Business
LendInvest to float
Christian Faes' property finance platform had planned an IPO for 2019, but postponed the move. It now hopes to raise £40m by listing on the London's AIM stock exchange.
OnTheMarket launches property market index as it looks to refresh brand
Property portal's new monthly report will track home buyer and seller sentiment, with commentary from regional estate agencies.
Yopa recruits two new Regional Directors
Isaac Bull has moved from Purplebricks to fixed-fee estate agency Yopa, to run the South East region; former Spicerhaart director Simon Elliott is running point in East Anglia.
Online estate agency bags £11m investment
Strike (formerly Housesimple) has secured investment from backers including Channel 4 and Sir Charles Dunstone.
Fine & Country opens four-storey ’boutique’ branch in West London
Ben Madden's Turnham Green operation is geared towards international properties as well as covering the local area.
Blick Rothenberg names new Head of Tax
Caroline Le Jeune has moved from leading the accountancy firm's Private Client team to running the tax show.
LSL & Connells offload TM Group
Canadian firm Dye & Durham has acquired TM Group for £91.5 million.
Lomond picks up another Sussex estate agency
Acquisitive property group Lomond has snapped up another estate agency on the South Coast, buying Michael Jones & Co in Sussex.
Marsh & Parsons names new marketing chief
Travel marketing specialist Justin Stanton has been hired to fill the shoes of Marcus Flacks - who recently jumped ship from Marsh & Parsons to Strutt & Parker.
Engel & Völkers commission revenues to top €1bn this year
Turnover in some global markets is growing an ‘unprecedented scale’, reports CEO Sven Odia
Foxtons chairman to step down
The search for Ian Barlow’s successor is on…
Lloyds moves into the private rental sector with Citra Living launch
Lloyds Banking Group's new stand-alone brand will "initially start small", buying up and renting out around 400 "good quality" new-build properties by the end of this year.