Business
Forbes Global Properties lands in South Africa
Luxury brokerage network signs Keegan Steyn's Cape Town firm as its first representative on the continent.
Family offices & bulk investors turn out for Saudi property showcase in Mayfair
Chancery Rosewood hosts second UK-Saudi exhibition as organisers claim £65.7mn of opening-day sales and reservations.
Property Ombudsman adds self-service portal as complaints about agents surge
TPO reports a 55% year-on-year jump in the number of consumer complaints about property agents.
Savills completes $1.1bn real estate investment bank acquisition
The big deal 'accelerates Savills strategy to scale in North America while strengthening its leadership position in both EMEA and Asia Pacific.'
Hamptons & John D Wood owner cites ‘very challenging’ market as H1 profits tumble 92%
The UK's biggest estate agency group said lettings and surveying again helped offset the slowdown in sales activity.
Savills recruits West Suffolk specialist
Former Jackson-Stops agent has joined the Savills Ipswich team as associate director.
Grosvenor backs climate tech company to ‘accelerate retrofit’ in UK
The investment should help improve airtightness & energy efficiency of Grosvenor-owned buildings.
In Conversation: William Bles on the changing HNW client & the new rules of super-prime design
HBA Residential's new EMEA Principal discusses the dramatic shift in expectations among global buyers over the last decade - and what it means for luxury designers and developers.
Rightmove revenue climbs as agent retention hits decade-high
Plc's profits rise as estate agents continue to spend more with the property portal.
$500mn JV to drive next wave of luxury Aman projects
Vlad Doronin's OKO Group has teamed up with South Korean giant Shinsegae on a new pipeline of Aman and Janu hotels, branded residences and mixed-use schemes around the world.
Luxury brokerage expands Asia network with Vietnam move
Sotheby's International Realty has opened a new outpost in Ho Chi Minh City.
Super-prime construction firm builds leadership team
Knowles makes trio of senior appointments amid ‘increasing demand’ for top-end services in London and further afield.