Business
The Secret Agent: Will 2020 be the greatest ‘selling out’ our industry has seen?
Covid has given agencies the perfect excuse to reduce the footprint of their office networks, says our PCL insider, but what is left of a brand when all the good people have gone?
Milton Stone hires new lettings head from Strutt & Parker
Hugo James joins Sacha Moussaieff's firm after seven years in charge of Strutts' South Ken lettings team.
Another record month for OnTheMarket
The property portal generated more than two million leads to estate agents in August, an increase of 64% year-on-year.
Hill appoints a Head of Strategic Land
Former Wates and Barratt man Matt Tunley has been recruited to help realise property developer Hill's ambition to build 4,000 new home a year by 2025.
New agency launches ‘disruptive’ turnkey service for prime property buyers
Harry Helsby (son of former Savills boss Jeremy) and Alexis Stellakis are setting out to ‘revolutionise’ London’s traditional market model with their ‘all in-house solution’.
Winkworth profits down 20% in a ‘satisfactory’ first half performance
The Central London business has been hit hardest this year, reports estate agency brand Winkworth.
1508 ‘fighting fit’ after completing £100m of projects during lockdown
The design studio has been working on some of PCL’s most high-profile developments in recent months, including Lodha’s No.
Lichfields recruits London planning veteran
Michael Lowndes has joined top planning consultancy Lichfields as Senior Director in the Major Projects team.
Knight Frank launches property auction division
Launched in response to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, KF's new auction business is being run by former BidX1 and Allsop man Richard Watson, and focuses on residential properties.
Ranked: The ‘most competitive’ cities to be an estate agent
Aberdeen has the highest ratio of estate agents to property listings, with just 13 per agent. London has 24.
Carter Jonas appoints new PR agency
Elevate PR has been appointed to handle media relations for Carter Jonas' residential business.
Montague rebrands; recruits Sobha man for Middle East expansion
Luke Banks has moved from leading luxury Dubai developer Sobha in the UK to helming the new Middle East division of Thomas Balashev's Montague Real Estate.