Business
Offr raises another £2.7m in Barclays-led funding round
Irish proptech start-up claimed the world’s first fully remote, end-to-end, digital property transaction in March.
Leading RE signs up 22 new members
Chicago-based network now has more than 550 members with over 150,000 agents in 70 countries.
‘Game-changing’ platform claims ability to predict real estate trends up to 15 years in advance
Gleensite says its system can locate the areas that are about to take off, while helping investors avoid potential downturns...
Major Countrywide shareholder calls for ‘decisive action’ to help reverse fortunes
‘Fresh investor capital has evaporated and, with-it, the trust of shareholders’, warns Catalist Partners’ co-founder Robin Paterson in hard-hitting correspondence to outgoing exec chairman Peter Long...
Sell Rightmove, advise stock market analysts
"We believe there are material risks to the financial health of estate agents when: a) furlough schemes end, and b) the stamp duty holiday ends at the end of March 2021," say stock market analysts - and…
HMRC hits Purplebricks with £260k fine over AML breach
£266,793 penalty was levied for 'failures in having the correct policies, controls and procedures, conducting due diligence and timing of verification'.
Resi sector leads ‘a significant turnaround in architects’ confidence’
“Within a tumultuous five months we’ve seen the fastest and deepest collapse in architects’ confidence, followed by the strongest rally," says the RIBA.
Zoopla parts company with the ESTAS after ten years
Estate agency awards firm is looking for a new headline sponsor.
LoveFilm co-founder backs multi-agency start-up
Movewise claims it can speed up sales 'by months', and help vendors achieve 3% more on their sale price.
Howard de Walden portfolio value slides 2.7%
Aristocratic landowner forced to ‘significantly decrease’ its dividends amid uncertain outlook.
Jackson-Stops expands with two new launches
National estate agency Jackson-Stops has created a Suffolk Land & New Homes department, and added a Woking branch to the Surrey network.
Confident Carter Jonas eyeing new opportunities
National agency saw operating revenue fall by 5% and profits down by 6% in H1, but has started the second half ‘effectively debt free’ and on the lookout for 'the many opportunities that will present the…