Estate Agency News
Savills boosts Country House Department with trio of top-level appointments
Phillippa Dalby-Welsh's team has made heavyweight hires from Knight Frank and Strutt & Parker.
Gittins heralds ‘a transformational year’ as Foxtons beats earning expectations
Rising revenue from lettings offset declines from sales and financial services in 2023, as the estate agency ploughs on with its 'operational turnaround plan'.
LRG acquires trio of estate agency businesses including Stirling Ackroyd
Estate agency group kicks off 2024 with more more acquisitions, including of a well-known prime London property firm.
Super-prime estate agency Beauchamp expands on the French Riviera
Gary Hersham's Beauchamp Estates has opened new offices in Mougins and Cap Ferrat, and is eyeing up further spaces in Monaco and London.
Former Savills and Chestertons Director signs to Harding Green
Daniel Taylor previously held senior roles at Savills in Notting Hill and at Chestertons in Kensington & Holland Park.
Savills makes ‘major hire’ to lead new SW London sales division
After nearly two decades with Chestertons and a spell at Druce, Cory Askew has joined Savills as a Regional Director to helm sales across the South West London Parks region.
Major estate agency PLCs set to merge
Belvoir and TPFG operate a realm of high street estate agency and property brands, including Martin & Co, Hunters, Ellis & Co, CJ Hole, Belvoir, Mr and Mrs Clarke, Newton Fallowell, Northwood and Mortgageā¦
eXp pitches US-style brokerage model at UK estate agencies
'Our new brokerage partner model provides all the benefits of being a corporate business, without the downsides of being a corporate business,' says eXp UK boss.
eXp expands ‘Luxury’ broker programme into the UK market
Global brokerage's rapidly-expanding programme for 'elite' property agents promises to 'set a new benchmark for excellence in luxury real estate.'
Required Reading: National Trading Standards publishes full guidance on new Material Information rules
Providing prospective buyers or tenants with more up-front information about a property should result in shorter transaction times and fewer fall-throughs.
Major shareholders call for Foxtons to sell itself
Calls for Foxtons to sell itself have resurfaced, as London estate agency consolidations abound.
Winkworth expands in Dorset
Christopher Batten in Wimborne is now owned by Winkworth franchisee James Hadley-Clift and business partner Lori Leon.