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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Martin & Co’s new CEO takes over reins at parent company TPFG
Former Your Move boss Gareth Samples is to begin running the company on Thursday as outgoing CEO Ian Wilson officially retires.
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Industry bosses face a changed workforce after crisis, reveals poll
Claim is made by leading recruiter following poll of 6,500 estate agents across the industry about their attitudes to working in estate agency.
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Keller Williams sets sights on Countrywide as it recruits 200th agent
Company reveals its latest milestone at the UK operation's virtual company conference yesterday at which its global President also attended.
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What crisis? Cornish agency says offers on empty and new properties still taking place
John Bray and Partners says empty properties are still attracting offers after buyers see just virtual or video walk-throughs of the properties.
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Emergency services search for missing Norfolk sales negotiator
A huge search is on in Norfolk to find a missing estate agent after 23-year-old Chelsie Dack disappeared from her home in the early hours of yesterday morning. Search teams in Gorsleston-on-Sea near Great Yarmouth spent the day looking for the estate agent, who works at the Great Yarmouth office of seven-branch firm Howards Estate Agents as a sales negotiator. The search yesterday included the regional emergency rescue helicopter, which was spotted by locals flying up and down the nearby coastline looking for Dack, while the RNLI Lifeboat crew have also been involved as well as local police. Her mother Dawn Howell turned to Facebook to appeal for help finding her, describing Chelsie as slim, 5ft 7in with bright pink shoulder-length hair. “My daughter has gone missing, and I’m out of my mind with worry. Everyone is out looking including police,” she said, adding that she did not think her daughter had become depressed following the Coronavirus lock-down. Out of the ordinary “It’s very out of the ordinary as she is the most bubbliest person. She really is so happy and cheerful.” A Norfolk Constabulary spokesperson said: “Searches are being carried out in the local area and officers would like…
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Paint the portals with NHS rainbows!
Property images firm Doctor Photo is offering to add rainbows to property images for free and donate money to Crisis in the process.
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Foxtons asks investors for £22 million to help survive Coronavirus
Two existing City investors and seven members of its senior teams and board have bought many of the 54 million shares issued to raise the cash.
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Will estate agency return to normal when lockdown lifts?
That's the question that leading industry recruiter Josh Rayner is asking estate agency staff to answer in a new industry poll taking place this week. Have your say!
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Purplebricks’ finance chief resigns amid company’s fight to survive crisis
James Davies is to leave on 8th May and will be replaced by Zoopla's former CFO Andy Botha.
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Exclusive: Former Countrywide chief John Hards joins Rightmove challenger OpenBrix
Industry big beast says new tech platform enables agents to have their own ‘sovereign identity’ online.
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