Estate agency franchise opens new office eight month after virtual launch
The estate agency franchise says it committed to establishing a physical presence within 12 months and is now opening the new premises ahead of schedule
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Single mum landed with 20% rent hike secures 56,000-signature petition calling for rent controls
Bridget Chapman will present the petition, backed by renters’ rights group Generation Rent, to Downing Street next week
Growing appeal from first-time buyers to live in cities, says Rightmove
New ten-year analysis of the property market shows that more first-time buyers are looking to move to cities, while the coast has seen no growth in new buyers
Wembley prepares to host Kerfuffle Conference 2025
The conference promises to bring together estate agents, PropTech suppliers, and thought leaders for a day signed off with the slightly irreverent Kerfuffle twist
Online agency calls for ban on ‘unfair’ letting agent fees
Hello Neighbour says it wants to stop landlords who rent property through high street letting agents wasting up to £2bn a year in fees; company writes to deputy PM and housing minister
Well-established estate agency acquired after bidding war
This is second acquisition of the year for the growing estate agency
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Strutt & Parker announces two senior appointments’ Nick Eaton joins house. Partnership; Aconveyancing appoints new managing director
Why one-off wins just don’t cut it in the estate agency sector
In this fast-paced, hyper-competitive world of estate and letting agencies, marketing is still too often treated as a tick-box exercise. A task, not a tool
Rightmove experimenting with new renovation feature on its platform
The new feature forms part of Rightmove’s suite of valuation tools
Tech-based management firm acquires fourth letting agency in ten months
The agency aims to manage more than 10,000 properties by the end of this year