Business
Construction giant hit by cyber attack
Bouygues has suffered a ransomware attack and shut down its computer system; on-site construction operations have "not been disrupted to date".
OnTheMarket posts record website traffic in January
Both Rightmove and OnTheMarket enjoyed their busiest ever months in January, attracting 150 million and 30 million website visits respectively.
Winkworth names new charity partner
Estate agency brand Winkworth has teamed up with London Youth Rowing as its charity partner for 2020.
Ten tales of London’s prime property market revival in 2020 so far
Ten front line luxury property firms share their January news, from a buying agency's Brexit Day deal bonanza to surges in new buyer enquiries for boutique and big brand estate agencies alike...
Ex-Savills chief Helsby joins Get Living
Jeremy Helsby is now Non Exec Chairman of build-to-rent operator Get Living.
American rental operator Blueground launches first London apartments
Turnkey rental home operator plans to build a portfolio of 250 apartments in London by the end of the year.
Keller Williams signs former Savills Director for new Oxfordshire operation
Tanya Blake was Head of Country Lettings at Savills; she's now joined Keller Williams UK as Operating Principle in Oxfordshire.
FT: Why luxury brands want to sell you a home
Judith Evans explores the burgeoning international trend for branded luxury homes, for the Financial Times.
Senior Knight Frank trio join tech-led lettings agency Rentify
Recruitment coup for eight-year-old agency, as three more former Knight Frankers join the team - including two former prime office heads.
235-year-old Bath estate agency has ‘ceased trading’
Pritchards, which opened in 1785, seems to have closed its venerable doors in Bath, with phones going unanswered.
Marketing Primer: How to write compelling property descriptions
Arabella Youens asks some top marketeers to share their tips on attracting the attentions of the easily-distracted...
Auction House opens Kent outpost
Britain's largest property auctioneer will hold its first Maidstone sale on 27th February.