Knight Frank ramps up operations in Cheltenham
Agency reports ‘unprecedented’ levels of activity in the Gloucestershire spa town
Carter Jonas looks to recruit resi sales chief
National agency recruiting for key management position as impressive growth continues
New resi investment platform reports ‘an incredible milestone’ a month after launching
Shares in the first investment opportunity from Fink-backed British Pearl have sold out, but the property is still only two-thirds funded after a month on the platform
‘Brazen’ estate agent fined & threatened with prison for fibbing about listings
Cornish agent marketed properties and claimed deals that he had nothing to do with
Countrywide rethinks multi-million pound incentive scheme
Weirdly, the embattled agency group’s plan to hand out shares worth over £20m to top execs didn’t go down so well…
CBRE restructures its global business
Property behemoth replaces top regional CEO roles with 12 Divisional Presidents
Ex-CBRE trio launch resi-centric development consultancy
Former CBRE Directors Jamie Gunning, Guy Passey and Charlie Philip have founded ‘end-to-end’ consultancy practice Sq. One Real Estate
Estate agents ‘can’t wait around for the government’s plans for professionalisation’
Service levels won’t improve until all estate agents have access to training, argues Keller Williams UK boss Ben Taylor
GLA names its new London Development Panel for public land
Public bodies can use the 29 property firms ‘to accelerate housing delivery on sites that they own’; it’s anticipated that the panel will deliver £20bn-worth of development projects over the next four years
Cain International pumps £400m into Fortwell Capital Â
Investment giant acquires majority stake in real estate lender to fund ambitious expansion strategy; deal marks one of the biggest cash injections into a UK alternative real estate finance firm, fund or platform so far this year
JLL launches ‘virtual’ office covering Westminster & St James’s
Agency continues strategy of rolling out virtual office teams to focus on specific postcodes
Luxury agency connects via WhatsApp
Quintessentially Estates rolls out high-end platform with instant messaging functionality as clients increasingly eschew emails and calls