Business
de Walden appoints sustainability head from JLL
Laura Jockers has joined the Howard de Walden Estate as Head of Sustainability.
Sigma creates £1bn London build-to-rent venture
Sigma Capital has partnered with Swedish investment firm EQT to create a £1bn housing joint venture, with plans to deliver c.3,000 new rental homes in London over the next five years.
Estate agents must wear masks in offices
Estate agents "will be expected to wear masks while working in their high street offices", confirms Propertymark following the latest tightening of Coronavirus-thwarting measures.
Foxtons confirms BidX1 as ‘exclusive auction partner‘
50-branch agency and digital auction platform announce ‘strategic partnership’ after successful trial.
‘Selling Sunset’ brokerage eying London?
Oppenheim Group boss says London would be his first choice for a new international office, but the UK's real estate system makes 'no sense'
Zorin secures £200m for UK SME resi development plays
American hedge fund giant Avenue Capital has pledged £200m to Luke Townsend's Sir John Beckwith-backed specialist property lender, for property development and investment loans for SME housebuilders…
RICS chief Bolton King steps down
Peter Bolton King has "semi-retired" from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, after nearly nine years as Global Residential Director.
Fine & Country signs first licensee in Asia
Upper-end estate agency brand is launching its first outpost in Asia, setting up shop in Hong Kong.
High-flying former Savills director launches new buying agency
Richard Winter has left Savills after 17 years to specialise in acquiring high-end homes in and around Surrey’s ‘Golden Triangle’.
New sales head at Knight Frank Hyde Park
Laura Dam Villena returns to run the W2 base after setting up Knight Frank Queen’s Park.
Crown Estate value drops, despite increases in Central London portfolio
Central London is "filling up again" following the Spring Coronavirus lockdown, says the Crown Estate.
Cleland steps up to helm Knight Frank’s country property business
David Peters is retiring after 23 years with the global property consultancy. He will be succeeded as Head of Country business by 25-year KF veteran James Cleland.