Comings and Goings
Blenkin & Co expands team; Ex-estate agent joins Worth Recruiting; Jeremy Duncombe becomes IMLA chairman
NEWS ARCHIVES
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.
Comings and Goings
Chestertons appoints new head of sales; Ex-Countrywide director joins Sowerbys; Carter Jonas elects five to equity partner.
MPs call for urgent action on rent arrears
A ban on evictions imposed at the start of the pandemic just over a year ago is due to be lifted in May.
Estate agent website visitor volumes hit all-time record highs
Activity on agent own-branded websites continues to surge.