Business
Ex-Foxtons man Griskin launches buying agency
Igor Griskin worked at Foxtons for nearly a decade; he’s now set up a property buying agency targeting HNW Russian-speaking clients.
Kensington business leader joins Harding Green
Tom Frost, a former chair of The Kensington Business Forum, has joined broker-model estate agency Harding Green as a sales consultant.
Quarter of agents yet to register for money laundering supervision
HMRC is ‘hot on the heels’ of those agents falling foul of their obligations, warns tech firm
PCL agency expands with new Kensington branch & key hires
Boutique firm Maskells is opening a new office on Kensington Church Street, which will be run by ex-Carter Jonas & Knight Frank agents Gareth Jones & Tabitha Jones
‘Flying start’ to 2022 for Beauchamp’s new homes division
PCL agency hints at further expansion as new homes team secures £500m in new instructions across the UK
Federation of Independent Agents looks to accelerate growth with franchise model
FIA founder Graham Lock says it is "time to hit the accelerator" on his organisation, which currently has 42 member brands and 55 branches.
New UK resi valuations head at Knight Frank
Katie Parsonson has stepped up to oversee the department after 14 years with the agency
‘Transforming estate agency as we know it’: Knight Frank’s head of resi lifts lid on technology ambitions
Anyone who has not pushed the digital modernisation of their business to the forefront should be readying themselves for a shock in the near future, writes Tim Hyatt...
Battersea placemaking impresarios Murray & Twohig repoint business
“The name change comes at an inflection point in the evolution of our business as well as the wider real estate industry," says David Twohig of MurrayTwohig (formerly Wordsearch Place), who has been i…
American private equity firm buys Leaders Romans Group
Bowmark Capital has sold its stake in Berkshire-based estate agency giant LRG to Platinum Equity.
Online estate agents’ market share drops overall – but rises in the £1m+ market
A "considerable underperformance" by online and hybrid agencies through last year's booming property market “will clearly raise significant interest in the viability of the business model that has failed t…
Another Winkworth outpost opens as regional expansion continues
Franchisees Jamie Moore and Kylie Cates have opened another Winkworth outpost in East Anglia, as the estate agency continues its expansion drive.