Business
Former Sainsbury’s property man launches Cheshire development firm
Nicholas Harvey Ratcliffe teams up with his son Thomas, and former Hillcrest & Countrywide man Michael Kennedy, to build luxury homes across South Manchester and the North West
Phishing scam prompts Rightmove to warn agents to be wary of fake email leads
Property portal is "aware of some agents who have been sent a link to a fake login page, after they followed up on a lead they received from Rightmove"
Williams named Derwent chief as founder John Burns moves over to chair the Board
Change at the top for major London property developer
West London estate agency consolidates branches into a single ‘hub’
Orchards is replacing all four of its West London branches with one office space
Disruption in art and property hasn’t removed the role of the special advisor – it has made it a necessity
The digital age is dramatically changing consumer behaviour, but whether buyers are searching for a Banksy, or penthouse on Bankside, there remains a strong desire for human interaction and experience,…
Berkeley bosses ‘were accused of engaging in years of bribery with a partner at a major estate agent’
The Guardian reports that old court documents allege that Berkeley's chief "consistently engaged in bribing one of the partners in a major estate agency"
Waterview & Dexters partner up along the Thames
Dexters continues it expansion drive in London, taking on 25-year-old specialist estate agency Waterview
Buying agency Crown Mayfair recruits Carter Jonas man
Carter Jonas' Head of Residential Sales in Barnes has joined PCL buying agency Crown Mayfair
Humberts launches its first ‘revolutionary’ property hub; rolls out a lifestyle concierge service
Estate agency opens a 5,000 square foot "high tech, high touch" space in Poundbury, Dorset, and rolls out a new "Humberts Living" concierge brand
Estate agents are ‘the most stressed profession’ in Britain
Three new surveys tell us that estate agents are the No.1 most stressed profession in Britain, and the fifth least-trusted.
London Square & Redrow triumph at the WhatHouse? Awards
London Square picked up six awards, including Best Luxury House, Best Interior Design and Best Luxury Development for The Star and Garter in Richmond
Former CBRE & Sotheby’s man launches resi consultancy business
Jack Ballantine - formerly UK Head of Residential Development & Investment at Sotheby's International Realty and CBRE UK's Head of Asia Desk - has set up his own property buying agency / development consultancy…