Agencies & People
News covering the businesses, activities, people and personalities in estate agency and letting agency and wider residential property industry.
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Winkworth reveals weak results as it struggles to repeat post-Covid success
The company recorded 2022 revenue and pre-tax profits that were higher than 2019 figures, but down compared to the previous year.
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Former Strutt & Parker country homes chief joins regional estate agency
North Residential has appointed property expert Liz Dennison to its management team in a bid to grab market share.
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Martin & Co parent group reports ‘quiet market’ but rising profits
CEO Gareth Samples says results are good given economic backdrop as company's revenue more than doubles in two years.
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Tenant ‘squeeze’ set to continue says leading prime lettings agency
Fine & Country chief points to data showing PRS stock that remains static but demand that's been building ever since Covid faded away.
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Branch CRASH: ’24 hours earlier and it could have been devastating’
Estate agent Lee Nicholls tells The Neg staff were lucky no-one was harmed after a runaway car crashed through the office window.
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Lomond launches market trends platform for all branch network
Big agency firm says Insights will guarantee consistency across its branch network and give it an added advantage over other larger groups with a franchise model.
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Profits drop at LSL as it battles tough property sales market
Estate agency revenues at LSL were down 5% on 2021 as the group battled with housing market cycles and the impact of the Stamp Duty holiday.
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Estate agency ‘must change or face struggle to find talented staff’
Leading recruiter Sally Asling says being an estate agent is not as appealing to younger generations as it once was.
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Number of estate agents in UK grows more than 10% in two years
There has been a whopping 10.6% increase in estate agency numbers across the UK in the past year alone bringing the overall number to 24,500, up from 22,145 in 2021.
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High profile hybrid estate agency shutters high street hubs
Agent & Homes has slammed the door shut on its high street operations after the hybrid agency decided that it simply wasn’t working.
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