FT: Call My Buying Agent!
The Financial Times has taken a look at the rise of buying agents in the mainstream property market, featuring insights from: Black Brick, First In The Door, Haringtons UK, LCP Private Office, Middleton Advisors, Prime Purchase, Stacks, The Buying Solution & The Property Finders.
Major broker platform moves into the buying agency arena
'Buyer representation is very much the next chapter in British Estate agency,' says Richard Rawlings, who is leading a new programme for Adam Day's eXp UK.
The Buying Solution names new chief
Will Watson takes the reins at the top-flight property buying agency.
Buying agency recruits former Strutt & Parker country house chief
Andrew Cronan has joined Recoco Property Search in Bath.
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Key player joins leadership team as 140-year-old agency ramps up prime & super-prime ambitions.
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Boost for embattled PCL market as 19th century Italianate mansion sets 2025 benchmark.
Rumourmill Roundup: 7 big tax changes that could hit the property market this Autumn
A flurry of Treasury leaks & speculation surfaced over the summer holidays, including proposals to end Stamp Duty, extend CGT & IHT, and to introduce a new annual property tax.
DDRE expands into the North West to tap growing UHNW market
Brokerage moves to meet 'new wave' of demand for high-value homes across Cheshire, Merseyside, the Wirral & Greater Manchester.
London Square bags planning for prime Battersea project
Waterfront site opposite the Chelsea Embankment - derelict for a decade - is to deliver 118 new homes.
Knight Frank expands in East Anglia
Georgie Veale has moved from the London-based Country Department to head up the agency's new operation in Suffolk.
Brokerage hires ex-Chestertons director to head new business development arm
Harding Green’s new tech-driven division aims to provide self-employed agents with ‘corporate-level’ lead flow.
Draker & KFH combine to create ‘one powerful agency’
The two London estate agencies have been co-branded following their recent acquisitions by Lomond.
Three property industry trade bodies to become ‘Real Estate: UK’
The BPF, IPF & AREF will combine as RE:UK next year.
Former Knight Frank Finance Partner launches high-value mortgage brokerage
Alastair Keeling's new venture is called Arkmor Capital.
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