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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SW holiday lettings agency buys cottages competitor
Finest Retreats in Cornwall's Rame Peninsula, has acquired the rival business operations and letting book of Forgotten Corner Holiday Cottages.
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Strumming industry veteran launches charity Christmas single
Michael Day is calling on the property industry to support his festive tune to raise funds for Diabetes UK and The Propertymark Trust.
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Star signs up to support independent estate agency’s Xmas campaign
Stephen Fry is not supporting a big corporate marketing campaign as you might expect, but instead helping out an independent agency in Norfolk.
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Estate agency giant appoints CFO from outside property industry
LSL, the parent company of Reeds Rains and Your Move, has appointed David Tilak from Serco as its finance lead.
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Big London estate agency reveals ‘turnaround year’ before takeover
Kinleigh Folkard and Hayward saw its revenue and profit leap last year after a slump in 2023, and before it was acquired by Lomond Group.
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Branch manager cites ‘difficult lettings’ sector as firm is sold
Coastguards Lettings in Bognor Regis has been bought by West Sussex independent firm Henry Adams, with staff and properties transferred over.
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‘AI ready’ Rightmove reveals rising estate agent revenues
Portal reports solid revenue and profit growth in latest trading update, despite challenging market conditions for agents, and outlines plans for major investment in AI.
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BLOG: Bad conveyancers are like knotweed in property chains
Alex Goldstein takes a light-hearted look at the problems professionals like him face when dealing with sub-optimal conveyancing solicitors.
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Report reveals big rise in property firms facing ‘critical’ financial issues
Begbies Traynor says number of struggling property firms has doubled year-on-year and calls for Budget to 'restore confidence' in residential and commercial markets.
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London estate agent announces huge 2026 recruitment drive
Ash Kashyap, CEO of Dexters, says they will take on up to 200 new estate agent trainees across the firm next year.
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