Business

Matt Gibberd and Albert Hill unveil new venture named after the 17th-century architect who sparked a revolution in British building design.

On April 1st 2020, when the UK had been in lockdown for exactly nine days, Tim Hyatt took over the management of Knight Frank’s UK residential business and joined the group executive board.

New director James Wilkins has been brought in from Tower Eight to lead a push into the alternatives sector.

Steph Walker, Andy Vass and Mark Bruce and have set up The Agency UK, with ambitions to expand across the UK.

New brand 'better reflects who we are as a business', says founder of high-profile buying and property management firm.

James McKillop returns to the agency after almost nine years with Knight Frank.

"It is a mixed and changing picture but with an overall growth in confidence," says the RIBA.

Property Plc's full year revenue dropped 15% from 2019 to 2020 - but "very strong trading" at the end of the year helped push profits up.

"The volume of activity in prime residential markets [outside London] for [2020] as a whole was the strongest since before the global financial crisis," says Savills.

Martin's Properties has installed a new Finance Director and a new Financial Controller.

AIM-listed agency releases latest trading update and warns of 'huge potential loss' for people buying and selling homes if the market were to shut down as part of the lockdown.

Agency will continue as an official partner for both the finance in sport and player care networks.