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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Your Move reveals higher revenues but profits squeezed
Franchise operator reports 23.8% revenue jump to £10.3m but profits fall by £875k amid transformation costs.
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Yorkshire estate agency acquired by rival after ‘bidding war’
Burnley-based Sycamore Property has won a final bidding competition to acquire Winnard Brown Group for an undisclosed sum.
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Estate agent launches ‘all star’ podcast promising strong opinions
Matt Giggs, who runs his own estate agency but is also well-known for his previous podcast with David Lindley, says Estate Agent Showdown will 'cut through the noise'.
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NW estate agency expands lettings book to 2,000 properties
Larger portfolio is created following the acquisition by Tiger Estates of rival Broomheads Estate Agency for an undisclosed sum.
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Northern Ireland agent awarded MBE
Managing Director of CPS Property and National Advisory Council representative of The Guild of Property Professionals in Northern Ireland, Art O’Hagan, has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours List. The prestigious award recognises his outstanding contributions to business, the property sector, and the community in Northern Ireland over four decades. O’Hagan qualified as a Chartered Accountant at 23 years old and then completed a law degree at 26 years old. He founded CPS Property in 1987 and has been a pillar of the Northern Ireland business community, demonstrating remarkable resilience and leadership. The honour acknowledges not only his success in building one of the region’s most respected property firms but also his extensive charitable work and his 30-year service as a Lay Magistrate for the Judicial Services of Northern Ireland. Surprised and humbled Recounting the moment he found out, O’Hagan commented: “I received a phone call on the morning of the 27th of December from a London number. When they said it was Buckingham Palace and that my name was being put forward for an MBE, I naturally thought it was a wind-up. I playfully asked them to…
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Rightmove chief’s pay jumps to £1.6m as agents face fee hikes
Newly-released accounts show that Johan Svanstrom's salary jumped from £1.26m to £1.59m last year.
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YOPA to be profitable next year, latest results show
After years of losing money, CEO Verona Frankish's cost-cutting and growth drive have seen overheads drop and revenues increase in recent months.
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Agency boss urges industry to adopt ‘maximum’ four-week sales lock-ins
Steve Wayne of Benjamin Stevens tells The Neg it's time to end the counter-productive estate agency practice of locking vendors into long sales contracts.
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Winkworth prime expansion continues with new Belsize Park office
Winkworth Belsize Park will be headed by North London expert Jack Peet and assistant manager Jonathan Rose.
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Estate agents take charge at football club and name stadium after firm
Jody and Carly Johnson, who recently launched a property firm in North Wales, have become the major shareholders at Colwyn Bay FC.
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