Estate Agent Today

The Mortgage Advice Bureau, whose 500-strong network operates almost entirely out of estate agents’ offices, has announced a record pre-tax group profit of £2.6m for 2012. This is up by 44% on the previous record of £1.8m in 201, and makes 2012 the fourth successive year where MAB’s annual profit growth...

London agents Marsh & Parsons are opening their 19th office on the site of the former Beatles Apple Store in Baker Street. The firm is headed by Peter Rollings and is now owned by LSL. The Beatles Apple Store opened in 1967 with John Lennon and George Harrison hosting. Guests included Eric...

Up, up and away – or at least, that’s the idea unless the weather says differently. Tomorrow, London agents Stirling Ackroyd are sending their brand new balloon – complete with some staff members – into the skies above the City as part of the inaugural Lord Mayor’s Hot Air Balloon Regatta. Just ten balloons...

Legal & General has joined with Anchor, England’s largest not-for-profit housing and care provider for the over 55’s and Contact the Elderly, the only national charity solely dedicated to tackling loneliness and social isolation among older people, to support the launch of the Anchor Community Band’s bid for stardom and...

The money-making juggernaut that is Rightmove continues to roll on, setting astonishing new records that sent its shares soaring. This week, in an interim management statement to shareholders, it reported that traffic in the period between January 1 and May 8 was up 20% on the same period last year, and...

The Help to Buy 95% mortgage scheme to be introduced in January has come under renewed attack. Fathom Consulting, which is run by former Bank of England economists, has warned of a dangerous new housing bubble. Fathom economist Andrew Bridgen said: “Had we been asked to design a policy that would guarantee...

The owners of Foxtons are getting ready to sell or float the company, a Sky News report has claimed It says that BC Partners, the US private equity firm which regained control of Foxtons last year, is looking to hire investment bankers this month to advise on strategic options for the...

House prices stood at an average of £166,094 in April, the Halifax has reported. It says this represents a monthly increase of 1.1% and an annual rise of 2%. Martin Ellis, housing economist at the Halifax, said: “House prices continue to pick up gradually. “Prices in the three months to April were 1.3%...

Facebook business Property Network has claimed “huge success” for an intensive marketing operation on London. Founder Sohail Rashid said there has been massive growth in lead generation for agents  in the three months that the exercise has been going. He said: “Back in February, each London postcode was generating about 50 leads....

The Estate Agency Foundation has been presented with an award by homeless charity Broadway. The award recognises the Zoopla British Cycle ride of last summer, led by agents Jon Cooke, Sean Newman and Martin Farrington. Altogether, more than 100 cyclists took part in 32 separate legs to travel a total of almost...

This is an absolutely free opportunity to meet local landlords and find out what the industry experts are saying.    Seminars of this nature would normally cost over a £100. You will have the opportunity to attend 8 free seminars plus see trade suppliers to the lettings market.  Just the networking...