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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Alright for some! London agent signs deal with £15k-a-week short lets platform
Veeve partners with luxury estate agent Aston Chase to maximise summer lettings’ returns from upmarket foreign visitors.
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Revealed: Stath Lets Flats creator’s candid views on industry
Jamie Demetriou has told a London paper what branch staff tell him when he's on viewings to get 'titbits' for his series.
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HouseSimple to generate revenue from mortgages and removals via ‘free’ service
CEO Sam Mitchell says he intends to turn the industry 'on its head' and believes his company's free model is the future of estate agency.
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Breaking: Purplebricks reveals plans to change fixed-fee pricing
CEO Vic Darvey has this morning also revealed that in areas where the sales market is slow, its current fixed fee structure puts some vendors off.
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Knotty problem: do clients care if agents wear ties or not?
Agent in London has caused a stir by ordering staff to take off their ties, claiming they are an 'antiquated' form of business attire.
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Letting agents report up to 25% reduction in revenue following ban
The number of magistrates courts in the UK has more than halved since 2010 and the squeeze is now causing havoc for the property industry.
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Yopa founder Daniel Attia and LSL’s Ian Crabb step down from agency’s board
Attia will remain a 'supportive' shareholder as he makes way for Grenville Turner, but it remains unclear why Crabb has exited Yopa's board.
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Yopa raises another £16 million from Savills and Daily Mail
The hybrid agency has also revealed that former Countrywide boss and Rightmove director Grenville Turner has joined the company as its chairman.
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HouseSimple national ‘free to sell’ roll-out to include portal listings and For Sale sign
Hybrid estate agency appoints media firm Citypress to launch a digital blitz across the the UK for its national launch.
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Horror crash leaves hole in estate agency branch and three in hospital
A black cab driver lost control and crashed into an Edinburgh firm's branch at lunchtime yesterday after suffering a 'medical incident'.
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