Business
Foxtons’ sales revenue tumbled ‘in line with expectations’ in 2017
"Challenging conditions in the London property market" are likely to continue "throughout 2018" says CEO Nic Budden.
Prime Movers 2018: London’s 50 Best Boutique Estate Agencies
The definitive annual rundown of the capital's finest boutique sales and lettings specialists
How contractors should respond to the Carillion collapse
With 30,000 businesses affected and a collective £1bn owed, the scale of this insolvency is extraordinary - but the same common sense responses still apply, says Michael Gallucci
Countrywide’s Chief Executive resigns
Alison Platt has left the firm after the property services giant "lost focus" under her watch; Peter Long is in charge until a successor is found
ZPG signs big estate agency brands in ‘long-term’ agreements
Foxtons, Dexters, Andrews and Yopa all commit to Zoopla with "long-term agreements" - as challenger portal OnTheMarket prepares to float
Countrywide ‘could announce the departure of Alison Platt within days’, claims report
"The leadership of Countrywide Plc is in doubt", declares Sky News
‘Only upmarket estate agencies will survive’ – The Guardian
"Estate agency has survived longer than anyone expected", says The Guardian's Money Editor
Ireland’s biggest property auction house enters UK market
BidX1 swoops on venerable firm of auctioneers creating "omni-channel powerhouse" with plans to "revolutionise the property auction world"
New finance chief named at British Land
Simon Carter returns to the Clarges Mayfair developer as CFO
AI property management platform raises £500k
Well-known prop-tech investors Newnes, Caan & Butt are backing artificial intelligence as a future for property management
Savills recruits new Head of Resi in Ireland from Marsh & Parsons
Marsh & Parsons' Notting Hill chief moves back to Dublin
‘Disappointing’ estate agency performance pushes Countrywide profits down
The property Plc's full year results show that Total Group Income is down by c.17% in 2017 compared to 2016