Estate Agency News
Montague rebrands; recruits Sobha man for Middle East expansion
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.
Guild Property adds 40 new members in its ‘best quarter on record’
The Guild of Property Professionals had its "best quarter on record" in Q2, with more new joiners than in any previous quarter.
‘Selling Sunset’ brokerage looks to expand in the UK
"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.
KWUK recruits Knight Frank marketing chief
Simon Leadbetter - formerly Knight Frank's Group Head of Marketing, Communications & Digital and Countrywide's Group Marketing Director - has joined Keller Williams UK.
New Presidents at NAEA & ARLA as Propertymark gears up for estate agency regulation
Kirsty Finney is now in charge at the NAEA; Angela Davey has taken the helm at the ARLA.
Property sector recruitment firm expands
Estate agency founders sign up to run a Rayner Personnel outpost in South West England.
Home Counties estate agency acquires Sunninghill rival
As it marks 25 years in business, Waterfords has snapped up Berkshire-based Sapphire Estate Agents.
Estate agencies’ sales numbers hit a 13-year high
An average of 13 sales were agreed per estate agency branch in July, the highest figure recorded since June 2007.
Fine & Country expands into West Wales
New licensee rolls upper-end estate agency brand into Ceredigion.
Savills recruits Knight Frank’s South Bank man for Hackney role
Former RSC actor Daniel Woods has joined Savills to head-up the Hackney office.
KFH reports ‘unprecedented demand’ as SDLT holiday drives a ‘significant spike’ in buyer registrations & seller valuations
'Buyers are entering the market in droves as confidence grows and restrictions continue to ease,' says London estate agency.
Another London agency reports a bumper post-lockdown Summer
“We have been genuinely surprised by the rate at which the London sales market has picked up since lock-down restrictions were relaxed in May," says Chestertons chief Guy Gittins, "which culminated in…