Estate Agency News
Online estate agents are taking a larger slice of the £1m+ market
Hybrid and online estate agencies have seen their share of the £1m+ property market jump by 27% in the last two years - albeit from a low base.
Hamptons raises over £9k for Cancer Research
Runners and golfers from estate agency Hamptons raised over £9,000 for their chosen charity last month.
Purplebricks faces legal challenge over employment status
More than 100 Purplebricks workers claim that they were wrongly classed as self-employed by the hybrid estate agency, so missed out on holiday pay and pension contributions
Prime London estate agency Bective relaunches under new management
Bective - formerly Bective Leslie Marsh - has relaunched its six branches under the management of Dexters alumni Thomas Dainty and Craig Tonkin, and ownership of European real estate giant Ghelamco.
Beauchamp builds New Homes team
Sarah Heracleous has joined Paul Finch's New Homes team at super-prime estate agency Beauchamp Estates.
Knight Frank star Dawes launches boutique agency
Harry Dawes has been running Knight Frank’s flagship resi office on Sloane Avenue for the last four years, and brokered some of London’s largest property deals.
OTM partners with Knight’s Property Academy
Fee-paying OnTheMarket customers can now get free access to Property Academy coaching sessions, covering topics of interest to estate agency owners and senior management.
Rampton Baseley acquires Palace Gate Lettings
South-West London estate agency Rampton Baseley has more than doubled its branch network, buying four-branch local lettings agency Palace Gate.
Lomond Group makes trio of top-level hires, including a former Knight Frank Partner as COO
Knight Frank's former Head of Lettings has joined rapidly-expanding estate agency network Lomond Group, as Chief Operating Officer.
New Devon outpost for Fine & Country
Jonathan Gilbert-Steers is running the new Exeter office.
Aston Mead expands with West Country outpost
"Overwhelming demand for housing in the South West" has prompted Surrey land agency Aston Mead to move into the region.
Six agencies excluded from The Property Ombudsman
The Property Ombudsman has named, shamed and ejected six estate agents for failing to pay compensatory awards.