Capco sees West End property value climb; Shaftesbury merger on track to complete by the end of the year

Guernsey and London-based property finance firm makes another senior hire.

Steph Walker, COO of 19-month-old firm The Agency UK, says many top-end independent estate agencies "will have to shut their doors as competition in the marketplace greatens."

"The real estate industry is the single-most contributed industry to climate change," says venture capital boss. "It's the culprit that was hiding in plain sight."