Business
How London’s top design studios are finding the right work-life balance for a post-Covid world
With input from some PCL’s best-known super-prime designers, recruitment specialist Jason Bailey looks at how studios are managing the balance of working from home and the return to office life……
Fine & Country moves into Thailand
Former Thorgills Lettings Director Sean Barrett bought into Fine & Country in West London in late 2019; now he's launching the top-end estate agency brand in Thailand.
Propertymark installs new Presidents
Liana Loporto-Brown has taken over as President of NAEA Propertymark.
Online estate agency founder steps down
"My fellow director and I do not share the same strategic vision for the company’s growth," says Akshay Ruparelia, who founded Doorsteps in 2016, aged just 17.
Market boom boosts agents’ earnings
While average commission rates have dipped slightly over the last year, the average take-home fee has risen by up to 9.5% in some parts of the country.
Dexters reveals how much it paid for Wetherell
Dexters' latest company accounts shine more light on its acquisition of Wetherell in 2019, as well as on business performance in the year to September 2020.
Octagon names new Head of Bespoke
Company stalwart Laurence Holder has taken the reins of Octagon's private client housebuilding and refurb division.
Winkworth opens up another branch in Devon
Franchise network adds a new base in historic Tiverton to its 100-strong national network.
Interview: Savills’ Izzy Birch Reynardson on fatalism, UHNW trends & London’s five-star rental properties
The head of Savills’ super-prime lettings division discusses how demands are changing amongst high net worth tenants, the oft-overlooked PCL neighbourhood primed for growth, and achieving success in…
Industry heavyweight Everett joins Yopa
Hamptons' former sales chief Peter Everett has joined Savills-backed fixed-fee estate agency Yopa as Commercial Director.
Pryor grows team; keeps it in the family
High-profile buying agent Henry Pryor has recruited his youngest daughter, Kate Pryor, to The Firm.
Former Samsung marketeer joins estate agency Mr & Mrs Clarke
Samsung's former Chief Marketing Officer in Europe, David Lowes, has moved into the estate agency world, taking on the North Norfolk and Norwich patch for Mr & Mrs Clarke.