Business
Senior hire for Savills Shoreditch
            Agency boosts resi line-up in east London with new associate director.         
    Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices refutes reports of Compass acquisition
            The WSJ suggested America's biggest brokerage could make another major acquisition. But BHHS says 'there are no discussions, negotiations, or agreements to sell HomeServices or any of its affiliated companies'.        
    Cadogan recruits Capital & Regional heavyweight
            New FD Stuart Wetherly has been brought in to support the great estate 'through its financial strategy and continued growth'.         
    Knight Frank bolsters super-prime lettings team with Strutts high-flyer
            New KF partner Joss Hatcher-Davis spent nearly a decade at his former agency, and was consistently ranked as the highest biller.         
    Savills UK revenue tops £1bn for the first time
            International property plc's profits bounced back in 2024 despite a 'challenging environment'.         
    Agency claims ‘dominance’ in super-prime Surrey with 75% deal share
            Knight Frank highlights six big-ticket sales in the Home Counties, arguing that rising buyer interest in Surrey 'could be an indicator of a widespread market resurgence, marking the ground zero of the…        
    Auriens brings in boutique estate agency for 2025 sales push
            Luxury later living operator announces 'strategic collaboration' with longstanding firm in Chelsea.         
    US brokerage recruits franchise expert to ‘throttle up’ global expansion
            Larry Oberly joins Realty One Group International to 'find strategic partners and open more dynamic locations around the world'.         
    Connells Group heralds ‘exceptional year’ as profits leap
            Major estate agency group, which owns Hamptons & John D Wood, claims to have handled 'over 10%' of all UK house listings in 2024.         
    Dexters buys another London estate agency
            'This expansion marks an exciting step forward in strengthening Dexters’ presence across South London,' says prominent property firm as it opens two new branches & acquires James Alexander in Norbury.        
    Knightsbridge recruits prime resi veteran David Adams
            Former Chestertons, Humberts & Hamptons Director has joined Andrea Koday-Vörös' Knightsbridge Property & Lifestyle Management as a Non-Exec Director.         
    American mortgage giant buys top-three real estate listing platform
            Rocket Companies to acquire Redfin in $1.75bn share deal.