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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Former Foxtons agent sets up ‘quick-buying’ property agency
Jack Malnick worked for Strike, Foxtons and Sold.co.uk before setting up his own cash-buying agency Sellhousefast this month.
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Agency duo take business to 1,100-home lettings book in NE
The acquisition of Urban BASE is the second of 2024 and the third since the owners took on Northwood Newcastle in 2018.
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Estate agent reveals how she quit industry and became comedian
Sarah Stenton sold her Shropshire-based estate agency and is now using her experiences of menopause in her stand-up comedy routines.
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Former banker launches property buying agency in London
Sandra Luehrmann says her new firm Properly Home will not take referral fees from estate agents operating in North London's most glamorous neighbourhoods.
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Estate agency to close after director blames ‘anti second homes’ tax
Jane Edwards says demand for second homes in Pembrokeshire has collapsed after the county council tripled council tax for those owning this kind of property.
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Leading recruiter urges property industry ‘not to be ageist’
Sally Asling says hiring older candidates can bring many benefits, including years of property industry experience, as new research reveals many employers ignore those over 57 years old.
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‘Keeping it local’ has been key to our success, says LRG senior
National Sales MD Kevin Shaw tells The Neg why local control, local people and high street branches are the key to success for a big firm like his.
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KFH reports big profits and revenue drop within latest results
London agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward saw its profits drop nearly £4 million last year, while its surveying division made a loss.
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Nested changes website claims following agent criticism
Kristjan Byfield and other agents have slammed Nested over its service comparison claims on the firm's website.
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Leading Welsh lettings agency sells to rival for six-figure sum
One of Swansea's leading independent letting agencies has been sold in a deal that will ‘secure the future of the business’.
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