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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Two new partners join Bidwells’ planning team
Tim Sturgess and Matthew Pigott join Bidwells, bringing more than three decades of experience in complex planning work across the capital and the south east.
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Agencies keep it in the family with merger
Patrick and Celia Paton join forces with her father Peter Graham as their respective agencies come together under one brand name.
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Foxtons plans to capture Renters’ Rights Act opportunities
The agency's CEO Guy Gittins says as a "professional, high-quality agent" it can attract more landlord clients and acquire smaller agencies under pressure from the Act.
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‘Proud to be independent’ historic London estate agency bought by LRG
Fulham-based firm Farrar & Co, along with its block management arm Principia, have been sold for an undisclosed sum to estate agency giant.
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Acquisition fuels Winkworth expansion into Stratford-upon-Avon and North Cotswolds
Winkworth has secured strong regional growth through a strategic buyout, says franchisee, Peter Clarke.
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Two big self-employed estate agents firms ‘join forces’ in UK
IAD UK appears to have acquired rival Avocado Property, but both firms say deal will strengthen member agents' ability to make a good living from selling properties.
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Two thirds of agencies prepare to raise sales fees this year
New report reveals that industry is getting fed up with 'race to the bottom' as higher NI and other costs eat into their profits.
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Welsh estate agency eyes English expansion after latest acquisition
The Blackbear agency, headed by Jamie Barnett, has six branches and has grown via both cold starts and acquisition in Wales since launching in 2024.
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Franchise agents double size of business in just two years
Rosie and Nik Davey of Martin & Co, have purchased a rival agency in Exeter, which is their first acquisition.
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Reality TV star Ryan Serhant claims AI ‘blew up his $50M deal’
The American real estate broker spoke out on his Instagram to explain how the transaction fell apart following months of work putting it together.
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