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3rd September 2019
Belfast Telegraph Property Awards 2019 in partnership with Electric Ireland now open!
What are the Property Awards? The Property Awards showcase excellence in the industry providing a platform for estate agencies, developers, architects, designers and contractors to highlight the extraordinary work they have accomplished in the past year. Which of the 14 categories can you enter? Last year’s awards had a record number of entries from right […]25th February 2019
Pinkertons Estate Agents team up with primary school for innovative fundraising project
Pinkertons Estate Agents have committed to helping Castle Gardens Primary School in Newtownards raise £10,000, as part of The Pinkertons School Project. The estate agency will be donating 10% of their commission from every home sold in conjunction with Castle Gardens Primary School. The Principal of Castle Gardens, John Gray, highlights that “We are delighted […]30th January 2019
McGeown Estate Agents becomes first in Northern Ireland to launch Chatbot
McGeown Estate Agents are delighted to announce the launch of a chatbot on Facebook Messenger and their website which can be used to arrange property viewings, valuations and qualify prospective tenants and buyers. This service can also be utilised to report repairs and help tenants to address property issues from their smart property. The service […]3rd July 2018
Purplebricks makes its first foray into the Canadian market
Purplebricks is buying up DuProprio/ComFree (DPCF) in a £29.3m acquisition. In what will mark its first move into the Canadian market, the online estate agent confirmed it will take over DuProprio/ComFree, which provides a commission-free real estate service network with an online offering. Purplebricks stated the move offers “attractive opportunities to quickly grow market share […]2nd July 2018
Northern Ireland offers landlords the best yield
Data from Direct Line for Business has revealed that Northern Ireland offers landlords the best returns in the UK. This is 2% above the average yield for landlords in the UK, which currently stands at 3.6%. With an annual return of 5.6%, the region offers landlords the highest return- followed by Scotland (5.3%) and the […]30th June 2018
Guild of Property Professionals to launch in Northern Ireland
The Guild of Property Professionals is launching its expansion into Northern Ireland. CEO of the Guild, Iain McKenzie, said of the NI expansion: “It is a milestone in our development and marks an exciting opportunity to expand in a country we have not reached before.” With almost 800 independent estate agent members across England and […]3rd May 2018
McMillan Estate Agents win at The ESTAS
The Northern Irish based agency received 3 Gold awards in the Letting agent landlords awards, Letting agent tenant awards and the Estate agent award all in the Northern Ireland category at the prestigious ESTAS Customer Service Awards for 2018, the biggest awards in the UK property industry. The winners were announced by Phil Spencer, the […]19th March 2018
Property firm celebrates £7m auction
Over £7m worth of property was sold at Osborne King’s latest property auction in Belfast with the company describing it as a “fantastic” result. 64 lots were on offer at the Clayton Hotel on Friday morning. By the end of the day, 82% of all properties were sold. The agency also highlights that many lots […]9th February 2018
