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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What’s in a name! Estate agent is dragged into bizarre local political power game
Fledgling political party is refused name after Electoral Commission intervenes and says it's too close to title of local leading estate agency.
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Belvoir takes over The Nottingham building society’s agency business
Belvoir Group CEO, Dorian Gonsalves, announces strategic alliance whereby Belvoir franchisees take over eleven of the building society's agencies.
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Under-fire Haart unveils ‘New Deal’ as it launches partnership scheme
Estate agency launches new work-from home agency scheme and starts recruiting new partners for partnership programme.
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Goodlord becomes first property firm to sign race equality charter
Lettings platform commits to new measures enshrined in the Race Fairness Commitment, to ensure equality of opportunity for staff.
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Leading estate agencies banish ‘master bedroom’ from their listings
Both Wetherell and Andrews Estate Agents say the term is no longer acceptable to many younger clients and it is time to use 'principal' or 'main' instead.
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Closing Haart branches is a ‘good idea’ claims former senior employee
Despite heavy criticism of its decision to get rid of 24 offices last week, some say the closures are inevitable in current tech and business climate.
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Purplebricks starts ‘annoying’ Team GB advertising campaign
New ads due to break today feature Purplebricks agent pestering athletes to do a virtual valuation.
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Survey asks estate agents to reveal their salaries and help make pay transparent
Everyone is being asked to fill in an anonymous and short questionnaire, the results of which will be used to nail down average pay across regions, job types and seniority and published for all to see.
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BREAKING: Haart reveals new hub approach including home-working ‘partners’ network
Agency says Partners will work from home or from nearby Property Centres but will be directly employed as it reveals plans for expansion.
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Covid-hit estate agency emerges from pre-pack as lettings-only and hybrid
Andrew Grant is said to have been losing money for two years but has been tipped into administration by the Covid crisis.
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