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Lomond Capital’s £37.5m pot to buy estate agencies
Lomond Capital’s latest purchase is the acquisition of a majority stake in the South Coast estate agency and lettings group, Brand Vaughan. Lomond Capital recently announced the completion of a highly successful fund raising process which has provided £37.5 million of capital to fund expansion on the South Coast of England and London. In preparation for this next phase of expansion, Lomond has appointed a new Group Managing Director, Bruce Evans. Previously the Managing Director of Countrywide’s operations in London and South of England, Evans rounds up the group’s extensive knowledge of the property industry across the UK. His previous experience will prove hugely valuable in its expansion into the South while he will play a vital role in Lomond’s growth in existing markets. Its latest purchase is the purchase of a majority stake in the South Coast estate agency and lettings group, Brand Vaughan, which will continue to operate under the current name is the first of a number of acquisitions in this expansion across the region. It manages more than 1,250 properties and sells more than £175 million worth of property per annum throughout Brighton and the surrounding area. Lomond has been interested in expanding the group into the South…
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Spark Energy announced as sponsor of The Negotiator Awards 2017
The Negotiator Awards always launches with a bang and this year we are delighted to announce that we have a new headline sponsor – Spark Energy. Entry to the Awards is now open – it’s the only awards programme for estate and letting agents that has no entry fee and as such is truly inclusive, making winning a Negotiator Award the most prestigious accolade an agent can receive. It provides the most powerful of marketing tools to drive your business. You can find out all you need to enter, with full guidance notes, by going to: www.thenegotiatorawards.co.uk The winners of The Negotiator Awards 2017 will be announced at The London Hilton on Park Lane at a black tie gala dinner on 31st October 2017. Spark brings even more energy to the UK’s largest and most respected property Awards.” Announcing the partnership, Awards Director, Sheila Manchester (right) said, “Spark brings even more energy to the UK’s largest and most respected property Awards. “We are delighted to welcome them as our headline sponsor. Once the serious process of judging is completed by our expert independent panel, we look forward to the most exciting event in residential property agency. We’re planning a sparkling evening and…
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Brighton, Somerset and Shropshire
Each month we visit three agents across the country to discover what is happening in their businesses and local market. This month we meet members of The Guild of Property Professionals in Wrington, Somerset, Brighton & Hove and Oswestry, Shropshire.
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It’s a risky business for cover-free landlords
Investing in bricks and mortar is a great idea, says Sheila Manchester and protecting it is easy, so why doesn’t every landlord have insurance?
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Wokingham, St Helens and Walsall
This month we meet members of The Guild of Professional Estate Agents in Wokingham, St Helens and Walsall.
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Hunters’ expansion plans continue with Cotswolds opening
Hunters have opened in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, adding to their fast expanding network.
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Haughton Warburton Launches Resi Division
One of Manchester’s longest standing commercial and industrial property agencies - Haughton Warburton has responded to market demands and launched Haughton Warburton Residential.
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How smaller agents build bigger businesses
While some take fright and sell up in uncertain times, says Sheila Manchester, bolder souls build business in their quest for success.
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Hunters launches ‘first of its kind’ qualifications
Franchise estate agency chain Hunters has revealed details of its new national qualifications, which it claims are the first to be created by an estate agency for its staff. Called the Hunters National Qualifications (HNQs) each of the six different courses are delivered through both classroom training and e-learning via the company’s Training Academy platform. The qualifications will be recognised by both the NAEA and ARLA, and those achieving the HNQs will then be able to join the organisations. “There are still far too many stories in the media about rogue estate agents; we aim to set industry standards by ensuring all our staff are trained to their best ability, which we hope our peers will follow,” says Glynis Frew, Managing Director of Hunters Property Group (pictured, left). New and existing Hunters employees are now able to attain three different levels of qualification in either sales or letting. The highest is an HNQ Award, the middle rung an HNQ Certificate and base qualification an HNQ Diploma. Staff progress through each qualification in three steps or levels and, unusually, the training is linked to their work practices and uses Hunters’ software to ensure they are applying their training correctly at a branch level. The…
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Zoopla claims 40 branches have returned to it from OTM
Zoopla Property Group has announced that over 40 agent branches have recently returned to it after initially leaving to list with on OnTheMarket, including a raft of multi-branch agencies and several independents. These include Howard Cundey which has 12 branches in Surrey, Sussex and Kent as well as Jeffries with nine branches in Hampshire (including a recent purchase of a single-agent rival). Other smaller but still multi-branch agents include TaylorMilburn with two branches in Essex; Jon Simon with three branches in and around Manchester and Midcalf Nichols, which has two branches in Stourbridge. “Agents now firmly grasp the ZPG value proposition and cannot afford to be at a competitive disadvantage, using services that simply do not deliver value for their business,” says Mark Goddard, Managing Director, ZPG Property Services (pictured, left). “We have the most effective marketing platform, the best software solutions and are now generating new revenue streams for our partners through products such as MoveIT.” Earlier this month the company claimed that in total over 500 agents had returned to it from OnTheMarket. Zoopla currently lists at least 6,446 sales and letting agents on its site while OnTheMarket lists 3,217. These figures do not reflect the number of…
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