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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Build-to-rent giant hires UK’s most senior estate agent
Former Savills chief executive Jeremy Helsby has been brought on board as a consultant and Non-Executive Director by build-to-rent giant Get Living.
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Boss of lettings agency invaded by Acorn gives her side of the story
Brighton agency Property Plus says its branch has now endured two demonstrations over a disputed Section 21 eviction and that the activists are misguided in their campaign.
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Estate agency claims success for its growing hub network
North London firm Benjamin Stevens says it has launched a third hub and has ambitions to soon cover the whole of the the capital and potentially, the nation.
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Shocking impact of fees ban on letting agencies revealed in new report
The extent to which the fees ban has made trading conditions tougher for lettings agencies is revealed including how 10% have lost a third of their income.
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Knight Frank loses fourth senior player to online in as many months
Latest to leave is Gráinne Gilmour who headed up its UK research and analysis operation before revealing she has moved to Zoopla in a role created for her by the portal.
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Manning Stainton has complaint over Housesimple ‘free to list’ adverts rejected
Leeds-based agent claimed small-print T&Cs for Housesimple's free service meant adverts seen in July last year could be misleading.
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Foxtons makes first move into online-only property auctions
The London agency is partnering with growing auction platform BidX1 which is to sell an initial 18 properties being marketed by Foxtons in an exclusive sale later this month.
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Scotland’s heavy regulation of rental market is ‘hitting landlords hard’ claims agent
As the English and Welsh governments prepare for heavier regulation of their rental markets, is Scotland the shape of things to come south of the border?
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Belvoir Brighton completes on £1million acquisition
Belvoir has completed on a £1m acquisition by franchisees Wai Lam and Nathan Crombie in Brighton.
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225-year-old estate agency shuts up shop without warning
An historic estate agency which has been trading since 1785 has closed in Bath without any prior notice. Pritchards Estate Agents has specialised in prime property in and around Bath and is based on Quiet Street in the city centre. It is run by managing director Michael Hughes, who has headed-up the company since at least the early noughties. Despite being the oldest independent estate agency in Bath, its single branch has now shut up shop and the company’s sales telephone line rings straight to an answering machine which reveals the agency has ceased trading, while its lettings line goes unanswered. As well as Hughes, four further members of staff are believed to be affected by the business’s demise including an office manager, two administrators and a senior negotiator. Recent accounts The company behind the agency, Pritchard & Partners Ltd, appears to have been trading normally until now and published its most recent accounts in November. Records show the company owns its high street premises without a mortgage. Pritchards’ website is still live, saying that: “We are the premier choice for those seeking to buy, sell, let or rent property in the city. “With an unrivalled wealth of experience to…
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