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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Online sector is running out of vendors keen on their estate agency model
Research by Property Road found that relatively few vendors are happy to do their own viewings or pay fees up front and most prize price achieved, not low fees.
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Acorn Group opens 40th branch, doubling network in ten years
Company that includes three agency brands is also looking to buy agencies across sales, lettings and property management disciplines, says Group CEO.
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Independent multi-branch agency to grow into national player ‘in three years’
London and Manchester firm Orlando Reid has bought SW London agency Sheraton Law and says it is on the hunt for firm with a sub-£2m turnover.
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Former Jackson-Stops senior neg killed while walking her dogs
Former colleagues have remembered Olivia Riley, who after leaving the property industry worked for her famous step-mother author Lucinda Riley.
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Hamptons snaps up international new homes specialist agency Venres
Agency set up by former Knight Frank surveyor Matt Goldsworthy will now become Hamptons' new overseas newbuild department.
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Court seeks arrest of estate agent after buyer’s cash goes missing
British sales agent Theresa Arcari appears to be on the run after a €67,000 down payment on a property went missing.
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Growing estate agency opens bigger, better branch in its HQ town
Miles & Barr has cut the tape on its new branch in Herne Bay, which is a bigger premises to accommodate its growing team in the seaside town.
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Estate agency buys rival and launches ‘unique’ rental service for customers
NI firm Quinn has bought Sawyers & Co and also acquired accommodation to help clients who need somewhere to live if deals fall through.
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Two estate agents apologise in court over online reviews about employer
Proprietors of ABC Estates in London take two former employees to court after duo posted potentially defamatory reviews online using fake names.
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Former football manager kicks off new estate agency career direction
John Chand, who at one point helped a former Big Brother contestant develop his career, has been promoted to a Area Partner at haart.
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