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Physical branches ‘not a necessary part of estate agency service’ says London firm as it goes ‘premises free’
London estate agency Urban Spaces has gone "premises free"
Lester’s Haus scales back in London
Haus branches in Chiswick and Shepherds Bush have closed up shop
Stacks becomes first RICS-accredited independent buying agency
Firm set up some 32 years ago and HQ-ed in Gloucestershire
A falling market ‘could jumpstart online agencies with upmarket clients’
A downturn at the top end of the property market could be a boon for online estate agencies looking to target higher-value homes, argues Michelle Ricci of property research and analysis firm Propcision...
OnTheMarket’s ‘one other portal’ rule gears up for legal challenge
OnTheMarket.com and 18-branch estate agency Gascoigne Halman are readying themselves for a landmark legal battle
Has your estate agency career not quite turned out the way you planned?
Don't let the next 10 years of your life slip by or be fooled by false promises, says agency boss Jason Tebb - take courage and have confidence in your own ability...
Californian firm buys London proptech outfit Virtual Walkthrough
Sold to US company Matterport in what both parties are calling "the first significant acquisition of a UK based proptech company"
Off-market deals on the rise in the country market
While the London team reports a trend for buyers casting their nets further in search of value, The Buying Solution's advisors in the country have noted a significant increase in the number of off-…
Online agent debuts viewer identity verification tool
An online agency has claimed a world-first by rolling out an online viewer identity verification tool for its customers.
UK brickmaker considers ‘temporarily mothballing’ two plants
A major UK brick manufacturer is considering halting production at two of its plants in response to "current economic uncertainty".
Wolff passes million square foot milestone
We hear David Wolff's boutique architecture practice has reached a couple of big milestones.
Avenue Road mansion by Wolff Architects
The Notting Hill-based firm has just passed the £1.
INTERVIEW: Clivedale’s Fred Scarlett & David Laycock on delivering a £1bn PCL pipeline
Indiabulls subsidiary has built up a remarkable pipeline of super-prime projects in the capital