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More major firms including Knight Frank & Savills drop out of MIPIM over coronavirus fears
Knight Frank, Savills, Grosvenor, Landsec, EY and others have all followed Cushman & Wakefield's lead, backing out of next month's MIPIM event over fears of the spread of the Covid-19 virus
OnTheMarket recruits former Savills chief Sebag-Montefiore
Rupert Sebag-Montefiore - former Head of Global Residential at Savills and CEO of Savills UK, and Chairman of Primelocation - has joined OnTheMarket as independent Non-Executive Director.
Coronavirus fears prompt leading interiors trade fair to be postponed & a major agency to pull out of MIPIM
Salone Del Mobile in Milan has been pushed back from April to June, while Cushman & Wakefield has backed out of attending MIPIM in Cannes next month.
New mortgage industry marketing body launches
The Mortgage Market Alliance is a "collaborative new voice for the mortgage industry that will promote the strong availability of mortgage lending and product choice to an increasingly diverse range of…
Yopa revenues surge by more than third
Hybrid estate agency reports "very encouraging" start to 2020.
British Land boss ‘preparing to step down’
The UK's second-biggest property company is in the process of lining up a successor to long-standing chief exec Chris Grigg, according to reports
Lettings agency pushes into prime west London with ‘let-for-free’ campaign
Tim Hassell's Draker Lettings is hoping to attract the attentions of landlords across Notting Hill, Bayswater and Holland Park with a 'compelling' offer
Mandatory New Homes Ombudsman to police ‘rogue’ developers
All housebuilders will need to sign-up to Robert Jenrick's New Homes Ombudsman scheme.
Countrywide & LSL confirm plot for property industry mega-merger
LSL and Countrywide - which operate around 1,000 estate agency branches between them, including Marsh & Parsons, Hamptons and John D Wood - are reported to be in "serious" discussions about merging
Symm joinery chief joins Harrison Varma
Harrison Varma Joinery has recruited Martin Williams as Director, after heritage building firm Symm went into administration.
Daejan moves back to private ownership
£270m share swoop to take the Freshwater family's investment vehicle back into private ownership for the first time in 60 years.
The Original PropTech Startup: William Carrington & Anthony Payne on 20 years of LonRes
Property data and networking resource LonRes is celebrating its 20th birthday this year