Business
Pollen Street Capital buys into BidX1
Digital auction firm receives major backing from private equity house as buyers move on from ballroom events
Fine & Country claims to be the country’s fastest-growing premium estate agency
The national estate agency brand marketed nearly 20% more properties in the last 12 months compared to the previous year
Cadogan embarks on £600m regional investment push
Great Estate commits to first major foray outside of the capital in its 300-year history
Knight Frank rejigs Home Counties lettings division
Agency centralises office network in Surrey and Berkshire to give agents greater flexibility to move around...
Grosvenor aims to triple its strategic land business in five years
'Master Developer' plans to build a portfolio of 'at least 30,000 homes within the next five years'
EcoWorld trumpets ‘one of the most significant build-to-rent deals ever undertaken in the UK’
Malaysian property developer agrees £400m forward funding for two BtR projects in London with North American backers
Foxtons brings in Saatchi for a major advertising campaign
'Get Foxtons On It' marketing drive follows a slide into the red for the London estate agency
Investors pump another £20m into Savills-backed ‘hybrid’ agency
Yopa has now raised over £75m in under three years...
PCL agents join forces to launch boutique buying agency
INTERVIEW: Well-known former sales agents Lucie Hirst and Delphine Colombo discuss their new venture, current market trends, and dream properties on Cadogan Square....
‘Face-to-face is the number one way people want to interact with estate agents’ – Winkworth
'There is still real value in estate agents having a high street presence', declares high street estate agency
Knight Frank ramps up operations in Cheltenham
Agency reports 'unprecedented' levels of activity in the Gloucestershire spa town
Carter Jonas looks to recruit resi sales chief
National agency recruiting for key management position as impressive growth continues