Business & People
In Conversation: Lucie Hirst on prime market misconceptions and the new rules of buying
Buying agent Lucie Hirst discusses pricing realism, off-market networks and shifting demand across London and the Cotswolds.
How To Make Friends & Influence People: Jon Byers on the transformative role of social media in estate agency
Estate agency chief Jon Byers shares his views & experiences of luxury property marketing in the modern age: from adopting portals and focusing on video, to competing with Instagram 'propfluencers'.
Wells Interiors recruits former Nina Campbell design & operations head as COO
Luxury wallcoverings firm targets international expansion as complex projects drive demand for specialist installs.
Lichfields upsizes in Scotland
Planning consultancy relocates Edinburgh team to larger offices.
Former CEO brings ‘significant whistleblowing case’ against Battersea Power Station owners
Lawyers say Don O’Sullivan's case 'raises very important questions about the integrity of financial reporting at Battersea', allegations that the company strongly denies.
DDRE reports £89mn in sales so far in 2026; boosts headcount to 55
Expanding PCL brokerage chalks up big-ticket deals and lands first resi development instruction.
LonRes rolls out instant messaging service for agents
New tool lets users connect and collaborate across the B2B network in a ‘trusted, secure and encrypted environment’.
Fine & Country moves into Austria
Elisabeth Rohr-de Wolf has taken on the estate agent brand licence in Vienna.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Adam Phillips of Phillips Harrod
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Strutt & Parker recruits familiar face to Fulham sales team
Tom Parsons has returned to Strutts, joining George Jackson-Stops's team in SW6.
Luxury brokerage hires Savills associate director for country lettings push
Recent UK Sotheby’s International Realty recruit George Duff previously led Savills’ Cobham lettings operation.
America’s biggest property portal to open up pre-market listings
Major US brokerages back Zillow move to surface 'coming soon' listings to its enormous audience.