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Luxury real estate giant Engel & Völkers exits UK market; continues global expansion
German-based behemoth no longer operating in the UK, following the closure of its sole PCL branch; worldwide commission revenues soar by 11% as major rollout continues across Europe & North America...
Developer Yoo teams up with travel company for luxury holiday rental JV
John Hitchcox's design-led property firm Yoo has formed a joint venture with a travel company, opening up over 80 of its luxury residential developments around the world to holiday rentals.
Matterport recruits former Foxtons man as it ramps up European operations
3D mapping firm Matterport has been on a hiring spree as it expands across Europe; Nick Samuels has been brought on as Strategic Operational Director
Urban Exposure recruits strategy chief
Former Lloyds Banking Group MD Graeme Alfille-Cook has completed a consultancy gig for Apex Airspace, and now joins Urban Exposure Plc
Profits plunge for Dubai’s Damac
Luxury property developer's profits record an 87% fall in Q2, but the company "remains financially robust"
LonRes launches off-market service with anonymous listings
New members-only service aims to "balance the need for discretion while reaching as wide a net of would-be buyers as possible"
Cluttons claims unique selling point
The agency has sold more one-off and unusual instructions than any other firm in London over the last decade, according to its latest marketing campaign...
Keller Williams partners with Purplebricks alumnus’ ‘Amazon for property’ start-up
Purplebricks alumnus Richard Jacques has launched a property investment marketplace that he calls an "Amazon for property", and signed a deal with franchised estate agency network Keller Williams
LendInvest secures £200m from National Australia Bank for UK buy-to-let push
National Australia Bank has pumped a "very substantial investment" into Christian Faes' property finance platform
Savills hit by UK market slowdown
Profits fall for global real estate advisor as political and economic uncertainty reduces trading activity in Britain and Hong Kong
Knight Frank trials ZPG listings after five-year hiatus
High-end agency makes a return to Zoopla and Primelocation after cutting ties in 2014 over the launch of challenger portal OnTheMarket...
Zoopla launches ‘digital prospecting tool’
AdReach Express allows estate agents to automatically target prospective property vendors on Facebook and Instagram