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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Glenda Privett racks up a remarkable 35 years at Whites
Privett joined Whites in 1988, just before her 21st birthday, as an Office Junior, reporting to the then Managing Director Trevor Shepherd.
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Zoopla abandons in-house customer support as team is outsourced
In a major change of approach, the portal is moving its customer services operation to contact centre firm Ventrica.
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Sprift pumps up the property industry with Friday DJ sessions
The Sprift Soundcast launched in February this year and features professional DJs and musicians who work for the data specialists.
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New figures reveal how profitable estate agents are
Data from Company Insight shows independent agents are achieving profit of more than £56K per employee and confirms Connells as the UK's biggest agent.
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Kristjan Byfield in the spotlight for ‘Do it for Dom’ charity efforts
The Do it for Dom charity was launched in support of Dominic Subbiani, an agent who was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease in 2017.
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New estate agency ‘big beast’ revealed at Your Move parent group
Paul Hardy has been appointed to spearhead the estate agency team at LSL Property Services following the retirement of executive director Helen Buck.
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Less than 10% of new estate agencies started by women
Companies House data analysed by Instant Offices found a total of 3,408 ‘real estate agencies’ were registered in 2022 – a 42% increase compared with 2021.
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Estate agent marks 40 years as key player in home town
Andrew Hayes started in the industry in the early 1980s when it could take weeks to list a property for sale, rather than the minutes it takes today.
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What can agencies facing a financial crisis do to survive?
One of the UK’s leading company liquidation experts, Jon Munnery, gives Neg readers his independent view on what agencies facing a credit crunch of their own should do.
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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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