Business
Ex-Knight Frank & Strutts agent launches PCL consultancy
The demands of high-end buyers and vendors have changed in recent years, says Paul Gransbury, who has already notched up £20m of deals since starting his own acquisitions firm
South coast estate agencies merge
Worthing agency Robert Luff & Co has brought veteran local firm Sawyers into its fold
Kier to sell housebuilding arm in ‘fundamental restructure’
Construction giant confirms that it 'has received a number of inbound expressions of interest' in its housebuilding division Kier Living
Gateley makes senior resi development hire
Moore Batch's Charles Cantoni joins law firm with the biggest specialist resi development team in the UK
Longer opening hours don’t improve estate agents’ performance
Stick to the 9-5 agencies, advises GetAgent
Four Berkshire estate agents accused of illegally fixing fees
The alleged price-fixing cartel operated for almost seven years from 2008, says the Competition & Markets Authority
OnTheMarket reports a ‘strong year of progress’ despite widening losses
The challenger portal has updated the City on how the conversion from free to paying contracts is going, and reveals what it spent on advertising last year (a lot)...
Zoopla lambasts ‘new & exclusive’ property listings
Two-thirds of vendors and house-hunters would rather list on all available property portals straight away
Arney Fender Katsalidis hires resi specialist as director
Former Woods Bagot principal Jonathan Clarke joins London & Canada-based practice to boost its resi and interior design offering
John Lewis merges Home Solutions with Opun ‘to create a truly differentiated home improvement offer’
Retailer merges John Lewis Home Solutions with home improvement management firm Opun, which it acquired last year
Carter Jonas boosts valuation team in London
Trio of new hires includes Cushman super-prime resi specialist Michael Henretty
40 Years of Mega-Deals: Gary Hersham picks his greatest hits, from Kensington embassies to Monaco penthouses
The Beauchamp Estates founder celebrates four decades in business with a retrospective of legendary super-prime deals...