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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Savills promotes 48 estate agency staff in one go – including ten to director
Promotions are part of a wider scheme of promotions within the property giant which has seen 116 people given a leg up the corporate ladder.
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Dexters has bought huge landlord portfolio off failed agency Rentify
Dexters confirms that it has bought the trade and assets of Rentify but that the contractual liabilities remain with Rentify Limited.
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Company behind leading online lettings agency Rentify is in administration
Rentify is under the control of administrators its Companies House page shows, while its social media and website are hopelessly out of date.
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Connells launches internal probe over ‘conditional selling’ allegations
Estate agency giant says it is 'very concerned' over allegations that staff at a branches have required potential buyers to use its mortgage services before passing on offers.
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Jon Notley appointed by Connells Group as its new Commercial Director
Notley joins the agency giant permanently after six months' spent helping it integrate with new acquisition Countrywide.
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Bruce Burkitt: Why I quit estate agency to become a property developer
Essentially, all estate agents are developers in training, but only a minority successfully make the transition to run the whole show says the industry figure.
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Estate agent’s ‘fandango’ parking space listing makes national headlines
Fergus Lindsay's property listing comedy gold was sparked by a desire to preserve his 'sanity and for amusement'.
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Online lettings agency Howsy to be acquired by major industry chain
Seven years after it launched the firm says it has been unable to raise further funds and that a sale is the 'best option for shareholders'.
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Lomond’s bid to become major property industry player continues with two acquisitions
Manchester lettings agencies homes4u and Around Town Flats are bought via Lomond's Thornley Groves operation.
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‘New model’ agency eXp hits 270 estate agents signed up to its platform
US style estate agency eXp UK, led by Adam Day, has been growing steadily since its launch three years ago.
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