Business
Foxtons ‘can be a £1bn business’ if it expands beyond the M25, says investor
Catalist Partners has proposed a "three pillar strategy" for London-centric estate agency Foxtons, including national expansion and a new focus on higher-value prime property markets.
Savills launches new luxury property magazine
Edited by former How To Spend It Editor Gillian de Bono, the new Savills Portfolio magazine is a "complete reincarnation" of the firm's flagship glossy publication.
New sales director at BHHS London
Joe Le Beau is stepping up to oversee sales across all four of the agency’s offices in the capital.
Knight Frank boosts Sports Desk & Richmond lettings team
Hannah Beck will now be running KF’s lettings operation in Richmond, while Ryan Stokes has joined the agency’s specialist service for pro sports players.
Banda’s former design chief joins RedBook
Barak Alberro has joined Redbook as Projects Director, marking the consultancy's third major hire in the last six months.
Rightmove’s tech chief reveals ‘big plans for transformation’
“In two or three years’ time, I’d like us to be known not only as ‘the place I found my property’, but also ‘the place that helped me move in’, which is quite a big shift,” says Rightmove's Chief…
Tedworth recruits new lettings head from Strutt & Parker
Sabaya Verger has joined Simon Tollit and Christian Warman’s boutique agency after seven years at Strutts, specialising in the prime and super-prime market.
Specialist developers team up to create airspace sector body
The newly-created Association of Rooftop & Airspace Development is being billed as "a game changer for housing".
Reviews & effective communication are the key factors when picking an estate agent
Only one in ten customers want a text or WhatsApp message from their estate agent, according to property software brand Alto.
Korean insurer picks up 25% stake in Savills’ investment business
Savills IM & Samsung Life announce ‘transformational alliance’
Century Capital recruits industry heavyweights ahead of ‘major growth phase’
The specialist prime lender has signed up Ian Axe and Simon Golesworthy as part of a new institutional management team.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices names new CEO
Christy Budnick has stepped up to become CEO of Warren Buffett's real estate brokerage Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, which operates in the UK as BHHS Kay & Co.