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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Multi-branch agency reveals plan to move away from the high street
Andrew Grant says closure of Redditch branch revealed last week is part of plan to enable its 100 staff to work from home or hubs.
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‘Shop windows’ no longer needed claims estate agency as it closes branch
West Midlands firm Andrew Grant has closed its Redditch branch and said 'when clients need to see us we will visit them, not the other way around'.
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Is Axel Springer about to launch takeover bid for Purplebricks?
Substantial stock sell-off by troubled City fund manager Neil Woodford of his share holdings in Purplebricks points to potential future bid.
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Hamptons International mourns loss of much-loved branch manager
52-year-old Jamie Reynolds had worked as an estate agent for 25 years before succumbing to cancer at the end of August.
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Dramatic pics: Estate agency’s branch closed following explosion
Suspected gas or electrical fire severely damages offices of Chase Buchanan following 'loud boom' but happily company reports no staff were injured.
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Senior Purplebricks player reveals why he left for Keller Williams and why you should follow
Daren Cridge spent nearly four years at Purplebricks but now says he prefers the culture at Keller Williams now that the Bruce brothers have left.
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Senior industry figure Edward McCulloch joins Harding Green
Agent with 17 years under his belt at Douglas & Gordon, John D Wood and Hamptons says he wants to leave the corporate model and go freelance as an associate.
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Former Foxtons negotiator opens UK’s first buying agency for first time buyers
Rebecca Stott says she spotted a gap in the market after friends and family complained to her about pain of buying their first home.
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Connells buys one of the first independent agencies to try traditional and online side by side
The three branches of Cambridge agency Optima have already been re-branded and the company's website has been taken down.
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Vendor reveals limits of HouseSimple’s free sales offer on Twitter
'Mrs Mack' claims she wasn't warned that her house for sale in Manchester would be automatically deleted and her 'For Sale' sign removed after six months.
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