Business
Zoopla appoints agents to new Sales Advisory Board
Property portal says its new group "unites business leaders and influencers to work in partnership to support the successful and sustainable growth of the residential sales market, while also ensuring…
Global engineering & design giant buys Barton Willmore
Britain's biggest independent planning and design consultancy has been acquired by Stantec.
Estate agency veteran Paterson joins Mackay’s ‘iBuyer’ firm UPSTIX
Sotheby's Realty boss and activist Foxtons investor has joined Hometrack-founder's algorithm-led property buying start-up as partner.
Luxury developer targets London’s retirement sector with £250mn fund
Amazon Property, the firm behind high-profile prime resi schemes including The Hempel Collection and The Park Crescent, is looking to build a portfolio of sites under new brand, Amazon Care
Acorn adds Wiltshire sites to build £390mn new development pipeline
"To help meet future demand we’ve been on a major residential site acquisition and development drive," says Acorn Group boss Melanie Omirou.
Savills’ gender and ethnicity pay gaps rise
More women are earning big pay packets at Savills UK - but the overall pay gap between male and female employees has increased in the last year.
Foxtons COO departs as agency ‘streamlines’ board
‘Cost control continues to be an area of focus,’ Chairman Nigel Rich tells investors, as CEO Nic Budden expands role
Nest Seekers launches London Desk in New York to drive American buyers to Britain
TV-famous real estate brokerage's new "Brooks Division" aims to "bridge the gap between the New York and London property markets," funnelling affluent Americans towards prime London homes.
US PropTech fund backs 11 European companies
An investment arm of the USA's National Association of Realtors has, in conjunction with Propertymark and Savills, backed a second batch of PropTech ventures in the UK and Europe.
Strawberry Star appoints new Development Director; rolls out build-to-rent platform
Simon Taylor has joined the expanding property developer, as it launches a new build-to-rent operation called Star Living.
Investors tee-up c.£150mn valuation for Boomin
One-year-old property portal is reported to be "close to finalising a new round of funding that will value it at close to £150m."
Another record year for John D Wood
150-year-old agency reports sales soaring by 55% and EBITDA rising by over a quarter