Estate Agency News
Property management firm acquires Century 21 UK master franchise
Nicholas Faulkner has picked up the Century 21 UK master franchise from SDL Group, and is 'keen to expand' the brand in up-market areas.
Purplebricks reports sharp drop in instructions
"We have seen a continuation of lower volumes of new instructions coming to market,” says the Purplebricks management. “These market conditions have impacted the level of net instructions."
Belvoir rebrands; buys MAB-owner TIME Group
With a new more corporate look, listed estate agency network Belvoir has acquired The TIME Group, which trades as the Mortgage Advice Bureau.
Regulation of Property Agents still ‘being considered’
The government is still "considering the recommendations of the RoPA report", three years after it was published, says Housing Minister Eddie Hughes. There's no update on a timeframe.
Cluttons recruits Woolgar to run Hyde Park lettings
Cluttons' new Hyde Park Lettings Partner, Ed Woolgar, has previously held senior positions at Strutt & Parker, Harrods Estates and Chestertons.
Ch4 doubles down on ‘Britain’s Most Expensive Houses’, starring Sotheby’s Realty
Channel 4 has commissioned another series of its glossy fly-on-the-wall TV show following UK Sotheby's International Realty, doubling its order from four to eight episodes.
Hamptons buys Venres to build International Residential Department
Founded by former Knight Franker Matt Goldsworthy in 2020, Venres has been acquired by Hamptons as the estate agency creates a new International Residential Department.
New Statesman: The quiet remorse of the man who sold London to Putin’s oligarchs
Aylesford International chief Andrew Langton has spoken with remarkable candour to the New Statesman, about dirty money, Russian sanctions, threats of violence, and regret.
LeadingRE adds Global Business Development Director
Tasos Stavrou has been recruited to expand Leading Real Estate Companies of the World's international business.
‘POA’ listings banned as Trading Standards deems price-less properties ‘unlawful’
“The use of ‘POA’ or ‘price on application’ in relation to a listing on a property portal or an agent website is likely to be misleading as it withholds – or in some cases masks – the asking…
Landmark ‘multigenerational mansion’ project at the top of Notting Hill seeks £25mn
EXCLUSIVE: Located at the highest point of Ladbroke Grove, St John’s House is "a window of opportunity for a seasoned developer to invest and redevelop one of London’s most super-prime sites, or…
Oxfordshire estate agent launches US-inspired luxury brokerage with historic instruction
Former Fine & Country partner Damion Merry has set up Luxury Property Partners, with an ambition to "create the number one luxury real estate company in the UK."