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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Has Charles Dunstone struck out at Purplebricks?
Carphone Warehouse billionaire Charles Dunstone is no longer listed as a person of significant control at Strike.
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Angela Rayner makes shock return in new PM Burnham’s cabinet
Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has returned to Government as Housing Secretary.
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US and Gulf buyers drive ultra-prime property market rebound
A flight of capital from the Middle East is boosting the ultra prime UK property market, says Beauchamp Estates' Jeremy Gee.
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Asking prices hit by larger than usual summer drop – Rightmove
"An unusual number of distractions have kept the minds of some potential buyers occupied, namely the World Cup and hot weather," says Rightmove's Colleen Babcock.
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Huddersfield acquisition boosts Whitegates network
Whitegates franchise owners, Chan and Kashmir Khangura, have acquired agency Harvey & Ryall, strengthening its West Yorkshire presence.
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Chestertons celebrates London Pride
Chestertons colleagues gathered to celebrate Pride in London, with Regional Sales Director Tony Gambrill reflecting on changing diversity attitudes.
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Housing market is in an ‘overpricing epidemic’
A third of homes listed for sale last year needed a price cut, prompting claims that agents are overpricing properties.
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Man arrested following estate agency firm’s financial problems
Senior member of team at three-branch S&B Estate Management under investigation after staff and leasehold blocks' bills go unpaid and bank accounts frozen.
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Renters’ Rights Act hits £3million of Foxtons’ revenue
A trading update from Foxtons warns of market volatility and the impact of the rental reforms.
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Rental supply hits seven-year high despite landlord exits
TwentyEA's Nick Huntley says many letting agents are still feeling the effects of landlords leaving the sector, reducing the available stock.
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