Independent estate agents’ group adds background checks for new members
New members of the Federation of Independent Agents will need to pass CRB and directorship checks, as founder Graham Lock tries to "sanitise" the reputation of estate agents.
Lloyds-backed Lomond Group ‘in talks’ to buy London estate agency Chestertons
Top-end London estate agency Chestertons began looking for a buyer again earlier this year.
Leaders Romans Group buys 40-branch estate agency The Acorn Group
LRG has just completed its biggest acquisition to date, picking up 40-branch estate agency The Acorn Group.
Online estate agents’ market share drops overall – but rises in the £1m+ market
A "considerable underperformance" by online and hybrid agencies through last year's booming property market “will clearly raise significant interest in the viability of the business model that has failed…
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