Estate Agency News
Strutt & Parker gears up for tenth annual ‘open house’ event
National Open House Day initiative started in 2009 with a single office in Kent; last year's event involved 35 branches, 580 properties, 1,000 buyers, and generated over £60m in offers.
Historic Riviera mansion breaks the Cannes price record
The grand Rimbaud-designed Château Soligny, overlooking the Bay of Cannes, has sold on a guide price of €55m.
Howard de Walden picks Jackson-Stops for Marylebone estate lettings gig
Jackson-Stops has been appointed as one of The Howard de Walden Estate's four retained letting agents, alongside Greater London Properties, Carter Jonas and Druce.
Coldwell Banker embarks on a six month ‘transparent rebrand’ programme
American real estate firm Coldwell Banker - which recently claimed to be selling more $1m+ properties than anyone else, anywhere - has embarked on a six-month "transparent rebrand" programme, which it's …
Deals, Disputes & Dilemmas: On the complicated business of dual fees
Following the publication of new TPO guidance on dual fees, designed to curb the rising number of disputes, veteran agent Trevor Abrahmsohn steers us through the labyrinthine world of inter-agency dealings, …
Portal valuation leads jump by over a third
Rising new business leads could indicate pent-up supply in the sales market.
Fine & Country moves into York
Estate agency opens its first branch in the historic Yorkshire city, targeting high-value homes in the area.
Ch4-backed estate agency comparison website secures £2.2m investment
GetAgent says its 'super-seed' fundraise is 'a timely validation of the traditional estate agency model'
The Modern House founders hunt for MD to drive ‘new chapter of growth’
Co-founders of design-focused agency outline expansion plans after doubling sales volumes and headcount; firm looking to recruit Managing Director from outside the industry to help 'fulfil its potential'…
‘Greater supply but little choice’ for Mayfair buyers
Stock levels may be at a record high but it has 'never been harder to see the wood from the trees', notes 'Mayfair Guru' Peter Wetherell
OnTheMarket adds market appraisal tool
Agent-backed property portal looks to copy Rightmove's suite of additional agent products.
Savills warns on global uncertainty as profits slip; reports super-prime deal surge in London
Real estate giant predicts declines in transaction volumes 'across a number of markets' in 2019; full-year results reveal dip in group profits, although UK resi business turns in a 'resilient' performance …