Countrywide share trading frozen as price sinks to a new low
The London Stock Exchange put a pause on the trading of Countrywide Plc shares yesterday, invoking a “Price Monitoring Extension” twice as the price hit a new low
New tech platform aims to ‘make the property industry more accessible’ for graduates
Proptech start-up Gradfeed wants to ‘make the property industry more accessible, more diverse and to simplify the graduate recruitment process for both students and employers’
Crown Estate names new chief exec
Lendlease Europe boss Dan Labbad to take on one of the biggest jobs in real estate, succeeding Dame Alison Nimmo as Chief Executive of the Crown Estate
Grantley snaps up Home Counties property management firm
Surrey-based estate agency Grantley Group has acquired Property Services Haslemere
Proptech start-up BestBid raises £500k
Tom Scarborough’s new venture attracts investors including LoveFilm co-founder William Reeve
Trading Standards launches new body to police estate & letting agents
The new National Trading Standards Estate & Letting Agency Team will act as the lead enforcement authority for the purposes of the Estate Agents Act 1979 and the Tenant Fees Act 2019
Opinions sought on new money-laundering rules for high-end letting agents
The EU’s Fifth Money Laundering Directive is slated to come into play in January, requiring UK letting agents dealing in rents above €10k per month to carry out AML checks on their clients. A Government consultation has been launched to assess what impact this might have on the industry
Why the UK property market needs to embrace the social media habits of its US counterparts
A trip to La La Land opens investor Bruce Birkett’s eyes to the massive brand-building potential of social media…
Bishop & Sewell appoints a PCL property law specialist
Paul Barnes has joined law firm Bishop & Sewell as a Partner
Seven more proptech start-ups tapped by HM Land Registry
2019’s Geovation cohort includes a digital concierge, a personal property investment hub, and a community-led neighbourhood planning tool
Country planning & development consultancy recruits high-flying specialist
Deloitte alumnus Sally Ormiston has joined Yorkshire’s Rural Solutions as Head of Advisory
New-build specialist Johns&Co opens up in China
John Morley’s fast-growing agency now has ten branches across London and Asia