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Zoopla wins back major estate agency but agent numbers remain undisclosed
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (338+ words) One of the South West’s largest independent estate agencies has signed a three-year deal with Zoopla. Stags operates from more than 25 offices and locations across Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. The agreement will see Stags list properties on Zoopla. The…...
Major estate agency group relocates as revenue and profits rise
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (238+ words) The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has moved its registered office from Bournemouth to Grantham following a rise in first-half revenue and profits. The listed property franchising group confirmed that the change took effect yesterday, 9 September. Its registered office has moved…...
Letting agents face £40,000 penalties as licensing rules expand
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (404+ words) Letting agents and landlords now face penalties of up to £40,000 for licensing breaches as councils expand regulation across the private rented sector. Propertymark is urging agents to check local requirements as councils introduce or consult on selective and additional licensing…...
Reservation agreements won’t work unless mandatory, estate agents warn
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (511+ words) Estate agents have questioned whether reservation agreements can reduce failed property transactions unless the government makes them mandatory. The 51-page report follows a Call for Evidence launched in 2017. However, the report does not link its findings to the government’s current…...
Estate agents at odds over ‘overvaluing’ to win instructions
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (286+ words) Estate agents overvaluing properties to win instructions is becoming more common, according to new industry research. A GetAgent survey found that 95% of agents have seen rivals provide what they believe are unrealistic valuations. Almost nine in 10 (89%) also said they had…...
Property Industry Appointments: A New Chapter Unfolds
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (414+ words) Foxtons director leaves after 17 years to join self-employed agency model A former Foxtons operations director has left the company after 17 years to join Harding Green as a partner. Jas Dhaliwal has moved to the self-employed brokerage after a long career…...
Estate agency branch goes under the hammer
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (212+ words) The premises of a long-established Haart branch are heading to auction with a guide price of around £200,000 – but the estate agency is staying put. The ground-floor commercial space at Electric House in Ipswich will go under the hammer on 23 September....
Estate agency expands with rival acquisition
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (237+ words) Your Move Williams Rose has expanded its lettings business by acquiring a 250-property landlord portfolio. The LSL Estate Agency Franchising partner has bought Assured Property Rentals in Keynsham. Assured Property Rentals owner Peter Jarman agreed the sale ahead of his…...
Long-serving directors acquire estate agency
1+ week, 4+ day ago (255+ words) Two long-serving directors of Featherstone Leigh have taken ownership of the independent estate agency as the business restructures its branch network. Brendan Wynne and Fraser Allen have acquired the South West London agency after almost 20 years with the firm. The…...
Fast-growing estate agency completes tenth acquisition of 2026
1+ week, 6+ day ago (488+ words) Dwelly has completed its tenth acquisition of 2026 after buying long-established London-based estate and lettings agency Paramount Properties, maintaining the rapid expansion of its UK portfolio. The deal brings around 1,100 fully managed properties into the Dwelly network, taking its portfolio to…...