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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Industry giant launches initiative to bag more letting agency owners
Estate and lettings agents group, Lomond, is taking an innovative approach to M&A, talent attraction and employee engagement with a new website.
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Lomond snaps up sixth London lettings business in 11 months
Glenthorne Properties has been sold by its founder after 38 years in business covering Putney, Fulham and elsewhere in SW London.
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Savills reveals UK transactions and revenue fall as Prime problems bite
Group posts solid first half performance, but CEO says 'geopolitical events' slowed Q2 transactions.
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EXCLUSIVE: Hero estate agents reveal foiled branch burglary
Pair of North East estate agents caught thieves red-handed as the criminals ransacked their offices.
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Big northern franchise group snaps up property lettings book
46-branch operation acquires Cheshire firm's lettings book as founder retires after 43 years in industry.
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Two business owners sell their lettings book citing ‘legislative challenges’
Bosses of firms in Kent and Scotland say their lettings portfolios will be better managed within the growing Lomond Group structure.
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Hamptons clients to access exclusive interior design service
Clients within the Hamptons Residential and Development Division can now benefit from interior design consultancy services via hdesign. Aimed at both homeowners (including sales and lettings clients), and property developers, the service is delivered in conjunction with Andrew Clark, of Clark Design Group. Andrew has 27 years’ industry experience and a team of 17 professionals including Project Managers, Interior Architects, Senior Designers and Design consultants to give a 360-degree perspective to each project. Matt Goldsworthy (below image, right), Head of International Residential, who has led the launch of this new offering, said: “We’re thrilled to announce this exclusive joint venture. The vision has always been to create a truly client and service led offering to suit homeowners, landlords, new home purchasers, but also our developer clients.” Natural extension For Hamptons Residential Development clients, hdesign promises to add significant value for clients, ensuring efficiency, cost-saving, and design consistency throughout their property journey. The service can provide an end-to-end service, including access to a development consultancy team working to secure exceptional product quality and a range of bespoke solutions from CGIs, through to procurement, delivery, installation, and styling. For developer clients, hdesign’s procurement capacity gives access to the best suppliers in the…
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Let’s get married! Estate agent to ‘find husband’ on TV reality show
Portsmouth agent Danielle Kelly, who has a 15-year track record within industry, is one of 30 contestants on Love is Blind TV show.
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Estate agent jailed for 28 years after murdering former partner
Exeter property manager James Cartwright likely to spend rest of his life in jail after strangling and raping Samantha Mickleburgh last year.
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Soccer star scores new job as an estate agent
After a stellar career in football, the Scottish Cup winner has pledged to give his all to the property industry.
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