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Top buying agency bolsters property management division
Heaton & Partners has brought in Strutt & Parker’s Tom Hayes to develop & lead the department
The average estate agent sold 19% more homes in 2021 than in 2020
Estate agencies sold an average of 46 properties in 2021 - seven more than in the previous year.
Property sector bodies unite to improve diversity & inclusion
Six trade organisations - the CIOB, ICE, LI, RIBA, RICS and RTPI - have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which aims "to drive forward the creation of a more diverse, equitable and inclusive" built …
Complaints about estate agents fall, despite rising transactions
1,872 complaint enquiries were received by the Property Redress Scheme last year, a 2.4% drop compared to 1,828 in 2020. 609 complaints were accepted by the PRS, down 4.7% from 639 in 2020.
Savills opens tenth SW London office
Savills' new Teddington High Street outpost covers Teddington, Hampton, Hampton Wick, Strawberry Hill and Twickenham.
Property Vision expands London team with two new hires
Top-flight buying agency bolsters London property search team with hires from interior design house Taylor Howes and Knight Frank.
The Country House Department recruits Knight Frank’s Loweth as Regional Director
Knight Frank's Hungerford office head has moved to two-year-old estate agency, The Country House Department.
Property comms firm Blackstock acquired by top reputation management consultancy
The Blackstock and Montfort teams will move in together in a new Central London office later this year.
Knight Frank rolls out new AML tech to improve onboarding process
The agency has signed up to Thirdfort’s proprietary risk engine, which promises to reduce onboarding time 'to minutes' and turn compliance 'into a competitive advantage'
Tim Macpherson of Carter Jonas on PCL’s revival, memorable deals & what high-end buyers are really after
PrimeResi meets Carter Jonas’ longstanding PCL specialist Tim Macpherson to discuss the current state of play in the golden postcodes, the capital’s most impressive new developments, his most memorable dea…
Galliard ‘caves in’ to Gove’s cladding call
High-profile property developer agrees to government demands to pay cladding scandal costs, reportedly accusing the Housing Secretary of acting like "Al Capone".
Earth Day: Six steps to help estate agents address climate change
"Sustainability is simple", says the CEO of top-end estate agency Fine & Country on Earth Day 2022, as he shares insights on how climate change is affecting property businesses, and offers practical advice …