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Connells confirms £82m Countrywide takeover bid
"Countrywide needs new ownership, not yet another speculative scheme that is based on hope rather than experience," says Connells boss David Lindsey, as his firm completes due diligence and confirms its…
REDD names new Head of Private Clients; plots expansion
Helen Green Design alumna Charlotte Royden has joined Mayfair-based luxury property firm REDD.
Five industry heavyweights team up for new resi-led development & investment venture
Richard Barth, Darius Ziatabari, Steffen Priller, Darryl Flay and Steven Morrice have launched Charlbury Group.
John D Wood ramps up Royal Borough network with new Cadogan Street base
The Countrywide-owned agency, a stalwart of the Chelsea scene for over half a century, has set up a new base on Cadogan Street to enable a move into the Knightsbridge market.
New sales head for Knight Frank in Hampstead
Former Foxtons operations director Katy Brookes takes charge of KF’s high-profile Heath Street base.
New Business Realities: Alexis Stellakis & Harry Helsby on spotting a gap in the property market
Continuing our special series focusing on those starting and running new businesses in these extraordinary times, PrimeResi meets Alexis Stellakis & Harry Helsby, the ambitious duo behind ‘disruptive’ acquis…
Reapit appoints a new CEO
Mark Armstrong will fill shoes left vacant by Gary Barker at the estate agency software firm.
UK Sotheby’s opens doors to Channel4 for fly-on-the-wall luxury property TV show
Channel 4 will air an hour-long documentary over Christmas, offering insights into the world of super-prime - courtesy of top-end estate agency UK Sotheby's International Real Estate.
Clapham grand: Brace of spectacular mansions sell in south west London
Agents have been reporting a marked rise in activity across the leafier boroughs of London since the pandemic took hold.
Challenger property portal Boomin reveals fee structure
Michael Bruce's new property marketing venture will charge agents a combination of monthly "Base Fees" and "Performance Fees".
JLL shuffles international top table; Poppink to replace Grainger as EMEA chief
A "coordinated series of leadership appointments" is being billed as "the final steps in [JLL's] two-year transformation program"
Oliver Bernard recruits PCL lettings specialist
Former JLL and Carter Jonas agent George Vernon joins the real estate-focused private office set up by Charlie Gibson and Ralph de Wavrin.