny Bruce, says it is to roll-out across the UK from later...

Purplebricks has announced that its lettings director, Richard Jacques, has sold a total of 60,000 shares in the hybrid agency.   Jacques sold...

Hybrid agency Purplebricks has given details of a mystery shopping exercise it has undertaken across over 280 letting agencies throughout the...

Hybrid agency Purplebricks has entered the debate over the £835.38p reportedly charged by a branch of Winkworth when it changed the...

The founder of Rightmove and former chief executive of Countrywide, Harry Hill, has joined a lettings start-up company called Lavanda which...

Organisers of the Future:PropTech2017 conference on May 4 have revealed new sponsors involved with the event - including Angels Media, publisher...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

Hybrid letting and sales agency Purplebricks is ramping up its attack on high street agents with a claim that prospective tenants...

An online agency says it has attracted ”many hundreds” of landlords by giving 12 months’ rent up-front. LetMe also offers a guarantee...

Purplebricks needs to expand its lettings activities to boost the volume of business it has and increase cash flow, according to...

One of the industry debates of the year will be held next week when the inaugural FUTURE : Property Tech conference...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on George Osborne's...