LSL, Belvoir and Hunters have revealed how ready they are to survive the crisis and how difficult it is to plan when a return to normality is not in sight.

Newton Fallowell, part of the Belvoir Group, has acquired Lovelle Estate Agency Ltd and Lovelle Bacons LLP.

Belvoir has completed on a £1m acquisition by franchisees Wai Lam and Nathan Crombie in Brighton.

Belvoir is the third large estate agency chain to claim the expected 10% drop in lettings revenues following the ban did not materialise last year.

Belvoir has announced that Andrew Goddard has come out of retirement after a ten-year absence to rejoin the company in a new role of Operations Specialist.

Brighton franchisees Nathan Crombie and Wai Lam hoover up local rival and triple the size of their lettings portfolio overnight.

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Its upbeat half-year report reveals increased average revenue for its branches, although four of its own closed after being merged with neighbouring offices by franchisees.