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Ranked: Average estate agency fees around the world
            The average sole agency fee for traditional estate agents in the UK has fallen 34% since 2011, according to research by TheAdvisory         
    KF partner joins The Buying Solution in the Home Counties
            Jemma Scott has moved to The Buying Solution from sister company Knight Frank         
    Savills recruits a lettings chief for Reading & Marlow
            Gordon Hood has moved from Knight Frank to Savills         
    Chestertons gears up for lettings acquisition drive
            One of London's biggest estate agencies sets about boosting its capability via an 'ambitious investment programme'         
    Cornish estate agency joins the Winkworth network
            Franchised estate agency Winkworth has launched its fifth new branch of the year, opening in Fowey - but a London branch has closed down         
    UK’s ‘ultimate property domain’ offered for sale
            property.co.uk and realestate.co.uk are available to buy for the first time since 2006         
    Harrods Estates picks new PR firm
            Real estate arm of luxury leader signs up newcomer agency Elevate to handle all public relations         
    House-builder takes ‘decisive action’ as profit warning issued
            "The usual Autumn pick up in sales volumes has not been evident" says Crest Nicholson as its CFO steps down and it confirms the closure of its London division         
    Azur launches HNW renovation insurance
            New insurance product for HNW brokers is aimed at affluent UK home-owners looking to renovate, extend or self-build         
    Vingt Paris partnership gives Rokstone a European network
            Super-prime property agencies agree to work together in London, Paris and Ibiza         
    Another acquisition for Stirling Ackroyd
            Nick Dunning-owned agency continues expansion across East London         
    Purplebricks moves into Germany with Homeday acquisition
            "The UK’s leading national transactional digital real estate platform" teams up with its German backer Axel Springer to take a stake in a Berlin-based online estate agency         
     
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
        