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nurtur.group announces Clive Beattie to join as Chief Financial Officer

nurtur.group is pleased to announce the appointment of Clive Beattie as their new Chief Financial Officer.

nurtur.group partners with LettsPay

nurtur.group has completed its first investment through its accelerator programme, which launched at the end of January.

State-of-the-art lead management system for Fine & Country offices

Integrated lead generation and marketing platform, LeadPro, announced today that it has partnered with premium estate agency brand, Fine & Country, to provide each of its offices with access to a state-of-the-art lead management system. With a new website due to be launched for Fine & Country in the next few months, it was paramount to integrate a modernised lead management system with agents receiving leads directly to their LeadPro dashboards and benefitting from all its options.

Fine & Country conference and awards a great success

Premium estate agency brand Fine & Country held its Annual Conference and Awards at the QEII Centre in Westminster, London, on 11th March 2022. This was the business's first in-person conference since 2020, hosting over 300 attendees, many of whom were from various international destinations around the globe.

Over 400 members attend Guild Conference and Awards

The Guild of Property Professionals recently held its first in-person conference and awards ceremony since the pandemic started in 2020. Over 400 attended the conference, which was held at the QEII Centre in Westminster, London.

Housing market continues to defy economic headwinds

The housing market continues to defy the prevailing winds impacting household budgets. This is according to Nicky Stevenson, MD of Fine & Country UK, who says that as final COVID restrictions are eased across the nations, demand for property remains high. Annual price growth is strong, and sales levels are robust.

nurtur.group growth continues with the acquisition of BriefYourMarket

Technology provider, nurtur.group has announced today its acquisition of BriefYourMarket, a multi award-winning business and provider of effective multi-channel marketing and data services to the property sector.

Kirsty Gallacher to host The Guild of Property Professionals Awards

Presenter, Broadcaster and Former Sky Sports News Anchor, Kirsty Gallacher has been confirmed as the presenter of The Guild of Property Professional’s Awards at their Annual Conference on 10th March 2022 at the QE11 Centre in London.

nurtur.group Accelerator Programme inundated with innovator applicants

Since the launch of the Accelerator Programme just over a month ago, nurtur.group has had almost 50 applications from companies looking to launch their products and services through the programme. Gary Barker, Non-Executive Director at nurtur.group and Chief Investment Officer of the Accelerator Programme adds that the high number of applications received highlights and tangibly demonstrates the exceptionally strong demand for strategic and targeted investment support within the property technology sector.

Guild Property figurehead appointed to Agents Giving board

Iain McKenzie, CEO of The Guild of Property Professionals, builds on the already strong relationship between the network and Agents Giving in his appointment to the board.

The importance of nurturing estate agency leads

According to Starberry, one of the UK’s largest providers of retail agency website and lead generation technology, estate agents experience the best lead-generating results over extended periods of time. While every estate agency wants to consistently generate new leads, if those leads are not managed in the right way and nurtured correctly, the likelihood is that the estate agent will lose the leads as quickly as they got them.

Leo Johnson kicks off the 2022 Fine & Country conference

With this year bringing a New Horizon for Fine & Country, the premium estate agency brand has announced that the headline keynote speaker at their Annual Conference on 11 March 2022, will be Leo Johnson. Leo is currently the co-presenter of the Radio4 series FutureProofing, a show that explores the big ideas and innovations reshaping business and society.

Hampton Hall - Super Prime Property launches with NFT

Premium estate agency, Fine & Country Richmond have recently been instructed on Hampton Hall, a unique super prime residence which can either be built in the private Crown Estate in Oxshott, Surrey or anywhere in the world that the buyer chooses. On the market for £29 million, developers and architects of the extraordinary property, Stately Homes have exclusive rights to the designs of the property, making it a one-of-a-kind home.

The changing world of lettings legislation

It seems that from now up until 2030, lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with the legislative changes that will be implemented. This is according to Paul Offley, Compliance Officer at The Guild of Property Professionals, who adds that lettings agents need to be aware of the upcoming changes and prepare so that they will be able to provide their landlords and tenants with the best possible advice.

Innovation, acceleration, growth – The Guild Annual Conference 2022

For the first time in two years The Guild of Property Professionals will once again be holding its Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony in person. Holding its last conference virtually, The Guild will be back at the QEII Centre in Westminster, London on 10 March 2022.

DRIVERS OF CHANGE

Last year was the busiest year for the housing market since the 2007, with activity levels unseen since before the Global Financial Crisis. This is according to Simon Leadbetter, Global CEO of Fine & Country, who adds that HMRC reported that the UK, just shy of 1.5 million sales took place during 2021, which is 43% higher than 2020 and an increase of 26% when compared to 2019 figures.

Restrictions fall away, but lifestyle and space continue to drive buyer decisions

Over the past two years Covid restrictions and laws have governed how people have lived their lives. Calls to work from home have had a huge impact on the property market with many people moving further out in search of homes with larger gardens and space for a home office. While many restrictions are now a thing of the past, it seems that some of driving forces behind market trends will likely continue.

Epropservices rebrands to nurtur.group

epropservices, the branding and technology provider to the property sector, has announced today that it will be rebranding and operating under the name nurtur.group. During 2021, with the backing of its principal shareholder Toscafund, epropservices acquired Starberry, The Property Jungle and more recently, LeadPro. These acquisitions significantly enhanced the organisation’s digital and lead generation offering, while helping to position it as one of the country’s leading proptech providers.