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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20-year-old hybrid estate agent is Women in Business star
Young estate agent has her success recognised at awards staged by national and regional newspaper publisher.
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HMRC’s ‘minister for stamp duty’ Jesse Norman is sacked
MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire and now former Treasury minister was instrumental in taking property industry feedback about introducing the stamp duty holiday.
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Purplebricks may eventually open branches, says London agent
Lee James Pendleton says physical branches will be agency's next logical step as it tries to focus more on customer service.
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PICTURES: Matt Hancock returns to public life during estate agency match
Disgraced former health secretary plays in Leeds event officially backed by Linley & Simpson but also former Hunters chairman and MP Kevin Hollinrake.
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Estate agent founder turns his hand to children’s book writing
After 35 years working hard to establish his agency Logic Estates, Nick Goldsworthy has now published his first tome.
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Foxtons chairman quits and is replaced by former Hamptons director
Ian Barlow exits the estate agency after eight years and welcomes arrival of his replacement, 75-year-old businessman Nigel Rich
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Irish agency giant Sherry Fitzgerald mulls return to mainland UK
Ireland’s largest and best-known estate agency Sherry Fitzgerald is mulling a return to mainland Britain ten years after it exited following the sale of Marsh & Parsons to LSL. The Irish firm, which this week opened its 100th office, already operates within the UK via its part-ownership of a Northern Irish estate agency, but since 2011 has kept away from the mainland. But its chief executive Steven McKenna has revealed that the company is now considering a move over the Irish Sea as the company looks to begin a significant period of expansion. McKenna has instructed PwC to advise on options to secure private equity investment to help fund the 40-year-old company’s growth over the next five years, the Irish Times reports. Growth “We are looking at investment options to support the ambitious growth strategies that we have and to accelerate that growth. We have to plan for the future,” he told the paper. This includes ramping up its mortgage broking operation via a big investment in technology and also plans to consolidate its position as the leading seller of new homes in Ireland. As part of plans to attract investors, 65-year-old co-founder and chairman Mark Fitzgerald (pictured) is to…
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Fast-expanding Yorkshire estate agency giant acquires another rival
The firm, which recently joined forces with the Lomond Capital empire, has bought Sheffield lettings firm Cactus Living.
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Nearly 40% of properties sold for more than asking price in August
Propertymark says the sales market showed signs of buyer demand cooling off last month, although supply is beginning to dwindle.
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Harding Green launches new agency franchise model
Just four years after opening its doors, South West London agent, Harding Green, has set up an agency franchise opportunity for ambitious property professionals.
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