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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All change at Foxtons as CEO Budden is replaced by Guy Gittins
Budden is stepping down with immediate effect and firm is being run by Peter Rollings until Gittins' notice period at Chestertons ends.
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Estate agency shoots Lily’s moving scenes for its big screen ad
Short film starring a local six-year-old girl from Sussex shows her character Lily persuading grumpy neighbours to move home for local estate agency.
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LSL celebrates huge profits but warns 2022 will see fewer transactions
The estate agency group enjoyed a bumper 2021 but says it's worried about inflation and 'geopolitical risks' on market.
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Chestertons’ CEO, Guy Gittins leaves the company
His sudden and unexpected departure comes after three years in the job and ten years with the prestigious firm.
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Senior agent reveals ‘tough challenge’ of getting into RICS
DM Hall's Jennifer Campbell reveals year-long struggle to juggle senior-level work, study and home life while seeking to gain RICS approval.
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Estate agency launches signboards with an unusual ‘pop’ tech
Miles & Barr says its new sales and lettings signs, which were developed with Kremer Signs, are both green and more visible than its competitors' boards.
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Belvoir Group reports brisk trading in lettings but 24% drop in sales transactions
Industry corporate says increased rental transactions mitigated the drop in number of homes coming to the market as sales 'normalises'.
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Foxtons snaps up two more London lettings rivals for £10.55 million
Four-branch Gordon & Co and one branch of Stones Residential have been bought for their large lettings portfolios in north and south London.
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Estate agency? Nah! Candidates for property jobs drop by 49%
Recruitment firm claims the antiquated nature of many agency's job application funnels puts off candidates used to 'swipe right' tech.
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Purplebricks reveals 31% instructions slump despite recent boom market
Latest trading update from the estate agency will made for miserable reading among its backers as it flags net losses for past 12 months.
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