Business
Record year for Engel & Völkers as commission revenues top €700m
German-based real estate group is now operational in 800 locations worldwide
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices rejigs top team ahead of ‘exciting’ year
Gino Blefari steps up as CEO of the US-based real estate giant - which made a move on London last year - as its rapid expansion continues...
Douglas Elliman recruits a luxury specialist to repoint the brand
Knight Frank's American ally Douglas Elliman has named an LVMH and Victoria's Secret alumnus as its new creative head, and appointed a new advertising agency
50% of Winkworth’s revenues came from lettings & property management in 2018
Estate agency group expects a slight rise in profits; reports a 'sharp increase in applicants for both property purchases and rentals' in December
Expanding auction platform recruits a new resi head
Allsop's Richard Watson has joined BidX1 as Head of Residential Auctions in the UK
Emoov bought out of administration; will re-launch this month
Emoov's tech and brand has been acquired by soon-to-launch peer-to-peer rental platform Mashroom; the online estate agency is to reopen this month
Savills creates a dedicated super-prime team; rejigs residential offering in PCL
Resi agency and development sales in prime London are being integrated at Savills, which now claims to have the capital's biggest residential sales team
New CEO for New York’s Extell Development Co
Gary Barnett hands over the reins after 30 years at the helm of one of the world's most ambitious super-prime development operations.
Savills reports ‘robust’ closing quarter; warns on 2019 market falls
Global real estate advisor in line to meet full-year expectations, but foresees 2019 being overshadowed by macro-economic and political uncertainties, bringing declines in transaction volumes 'in a number …
Government teams up with property & finance industries to tackle fraud
NAEA Propertymark joins the Government's new Economic Crime Strategic Board
On forging a successful business in uncertain times: Jess Simpson Property Search
In the final part of our mini-series on the clutch of new property firms making waves in a challenging climate, we speak to the former head of Strutt & Parker's buying arm, Jess Simpson, who set up her…
On forging a successful business in uncertain times: Aykroyd & Co
When Knight Frank recruited VanHan founders Thomas van Straubenzee and Rory Penn to its Global Wealth Advisory team last year, Hannah Aykroyd decided to team up with fellow alumnus Sophie Bonsor and launch…