Business
Rightmove takes hit on membership numbers as agencies struggle with cash flow
The UK’s biggest portal has seen a 3.8% fall in its membership base since the start of the year - a loss of 620 agency branches and 135 new homes developments.
PCL projects deliver boost for brickmaker
York Handmade Brick Company has posted a record year after completing two major schemes in Kensington & Marylebone
New Head of Residential for Carter Jonas in York
Rachel Macpherson has stepped up to run the York team after a successful career in Prime Central London.
Taylor Wimpey raises £500m for a major post-lockdown land-buying spree
"We are now seeing a significant opportunity to invest in land at attractive prices," says UK housebuilder, as it tees up a £500m acquisition offensive.
Eco-home developer partners with Samsung ‘to create the homes of the future’
Etopia has signed up to a strategic partnership with global tech giant Samsung to "set a benchmark for the integration of technology into the built environment."
Focus on the high-end market, Fine & Country advises network
The £1m-plus sector is where it's at right now, says new MD Nicky Stevenson
Sales and profits tumble at Berkeley Group
Housebuilder's strategy is 'designed for a high risk cyclical housing market', says boss Tony Pidgley
PCL buying agency launches apartment block sourcing service
Ludgrove wants to help investors tap into a hard-to-access sector of the London market
Yopa reports a ‘seismic shift’ in the market & its fortunes since lockdown
Hybrid estate agency Yopa has just seen its strongest ever start to a month, with "a whopping month-on-month increase" in registered buyers and a 67% increase in instructions.
LonRes inks tie-up with Matterport
Partnership will help agents ‘close more deals, more quickly to meet the market demand’, says B2B platform
New top-end building contractor launches with a focus on prime residential projects
Morgan Rae has been founded by Square Metre alumni Luke Morgan and James Rae.
Estate agency directors disqualified over price fixing cartel
Two agency bosses have been banned from a running a company for six-and-a-half years, after a CMA investigation found that they had conspired to fix commission rates for nearly seven years.