Dexters adds six branches after completing acquisition of two London agents
Andy Shepherd, CEO of Dexters: “These new partnerships with Peter James and Sebastian Roche will strengthen our market presence in south and south east London.”
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Stirling Ackroyd purchases London agency Beresford Residential
Graham Harrison, acquisition director at Stirling Ackroyd: “Our track record of acquiring and successfully integrating sales and lettings businesses speaks for itself.”
New enforcement kits to help councils clampdown on rogue agents
Sean Hooker, head of redress at the PRS: “It is an example of collaborative working that can only be to the benefit of all in the sector.”
UK housing market is starting ‘to normalise after a remarkable burst of activity’
Lucian Cook at Savills: “Our analysis shows that in the year to the end of September, we saw total spend in the UK housing market exceed £500bn for the first time ever.”
Goodlord becomes accredited CPD provider
Goodlord’s CEO William Reeve: “We have always been proud to offer webinars for agents looking to further their industry knowledge.”
New Rightmove training course aims to help agents win more instructions
The property portal has teamed up with well-known trainer Josh Phegan to deliver the training course.
Labour reshuffle: Lisa Nandy to shadow Michael Gove on levelling up brief
Lisa Nandy has moved from shadow foreign secretary to shadow levelling up secretary, as part of Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s surprise reshuffle of his cabinet.
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The amount of CO2 emissions residential properties produce is alarming.
Peter Rollings rejoins Foxtons after 16 years
Peter Rollings: "I am delighted to be re-joining Foxtons, a business which gave me my first opportunity in estate agency.”
Purplebricks deny charging customers wanting to switch firms after IT glitch
Purplebricks spokesperson: “We are not charging a fee if customers wish to move to a different conveyancer and they’re free to do so, if they want.”
New supply ‘will start to rise’ as housing market activity hits 14-year high
Grainne Gilmore, head of research, Zoopla: “Buyer demand will remain strong moving into next year.”
Property market branded ‘unsustainable’ amid chronic shortage of homes
Nathan Emerson: “Estate agents across the country are working with some of the lowest levels of available homes we have ever seen yet demand from buyers is not easing.”
Young women lead the way in male-dominated industry
This year’s jury panel said all this year's award winners - and their employers - “should be incredibly proud of what they have achieved”.
Struggling tenants could be in line for enhanced legal support
I. Stephanie Boyce: “It would be a welcome step to make non-means tested legal advice available to those facing repossession before their case actually ends up in court.”
Estate agency accelerates path to carbon neutrality
Paul Harris, managing director at Ocean: “We are by no means satisfied with offsetting our carbon and leaving it there.”
Rental demand hits all-time high
NRLA's Ben Beadle: “As demand picks up following lockdown measures we need a stimulus to support responsible landlords to provide the homes to rent we vitally need.”
Man charged with assaulting Prof Chris Whitty missed court date
Sacked estate agent Lewis Hughes who attacked Chris Whitty in a park ambush avoided jail.
Agency rebrands as part of switch to self-employed broker model
Patrick Bullick: “For years, I have been horrified by the sheer number of highly trained, skilled women who leave the lettings side of the property industry - never to return.”
Black Friday discount – ‘make me an offer’, says estate agency owner
The estate agency is targeting 100 new franchisees in 2022.
New housing supply figures ‘paint a deeply worrying picture’
Timothy Douglas, policy and campaigns manager at Propertymark: “There could not be a worse time for housing delivery to plummet.”