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. We're now hearing that acquisitive private equity-backed firm Lomond Group is "in talks" about buying the company for c.£100m.
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