Agents do charity - let's do this...

The autumn sales and lettings markets may be in full swing but plenty of agents are still doing good works in the name of charity.

We at EAT and LAT hugely admire the often-unsung work by agents who donate energy, time and money to charity. We want to shine a spotlight on this side of agency.

If you want to be mentioned, please let us know. Email press@estateagenttoday.co.uk.

In the meantime, here are this week's updates.

Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research: Crouch End estate agent Mark Johansen has swum the Channel in memory of the stepdaughter he never met, Ellie Merritt. Ellie was just nine when she died from a form of leukaemia which, tragically, had claimed her father's life a few years earlier. This year, Ellie would have been 25 and Mark, manager at the Crouch End branch of Prickett and Ellis, wants to eventually raise £25,000 for the charity so other families do not suffer the same heart-breaking loss as Ellie's sister Hope Merritt and mother Lindsay Nicholson.

Action Medical Research and CHYPS: Arun Estates managing director David Lench is doing a bike ride from Land's End to John O'Groats to support Action Medical Research and Chyps. He left almost two weeks ago with colleague Kevin Hafner and they are keeping a daily blog - including on how they're keeping a low profile in Scotland! - on https://www.wardandpartners.co.uk/news/lands-end-to-john-ogroats-the-day-before/. David's target is to raise £100,000 for the two charities and you can do your bit without the pain of riding, by visiting https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/LenchLEJOG.

The Octavia Appeal: On Sunday September 21 the single-office central London agency W A Ellis is going to undertake a half marathon paddle board down the Thames in aid of The Octavia Appeal, the paediatric arm of The Friends of Royal Brompton Hospital, a charity which raises funds for projects the UK's largest heart and lung centre. Last year the agency raised almost £20,000 for Action Medical Research and now it's hoping to do at least as well this year. The agency team can be sponsored at https://www.justgiving.com/waellisoctaviapaddleboard.

Agents Giving Ball: This is being sponsored by Zoopla Property Group and will be held on October 2 at London's prestigious Marriott Hotel in Grosvenor Square. ZPG's support (the portal recently raised £4,000 for AG through a separate event) has enabled the ball to be in profit' from the start, meaning more money for charity, according to organisation chairman Peter Knight. Billed as an evening of celebration' to recognise the great fundraising achievements for the Agents Giving charity over the past year, this event will provide another opportunity for the industry and suppliers to raise money for good causes. If you are interested in securing a place for your company at the Agents Giving Ball, just email info@agentsgiving.org.

Baxters Loch Ness Marathon: The Highlands Solicitors Property Centre has extended a sponsorship deal with the marathon - which includes a £1,000 donation to the charity of the winner's choice - for a further five years. The sponsorship, which also includes a trophy and a commemorative quaich for the first runner to cross the line with an address in the Highlands, was initially set up five years ago in memory of Gerald Cooper, the property centre's chairman, who passed away in 2008. The Baxters Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running takes place on September 28 and will see thousands of runners descend on Inverness.