Estate Agency News
Listings surge at Purplebricks UK
Purplebricks had a 74% share of the UK's hybrid estate agency market in the six months to November
RICS expands approval for The Property Ombudsman
TPO is now the only Alternative Dispute Resolution provider approved for consumer-facing disputes for all surveying services
Purplebricks offers free listings to Emoov customers
"We’re offering Emoov & Tepilo customers who’ve paid a fixed fee (or deferred payment) & not yet sold their home the opportunity to come to Purplebricks FREE OF CHARGE", announces Michael Bruce
Winkworth rejigs corporate & services team; creates a new Head of Lettings role
Claudia Green takes charge as franchised estate agency's lettings business nearly equals sales
Carter Jonas recruits a new research head; builds business dev team
GVA's Daniel Francis is now Head of Research at Carter Jonas
Zoopla trials ‘more relevant & useful’ Property Valuation Reports
New PVRs provide automated valuations via Hometrack alongside a suite of "hyper-local" Zoopla data
Savills boss Jeremy Helsby on building a ‘recession-proof’ property giant
The outgoing chief exec talks to the Daily Telegraph about his 40-year journey with the all-conquering agency
Tenant sues letting agent & landlord over noisy neighbours
Tenant says he should have been told about "excessive noise" from neighbours in a Notting Hill flat
Knight steps down as Agents Giving Chair
Michael Stoop is taking over from co-founder Peter Knight as frontman of the property industry charity
Another London agency reports rising buyer activity levels
Chestertons joins Knight Frank, D&G and others in flagging up a noticeable increase in new applicants and viewings
John Pye goes global with a luxury & property outpost in the UAE
UK auction firm celebrates 50 years in business by embarking on an ambitious international expansion plan
Government cuts security deposit cap for rentals under £50k pa
Rental properties charging less than £50,000 per year can now only claim five weeks' rent as a security deposit