Business & People
Humberts signs second franchise in East Sussex
National estate agency Humberts has opened a new branch in East Sussex, after an existing franchisee picked up another patch
Leading RE boosts global leadership team
The luxury real estate network has hired Taco Heidinga as Global Business Development Director
Foxtons & LSL report heady performance in 2021
Profits at Foxtons Plc are at the "top end of expectations", while Marsh & Parsons-owner LSL enjoyed its highest ever operating profits in 2021.
The Guardian: Meet Britain’s most successful estate agent
Gary Hersham is the "character-in-chief" in a lengthy and remarkably positive feature on London's super-prime estate agents, published in today's Guardian.
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...