Business
Hyatt steps up to helm Knight Frank’s London resi business
            Lettings chief Tim Hyatt takes the reins in the capital as super-prime heavyweight Noel Flint retires after 38 years with the agency         
    Winkworth reports ‘solid performance’ despite falling sales revenue
            Franchised estate agency tells investors that it 'made good progress' in H1 2018, with new franchise applicant numbers rocketing by 135%         
    Dunning expands Stirling Ackroyd; recruits a new lettings chief from Countrywide
            'Various other opportunities are being reviewed with some nearing completion", says Nick Dunning, as My London Home rebrands to Stirling Ackroyd         
    Ranked: Britain’s top-rated mortgage lenders
            Which? asked 3,500 home-owners to assess their mortgage provider         
    London Belgravia Brokers joins forces with Arc & Co
            'Strategic allience' promises new end-to-end offering for prime resi developers         
    Why estate agencies should embrace job sharing
            The estate agency industry should do more to promote job-sharing, argues Property Personnel boss Anthony Hesse as he reiterates calls for more flexible working practices         
    Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway enters London’s estate agency market with Kay & Co franchise deal
            Sage of Omaha's investment vehicle strikes franchise deal with west London-based boutique firm; plans to roll out 'up to ten' more offices in PCL under the BH brand via acquisitions and JVs         
    Yopa hires Moneysupermarket marketing chief
            Pip Heywood joins Savills-backed fixed-fee agency as it enters 'pivotal stage of growth'         
    Marriott to expand its branded residence portfolio ‘by more than 70% by 2022’
            Ritz-Carlton owner has grand ambitions to develop many more stand-alone luxury residential schemes around the world in the coming years         
    OnTheMarket pushes ‘new & exclusive’ listings in new TV ad campaign
            Agent-backed property portal OnTheMarket has launched a new TV ad campaign, promoting the idea that it lists some properties before rival websites.
        
    Mother & daughter team launch a new estate agency in West Sussex
            Seasoned property pros Helen Edwardson & Becky Penfold - formerly of Hamptons and Curchods - have reclaimed the kitchen table with their boutique estate agency venture, Penfolds         
    Lenders clamour to finance Grosvenor’s £250m private placement
            Grosvenor Britain & Ireland raises £250m from seven lenders