Estate Agency News
‘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.
D&G signs up to challenger portal Boomin
London estate agency Douglas & Gordon has agreed to list on Michael Bruce's new property portal, despite a delay to the launch.
Purplebricks tells investors that it ‘has never been more relevant’
“We are now emerging from the pandemic in a very strong competitive position,” says Purplebricks boss Vic Darvey.
Record highs for housing demand & rental supply
Propertymark reports that 2020 saw more home-buyers register and more sales agreed per estate agency branch than any other year of the last decade.
Forbes launches invitation-only international luxury property portal
Limited to 100 of the "most elite brokerage firms in select cities and second-home destinations across the globe", Forbes Global Properties is being led by Hilton & Hyland boss, Jeff Hyland, and former…
Jersey agency joins Christie’s International
Channel Island estate agency Hunt Estates is now part of the Christie’s International Real Estate network.
Extending the Stamp Duty holiday could double the rate of house price inflation in 2021, predicts agency
"The prime and super-prime markets will continue to break away from the core housing market" in the coming year, forecasts Jackson-Stops.
Hampshire property firm Charters makes two estate agency acquisitions
The Charters Group has acquired Charles Powell and Osmond Brookes estate agencies as part of a "residential and commercial expansion strategy".
Dexters’ Jeff Doble on the role of the local estate agent & why online-only ‘doesn’t work’
EXCLUSIVE: As Dexters continues its meteoric rise as London’s biggest independent estate agency, boss Jeff Doble explains why he's not worried about the 'digital threat'...