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Curchods is making a bid to expand its activities in the high end Surrey market with a rebrand of its latest...

Burns & Webber, a long-established name in the Surrey property market, is rebranding by adopting its parent company’s name, Curchods.  The four...

One of the lettings sector’s longest-standing suppliers - Mortgages for Business - is rebranding. It’s to be known as Mortgage Finance Brokers,...

The UK Apartment Association - effectively a trade body for the Build To Rent sector - is beefing up its top...

The Northwood franchise, which has more than 90 offices nationwide, has unveiled a new look for its lettings and estate agency...

A Belvoir franchisee has doubled the size of his business by buying out a local independent agency - his third acquisition...

Winkworth is expanding further in Dorset, with the acquisition of Christopher Batten in Wimborne – its seventh office in the county.  Christopher...

The well know Finders Keepers lettings agency, which operates across Oxfordshire, has acquired a local independent to bring its total number...

One prominent part of the Lomond agency empire is rebranding to fall in line with a larger higher-profile brand under the...

Long established property business Newton Letting is rebranding as Rosevale Letting, following the conclusion of a licensing period. Former Newton employee, Riccardo...

Husband-and-wife team John and Shirley Ounsworth have completed on the acquisition of Osprey Lettings. The couple - who run a Northwood franchise...

Scottish agency and chartered surveyor firm DM Hall is to incorporate the identity of its rural property specialist arm, Baird Lumsden,...

Following the merger of the South Scotland and North Cumbria branches of Fine & Country, the  agency has added a further...

Chester-based Residential Estates, established over 30 years ago, has been rebranded as Guestz.  The firm says it’s from a local lettings and...

My Property Box Tyne & Wear has extended its all-inclusive rent deal - and it says it’s in response to concerns...

Fine & Country is expanding its brand in London. An existing agency serving Southwark, Peckham Rye, and Camberwell is to take on...

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

A north of England lettings agency has rebranded after two decades. Walton Robinson - which specialises in residential lettings for students, professionals...

A nationwide agency is holding a recruitment evening … but anyone interested has to go to Mayfair to take part. Fine &...

  John D Wood, one of the high end brands now owned by Connells, has expanded into the Docklands & City area...

A well known regional lettings agency has completed a £250,000 investment drive that includes a new office and a recruitment campaign. Berriman...

Property consultancy Walker Singleton has snapped up the independent Daniel & Hirst agency in Yorkshire. The deal, which was for an undisclosed...

A former marine is the franchise holder of a brand new Belvoir office close to a famous military base in south...

TecLet, the software platform business now rebranding as part of OnTheMarket Software, has been updated to accommodate radical changes to the...

Keller Williams UK, which recently announced the closure of two of its franchise operations, has bounced back with what it calls...

OnTheMarket has rebranded the lettings software product it recently purchased in a bid to lift its profile. What was previously known as...

The residential arm of global property consultancy Knight Frank - one of the highest profile lettings services in the UK -...

OnTheMarket claims it’s on track to achieve its strategic aim - to create “a tech-enabled property business across the broader property...

Hat and Home announced its third branch this week, in the Berkshire town of Bracknell.  The agency is relatively new - it...

A prominent lettings Industry figure has slammed Boris Johnson’s latest housing market utterances, branding them “off the cuff” and likely to...

Agents running their own businesses but attracted to the advantages of a corporate are being targeted by a new Business Integration...

The Belvoir Group, one of the country’s largest multi-brand property franchises, is rebranding to distinguish itself from the Belvoir lettings and...

Rightmove says added functionality for its tenant referencing portal is now being tested and will be rolled out later this year. In...

Inventory Base Academy has launched its new course - how to start your own inventory operation. The new course is aimed at...

A lettings agency’s new website claims to offer increased support to landlords, tenants, and investors, “while cutting through the noise of...

Property group Nick Dunning Associates, which includes the brands Townends and Regents, has rebranded to Stirling Ackroyd Group, effective from today.  All...

Agents using Reapit now have access to tenant due diligence and guarantee firm Homeppl, which will assist in combating rental fraud. Homeppl...

Leeds property investment agency ERE Property has undergone a company-wide rebrand in the UK and Hong Kong. No images have been released...

Rightmove is to rebrand its Van Mildert platform next month, when it will become Rightmove Landlord and Tenant Services. Van Mildert, a...

Independent agency Hardisty And Co has acquired a fourth branch in Leeds. It will be headed up by former owner and office...

Leeds agency HOP - previously well known as Let Leeds - is expanding its office network with the launch of a...

The managing director of Fixflo, Rajeev Nayyar, says the pandemic has changed the context in which agents should view tenants’ complaints. In...

A lettings agency in the growing Lomond Group has purchased a rental portfolio on the south coast.  Brand Vaughan has bought the lettings...

A fast-growing regional chain of agencies has purchased another independent operator in the lettings sector. Yorkshire's Linley & Simpson has bought Sinclair Properties...

Property specialist PS&B has acquired the Graves Jenkins management portfolio - both firms deal in residential and commercial property management on...

Major players in the Build To Rent sector are joining forces to see if they can give the industry a more...

A Belvoir franchise has agreed on a new partnership with Premiership rugby team, Swansea RFC. The deal means not only will the...

Henry Adams Lettings in Bognor Regis has joined forces with AC Lettings, one of the largest and most successful independent lettings...

A family-run agency that describes itself as “plucky” has rebranded and moved to larger premises in one of the UK’s most...

A city lettings agency has rebranded in what it calls “a step change for the business.” Let Leeds is now known as...

