Time called on Estate Agency of the Year Awards

700 property types turned up to London's Lancaster Hotel last week for the annual Estate Agency Awards, in association with The Sunday Times and The Times, and sponsored by Zoopla.

Rightmove and The Property Academy aim to involve 30,000 high street branches plus all the online and hybrid firms

London-based property giant Strawberry Star is launching a new estate agency offering with plans to roll out 25 offices across the UK.