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OTM rolls out Sprift-powered market appraisals
Property portal's new Market Appraisal Guides should give estate agents "a competitive edge", says boss Jason Tebb.
Complaints about agents up by nearly a third
Disgruntled consumers made over 34,000 enquiries to The Property Ombudsman last year
UK buying agency numbers have doubled in just four years
The total number of registered buy-side agencies has breached 1,000 for the first time, PrimeResi reveals.
Savills assembles heavyweight new Environment & Infrastructure team
A trio of senior directors have been brought together to advise on infrastructure and planning projects across the UK, including environmental impact assessment and Nationally Significant Infrastructure…
West Country estate agency on acquisition spree
Cooper and Tanner has made its second agency acquisition in as many months, acquiring Geoffrey Smith Ltd in Shepton Mallet and Midsomer Norton.
Lloyds Bank’s Citra aims to be Britain’s biggest private landlord by 2025
Citra Living plans to build a massive portfolio of 50,000 private rental properties over the next ten years, according to reports.
Ex-Savills star Grace joins Austrian proptech firm to drive UK expansion
Vienna-based Propster has recruited a stalwart of the London resi development scene to help with its ambition to become "one of the top PropTech start-ups in Europe."
Construction giant pulls back from London resi market
Balfour Beatty confirms it will ‘no longer bid for fixed price residential property projects in central London’ as Covid-19 disruption leads to delays & write-downs.
Veteran estate agency brand Humberts back on the expansion trail
“We feel now is the best time to be building on our success and re-starting our expansion programme,” says 179-year-old estate agency Humberts, which was bought out of administration just before the…
HMRC hits agencies with hefty fines for AML breaches
Reminder to stay on top of admin as buying agency and two estate agencies are penalised for non-compliance.
Reapit continues global expansion, buying Danish estate agency software leader
The acquisition of Mindworking gives property software platform Reapit "a firm foothold in Northern Europe" as it continues its private equity-backed international expansion drive.
Architects invited to ‘shape future of profession’
The government has launched a "wholesale review" of the architecture profession, and is looking for opinions from the built environment industry on how things can and should be improved.