New-breed estate agent Nested has raised £5m to expand operations – with investors including German media giant Axel Springer.

North East lettings agent My Property Box buys sales firm Lifestyle Property and continues to expand lettings portfolio.

Promotional article published by local paper about working at company's HQ sparks furious online debate about pros and cons of working there.

The Belvoir Group has acquired the Nicholas Humphreys Franchise Limited in yet another consolidation takeover in the industry.

Prediction is made by industry business acquisitions expert Adam Walker, who says he has seen huge surge during Covid.

Seraph says its strategic direction has led it to buy Newport-based estate agency Nuttall Parker for an undisclosed sum.

The 54-year-old says he is looking forward to his new adventure after exiting a business he co-founded after leaving Countrywide.

Agency's staff have walked, run, swum, cycled, scooted and even galloped 27,000 miles since October to help raise the cash.