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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Met police confirm investigation into Suzy Lamplugh death is ‘ongoing’
Police force commits to solving mystery of disappeared estate agent as Sky broadcasts two-part documentary into Lamplugh's presumed murder.
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Lettings agency director blames firm’s collapse on fees ban and Covid
Three branch agency is also under investigation by trading standards after rents totalling nearly £460,000 were not passed on to landlords.
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Hybrid agency Easyproperty reaches £800,000 crowdfunding target
Backers include the UK government through its Future Fund, Easyjet founder Haji-Ioannou and over 300 small investors.
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Foxtons under fire for refusing to return furlough cash
Influential MP calls out estate agency after it reveals £4.4 million government help during 2020 in latest results.
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“We had no idea!” Estate agencies astounded after brothel discovered
Madam sentenced for running eight brothels in Torbay include a central operation on a busy town centre street packed with estate agencies.
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Savills reports ‘astonishing’ post-lockdown estate agency revival
Globally Savills has seen revenues drop by up to 25% at its commercial operation but its UK residential bounced back strongly.
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Foxtons returns to pre-tax profit after swingeing cost cuts
Company saw revenue drop by £13.4 million in 2020, offset only by paring back operating costs by £15.9 million.
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Estate agency sell-off by building society fails to prevent huge losses
The Nottingham racks up after-tax losses of over £7 million for second year in a row despite jettisoning its 11-branch estate agency.
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Suspending gender pay gap report is wrong, says leading Countrywide agency
John D Wood says it disagrees with government over its decision to once again delay re-introduction of gender pay gap reporting.
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Connells snaps up growing ‘mum and son’ Yorkshire agency
Holroyds was established just six years ago but now has three branches and is one of most successful agencies north of Bradford.
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