Business

Jackson-Stops & Staff has opened a new outpost in the heart of Hardy country, in the market town of Blandford in Dorest

Currell has hired Matt Cobb as Director of New Homes to spearhead an expansion of the business across east London. C

Countrywide Plc has shut a long-standing outpost of Faron Sutaria in Chiswick, sending the office's business and staff to neighbouring Countrywide group brand John D Wood

LSL Property Services, which owns a whole bunch of UK estate agencies and surveyors, has reported some strong H1 results but reiterated that market conditions are unlikely to improve enough for it to hit…

It's been claimed that part of the Chelsea Barracks development project has been delayed amid "uncertainty over the market for luxury homes".

Vendor was made bankrupt mid-way through the sale process

Pre-tax profits of £10.5m are significantly down on H1 2015's £18.1m

Revenue increased by a chunky 16% to hit £107.9m in the six months to the end of June

Has given its joint venture partner, The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (HSH), 100% of the landmark Peninsula London development on Hyde Park Corner

Change comes with a new-look website, after the listed company issued a "quietly confident" trading update