Estate Agency News
LSL expects 2020’s operating profits to be ‘significantly ahead’ of 2019
Property Plc's full year revenue dropped 15% from 2019 to 2020 - but "very strong trading" at the end of the year helped push profits up.
Savills reports ‘an extraordinary rebound’ in prime resi activity
"The volume of activity in prime residential markets [outside London] for [2020] as a whole was the strongest since before the global financial crisis," says Savills.
Chestertons expands in Spain
Team España in Marbella has signed up to the Chestertons franchise network, and will now operate as Chestertons Costa del Sol.
Fine & Country on the hunt for new licensees in Cambridge, Kensington & Hampstead
“We currently have a number of high-net-worth investors with property backgrounds eager to invest in city locations,"says the franchised estate agency brand's Head of Growth.
Anti-viral Marketing: How property agents are keeping the market moving safely in lockdown
"This is a golden opportunity for our industry to gain the trust of the public,” says one top industry pundit, as estate agents and buying agents share how they have adapted to doing business by the…
Luxury estate agents turn on to TV advertising
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Kay & Co has rolled out a TV advertising campaign, following in the footsteps of national estate agency Hamptons, which aired its first ever TV ad on Boxing Day.
PCL transactions ‘will double in 2021’ predicts top London agency
Dexters plans to open six new estate agency branches in London this year, as it forecasts strong growth in both prime sales and lettings markets.
Connells’ takeover of Countrywide confirmed
Countrywide Plc's major shareholders are supporting an improved £134.4m offer by Connells Group to acquire a majority stake in the estate agency behemoth.
‘Britain’s Most Expensive Houses’: Sotheby’s Realty stars in Ch4’s new property show
If Richard Curtis made Selling Sunset...
Property market to stay open in Tier 4 lockdown areas
"The sales and rental markets remain open in all tiers," says Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick. "All associated [home-moving] activities can continue as before. Please follow the Covid secure guidance.
Half of top-end estate agents are flouting AML rules – official report
50% of estate agencies advertising properties for sale at £5 million are either not registered for anti money laundering supervision with HMRC, or have failed to pay their annual fee, according to a new…
Rampton Baseley recruits sales head from Knight Frank
Michael Hall is now running sales at Rampton Baseley's flagship Northcote Road branch in Battersea.