After a short stint at new homes builder Fairview Jeremy Gee is to return to estate agency at the Mayfair-based agency to run its London operation.

The first thing most sellers want to know is what their home is worth, so, says Joanne Christie, what is the real value to agents of online valuation tools?

Beauchamp Estates has merged with boutique agency Hanover West End. Hanover directors Alex Bourne and Richard Douglas remain as directors in the new business.