Pidgley offloads a million Berkeley Group shares
The boss of Britain’s most influential housebuilder has trimmed his stake by a fifth
London estate agency fined £80k for data security breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined estate agency firm Life at Parliament View Ltd, after thousands of customers’ personal details – including bank statements and passport copies – were left exposed online
PCL buying agency Aykroyd & Co launches property management arm
Savills’ Natasha Willis joins the Mayfair advisory to spearhead the rollout of a new division
The Tailored Home: Exploring the lavish world of design duo Collett Zarzycki
Anthony Collett and Andrzej Zarzycki have created exceptional luxury living spaces in some of the world’s most desirable enclaves over the last 30 years, from African safari lodges and Tuscan farmhouses to Knightsbridge townhouses and Cannes villas. In this excerpt from his new book, author and journalist Dominic Bradbury explores the lavish world of Collett Zarzycki, from Zambian upbringings to landmark Chelsea mansions.
Taylor Wimpey signs Landsec’s Noel as a Non Exec
Rob Noel, CEO of Land Securities, is joining the Board of Taylor Wimpey Plc
PDP recruits interior design chief from Universal Design Studio
Hannah Carter Owers has joined architecture practice PDP London, as it ramps up its interior design division
‘A huge leap forward for the property industry’: Mandatory estate agent qualifications move closer
Lord Best’s recommendations, published today, herald a new regime for the property industry, with mandatory qualifications for all estate agents – which could be extended to property developers, managers and landlords
Global real estate giants unite for massive $500m proptech investment fund
Venture capital firm Fifth Wall has assembled a remarkable consortium of 50 international property behemoths – including British Land, CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield – creating a half-a-billion dollar fund to back emerging proptech businesses
Dubai developer Damac ‘buys Italian fashion brand Roberto Cavalli’
Vision Investment Co., the investment company controlled by Damac’s billionaire founder Hussain Sajwani, has reportedly inked a deal to acquire 100% of the embattled Italian fashion brand
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices moves into Spain
Madrid’s LARVIA joins the global network of one of America’s biggest real estate brokerages, following other recent signings in London, Milan, Berlin and Dubai…
Lloyds-backed Yorkshire estate agency makes another agency acquisition
Linley & Simpson has snapped up Leeds-based agency Morgans in its biggest acquisition so far – its eighth in the last 12 months
Urban Exposure launches £500m loan note
Aim-listed property finance firm launches a Bond for retail investors