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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Peter Rollings reveals what makes a good estate agent
Foxtons legend offers up advice to independent agents during Guild podcast interview online.
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Property industry legend Ivor Dickinson has died aged 64
Former colleague at Douglas & Gordon Ed Mead recalls how he revolutionised estate agency advertising during the 1980s and 1990s.
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Purplebricks non-exec chairman buys huge new tranche of shares
Founding investor and current board boss has bought over 1.5 million shares in the hybrid estate agency.
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Purplebricks bosses given generous ‘golden handcuffs’
Online estate agency aims to secure services for three years via generous loyalty and performance options.
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Not-so-smart letting agent caught defrauding his landlords
A Newmarket agent who kept deposits and rental income for himself, has pleaded guilty to defrauding his landords of sums totalling over £80,000.
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Estate agent calls for more empathy over conveyancing delays
Conveyancers and estate agents need to get along and not be in a state of constant war, says Chelmsford Agent, Matt Baldock.
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RICS accused of ‘backtracking’ over promised member fees review
Invoices for next year will be sent ahead of fee review despite institution promising to be more transparent.
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Famous Kent estate agency celebrates its 100th year in business
Wards was one of the big estate agencies snapped up during the 1980s by the Prudential, but is now part of the Arun Group of agencies.
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Former estate agent turned celeb cooks up a following
Faye Winter stars on Celebrity Masterchef this week as she continues to eschew her former estate agency career.
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Estate agency blames recruitment problems as it shuts up shop
Sales pipeline and lettings book sold to local rival Hampshire agency Charters.
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