Buying Agency News
Ex-Knight Frank duo launch “boutique property advisory hybrid”
Matt Smith and Kris Ericsson have set up an eponymous property agency, offering buying, selling, rental and management services across the capital.
UK buying agency numbers have doubled in just four years
The total number of registered buy-side agencies has breached 1,000 for the first time, PrimeResi reveals.
From selling to buying: On the value of understanding both sides of the deal
Buying agent Fran Moynihan, formerly head of Savills’ waterfront division, explains the importance of understanding how selling agents operate…
How the pandemic has ‘transformed the way buying agents are seen’
"Something that was seen as a luxury before has become essential": With insights from Property Vision, Thea Carroll, Garrington, Haringtons, Prime Purchase and Stacks, PrimeResi explores how property buying…
Pryor grows team; keeps it in the family
High-profile buying agent Henry Pryor has recruited his youngest daughter, Kate Pryor, to The Firm.
Haringtons recruits London specialist from Knight Frank as Empson moves on
Saul Empson has left Haringtons UK after more than 15 years with the boutique buying agency.
‘Wait till the froth dies down’: Buying agent advises buyers to hold off if they can
Either "put your running shoes by the door" so you can jump on viewings instantly, says Clare Coode of Stacks Property Search in Cornwall, or "wait till the froth dies down".
Quintessentially Estates explores management buyout
A Companies House filing has revealed that "the Quintessentially Group entered into discussions with the management of the Quintessentially Estates business, to explore a management buy-out of that business
West Sussex buying agency builds team
Chichester-based developer Jenny Prager has joined Jennie Hancock Property Acquisitions as a buying agent.
‘Best & final offers is becoming standard’ for top-tier country homes
“Best and final offers have become much more common place over recent months," say property agents in Devon and Cornwall.
New Business Realities: Buying agent Richard Winter on moving out of the corporate life
After three decades in the corporate world, former Savills director Richard Winter took the plunge and started his own buying agency last year, covering the prime Surrey market
London buying agency AWS expands
Jake Irwin-Brown has joined Alex Woodleigh-Smith's prime property acquisition firm, having previously worked at Aykroyd & Co, Harrods Estates and Wetherell.