Business
A third of estate agencies are open to permanent remote working after the lockdown
Most independent estate agencies are planning to go back to "normal" office-based work as soon as it's safe, according to a survey by The Guild of Property Professionals - but a significant proportion…
MIPIM launches online networking platform for locked-down delegates
Organisers Reed MIDEM roll out MIPIM Connect to 'simplify connections between international property professionals' in the absence of the annual bash in Cannes
Wealth magazine names its top HNW property advisors
William Cash's Spear's Magazine names this year's top ten London buying agents, London selling agents and country property specialists for Britain's High Net Worth set.
Business rate revaluation postponed
Revaluation is now slated to take place in 2022, not 2021, as the Government looks to reduce business uncertainty.
Housebuilder unveils ‘Foundation 200’ modular home prototype; plans to donate 200 to homeless people
Hill Group has showcased its prototype "Foundation 200" house, 200 of which will be built and donated to homeless people over the next five years.
Knowles launches specialist country division; recruits high-profile Symm alumni
Prime London construction firm rolls into Oxfordshire, Berkshire & the Cotswolds and secures the services of well-known industry figures Hugh Bickerton & Aidan Mortimer
Online agents ‘have been in steady decline’ for a while
Britain's leading hybrid estate agency Purplebricks peaked in 2018 and is now losing market share, according to some new analysis.
Grosvenor revenue profits halve; GB&I out-performs as European business swings to a loss
Dramatically lower numbers from 2018 to 2019 are "in line with expectations," says Grosvenor Group, and follow "deliberate decision[s] to accelerate UK asset sales pre 2016 and reduce [the] international…
Boutique developer gears up to spend £50m on new sites
The Malins Group is on the acquisition trail across London & the Home Counties
Top interior designer launches new charity; calls for partners to help create ‘rest nests’ for NHS nurses
Karen Howes, founder of Knightsbridge-based interiors design house Taylor Howes, is launching a new charitable initiative and is looking for partners in the interiors and property space to help do more…
‘Socially distanced’ viewings & digital deals: How the property market could function post-lockdown
Government collaborates with the industry on how best to raise the nation's housing market from its hibernation;
Land Registry relaxes identity verification rules to keep property moving through the lockdown
HM Land Registry has made a big change to allow property transactions to continue to be logged through the Coronavirus lockdown...