Estate Agency News
Resilient applicant levels show ‘underlying positivity’ in Central London – Winkworth
Agency reports 28% increase in new applicants registering in Q3 compared with the same period last year, although numbers were down marginally on Q2, and remain well below 2013 levels
North-South house price gap to ‘turn on its head’ as London’s mainstream market struggles
Savills is predicting 21.6% property price inflation in the North West over the next five years - while prices in the capital nudge up by just 4.5%
‘We have been let down by some of our large shareholders’: Emoov’s Russell Quirk confirms money troubles
"We are in talks with parties that have approached us to acquire the business", confirms Emoov founder Russell Quirk in an insightful video interview with property industry consultant Graham Lock
Minister accuses estate agents of under-reporting suspicious activity
“It is remarkable how few Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) come from estate agents given that they are the main facilitators,” declared the Minister of State for Security, Ben Wallace, during a Trea…
Emoov ‘has put itself up for sale’; Foxtons reported to be in talks
High-profile online estate agency Emoov is "in talks" with potential buyers/investors; reports suggest that Foxtons has "already held preliminary talks about a takeover"
Christie’s launches luxury real estate brokerage in Aspen
Star affiliates picked to roll out new venture in one of the world's most exclusive resorts
MyHomeGroup takes aim at ‘traditional’ agents with fixed-fee property management offering
"We are ready to disrupt the property management industry in the same way that online agents have done for Sales and Lettings", says boss Will Clark
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'