Business
Knowles launches specialist country division; recruits high-profile Symm alumni
Prime London construction firm rolls into Oxfordshire, Berkshire & the Cotswolds and secures the services of well-known industry figures Hugh Bickerton & Aidan Mortimer
Online agents ‘have been in steady decline’ for a while
Britain's leading hybrid estate agency Purplebricks peaked in 2018 and is now losing market share, according to some new analysis.
Grosvenor revenue profits halve; GB&I out-performs as European business swings to a loss
Dramatically lower numbers from 2018 to 2019 are "in line with expectations," says Grosvenor Group, and follow "deliberate decision[s] to accelerate UK asset sales pre 2016 and reduce [the] international…
Boutique developer gears up to spend £50m on new sites
The Malins Group is on the acquisition trail across London & the Home Counties
Top interior designer launches new charity; calls for partners to help create ‘rest nests’ for NHS nurses
Karen Howes, founder of Knightsbridge-based interiors design house Taylor Howes, is launching a new charitable initiative and is looking for partners in the interiors and property space to help do more…
‘Socially distanced’ viewings & digital deals: How the property market could function post-lockdown
Government collaborates with the industry on how best to raise the nation's housing market from its hibernation;
Land Registry relaxes identity verification rules to keep property moving through the lockdown
HM Land Registry has made a big change to allow property transactions to continue to be logged through the Coronavirus lockdown...
‘Epic change’ for lawyers as the Land Registry relaxes its rules
"It’s rare that the Land Registry does anything which anyone outside the world of property law might want to read about," says top property lawyer Nicky Richmond, "but today, May 4th, is that day.
High-street law firms under ‘immediate threat’ as housing market grinds to a halt
71% of high-street firms believe they may have to close their doors in the next six months as result of the current crisis, warns the Law Society
London agency begins unfurloughing staff
Chestertons brings lettings negs back to work in some parts of the capital 'in anticipation of a very busy summer'
New chief for LSL as Crabb steps down
David Stewart has taken over from Ian Crabb as Group Chief Executive Officer of LSL Property Services Plc with immediate effect.
Homes from Home: Priya Black on new-build buyers in lockdown & how Covid-19 could change estate agency
Buyers are not responding to the Covid-19 crisis in the same way as to the 2008 global financial crash or to 2016's Stamp Duty changes, says Knight Frank's Priya Black, who heads up the Baker Street…