Estate Agency News
Christie’s International launches ‘Masters Circle’ for top luxury brokers
Four Strutt & Parker agents have made the grade to join CIRE's first batch of 'elite' luxury property brokers
Southampton agency bags six-figure fund for acquisition spree
Lettings agency G&K, part of Martin & Co, has secured a big sum from an alternative lender to grow its managed property portfolio on the South Coast
Amazon partners with US real estate brokers for a new home-buying platform
Realogy - which owns property brands including Century 21, Coldwell Banker and Sotheby's International Realty - has teamed up with online retail behemoth Amazon to drive buyer introductions
Hong Kong buyers flock to London as unrest continues
Prime London estate agency records 'an unmistakable surge in enquiries from Hong Kong residents looking to buy property in London'
London estate agency fined £80k for data security breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined estate agency firm Life at Parliament View Ltd, after thousands of customers' personal details - including bank statements and passport copies - were le…
‘A huge leap forward for the property industry’: Mandatory estate agent qualifications move closer
Lord Best's recommendations, published today, herald a new regime for the property industry, with mandatory qualifications for all estate agents - which could be extended to property developers, managers…
Lloyds-backed Yorkshire estate agency makes another agency acquisition
Linley & Simpson has snapped up Leeds-based agency Morgans in its biggest acquisition so far - its eighth in the last 12 months
Winkworth expands into Suffolk with seaside branch
Estate agency's Norfolk franchisee acquires Halford Wetmore in Southwold
Mandatory estate agent qualifications are on the way
Lord Best's Regulation of Property Agents working party will present its recommendations - including new mandatory qualifications for all consumer-facing estate agents - to the Government next week
Chunky sales go through on Victoria Road, Wilton Place and Tite Street
There's plenty of life in PCL's £5m-£10m range at the moment...
Apprentice star launches development consultancy
Jamie Lester, founder of estate agency Haus, is now offering sales & marketing advice to property developers
A ‘sophisticated gang of fraudsters’ is targeting luxury rental flats in London
Estate agents tell of fraudulent tenants targeting luxury rental homes in London, while Benham & Reeves has flagged a 117% "surge in fake applications" in the wake of the recently-enacted Tenant Fee Act…