Winkworth's Dominic Agace on the five key moments in a rollercoaster year for the property market
Writing exclusively for PrimeResi, estate agency chief Dominic Agace runs through the highs and lows of an extraordinary 12 months - from dramatic business decisions taken in the face of the first lockdown and predictions of a market crash, to dealing with unprecedented demand as a generation brought froward their moving plans...
Dominic has been with Winkworth for 18 years now, starting off as a researcher after finishing university before spending time in each department respectively. Son of Winkworth’s current non-executive chairman Simon Agace, Dominic has overseen the growth of Winkworth to it’s current 100 offices as well as successfully floating the company on AIM in 2009.
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