Agencies & People
Longer-read articles about the businesses, activities, people and personalities in estate agency and letting agency.
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The agent who got into bed with Warren Buffett
Five years ago Martin Bikhit signed up his London agency to join Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway empire. The Neg finds out…
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INTERVIEW: Alex Sullivan – Smarter Rent
Nigel Lewis meets a partner in one of the UK’s most forward-thinking – and smarter – property companies.
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Purple phoenix?
The saga of the most controversial player in the residential property industry – Purplebricks – takes a new turn. David…
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Michael Wright, Douglas Allen
Nigel Lewis gains insight into the work life and philosophy of an agent working within a big group, with an…
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What’s in a name?
Traditional agents have many names for non-traditional agents, some of which aren’t printable here. Nigel Lewis asks, what then, should…
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Country life
Nigel Lewis meets an enterprising agent who has married apparently disparate interests to create a proptech portal for horse-lovers searching…
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Ben Gee – Hat and Home
Nigel Lewis meets the man behind the multi-award-winning agency, who is making bowler hats fashionable again.
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Business dexterity
Nigel Lewis considers the recent Marsh & Parsons acquisition by Dexters and wonders if the deal was a good one…
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Lettings with a big heart
Nigel Lewis talks to award-winning Ethical Lettings chief, Georgina Summerfield, to find out how she mixes lettings success with a…
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Finlay Brewer – hell and fun in West London
Nigel Lewis meets three agents whose business runs successfully on, three decades later from the same high street office.
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