Estate Agency News
Agent over-valuations ‘derail’ property sales, warns portal
Over-valued homes in London take an average of two months longer to sell than a fairly-priced comparable, says Zoopla
Email hack reveals Corcoran’s corporate secrets
A rogue email has circulated the American real estate giant's broker commission splits and more
Nearly half of London letting agents break the law
46% of London letting agents inspected in the last 15 months "do not comply with the law"; rogue agents have paid more than £1.2m in fines in that time.
Winkworth’s lettings income outweighs sales for the first time
"Our ship remains steady and we look forward to an eventual revival in activity," says CEO Dominic Agace, as he reports on the Plc's performance to shareholders
UK high streets have shed 100 estate agent branches so far this year
A net loss of 100 stores between January and July puts estate agency amongst the hardest hit sectors on the UK high street, according to PWC & LDC...
Price corrections boost prime London buying activity
Cluttons saw a 30% jump in new buyer enquiries from Q1 to Q2 this year - but has downgraded its price forecasts in Prime Central London
Chestertons expands short lets division with hires from Hamptons & Foxtons
33-branch agency responds to increased demand for short-term accommodation services across London, installing specialists from Hamptons International & Foxtons to 'drive the business forward'
PCL agency Tedworth recruits pair of RBKC specialists
Farleys & Chestertons alumni Robert Budge & Sophie Campbell join Christian Warman & Simon Tollit's new boutique agency
Savills opens in Inverness
Property consultancy's latest outpost covers north Scotland and the Highlands
Online estate agency trio take on Keller Williams franchise in Essex
Russell Quirk, Anthony Quirk and Mark Readings have acquired the Essex patch for American estate agency franchise giant Keller Wiliams
Chelsea penthouse finds a buyer
The penthouse apartment at 100 Sydney Street in SW3 has sold just a few weeks after launching on the open market
Knight Frank opens its 32nd London branch, at Southbank Place
Estate agency's latest outpost houses a new training centre for KF staff across the UK