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Lomond - a firm that now calls itself “one of the UK’s largest acquirers of estate and letting agency businesses” -...

Lomond has snapped up another lettings book - it’s of the Royston & Lund agency in the East Midlands. The 600 properties...

An overseas agency trying to establish itself in the UK has taken a swipe at domestic agencies’ love of High Street...

The fast-growing Lomond Group of agencies has acquired a major online lettings service. But it's going to manage the properties through physical...

An agency has made its 11th acquisition in just over a year. Thornley Groves - a brand in the Lomond Group -...

The fast-growing Lomond Group, backed by private equity cash, has snapped up another independent.  Lomond’s John Shepherd brand, which operates throughout the...

The Property Franchise Group now manages in excess of 74,000 rental properties on behalf of landlords, according to a new trading...

Another independent lettings agency has been acquired by a fast-expanding giant with plans to become a prominent national agency network. Lomond Group’s John...

A survey by a comparison website suggests landlords are evenly split about how they find letting agents. Some 28 per cent favour physically searching...

EweMove - one of several agency titles owned by The Property Franchise Group - has incorporated three High Street operations run by...

ARLA Propertymark wants the government to make the current business rates exemption for High Street branches permanent. The exemption, introduced in the spring...

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

Wear and tear can be a highly contentious issue for many tenants and landlords; many arguments have arisen because of unclear definitions...

Repairs software provider Fixflo has issued its annual state-of-the-lettings-industry report - with fees the biggest concern to letting agents.   Some 42 per...

According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...