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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‘Admit when you are wrong’ and ‘raise the fees’, says industry veteran
Simon Bradbury, who was MD at Thomas Morris for six years before leaving this month, says negotiators didn't want to raise fees but it worked.
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Midlands boost for Lomond after it snaps up Centrick’s estate and lettings operations
The deal was secured through Lomand’s John Shepherd brand and sees a rental portfolio of 1,300 homes and 25 staff and offices all transfer over.
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Recoco Property Search recruit new buying agent from Strutt & Parker
Andrew Cronan was a Director in the agency’s Country House Department before he decided to try his hand at buying rather than selling.
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eXp UK becomes first self-employed agency to recruit more than 500 agents
Led by Adam Day, the platform launched in 2019 and posted its first profits in 2021 and is now regarded as one of the leading self-employed estate agency models.
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Franchise giants Belvoir and TPFG announce merger
In a major development, Belvoir and The Property Franchise Group have announced that their franchise networks are to combine.
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South East agency giant snaps up another business in Hampshire
Charters Group Chairman Robert Mott has announced the acquisition of Purelet in a move that will enhance the Group’s lettings portfolio even further.
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UK Sotheby’s International Realty poaches sales duo from Knight Frank and Savills
The luxury London agency has appointed two Consultant Senior Directors of Sales - Katya Zenkovich and Tereza Kandelaki – as growth spurt continues.
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BLOG: ‘Why I left estate agency after 30 years to become a buying agent’
Jason Corbett founded Rowallan Buying Agents in 2022 after more than 30 years working for the likes of Savills, Carter Jonas and Sotheby’s International Realty.
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High-profile Yopa director quits estate agency
Grenville Turner, the former CEO of Countrywide, resigned on 31 December, after four years with the hybrid agency.
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Foxtons share price surges again after years of pain
The London agent is basking in the news that its share price has soared nearly 75% in the last year.
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