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London high end agency Eccord has bolstered its property management team with two experienced new hires. Steve Wilson joins as Senior Property...

The relentless acquisition programme of the private equity-funded Lomond Group continues apace with another acquisition announced today - the second this...

It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...

A network uniting so-called ‘ethical agents’ launches today with a promise to be different from the rest of the industry. The Ethical...

A prominent industry expert says lettings agents and other property sector insiders should be extra-vigilant over cybersecurity breaches. Neil Cobbold, managing director...

An industry trade group claims inventories conducted by lettings agents may be seen as biased towards landlords rather than truly independent. Daniel...

Lomond, which in the past two years has made 40 acquisitions of mostly small independent agencies, has marked its second anniversary...

The Lomond Group has strengthened its position in Scotland by acquiring two more independent agencies and adding some 600 properties to...

The lettings agency operated by controversial agent Ajay Jagota has been sold for an undisclosed sum. Jagota set up KIS Lettings with...

Linley & Simpson, a joint founder of the Lomond Group, has acquired two more independent agencies.  The firms snapped up are family-run...

An agency that is part of the fast-growing Lomond Group has itself acquired another two independent agencies.  Thornley Groves, is expanding its...

The highest profile agency in the big-spending Lomond Group has sealed a trio of deals in the first week of April...

Lomond - which recently merged with Linley & Simpson - has acquired four smaller independent agencies in three different cities. Two of...

Foxtons has acquired a London lettings agency and along with it a lettings book comprising 689 tenancies. The deal is worth £2.2m. In...

One of the north of England’s largest independent agencies has made another acquisition - taking its property portfolio to 10,000 units.  Linley &...

One of the country’s largest independent agencies has emerged out of lockdown with a spring in its step, acquiring two small...

Letting agents will for the first time be able to use Open Banking to process payments more efficiently, following a decision...

The Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson has revealed more acquisitions of independent agencies as it tightens its grip on the regional...

Two long-established lettings and sales agencies on the south coast have merged in a bid to “enhance customer experience.” Smart Property and...

Northwood franchisees have completed four acquisitions, taking the total this year to eight. As part of the Belvoir Group, Northwood and has...

A platform which works with independent lettings agents and Build To Rent operators says it is linking them to provide mutual...

The head of the country's oldest agency recruitment consultancy says the tenant fee ban will hit staffing levels in the industry...

Northwood has snapped up two independent agencies - Northwood Warminster have successfully completed on the acquisition of Wilsons of Westbury while...

More independent lettings agencies - Anthony Pepe, Let Leeds and Alexander & Co (formerly kaleidoscope Group) - have signed up to...

Two independent agencies have joined forces in a bid to minimise damage caused by next year’s ban on fees levied on...

Franchises giant Belvoir says there are over 10,000 potential acquisition targets which could be wanting a way out of the lettings...

Ian Wilson, chief executive of The Property Franchise Group, says new rules for regulating the lettings sector will probably be clumsily...

Two independent agencies in Newbury are merging.    After a 40 year career in agency, Jeffery Brown from Atkinson Keene decided to retire...

A new app created in partnership with a homelessness charity aims to give independent agencies the ability to push properties direct...

Linley & Simpson, which already has a network of 11 branches across north and west Yorkshire, has taken over the entire...

Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt has confirmed to Letting Agent Today that her group’s strategy of acquiring independent letting agencies continues...

The Romans Group - which made seven acquisitions of independent agencies in 2015 - has appointed a new lettings managing director. Michael...

Countrywide may have been criticised by some for recent management and strategy changes but one thing appears to have been proven...