Estate Agency News
104 property sales worth £2.06bn: London’s super-prime market in five charts
Some fascinating insights into this year's £10m+ sales market from Knight Frank, including a flurry of £30m+ deals, building demand for super-prime, currency plays, and how UHNW buyers are getting younger…
Who will watch the watchmen: On dirty money & estate agency
The government is finally stepping up the fight against the tide of 'dirty money' flowing through the UK property market, but estate agents shouldn't be the first line of defence, argues Saul Empson...
Housing Ombudsman looks for industry feedback on a suite of proposed reforms
Housing Ombudsman Richard Blakeway has launched consultations on two documents with a view to "providing a faster, more accessible and more transparent service"
Knight Frank launches scaled-up planning offering in London
Agency assembles dedicated team led by ex-GL Hearn man Stuart Baillie, with ambitious plans to boost market share...
Top Irish estate agency Sherry FitzGerald looks to return to the UK
Sherry FitzGerald - which owned most of Marsh & Parsons from 2005 to 2011 - is eyeing expansion in Ireland and a return to the UK market
The Telegraph: Meet the superstar estate agents using reality TV to sell billions in property
Journalist Zoe Dare Hall explores the world of the celebrity estate agent for The Telegraph
New lettings manager for PCL agency Nicolas Van Patrick
Boutique Knightsbridge-based firm recruits Strutt & Parker's Alice Umfreville to help grow the rental side of the business
South coast estate agency expands with a £1m acquisition
Belvoir's Brighton & Hove franchisees have snapped up 25-year-old lettings agency Homelets Brighton
Kalmars takes on a new office on Old Kent Road; plots five branch expansion
Family-run south London estate agency is opening its second branch in Southwark, and is already looking at three further locations
Grand St John’s Wood renovation project looks for £10m+ by 8th November
This whole house on Hamilton Terrace is currently divided into six flats, but has planning permission to return it to a single imposing residence; it's being offered for sale by informal tender
The Trial Reservation Experiment: Getting our houses in order
Glentree chief Trevor Abrahmsohn applauds the Housing Ministry's move to try-out Reservation Agreements in property deals, and puts a price on a "Gentleman's Word"
Rentify recruits ex-Knight Frank lettings chief
Former LSL operations director and KF head of lettings Lucy Jones joins tech-focused lettings and property management platform, which has ambitions to become 'the world’s biggest landlord without owning…