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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Estate agency fined £24,000 after failing to place deposits with approved schemes
Multi-branch estate agency in the Wirral admitted not following the law on deposits as well as four other offences including unfair trading.
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Agent who resigned from leading agency over ‘security risk’ Instagram posts is revealed
Agent involved is Daniel Daggers, who enjoyed a 12-year career with Knight Frank before resigning in November and is on gardening leave at the moment.
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Purplebricks Canada in hot water over ‘fake reviews’
Investigation finds staff were sent email asking their friends and family to post upbeat messages and star ratings on Facebook and Google about the company.
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Leaders Romans appoints former restaurants boss as its new CFO
Paul Aitchison has no track record in property but his experience of working with private equity-backed companies should come in handy at Leaders Romans, which is backed by Bowmark Capital.
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ARLA finds replacement President Elect after shock resignation of previous holder
Senior industry figure Angela Davey will become the association's President later this year after original candidate Richard Selwyn stepped down for personal reasons.
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Leading agency chain signs up to ‘disruptor’ property data platform
All 60 branches of London agency giant KFH will now have access to Homesearch's market report and property data platform.
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Job vacancies in property rise as political uncertainty clears
Number of vacancies within property industry rises by 16%, quarterly figures show, although annual comparison reveals damage to property industry by Brexit.
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Yorkshire agency charity awards hat-trick
Winners at The Negotiator Awards 2019, Linley & Simpson could be crowned Yorkshire's 'Most Charitable Business'.
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Yorkshire agent takes up Roy Brooks’ reins for ‘honest property descriptions’
Listings misdescription by estate agency Wilman & Wilman makes it into The Times' diary column as readers celebrate 'no nonsense' but hilarious property descriptions.
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Estate agency staff mourn sudden death of ‘thoughtful’ co-founder
Employees post moving tribute to their boss, 69-year old leading Herefordshire agent Gerard Flint.
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