Belvoir offers new mortgage advice service
Belvoir launches in-house mortgage advice service.
Marc da Silva
KFH celebrates Easter with a smile
KFH showed appreciation for its staff with an Easter surprise.
Hamptons completes its ‘Relay around the World’ fundraising initiative for Stand Up To Cancer
As a business, Hamptons travelled over 27,000 miles, exceeding their 24,901 round the world target.
The Karma Klub donates £10k to local charities
Jerry Lyons of the Estate Agent Content Club: “I think every business needs a purpose – something more than just making money.”
Industry heavyweight announces plans to launch a new property portal
BREAKING NEWS: “Forget Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket and don’t bother trying to remember Boomin!”
Belvoir snaps up rival franchise network
Nicholas Humphreys operates a national network of estate and letting agents, trading through 18 franchised and three corporate-owned offices.
Boomin’s new website goes live
You can now search property listings on the new portal - here's the link.
‘I’ve never wanted anything to fail so much’ – angry agents pan Boomin
Boomin officially launches tomorrow. But early signs suggest many agents are not impressed with the new property portal.
Spicerhaart bats away criticism after being lambasted on social media
A spokesperson for Spicerhaart told EYE: “There are very few businesses of our size that don’t have some disgruntled staff members.”
Sharp rise in number of agents signing up to Zoopla
More than 2,400 branches have joined Zoopla since lockdown began in March last year.
‘There’s no stopping this sellers’ market now’ – agents react to new data
Surging activity could last for a few months.
Rogue landlord ordered to pay £48,000
Offences included non-working fire detection unit, obstructed fire escape routes, trip hazards and lack of lighting on staircase and other escape routes.
Nested raise £5m strategic investment ahead of national expansion
The investment follows on from their previous fundraise of £20m.
Comings and Goings
Blenkin & Co expands team; Ex-estate agent joins Worth Recruiting; Jeremy Duncombe becomes IMLA chairman
Further growth in the number of prospective tenants looking for new homes
Regionally, The West Midlands had the highest number of new tenants registered per branch.
Boomin’s Michael Bruce tells agents: “We will not let you down”
The new property portal is set to launch on Good Friday.
OnTheMarket signs deal with major newspaper publishing group
OnTheMarket plc has confirmed today that it has signed a media partnership with the UK’s largest news publisher.
Sneak peek at Boomin’s new TV advertising campaign ahead of Friday’s launch
The first TV ad will air on Channel 4 in a prime-time Friday night slot at 9pm during Gogglebox and will run the following night on ITV during Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.
Estate agents are among the least-trusted professionals
Just 1% of people who took part in a survey think that agents are trustworthy as a profession.
Evictions specialist Paul Shamplina warns of “court avalanche” when evictions ban ends
According to Paul Shamplina, with the exception of last year, the number of evictions has been steadily falling, since its peak in 2015, by an average of 8% a year.