Estate Agency News

Strike (formerly Housesimple) has secured investment from backers including Channel 4 and Sir Charles Dunstone.

Ben Madden's Turnham Green operation is geared towards international properties as well as covering the local area.

Acquisitive property group Lomond has snapped up another estate agency on the South Coast, buying Michael Jones & Co in Sussex.

Travel marketing specialist Justin Stanton has been hired to fill the shoes of Marcus Flacks - who recently jumped ship from Marsh & Parsons to Strutt & Parker.

The search for Ian Barlow’s successor is on…

Venerable Somerset agency Cooper and Tanner has acquired Jill Meadows Lettings in Wells.

Estate agency "is not broken but it smells like yesterday", says Daniel McPeake, European Managing Director of American "rock star real estate brokerage" Nest Seekers International.

"Today we present Purplebricks 2.0," declares CEO Vic Darvey, as the hybrid estate agency sets an ambition to double its market share to 10% of property sales over the next few years.

Lanes New Homes has been rebranded as a Hamptons, extending the Countrywide-owned estate agency's network in Enfield and Hertford.

Jeremy Rosenblatt, a former Director at Dexters and Hanover Residential, has set up his own boutique estate agency business in North West London.

"The stamp duty holiday was perfectly timed to enable more people to improve their set up by moving," says Marsh & Parsons.

Former Thorgills Lettings Director Sean Barrett bought into Fine & Country in West London in late 2019; now he's launching the top-end estate agency brand in Thailand.