Whisper it quietly but in just 10 days time we have the final Bank Holiday before Christmas. We would like to mark...

A series of fake scams allegedly advertising apartments to rent have appeared on Zoopla and other property websites. The Edinburgh Live news...

David Cox’s departure as chief executive of ARLA Propertymark last Friday was well signposted, particularly when he was advised he could...

Belvoir says it is on the lookout for agencies wanting to sell or join a franchise operation as they come out...

An agency has rebranded following a ‘de-merger’ with a rival firm. Earlier this week we reported that Chichester husband-and-wife agency Hancock and...

An estate agency has enterprisingly labelled all of its property listings with the mantra we must all respect - Stay At...

Leaders Romans Group has made another acquisition of a multi-office independent agency. It’s snapped up six-branch Outlook Property, which has offices across...

Leaders `Romans Group has snapped up the scottfraser lettings and sales business.  scottfraser has four Oxford offices and a fifth in Witney,...

A controversial private rental licensing regime that has already made the headlines for the wrong reasons has now been branded a...

Life insurance sold to tenants could provide a valuable additional income stream for agents whose revenue has been hit by the...

An independent previously known as Adams Estate Agents has rebranded as Hunters as the franchise giant’s expansion programme continues. The office is...

Hunters has expanded its franchise network once again with the opening of a new branch in Reading. Chas Shukla, director of Hunters...

The National Approved Letting Scheme has rebranded as safeagent.  NALS has helped coordinate the safeagent campaign since 2011, focussing during that time...

Hunters says it’s opened seven new branches this year so far - well ahead of the three it had launched at...

Prospective tenants are being warned about a fraud scam that cons people into paying an advance fee to rent a property. The...

Countrywide’s upmarket lettings and sales brand, Hamptons International, has launched branded taxis in celebration of its 150th birthday.  The taxis will operate...

Belvoir is launching a new TV advertising campaign on the ITV Hub, which is the ITV on-demand service.  The ad, which features...

Collyers, an Experts in Property estate and lettings agency with two branches in North Devon, has hoovered up a lettings firm...

Belvoir is unveiling a new logo this morning, incorporating the strapline ‘Property is personal’. “Belvoir has always been a progressive company which has contributed...

What are the magic ingredients for building a strong brand, attracting new customers and building trust with your target market? Gareth Helm,...

The lettings book of My London Home will be absorbed into the Stirling Ackroyd portfolio and rebranded this autumn. Consisting of nearly...

In a world increasingly obsessed with all things digital, it's no surprise that many estate agents are choosing to experiment with...

Essex-based Balgores Property Group, which operates across that county and in Kent, has snapped up Woollens estate agents in Dagenham. Woollens has...

Floor plan software provider Metropix celebrated their win at The ESTAS on Friday by announcing an upcoming landmark. Having scooped the “Best...

A lettings trade body has announced a rebrand - the second organisation in the sector to do so in a matter...

When it comes to growing your business sustainably, maintaining a brand that is eye-catching and identifiable with your audience is vital...

Brighton’s largest lettings agency MTM Property has rebranded under the new name Coapt. The rebranding involved a year of workshops, client and...

One of the industry’s highest profile trade bodies has rebranded with a new logo and heavily revised website.  The National Landlords Association...

The Bulman agency in Whitehaven is to be rebranded as Belvoir, the company’s first in Carlisle. On top of that the amalgamation of...

At least one trade body has expressed an apparent scepticism about whether the rebranding of the Department of Communities and Local...

Steven Esom is to take over as group chairman of the Andrews Property Group at the start of 2018.  He succeeds Jim...

Rendall & Rittner, a major operator in the residential block management sector, has completed its purchase of Braemar Estates from the...

The managing director of LSL’s Corporate Client Department has been appointed as National Lettings and Franchise Director for Your Move and...

One of the industry’s best known buy to let lenders, Paragon, is combining its Mortgage Trust and Paragon Mortgages product ranges...

Letting agents are being warned that they can minimise the impact of the fees ban levied on tenants by being proactive...

Hallmark, which has been working with agents and property management firms for over a decade, has formally launched its new name...

The UK-wide property management firm and private rental sector specialist has rebranded its lettings agency service as Touchstone Agent Solutions.   The firm...

**The free photography course for estate agents (part one) offer has now expired. It is still available in special circumstances so...

Two letting agents who have run their town centre business for 24 years are starting well-earned retirements.   Nicky Nettelfield and Irene Brown...

The latest deal by Lomond Capital means the rapidly expanding property group now manages over £2.5 billion of residential units.   Lomond has...

1) Who are you? Kevin Ward – Director and founder of Agentlocator.co.uk 2) For those not familiar with Agent Locator, can you explain...

Sigma Capital, one of the earliest investors in the UK Build To Rent sector, is creating a new brand called Simple...

The Select Property Group has won planning permission for 506 residential apartments in a prime Manchester city centre location.   The two buildings...

A letting agency in Hampshire has doubled in size after acquiring one of its competitors. LetCo, a four branch agency working across...

The government is poised to launch a consultation document which is expected to advocate further restrictions on buy to let mortgage...

A local authority has issued a press release branding a landlord as “unscrupulous” after he was ordered to pay £7,300 in...

New student tenants have been urged to be vigilent and not fall victim to fake online letting agents and landlords. The National...

Two interesting developments in the past week have shown how established parts of the agency industry - on either side of...

Anyone who doubts the enormity of the marketing budget for global short-lets firm Airbnb may have to think again - for...

Countrywide Residential Lettings has announced another expansion with the purchase of PIP Lettings in the East Midlands. Countrywide says this another step...