News Archive

Sam Hunter, chief operating officer at Homesearch: “Christmas is always seen as a real deadline in the property market and it’s the September sellers who are the most serious about hitting it.”

Reapit’s chief commercial officer, Paul Starkey: “The seamless and one-click transition between the two systems enables customers to market to their prospects with greater effectiveness and efficiency.”

Ben Carter at Purplebricks: “Following a year where we have seen the property market running hot and property sales moving faster than ever, we are launching 25 second high-speed house brochure tours.”

The estate agency is looking to grow, both organically and through mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures.

David Smith, partner at JMW Solicitors: “These requirements remind us of the GDPR in a number of ways, including the risk of financial compensations for non-compliant behaviours.”

Michael Bruce, CEO and founder of Boomin, said: “[SmartVal] has exceeded our expectations, attracting over 10,000 requests in the first few weeks.”

The estate agency is recruiting nationally.

Snippets of property industry news

Estate agent Andrew Giller: “The partnership model we created remains unparalleled.”

James Clarke, head of London sales at Knight Frank: “The vast majority of buyers coming from outside of London are looking for a bolt-hole rather than to up sticks and return to the capital.”

While many buy-to-let landlords have offered rent holidays and rent reductions to help struggling tenants cope during the pandemic, rent arrears remain a major problem.

A judge has given a private equity company the go-ahead to possess properties and serve eviction notices to tenants living in several homes owned by the ex-Leeds Utd director.

Spicerhaart unveils major expansion plans under the leadership of its new managing director.

SDL Property Auctions, Pattinson Auctions, GOTO Group and Bamboo Auctions join existing provider iamsold in enhancing agents’ listings on Rightmove.

Snippets of property industry news.

John Dobson, CEO of SmartSearch: “Those who launder money through purchasing property include some of the worst criminals on the planet.”

MD Olly Thornton-Berry: “Using Thirdfort means agents can negotiate in confidence, secure in the knowledge they are fully compliant and dealing with genuine buyers and sellers.”

Chris Kirkwood, franchise director, said: “Running your own property business is an attractive and profitable career option but even for those with some industry experience, it is a big learning curve.”

Sara Bennison, chief product and marketing officer at Nationwide: “The private rented sector is in dire need of reform, but to get there, landlords need to be given every ounce of support.”

NRLA’s Meera Chindooroy: “Most landlords have offered flexibility where tenants have faced the financial impact of the pandemic, but they cannot absorb these losses indefinitely.”