Estate Agency News

Estate agents "will be expected to wear masks while working in their high street offices", confirms Propertymark following the latest tightening of Coronavirus-thwarting measures.

Upper-end estate agency brand is launching its first outpost in Asia, setting up shop in Hong Kong.

David Peters is retiring after 23 years with the global property consultancy. He will be succeeded as Head of Country business by 25-year KF veteran James Cleland.

MAKI has been rebranded and merged into Beauchamp Estates's Israeli operation, which launched last year.

The Central London business has been hit hardest this year, reports estate agency brand Winkworth.

Launched in response to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, KF's new auction business is being run by former BidX1 and Allsop man Richard Watson, and focuses on residential properties.

Aberdeen has the highest ratio of estate agents to property listings, with just 13 per agent. London has 24.

Elevate PR has been appointed to handle media relations for Carter Jonas' residential business.

Luke Banks has moved from leading luxury Dubai developer Sobha in the UK to helming the new Middle East division of Thomas Balashev's Montague Real Estate.

The Guild of Property Professionals had its "best quarter on record" in Q2, with more new joiners than in any previous quarter.

"You co-broke or go broke", says the London-based Managing Director of American celebrity real estate brokerage Nest Seekers, as it looks to expand its UK footprint.

Simon Leadbetter - formerly Knight Frank's Group Head of Marketing, Communications & Digital and Countrywide's Group Marketing Director - has joined Keller Williams UK.