Estate Agency News
Ch4 property show presenter joins fast-growing estate agency
Four-year-old Midlands-based agency Hortons secured private equity backing 18 months ago, and plans to expand to a full national network.
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.
John D Wood recruits CBRE director to lead new homes division
James Burrows has joined the agency after eight years at CBRE.
Central London property transactions jump – but buyers remain ‘cautious & price-sensitive’
Winkworth has reported a 48% surge in central London buying activity (15% ahead of the five-year average), but still describes the market as "muted".
Harding Green moves into Maida Vale & Henley-on-Thames
Jack Graham-Lindsey and Stefano De gaspari are the latest prime agents to make the move to Nick Carter’s Kensington-based freelance operation.
Purplebricks reports 12% jump in instructions
Trading at the heavyweight online estate agency has been "ahead of expectations" in the last six months.
Connells tops corporate estate agency league table
Connells Group accounted for 14% of all property listings in the last six months - although major online agents have been left out of GetAgent's new estate agency rankings.
Catalyst brings in Knight Frank for Notting Hill regeneration scheme
The Auria is the latest phase in Catalyst’s regeneration of the Wornington Green Estate, designed by Conran and Partners and fronting onto the northern end of Portobello Road.
Channel 4 signs luxury estate agency UK SIR for a new series of ‘Britain’s Most Expensive Homes’
UK Sotheby's International Realty to star in four more episodes of Channel 4's fly-on-the-wall luxury property show, following a one-off special that aired at Christmas.
Ex-JLL agents team up to launch specialist new-build agency
West London-based Grange London has been set up by industry veterans Ben Stroud and Mez Callender.
Former Beauchamp duo launch new luxury estate agency
Richard Douglas and Alex Bourne have assembled a ‘full roster’ of HNW clients, including Saudi royalty, and an array of super-prime instructions.
‘There is more than enough room in this marketplace for a new agency model’: Trio of high-end London agents launch new venture
Aston Chase alumni Ben Sloane and Richard Bryce have joined forces with Primrose Hill specialist Jonathan Brandling-Harris to target the North West and Central London market.