Estate Agency News
Hyatt & Dawes to take over Knight Frank’s top resi roles as Andrew Hay moves on
Knight Frank's Global Head of Residential Lord Andrew Hay is to retire next year, after 37 years with the business. Tim Hyatt is to take over as Head of UK Residential; Rupert Dawes is now Head of Global Residential.
On marketing funnels, foreign buyers & agent collaboration
Last week's headline-grabbing deal at the Corinthia demonstrates how the process of purchasing a super-prime property has changed in recent years, notes Simon Deen...
Coldwell Banker rebrands after six month ‘test’
Six months after previewing a new logo and identity, big-hitting American real estate brokerage Coldwell Banker has finalised its new look and shared some lessons learned from its innovative "transparent…
Knight Frank agent joins country house specialist BCM
Tom Woods has joined BCM Rural Property Specialists as Head of Residential Lettings and Sales
Cornish trio launch new independent estate agency
Former Savills Directors Ben Davies and Tim May have teamed up with Kernow's Andrew Berry to launch The Shore Partnership in Truro
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'