Estate Agency News
£1m+ deals rocket despite a ‘lacklustre’ wider market
Twenty Ci reports a 66% year-on-year jump in £5m+ property transactions, while the overall number of new instructions has dwindled and property prices have fallen in most regions
The Rise & Fall of Online Agents: Why the property industry ‘must not get swept away in hyperbole’
The emergence of online-only estate agents prompted 'the kind of hyperbole not seen since the first dot com bubble', says Patrick Alvarado of Nicolas van Patrick.
Hersham’s Beauchamp Estates recruits Gee as Managing Director
Super-prime estate agency Beauchamp Estates has appointed Glentree alumnus Jeremy Gee as Managing Director to lead the London business and helm international expansion plans
Savills launches its first Scottish city lettings department
Charles McCosh has been recruited to run the Edinburgh lettings team
Indie estate agents group recruits first member; signs first official supplier
The Federation of Independent Agents is due to launch on 25th April
Hidden charges & unexplained terms: Review flags property solicitors’ shortcomings
Over a third of conveyancers are not being up-front about fees and costs, according to a new report, while many are failing to explain key leasehold matters.
KFH returns to Zoopla, for now
Another London estate agency signs up to all three major property portals - but plans to drop one next year
NY luxury brokerage Stribling joins Compass
Manhattan luxury specialist Stribling has merged with acquisitive real estate firm Compass
Winkworth eyes ‘opportunities’ from competitors in a testing market
'We expect this year to see new opportunities as some competing agencies seek to plug into the Winkworth platform', says CEO
Government publishes official guidance on the Tenant Fees Ban
"If the fee you are charging is not on this list, it is a prohibited payment and you should not charge it"
Marsh & Parsons partners with interior design firm to offer styling for home movers
J&D Design will offer a 'comprehensive bespoke design service' to estate agency's clients, with gift vouchers available
Buffet builds the USA’s biggest resi brokerage
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices of America has now usurped Realogy's NRT as the largest Stateside operator, accounting for nearly 350k transactions last year