Estate Agency News
Nearly a quarter of house-hunters don’t use property portals, says Zoopla
In the third tranche of its State of the Property Nation survey, Zoopla reveals some unexpected truths about property portal usage...
Top-end national estate agency launches ‘self-employment model’
Fine & Country is launching a new self-employed business model to run alongside its existing license model.
New Mayfair boss for Savills as Lloyd moves on
Agency installs new leadership at its flagship Mayfair & St James's operation after confirming the departure of one of its best-known agents.
Middle Eastern buyers pile into the UK’s prime country house market
Knight Frank has noticed a tripling in the relative number of Middle Eastern buyers spending over £5m on English country houses...
Winkworth repoints its brand with a new marketing campaign
Franchised firm aims to position itself "as the go-to estate agent for the long term."
The Times: Britain’s first ‘mindful estate agent’ wants to fix the profession’s bad reputation
Hugh Graham of The Sunday Times meets Mr and Mrs Clarke's man in London, Christian Eldershaw - and his meditation coach, to find out whether a meditation session could really be the secret to sealing t…
Knight Frank’s research head Gilmore joins Zoopla
Top property market analyst Gráinne Gilmore has left Knight Frank after 11 years to join Zoopla as Head of Research.
Winkworth names new charity partner
Estate agency brand Winkworth has teamed up with London Youth Rowing as its charity partner for 2020.
Ten tales of London’s prime property market revival in 2020 so far
Ten front line luxury property firms share their January news, from a buying agency's Brexit Day deal bonanza to surges in new buyer enquiries for boutique and big brand estate agencies alike...
Keller Williams signs former Savills Director for new Oxfordshire operation
Tanya Blake was Head of Country Lettings at Savills; she's now joined Keller Williams UK as Operating Principle in Oxfordshire.
Buyers are ‘growing in confidence’ while sellers ‘still have the jitters’
Zoopla points to growing "market polarisation" as buyers and sellers take different tacks - suggesting "an opportunity for agents to bridge this gap".
Senior Knight Frank trio join tech-led lettings agency Rentify
Recruitment coup for eight-year-old agency, as three more former Knight Frankers join the team - including two former prime office heads.