A highly-experienced former Savills agent has launched his own buying agency focusing on the prime country market in Surrey. The new company, Richard Winter - Surrey Property Search, is looking to capitalise on the rising demand of people looking to escape London for neighbouring counties post-lockdown. The new business will offer consultancy... Source: Estate Agent...
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The green light for a vacant office building in the capital to be redeveloped into residential housing has been given after it was acquired by a large developer. The deal is thought to be one of the largest residential transactions to take place since the start of lockdown and will see... Source: Estate Agent...
Hello and welcome to the start of the weekend and that means it's time for Agents Do Charity. Each week, we publicise the great work agents and suppliers have been doing to raise funds for charitable causes. As we all continue to deal with the impact of the pandemic, there has been... Source: Estate Agent...
Property sellers are twice as likely to find a buyer for their property if the original asking price does not change, according to Rightmove. Analysis of over 300,000 listings between May 13 and July 31 shows that by September 10, 63% of those which did not have their asking price reduced were... Source: Estate Agent...
A North East agency, which first opened in 1977, has revealed a new identity with a new name and fresh branding. Thirlwells will now be known as Clarke Munro after the agency was officially relaunched earlier this month. The agency, which has two branches in Middlesbrough and Billingham and employs over 20... Source: Estate Agent...
The strong performance of the auction market in recent months has been reinforced by the latest figures from iamsold, the UK's largest property auctioneer. The firm has reported a record-breaking summer, selling 1,159 properties via the Modern Method of Auction over the last three months - an 18% rise on 2019. During... Source: Estate Agent...
Estate agents and small businesses are being warned to take greater care over passwords to stop hackers breaking into their systems. David Nicholls, managing director of Better-IT, says over 15 billion passwords are available on the dark web. Most of them are available for free, but bank details can be sold... Source: Estate Agent...
National property consultancy Carter Jonas has bucked the trend of remote working and closing branches to announce it has secured 12,000 sq ft of office space in Birmingham. The move creates a permanent base in the city for the firm, which dates back to the 1850s, and first launched in Birmingham... Source: Estate Agent...
NAEA Propertymark has written a letter to Housing Minister Christopher Pincher, asking what measures the government is taking to get more empty homes back into use. The letter, penned by outgoing NAEA chief executive Mark Hayward, comes ahead of Empty Homes Week, which was due to take place from September 21... Source: Estate Agent...
The strong house price growth experienced in recent months could soon be 'marred' by oversupply, according to Home.co.uk. The property website says the problem could be worse in London, the East and the South East of England - the regions where there have been the most new instructions. After a phenomenally busy... Source: Estate Agent...