Estate Agency News
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
Interview: Mark Hutton of Battersea Power Station Estates on selling a British icon
PrimeResi meets the man in charge of resi sales and lettings at Battersea Power Station, to discuss life in-house at one of the biggest real estate developments in Europe...