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The man who founded and flogged Foxtons talks property with the Evening Standard. The best bit? This: "If I knew what the market was going to do I'd be extremely rich." Otherwise it's something of a low-key interview...

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Don't know if it's true, maybe the guy had a meltdown or something ... The original comment is missing, but R&M has the screenshot

It was an expensive house - so we're talking about a considerable amount of commission, shifted to Hamptons in the Court of Appeal a couple of days ago. Why I am I writing about this? Because the story's interesting - in a technical kind of way - and might have repercussions for estate agents in the future.

The prediction comes from movewithus, a network of independent estate agents including Rolfe East, Clarke Hillyer and Douglas Allen. According to their chief, quoted here, we can expect to see a third of UK agents out of a job by the end of the year.

OFT push ahead with Foxtons lettings complaints [Citywire] Brent Hoberman talks about MyDeco [Guardian] Americans on the British mean streets [Time] South west - the new commuter belt [Times] Property prices and railway lines [Times] The Rat and Mouse - it's about your house Foxtons' bad

Hamptons complained to the Advertising Standards Authority about a Savills ad in which Savills claimed to show a significant lead over its rivals defined by number of offices and number of visits to its website. Hamptons suggested the numbers were awry and that Savills had deliberately left off Foxtons.

I’ve shown properties at 6am and helped other clients by collecting them from their offices at midnight and settling them into their new homes. Blimey. He's over here, telling the Times's Career & Jobs supplement what it takes to succeed in the high-end London lettings business.

In 2007, listings by full-service brokers were 34% less likely to expire than the top 5 limited-service brokers. Full-service: 18% expirations  (26% - 2006) Limited-service: 27% expirations (33% - 2006) In 2007, homes sold by full-service brokers were 14% higher than the top 5 limited-service brokers.

2007 Real Estate 2008 - Part 6 In 2007, listings by full-service brokers were 34% less likely to expire than the top 5 limited-service brokers. Full-service: 18% expirations (26% - 2006) Limited-service: 27% expirations (33% - 2006) In 2007, homes sold by full-service brokers were 14% higher than the top 5 limited-service brokers.