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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HouseSimple’s move to offer its service for free is a ‘massive mistake’
Hybrid agency's bold move to 'go free' and instead upsell them mortgages and conveyancing services has been criticised by one of its former competitor CEOs.
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Changes at Newton Property Management
The family owned lettings business of Glasgow headquartered Newton Property Management has been sold to a management executive, Riccardo Giovanacci.
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HouseSimple offers vendors a free ‘no catch’ service
Offer appears not to be a stunt but makes no mention of fees for viewings, which it normally charges extra for.
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Major NW estate agency and auctions company goes into administration
Wright Marshall includes two auctioneering businesses, a sales and lettings agency and a professional services arm and has a history stretch back 172 years.
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Chestertons to begin offering franchises in UK and rest of world
Gavin Vercoe and Derrick Maguire have been appointed by Chestertons International
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New approach to selling prestigious homes
Two of the Midlands’ fastest-growing agencies DM & Co Homes and marketing agency Ralph Media Group have joined forces to launch DM & Co Premium.
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Working nine-to-five IS a way to make a living for estate agents, it is claimed
Estate agents who are 'open all hours' sell homes only 8 days faster than their more traditional 9-to-5 counterparts says GetRentr.
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Is there a future for online agents? Howsy CEO makes his case
Calum Brannan says there may be questions over online and hybrid sales agents, but lettings platforms like his have a 'bright future'.
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New twist in Lamplugh case: did she ever meet Mr Kipper?
Detective involved in case believes investigation has been going in wrong direction and that Mr Kipper was 'made up'.
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Former disgraced Cornwall estate agent facing jail over burglary
Martin Hobbs was fined earlier this year over breaches of Consumer Protection legislation but now faces jail after admitting to burglary and unlawful damage at a local hotel.
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