Business
Cadogan recruits placemaking chief
Giles Semper’s leadership at GO! Southampton played a key role in the city’s bid to be a UK City of Culture 2025.
Engel & Völkers reports 17% jump in commission revenues
The group brokered £19bn worth of real estate worldwide during the first half of 2022
Knight Frank, Savills & Chestertons back AML platform Thirdfort
A trio of major estate agencies have invested in anti-money-laundering platform Thirdfort.
IMMO plots £1bn EPC upgrade investment drive
A European property investment platform plans to spend £1bn buying and retrofitting thousands of British homes for rent.
Rockwell recruits new marketing chief
Sudipti Singh has joined the London property developer to lead brand strategy, development and implementation.
Watch: OnTheMarket boss updates on the portal’s progress & plans for a ‘one-stop-shop’
14 months after taking on the top role at OnTheMarket, Jason Tebb fills Property Academy founder Peter Knight in on progress at the challenger property portal.
Dexters buys another London estate agency
Dexters makes another agency acquisition, picking up four-branch South East London firm Conran Estates.
Zoopla launches ‘industry first’ transaction tracker
Property portal Zoopla is rolling out a Progression Portal to make it easier for estate agents to track deals - and potentially to make some extra money on the side.
Fifth Wall builds $500mn Climate Fund to decarbonise the property industry
"The real estate industry is the single-most contributed industry to climate change," says venture capital boss. "It's the culprit that was hiding in plain sight."
Connells signs up to Viewber’s lone worker safety app
Connells Group is encouraging all its agents to download the free ViewBuddy app.
Christie’s International Real Estate plans ‘major’ expansion across Japan
Global network inks deal with Hokkaido-based H2 Group, paving the way for a rollout across the key markets of Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hakuba, Fukuoka and Okinawa.
Top-end agency tunes into radio advertising to reach affluent home-owners
Fine & Country has diversified its advertising strategy with a radio and podcast campaign.