firm of estate agents

collocation in English

meaningsoffirm,estateandagent

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firm
adjective
uk
/fɜːm/us
/fɝːm/
not soft but not ...
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estate
noun
uk
/ɪˈsteɪt/us
/ɪˈsteɪt/
a large area of land in the country that is owned by a family or an organization and is often used for growing crops or ...
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agent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
a person who acts for or ...
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(Definition offirm,estateandagentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The city corporation decided to prosecute a firm of landlords and afirmofestateagents for this.
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The views of all parties concerned, including a localfirmofestateagents, were fully represented and most carefully considered.
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I am a senior partner of a long-establishedfirmofestateagents—it was established in 1819.
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I might add that these were issued from a well-knownfirmofestateagents, and not merely an individual landlord.
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It even went so far as to recommend that a majorfirmofestateagents be employed to market this part of the property comprehensively.
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The first is concerned with the trustees of a charitable concern whose property was managed by afirmofestateagents in my constituency.
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Thefirmofestateagents in question had been asking the tenant to deposit £20, which would be returnable when he vacated the tenancy.
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It has obviously been sent broadcast by a very clever and apparently very experiencedfirmofestateagents and valuers.
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It does not matter whether it is a smallfirmofestateagents with little or no resources or whether there are one or 20 estate agents.
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Those are not my words; they are contained in a letter from a well-known localfirmofestateagents who have considerable experience of the problem.
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He left at the age of 18 to become an articled clerk in afirmofestateagents and surveyors.
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He originally qualified as a chartered surveyor and worked for the familyfirmofestateagents and auctioneers.
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Gilbert was initially apprenticed to afirmofestateagents, but taught himself art by copying prints.
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In one instance firms of estate agents refused to take any flats in one block on their books on any terms.
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The next factor is "the number and resources of the firms of estate agents retained for the purpose of letting the building".
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Those companies include no fewer than 13 firms of estate agents and 10 firms of accountants.
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He said, as if there were something wrong with it, that there were 7,000 firms of estate agents.
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It was decided that it would not be appropriate to use local authorities and the possible use of private firms of estate agents was our first line of inquiry.
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I recognise fully what the seven societies and many reputable and honourable firms of estate agents have tried to do to control standards in the past.
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