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Strong foundations laid with new senior team at agency formerly owned by landed gentry.

Homeowners will be encouraged to switch to a heat pump or other low-carbon technology when their current boiler needs replacing.

Lewis Shaw, founder of Shaw Financial Services: “When will people realise that rising house prices make everyone poorer, not better off?”

Joe Gervin, LPS real estate director: “These days, you often see the larger corporates snapping up the smaller agencies so, as a growing independent, we are delighted to get this opportunity.”

Richard Davies, head of lettings at Chestertons: “Rents have risen sharply and tenants now have a much more limited choice than they did last year.”

New housing delivery peaked in 2019/20 at 220,000 homes, but fell to 190,000 in 2020/21.

Ben Beadle, chief executive of the NRLA: “Eighty per cent of private rented households have gas central heating and replacing such systems will be both costly and vital to achieving net zero.”

Richard Rowntree at Paragon Bank: “With this seasonal demand added to already high levels of tenant demand, we are beginning to see a shortage of property in certain parts of the PRS.”

George Cobb said: “For Sale and Let Boards outside homes are still one the most effective ways to generate interest for a property.”

Estate agents will now be able to link their Google Review account to their allAgents account, giving customers the option of posting a review on bth platforms.

Peter Ambrose, founder of conveyancing specialist The Partnership, reflects on what he describes as a “new-found love of lawyers”.

Simon Brown, CEO of Landmark Information Group: “Many aspects of the market are starting to present more stable figures.”

Deborah Richards took home silver in ‘Best Business’ and ‘Best Consumer Business’ for her customer-focussed service and resilience throughout the pandemic.

Paul Smith, chief executive of Spicerhaart: “We love to reward our best performers and always look for extraordinary experiences to incentivise our teams.”

Knight Frank was successful in securing the overall winner’s award against a collection of other leading global brands, which included Mercedes Benz, HSBC, Vodafone, O2 and TalkTalk.

Isobel Thomson: “Letting agents can play their part by explaining the many benefits of smart meters and supporting tenants by showing them how simple it is to have a smart meter installed.”

Matt Gilpin, CEO of Sprift: “These figures around how many properties fall into the lower EPC ratings categories, and the amount of CO2 emissions they produce, are alarming.”

If interest rates increase, mortgage rates will go up from their current record lows.

Marc West, who until recently was a car salesman, is being supported by haart’s Coventry Property Centre.

James Forrester, of Barrows and Forrester: “The market has posted an incredibly strong performance with asking prices climbing across every region.”