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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Hybrid estate agency eXp hits 200-agent milestone
The UK branch of American hybrid agency eXp claims its commission structure and tech platform have helped it grow fast since February.
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Foxtons should become a national brand, says leading City investor
Catalist Partners says the company has lost its way recently and should expand into the UK's major cities and Hong Kong too.
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Belvoir postpones dividend payment to shareholders after ‘admin error’
Company says motion to approve dividend already delayed by Covid was missed off its AGM order of service.
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Purplebricks ropes agents into risky Olympics support campaign
Estate agency is confident games will go ahead despite growing campaign in Japan to cancel or postpone the 32nd Olympiad.
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LSL sells 50% stake in conveyancing firm LMS for £12 million
Your Move and Reeds Rains parent company has made a tidy profit from its original investment in 2011 along with Connells.
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One agent relaunches two years after being suspended by portals
Top Gaff enables vendors to upload properties to Zoopla and Rightmove for free, but got into trouble in 2019 for saying it 'wasn't an estate agent'.
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Foxtons founder Jon Hunt revealed as wealthiest agency figure
Jon Hunt increased his wealth by £45 million last year, making him worth £1.345 billion - more than Purplebricks, Countrywide and OTM combined.
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Channel 4 TV presenter Kerr Drummond joins hybrid estate agency
Channel 4 presenter will run three territories for Hortons in Leamington Spa, Warwick and Rugby.
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Essex estate agency launches national ‘Property Partners’ scheme
Two brothers behind Charles David Casson say they are offering both a franchise and licensed territory arrangement.
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Purplebricks share price decline continues with 7% drop on Friday
Worries about the overall property market post-Covid and the company's struggle to make significant headway in the sales market have spooked investors.
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