Estate Agency News
Almacantar puts Centre Point sales on ice as uncertainty grips the market
Resi sales agents CBRE & Knight Frank 'stood down' at landmark West End scheme as developer 'sees no point in chasing a market that is increasingly detached from reality'
High-end Yorkshire agency reports ‘phenomenal’ few months as Londoners head north
York-based Croft Residential tucks away 24 deals totalling nearly £40m as demand for luxury properties 'outstrips supply'
Carter Jonas boosts resi team in Oxford
The Oxford branch is Carter Jonas' biggest regional centre outside of London
Sotheby’s International Realty launches Madrid office
Real estate giant boosts Spanish network with a new base in the capital
Flag It Up: Government extends ‘dirty money’ campaign to target estate agents
Tie-up with the RICS and the NAEA aims to 'help agents spot the signs of money laundering and reinforce their legal and moral obligations to report suspicious activity'
Ranked: Which cities have the highest & lowest average estate agency fees in Britain
Traditional agency fees are falling, says comparison site NetAnAgent, with the average charge now ranging from just 0.84% up to 1.7%
Prime London ‘gathers momentum’ as buyers become ‘much more active’ – Chestertons
London estate agency reports a 60% surge in new buyer registrations compared to last year, but transaction numbers are still low
More than a third of property listings have now had price reductions – Zoopla
Ranked: Locations with the "most discounted" property prices
UK Sotheby’s International Realty bolsters senior team
New bosses for Central London lettings & Country divisions; PCL rental market 'hotter than ever' says firm, after Belgravia-based team takes on nearly 400 new instructions in six months
Ranked: Average estate agency fees around the world
The average sole agency fee for traditional estate agents in the UK has fallen 34% since 2011, according to research by TheAdvisory
Luxury Dorset scheme offered up for £16m
Trio of new-builds overlooking Poole Harbour were recently completed by developer Excellare
Savills recruits a lettings chief for Reading & Marlow
Gordon Hood has moved from Knight Frank to Savills