Business
Taylor Wimpey picks new CEO
Jennie Daly will be the first woman to lead a major UK housebuilder
Government threatens to shut down property developers that don’t pay cladding dues
Michael Gove "has made clear he is willing to explore taking further steps to ensure the only participants in this market are those who have committed to resolving this [building safety] crisis," warns…
Savills transacts £2.8bn of land in ‘bumper year’
2021's combined total was a 133% increase on 2020 and 27% up on 2019, as housebuilders returned to pre-Covid spending levels
Deverellsmith buys estate agency & proptech recruitment specialist
Property sector recruitment giant deverellsmith has acquired two-year-old rival, Broomham Recruitment.
JLL ramps up resi research division
LonRes’ Marcus Dixon has become the agency’s new Director of UK Residential Research
Yopa recruits ex-Purplebricks director Frankish as CEO
Verona Frankish is taking over the helm of the Savills-backed hybrid estate agency from Freddie Cornes.
New North America desk for Savills
“The North American desk will act as one point of contact for our clients and to facilitate referrals throughout our global network,” says Savills Private Office Director Rory McMullen.
J3 builds team with ambitious growth plans
Recently-launched finance and insurance advisor plans to triple in size this year.
Fine & Country expands in Cambridge
Established local estate agency owners buy into Nurtur Group's brand.
Super-prime construction leaders team up to build a ‘better business’ ESG framework
PRIME is a new framework and scoring mechanism, intended to help small businesses develop and refine their environmental, community and governance credentials.
House Collective recruits agents from John D Wood & JLL; plots west London expansion
Boutique firm was launched at the start of last year by ex-Aston Chase duo Ben Sloane & Richard Bryce, together with former Knight Frank & Savills man Jonathan Brandling-Harris
Middleton Advisors hires former Winkworth director to lead London sales
Appointment ‘marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter’, says MD Mark Parkinson