Estate Agency News
Change at the top for Fine & Country as CEO Lindley steps down
Jon Cooke is taking over as Interim Global CEO, as David Lindley departs after ten years with the estate agency brand. Nicky Stevenson steps up to become UK Managing Director.
Cushman withdraws from direct new home sales
Cushman & Wakefield repoints its resi business after "a comprehensive review".
CBRE assembles stellar line-up for new Private Office
Firm brings together four Savills alumni - including one of PCL's best-known agents, Charles Lloyd, and acquisition specialist Marcus Bradbury-Ross - to offer 'bespoke and confidential advice to private…
Listen: KF’s Victoria Garrett on a high-flying globetrotting career in prime resi
Knight Frank's Head of Residential in the Asia Pacific region, Victoria Garrett, talks through her career from London to Dubai to Singapore, revealing how her teams across Asia have adapted during the…
Foxtons reveals lockdown cost; aims to re-open all branches by 1st June
Estate agency chain aims to complete a phased re-opening of all branches by next Monday. Commission earnings dropped by 44% in the last eight weeks compared to the same period in 2019.
A 29-point checklist for estate agency re-openings after the Covid-19 lockdown
As more agents re-open doors, Propertymark has shared a 29-point operating checklist for safe business operations...
Super-prime specialist Beauchamp to open a second French outpost
Top-end estate agency Beauchamp is re-opening its London and international offices after Coronavirus lockdowns, and has ranked the "detail and quantity of procedures" for Covid-19 safeguarding in each …
Countrywide reveals ‘encouraging’ turnaround progress; calls off LSH sale
Countrywide reports an "encouraging" first year of its turnaround plan, with "significant financial and operational progress" - including a return to profit for the Sales & Lettings division.
Online enquiries surge in a ‘lockdown lift-off’
“This shows what happens when you temporarily suppress pent-up demand that had been building for years," says Knight Frank. “It’s early days but the ‘Boris Bounce’ may well be followed by a ‘lockdown lift-off’.”
Countrywide & other agencies take a cautious approach to branch re-opening
Some firms re-opened offices as soon as the Government allowed it last week, but others - including Countrywide - are only slowly re-opening branches after the Covid-19 lockdown.
Buyer demand bounced back immediately as the property market reopened
Rightmove points to some big potential changes in the post-pandemic property market, as many people "re-appraise their housing needs".
Housing Secretary turns to Zoopla to address estate agents about lifting the lockdown
Robert Jenrick has penned a blog post for Zoopla to "share his vision for restarting the housing market" with the industry