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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Former Purplebricks LPE asks Trustpilot to remove his customer reviews
Young agent who worked for the hybrid estate agency for nearly three years says he no longer wants his name associated with the company despite many glowing reviews.
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Only in the US! Florida estate agent uses unusual pictures to promote ‘hot property’
A St Petersburg estate agency has uploaded pictures of a two-bedroom houses in process of burning down to highlight the rebuild opportunity and plot.
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Corporate battle: Connells claims to lead market for new instructions
The agency chain publishes an unusual update to its half-year results, highlighting its claim of dominance of the UK property sales market.
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Fancy that! Love Island star appears to have quit her London lettings job
Love Island contestant Harley Brash appears to have quit the property industry after her appearance on the TV show. The Negotiator contacted her employer Martin & Co at the Chelsea and Riverside London branch she worked at before joining the show, which is watched by 3.4 million people, but the office was unable to confirm or deny whether she had left the business and that “there is nothing they wish to add regarding Harley”. But the 20 year-old, who now has 241,000 followers on her Instagram account, no longer features on the Martin & Co branch website team photos as she did when our initial story about the Newcastle-born lettings negotiator two weeks ago. Martin & Co Brash was billed by the programme’s producers as an estate agent and moved down to London from her native Newcastle after working there in lettings for four years before joining Martin & Co’s 12-strong team in Chelsea. But Brash didn’t last long on the show despite her negotiating skills, lasting from her debut on July 15th until July 24th when she voted off Love Island along with two other contestants despite striking up a relationship with another contestant, Chris Taylor. Since leaving Love…
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Ewemove helps parent company TPFG achieve record revenues
Turnover at the hybrid agency increased by 11% during the first six months of 2019, helping its parent company increase its franchisee fee income to £4.4 million.
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Connells ‘most successful’ estate agency in UK, its latest results claim
Despite claim based on market share and homes sold, estate agency also reveals reduced profits and house sales down 8% within subdued market.
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Countrywide reveals significant branch closures and headcount reductions in latest results
Cost cutting measures have helped company's turnover and profits reductions slow but most performance dials have dimmed.
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Your move and Reeds Rains branch cull helps triple estate agency profits at parent company
Reduction from 308 to 144 owned Your Move and Reeds Rains branches helps boost profits across LSL's overall agency network.
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Licence to practice – start preparing for RoPA
New qualifications are now available for agency staff in preparation for forthcoming regulation, from training company, Able Agent.
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Tees Valley letting agency converts ‘Tom Jones’ club into its head office
My Property Box's new Darlington HQ used to be the famous 60s nightclub venue, La Bamba Club. Now that is unusual!
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