Estate Agency News
Knight Frank unveils latest brand campaign
Knight Frank is gearing up to roll out a new brand campaign next month.
Chestertons recruits new sales boss from Keller Williams
Matthew Thompson left Douglas & Gordon to head up KW’s London operation last year.
Russell Simpson recruits Woolgar as Head of Lettings
Prime Central London lettings specialist Ed Woolgar has moved from Strutt & Parker to boutique agency Russell Simpson.
eXp heralds ‘key milestone’ as 300th UK broker signs up
Three-year-old operation claims to be “one of the UK’s fastest-growing estate agency businesses.”
Knight Frank adds New Homes team in Cheltenham
Two new homes specialists have moved from Savills to Knight Frank in Cheltenham.
Tenancy renewals climb in the ‘Big Stay Put’
A continued mismatch between rental property supply and demand is encouraging more tenants to renew contracts, says Propertymark.
In Conversation: Peter Rollings on succession, ‘flabby’ business, and what independent agents can learn from Foxtons
The Interim CEO of Foxtons has shared more candid insights into life at the high-profile estate agency, as a new boss prepares to take the reins.
Finlay Brewer recruits ‘lifestyle entrepreneur’ to run Riviera property sales
Layan Mahshi is now handling luxury property sales across the South of France, Marbella and Montenegro for the overseas division of West London estate agency Finlay Brewer.
Leading RE names new President of Global Operations
Chris Dietz has been promoted to President of Global Operations at Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.
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."
Savills H1 revenue tops £1bn, but profits shrink as resi income falls
Savills has reported a "strong performance comfortably ahead of pre-pandemic level" in the first half of this year - but revenue from residential transactions has fallen by 11%.
LRG buys eight-branch Isle of Wight estate agency
This is the LRG's second acquisition of 2022, since being acquired by Platinum Equity in February.