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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Would you still love your estate agency job in 25 years’ time?
Yes? Then you've got plenty in common with estate agency director Jill Griffiths who says she still enjoys every day of her work at Leicestershire firm Andrew Granger & Co.
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Connells warns industry of criminal ‘Coronavirus’ gang robbing branches in broad daylight
Group has made the unusual step of warning other agents after branches in three counties were visited by a gang taking advantage of social distancing rules to steal negotiator's personal belongings.
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Sean Newman: Why I brought in a former Purplebricks player to help run my business
The industry figure tells The Negotiator about the plans for his two estate agencies and a big announcement in the pipeline.
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Former Rightmove boss bagged by recruitment firm for proptech push
Jason Bushby is to help Rayner Personnel move into people recruitment for tech and industry supplier firms.
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All change at the top for Fine & Country as CEO quits
Parent company boss Jon Cooke has stepped in to be interim CEO while former Keller Williams MD arrives to head up most of UK operation.
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Sarah Downes joins Keller Williams
Keller Williams continues to grow in the UK as Sarah Downes - ex Director of Customer Experience and Territory Owner for Purplebricks - has decided to partner with husband, JP Downes...
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Business buyers still fighting over letting agencies, says leading consultant
Adam Walker says he's helped three lettings agencies find buyers in the past ten days alone, but says sales agencies are much harder to sell.
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Easyproperty ‘star’ franchisee restarts agency after a trying few months
Rugby player Ian Watts had only just launched his fledgling business when the Coronavirus crisis struck but has now sold two properties.
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Foxtons to open branches and bring back furloughed staff by next Monday
Estate agency also reveals that toll on revenues has been less apocalyptic than many expected, dropping by 44% during the crisis.
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Winkworth expands lettings presence in Reading
Winkworth has expanded its presence in Reading, with the acquisition of local lettings agency AMPM, adding a portfolio of more than 80 landlords to its lettings business.
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