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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‘We’ll meet again, don’t known where, don’t know how’ sing agents to customers
Some 18 members of an estate agency team in Berkshire send a sing-along message to their much-missed customers during VE Day.
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Northern Ireland agency joins £895 fixed price hybrid network
Two-branch Pinkertons says there is a growing demand for low-fee, DIY house sales among budget conscious vendors which is why it has signed up to the Love2Move netowrk.
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Estate agent calls on ‘high profile’ London firms to stop bragging about viewings during lockdown
Ellie Rees turns to social media to say she is uncomfortable with competitors who have been 'air punching' publicly about flouting the lockdown rules.
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YOPA co-founder caught up in family legal battle over sale of Ritz hotel
Almost a year after he stepped down as a director of the hybrid agency, Andrew Barclay is now facing a legal challenge with other members of his family over the hotel's sale.
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Despite slow progress, easyProperty says its new strategy will succeed
New owner who bought the business in October last year and relaunched it in January now has 37 local representatives, and 122 properties listed on Rightmove.
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Coping with Coronavirus: “Yes, we’re still busy despite the lockdown”
Neil Urch, MD of House Fox Estate Agents in Weston-super-Mare sees a silver lining to the crisis – despite the desperate current state of estate agency.
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Arguments erupt in Somerset over vacant property viewings by estate agent
Several agents in Weston-super-Mare have claimed that a rival is conducting property viewings in contravention of Ministry of Housing and Propertymark guidance.
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Miles & Barr completes on MBO/Share buyback
Miles & Barr has completed on a successful MBO/Share buyback. Mark Brooks has become the new Group Managing Director of the Miles & Barr estate agency group.
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‘Why we signed lease for a 10,000 sq ft new branch in middle of pandemic’
Cardiff firm Jeffrey Ross tells The Negotiator it may be a risky move but it's part of a long-term plan to expand the 13-year-old business.
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Haart launches service to help vendors get offers despite lockdown
Estate agency hopes to steal a march on its competitors by promising vendors it can attract serious buyers to their properties despite the Coronavirus travel restrictions.
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