The state of estate agency in 12 charts
Zoopla has quizzed 660 estate agents and 6,000 consumers for its third State of the Property Nation report. Here are some highlights, including the rise of online, top five factors that shape a vendor's choice of agency, and how letting agents expect revenues to shift after the letting fees ban comes in to play...
Design duo launch new estate agency selling ‘beautiful, refurbished homes with a warranty’
Set up by the team behind design studio Ivar London, Cuvelo is promising to 'take responsibility for every home it sells' by supplying a one-year warranty for buyer peace of mind.
Veteran estate agency brand Humberts back on the expansion trail
“We feel now is the best time to be building on our success and re-starting our expansion programme,” says 179-year-old estate agency Humberts, which was bought out of administration just before the…
Channel 4 signs luxury estate agency UK SIR for a new series of ‘Britain’s Most Expensive Homes’
UK Sotheby's International Realty to star in four more episodes of Channel 4's fly-on-the-wall luxury property show, following a one-off special that aired at Christmas.
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Campions acquires boutique PCL agency Aston Chase
Estate agency group steps up expansion with addition of established Prime Central and North West London operator.
Knight Frank expands remit for van Straubenzee amid Middle East push
Private Office co-head to lead regional growth alongside global role
The Wealth Report 2026: ‘We are witnessing one of the most significant shifts in global wealth distribution in modern history’
Eight big themes, six key takeaways & a digest of super-rich numbers from Knight Frank's flagship research offering.
Luxury brokerage recruits two high-flying West London specialists
Euan Rollo was previously a Director at Savills in Notting Hill; Adam Andersson Broholm was a Partner with Knight Frank in Chiswick.
$550mn Monaco deal could set new global home sale record
Details surface around a transaction in the principality’s ultra-prime Mareterra enclave that would rank among the largest ever recorded.
Boutique agency lines up another Beaufort Gardens double building at £19.5mn
Working with Knight Frank, Maskells picks up trophy instruction near Harrods after marshalling similar sale last year.
In Pictures: Berkeley launches ‘jewel in the crown’ at King’s Road Park
Flagship phase of SW London regen scheme to deliver 143 apartments across two Foster + Partners-designed buildings.
In Pictures: 121-acre Victorian Surrey estate with cricketing pedigree asks £9.85mn
Designed by George Devey, the Grade II listed Sendholme comes with its own pitch and pavilion.
Nearly 1,700 PCL homes relisted or repriced as sellers struggle to secure buyers
AgentWise analysis finds 790 Prime Central London homes back on the market and a further 893 with reduced asking prices; Marylebone, Kensington and Chelsea among the most affected areas.
£7mn Albert Hall Mansions duplex marketed on ‘priceless’ royal link
Three-bed duplex overlooking Hyde Park is being positioned around a claimed Queen Victoria connection.
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New agency Draper London targets five-office PCL rollout
Founded by ex-Knight Frank and Aston Chase agent Craig Draper, the high-end firm is backed by former Greene & Co MD David Pollock.
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Recently launched agency instructed on former college library conversion with storied past.
‘AI workforce’ platform aims to ‘rewrite the playbook for estate agency operations’
Proptech boss promises 'AI agents capable of handling the majority of computer-based tasks' within a property agency.