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NRLA partnership opens estate agent competition on landlord sales

The National Residential Landlords Association has announced a new partnership with PropTech firm Flyp to support buy-to-let landlords looking to sell their properties. The collaboration will also allow estate agents to bid for sales instructions on a multi-agent basis. However,…

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What is currently happening in the UK property market?

This week’s UK Property Market Stats Show for the week ending Sunday 30th November 2025 (week 47) features Steph Vass from TAUK. Together, we review the key data and trends from the week’s activity in the property market. ✅ Overall…

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EYE NEWS UPDATE: LSL eyes Estate Agency Franchising growth via assisted acquisitions

LSL, the parent company of Reeds Rains and Your Move, has significantly increased activity across its Estate Agency Franchising (EAF) division in 2025, with franchisees completing a higher number of lettings-book acquisitions and opening new branches, the company announced this…

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Britain’s happiest places to live revealed – does your area make the top 20?

Skipton in North Yorkshire has been crowned the happiest place to live in Great Britain for the first time in Rightmove’s 14th annual Happy at Home Index. Thousands of residents across over 200 areas in Great Britain told Rightmove how they…

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Comings & Goings – Property Industry Eye

Claire Hardwick joins husband, David, at Poole estate agency Claire Hardwick Claire Hardwick, previously of associate director at Goadsby in Poole, has joined Hardwick Estates. Hardwick, who has 13 years experience in the residential property sector, will be in charge of…

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Property firm becomes the first in the sector to adopt AI-generated ads on Channel 4

Vistry, the UK housebuilder behind Countryside Homes, Bovis Homes and Linden Homes, has become the first property-sector brand to use Channel 4’s new generative-AI ad solution, Smart Ad Engine. The company is launching its first TV campaign for Countryside Homes…

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Barclays backs The Property Franchise Group to drive franchisee growth

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has agreed a new bespoke lending facility with Barclays to drive growth. This initiative is designed to make it easier and more cost-effective for TPFG franchisees to access funding, empowering them to accelerate business growth through…

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Chestertons acquires online agency – Property Industry Eye

Chestertons, one of London’s oldest sales and lettings agents, has acquired W Property Consultants, a boutique online lettings agency that manages a large portfolio of rental properties across the capital. Set up by London-born business partners Wai…

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Father-and-son agency team expands into new territory

Lionel Stoll (left) with Matt Baldock Just over 18 months since launching father and son Lionel and Joe Stoll launched their estate agency business in West Hampstead under the Charles David Casson (CDC) banner, the pair have expanded into a…

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Major estate agency fined £120k for unauthorised works at Grade I branch

Knight Frank has been ordered to pay a £120,000 fine plus costs, totalling £162,000, for carrying out unauthorised works to its Grade I–listed office building in Bath, after being found guilty of offences under Sections 7 and 9 of the…