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New Business Realities: Thea Carroll on launching a property buying agency in uncertain times
In the first in a new series focusing on the realities of starting and running a new business in these extraordinary times, PrimeResi speaks with Thea Carroll, a former member of Knight Frank’s buying…
RoPA is ‘still very much on the agenda. It’s just the precise timing that’s the issue’
Outgoing NAEA chief Mark Hayward has revealed some more details of incoming Regulation of Property Agents rules.
‘Major shifts that are set to stay’: Post-lockdown trends & opportunities in the prime resi design sector
With input from some of PCL's top studios, recruiter Jason Bailey reports on the design industry's drastic transformation over the last six months, and explains why now could be a prime time to launch…
Estate agency sector sees a ‘marked rise’ in short-term 3-6 month employment contracts
“I must have dealt with more short-term contracts in the last quarter than in any previous three-month period throughout my 30 years in the industry," says the boss of a property recruitment agency.
How a new breed of self-employed & independent estate agents are trying to improve the industry’s tarnished image
The evolving estate agency landscape has created a larger platform for self-employed and independent operators who are empowered to be themselves, writes Giles Barrett...
Estate agents look to self-employment as a route into prime markets
"Many thought that the Covid-19 pandemic and financial uncertainty would lessen the appeal of a self-employment model," says Fine & Country boss Nicky Stevenson, but "it seems that it is having the opposite…
Ranked: The ‘most competitive’ cities to be an estate agent
Aberdeen has the highest ratio of estate agents to property listings, with just 13 per agent. London has 24.
Moving with the times: Why the lettings industry needs to adapt & evolve
Letting agencies will have to take significant steps to grow and advance in the new era, writes Giles Barrett - starting by putting tenants first, and ditching the uniform...
Estate agency job vacancies plummet by two-thirds
Only 4,000 jobs were available in the sector during the second quarter, down from 14,000 in Q1, as firms tightened their belts
Zoopla goes on another hiring spree to boost tech team
Property portal and PropTech firm is looking to recruit 50 new staff in London.
Lettings agents earn more than sales agents, reveals salary survey
Just over one in ten estate agents earn over £100,000, according to a survey by Rayner Personnel, while more than a quarter take home less than the UK average salary.
Flying colours come digitally for new generation of surveyors
The number of people embarking on a career in surveying continued to rise in spite of the lockdown, reports the RICS