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 reveals joint Chelsea Flower Show stand with celebrity sculptor
Sculptor David Harber, who has many celebrity clients, is sharing a space with the estate agency this week at the world-famous green-fingered event.
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Corporates Belvoir and LSL spend big on mortgage broker acquisitions
Both big estate agencies are hoping to take larger slices of the mortgage broking business via new and substantial acquisitions.
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WFH is now important ‘must-have’ for estate agency job seekers
Claim is made by Anthony Hesse, who says cost of living crisis, Covid pressures and a glut of vacancies have made WFH ubiquitous.
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Propertymark confirms racism probe into Spicerhaart following allegations
The trade body has said it is investigating allegations of racism within the estate agency group, which says it has a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discrimination.
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Belvoir Group rebrands as business becomes a multi-agency affair
Grantham-based business says its more sober image is designed to reflect its increasing involvement in the financial services sector.
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Leading property management firm snaps up Century 21 master franchise
Alexander Faulkner Partnership says it plans to develop and expand the franchised agency's UK footprint.
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Agent’s old signboards are turned into £125 art by Coldplay’s graffiti artist
Somerset agency Cooper and Tanner has offered up its 'retired' For Sale signs to the Frome artist for his latest international exhibition tour.
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Anonymous agent sticks knife into industry during newspaper interview
The agent, who worked in South Africa and the UK for international and national estate agency, pulls no punches during the interview.
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Former estate agent gets official backing for his newbuild portal
James Nightingall's portal HomeFinder is a crossover between a property portal and a concierge-style property finding service.
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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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