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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‘Lettings industry must abandon fixed-term property management contracts’
Kent hybrid agency run by former Purplebricks territory owner says they reduce competition among agents and choice for landlords.
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Why are so many estate agency firms selling up? Here’s one expert’s view
Consultant who has advised on several of the more recent corporate mergers and acquisitions spills the beans.
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Purplebricks bags Foxtons’ acquisitions chief Chris Beckwith
Seasoned estate agency player is joining the hybrid agency to head up its push to grab more market share from traditional agents.
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Rugby star trio set up estate agency in sport’s Welsh capital
Three players with regional, national and international rugby careers say they want to disrupt the property market.
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Interview: Meet the London hybrid with eyes on Britain’s other big cities
Rollo Miles says his firm Agent&Homes is expanding fast three years after he founded it in central and west London.
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Connells switches to UK-based secure e-signatures service Yoti
After initially using the tech for sales, Connells is now rolling it out across the whole business after many years spent using US firm DocuSign.
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Purplebricks will bag 5.7% of all instructions by 2023, predicts City advisory firm
Zeus Capital analyst claims agency is the 'No.1' in many areas of the UK and is on track to eventually hold 7% of the whole property market.
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Awks! Estate agency staff filmed by vendor being rude about house
Leading Kent agency Wards says the pair are deeply embarrassed by their behaviour after Ringo security recorded their derogatory comments.
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Famous Irish estate agent Geralyn Byrne dies unexpectedly aged 62
Byrne helped establish and grow the country's most famous and largest agency, Sherry Fitzgerald.
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Yopa promises to be clearer about fees structure after complaint
Hybrid estate agency has told the Advertising Standards Authority it will be clearer in future about how its fee structure and timing works.
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