Business
CALA names new Chief; backs away from the ‘generally more difficult’ £1m+ market
            Kevin Whitaker takes over as CALA's new Group Chief Executive in August         
    Which online estate agencies are listing the most £1m+ properties?
            We've totted up how many prime properties the ten biggest non-traditional agencies are currently listing...         
    Savills acquires London planning consultancy
            Porta Planning's team will be moving to Savills HQ         
    Reapit rejigs team as Whale moves on
            Proptech firm's Sales Director leaves to 'share his knowledge and experience with companies looking to grow'         
    Harding Green signs up ex-Chestertons director
            Former Head of Investment Matthew Jackson joins Nick Carter's 'innovative' new agency in Kensington         
    Purplebricks global revenues jump by 101% as the ‘non-traditional’ estate agency predicts a 10% UK market share
            Britain's biggest online estate agency claims to have sold '3.1 times the number of properties than the next largest UK estate agency brand' in the year to May - but posts a £26m pre-tax loss         
    Leading Real Estate Companies of the World signs up new members
            Global network now 565-strong after 16 new additions across Asia, Europe, Africa and North America         
    Paragon Banking acquires Titlestone Property Finance
            The UK development finance market is 'particularly attractive, Paragon tells its investors, 'with strong long-term growth prospects'         
    ZPG to delist from the stock market as Silver Lake deal advances
            The EU has cleared Silver Lake's acquisition of ZPG         
    Urban Exposure settles into life as a listed company with trio of loans worth £100m+
            Randeesh Sandhu's non-bank property development finance firm completed a £165m IPO in May         
    St Modwen cuts London resi exposure
            Birmingham-based giant moving away from "more challenging" sectors including London resi land and UK retail         
    7,000 UK estate agencies are ‘showing signs of financial distress’
            Over 150 firms went bust in the last year alone, reports accountancy firm