Business
Countrywide fined over £10m client fund transfer
Agency summoned to disciplinary hearing at the RICS in Birmingham over alleged failure to safeguard client funds
Housing Ombudsman looks for industry feedback on a suite of proposed reforms
Housing Ombudsman Richard Blakeway has launched consultations on two documents with a view to "providing a faster, more accessible and more transparent service"
Rightmove founder backs proptech marketplace
Harry Hill joins $800k funding round for James Dearsley and Eddie Holmes' Unissu platform
Knight Frank launches scaled-up planning offering in London
Agency assembles dedicated team led by ex-GL Hearn man Stuart Baillie, with ambitious plans to boost market share...
Top Irish estate agency Sherry FitzGerald looks to return to the UK
Sherry FitzGerald - which owned most of Marsh & Parsons from 2005 to 2011 - is eyeing expansion in Ireland and a return to the UK market
Land Reg reveals 2019’s ‘Geovation’ PropTech start-ups
Treasure maps, smart For Sale signs, air quality monitoring and a Viewber rival have all made it into the Land Registry, Registers of Scotland and Ordnance Survey's latest Geovation accelerator programme…
High-end US property rental firm raises $50m; plots significant London entry
Turnkey apartment operator Blueground plans to enter the London property market by the end of this year, building up a portfolio of 1,500 luxury rental properties by 2023
Insolvency in the Construction Sector: Causes, warning signs & how to protect yourself
The number of UK building and property firms getting into financial hot water has escalated in the last few years.
Construction insolvencies jumped by 55% in Q3
76 building firms went into insolvency in Q3 2019, reports KMPG, up from 49 in Q2
New studio and high-end lettings arm for Ballantine Percival
Buying agency and resi development consultancy hires ex-Chard man to roll out rental offering, and hatches plan to open a new 'collaborative' studio in west London
New lettings manager for PCL agency Nicolas Van Patrick
Boutique Knightsbridge-based firm recruits Strutt & Parker's Alice Umfreville to help grow the rental side of the business
Kingsley Napley recruits a new Real Estate partner
Irwin Mitchell's Ian Silverblatt has joined London law firm Kingsley Napley, as a partner in the Real Estate & Construction team