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Luxury Italian agency gets creative with gallery-style ‘showroom’
Italy Sotheby's International Realty wants to move away from the formality of a traditional branch
Estate agents’ earnings around the world, compared
Average earnings of £30,569 a year put British estate agent in 15th place out of the 30 nations, far behind countries where brokers need formal qualifications...
Simplify’s conveyancing system outage continues to affect deals
"The security of client funds was not compromised" in an online security incident, says conveyancing group Simplify - but the firm is "unable to say when systems will be restored to a degree that would…
Knight Frank hires rural specialist from Jackson-Stops
David Lewis has joined the agency to focus on the sale of farms and estates across Devon and West Somerset
Christie’s sells International Real Estate business to @properties
One of America's biggest residential brokerages has acquired the long-term brand licence for luxury property network Christie's International Real Estate, with plans to "build upon the success of the business…
National average house price increased by 11.8% in the year to September – UK HPI
London's average property price dropped by a sharp 2.9% in September, according to the latest official statistics, taking annual growth in the capital down to +2.8% (from +6.7% in August)
South coast estate agency opens vast 6,000 sq ft ‘property showroom’
Charters has turned a former Land Rover showroom in Southampton into a flagship estate agency office.
Nine Elms developer looks to boost office space, amid reports of slow resi sales
“Nine Elms Square was originally envisaged as a mainly residential scheme, but we’ve altered that, particularly in the second phase,” says R&F's Development Director.
Deal sealed on £12.5m Chelsea townhouse
Double-fronted affair on Chelsea Park Gardens received 40 viewings and two offers after being launched onto the market in mid-September.
Agency sells £60m of new-build units in a week
Knight Frank reports a ‘superb run’ of 57 deals across schemes in central and outer London as buyers hone in on completed stock.
Most estate agents think the industry will be fully paperless by 2025
56% of estate agencies agree that the last year has been "difficult" for company finances, and 61% flagged staffing issues.