Property portals ‘are inflating the cost of running an estate agency business to near impossible levels,’ warns agency boss
Steph Walker, COO of 19-month-old firm The Agency UK, says many top-end independent estate agencies "will have to shut their doors as competition in the marketplace greatens."
Interview: Boutique estate agency founders Paul & Alex Clarke on building a brand, the rise of property brokers & moving in with a Plc
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Interview: Boomin founder Michael Bruce on his big plan to ‘reset the balance of power in the property industry’
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PCL buying agency moves into sales, launching a high-end estate agency division
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Justin King CBE has been appointed Chair of London estate agency Dexters, replacing founder Jeff Doble, with a remit to 'accelerate growth from its existing London-wide network of over 70 offices.'
Banda unveils ‘7-star’ luxury development project on Australia’s Gold Coast
Edo Mapelli Mozzi's property design and development firm has formed a joint venture with Australia's Rory O’Brien to create the Masthead Ocean Club.
Spink-designed apartment on Kensington Palace Gardens lists at £29.5mn
'Should the TV series Succession move to London, this would make the perfect home for one of the family', say agents.
Prime London agency expands HQ after £250mn deal surge
Mark Pollack and Richard Bernstone's Aston Chase has capitalised on increased demand for the leafy urban villages of Central and North West London.
In Pictures: ‘Breathtaking’ ornate Clapham townhouse seeking nearly £8mn
45 Clapham Common North Side is 'truly one of the finest Victorian homes to come to market in recent years', say agents.
Knight Frank slashes housing market forecasts as buyers feel the squeeze
Agency now expects prices in the UK to fall by 5% next year and in 2024, wiping out the growth that took place during the second half of the pandemic.
Lavish interiors from ‘the most staggeringly beautiful private residence’ in Paris – Hôtel Lambert – head to auction
Sheikh Hamad Bin Abdullah Al Thani is auctioning off thousands of items from the remarkable Hôtel Lambert in Paris, in what Sotheby's calls 'one of the greatest private collections of decorative arts …
Grand Registry: Surveying last month’s biggest registered deals
Two super-prime sales in Holland Park topped the rundown of resi transactions lodged with the Land Registry last month.
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