People
Let’s not forget to give conveyancers the clap
Peter Ambrose, founder of conveyancing specialist The Partnership, reflects on what he describes as a “new-found love of lawyers”.
News
Other News
Property market imbalance ‘has the potential to lead to depressed sales’
Simon Brown, CEO of Landmark Information Group: “Many aspects of the market are starting to present more stable figures.”
Agency
Estate agent wins double silver in Best Business Women Awards 2021
Deborah Richards took home silver in ‘Best Business’ and ‘Best Consumer Business’ for her customer-focussed service and resilience throughout the pandemic.
People
Spicerhaart relaunches staff incentive scheme
Paul Smith, chief executive of Spicerhaart: “We love to reward our best performers and always look for extraordinary experiences to incentivise our teams.”
Agency
Knight Frank named best customer experience brand in the UK
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.
Lettings
Agents urged to promote the benefits of smart meters
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.”
Compliance
Almost two-thirds of homes have poor EPC ratings
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.”
Finance
Strong demand ahead of a potential base rate rise – Rightmove
If interest rates increase, mortgage rates will go up from their current record lows.
Agency
haart unveils first home-based lettings partner
Marc West, who until recently was a car salesman, is being supported by haart’s Coventry Property Centre.
Other News
Property industry reaction to Rightmove House Price Index
James Forrester, of Barrows and Forrester: “The market has posted an incredibly strong performance with asking prices climbing across every region.”
Other News
Strong demand for prime property places upward pressure on prices
Marcus Dixon, head of research at LonRes: “Across prime London stock levels have fallen by almost 69% compared with the same point a year ago.”
Acquisitions
Pinnacle Group snaps up Orchard & Shipman
This acquisition will integrate the whole of Orchard & Shipman within Pinnacle and the firm will continue to be led by Chris Shipman, executive chairman.
Compliance
Scottish government to revise licensing plans for holiday lets
Shomik Panda, director general of the STAA: “The STAA welcomes the decision by the Scottish government to reconsider some aspects of its proposed licensing regime.”
Charity
Connells Group raises almost £12k for Mind
The event brought together teams from across both Connells and Countrywide and, for some, the first time to catch up with colleagues in person safely since the start of the pandemic.
Other News
Cooper & Cutt renews partnership with Wakefield Trinity
Gary Cutt, director of the business: “The coverage we get is possibly the best available in Wakefield.”
Training
OnTheMarket joins forces with Property Academy
Jason Tebb: “I’ve consistently said since I started with OnTheMarket that I want to work with ‘best in class’ providers to add exceptional value to our agents’ membership.”
Acquisitions
Robert Watts acquires well-established estate agency
Kate Watts: “We’ll be working with the existing team, as well as hiring additional staff, to support the growth of the lettings and sales service.”
People
Purplebricks appoints Steve Long as new chief financial officer
Steve Long succeeds Andy Botha, who will leave the company at the end of October.