Business
‘Around one quarter’ of Countrywide’s network to offer hybrid services this year
Surprisingly strong half yearly report
Agents deliver big profit boost for Rightmove
Revenue increased by a chunky 16% to hit £107.9m in the six months to the end of June
Grosvenor steps back from landmark Hyde Park Corner development
Has given its joint venture partner, The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (HSH), 100% of the landmark Peninsula London development on Hyde Park Corner
Helical drops Bar
Change comes with a new-look website, after the listed company issued a "quietly confident" trading update
‘Busiest month yet’ for Northacre as overseas buyers eye London’s super-prime stock
Surge of enquiries in its flagship No. 1 Palace Street scheme since the Brexit vote
Finchatton founders launch ‘institutional grade’ property crowdfunding platform
Alex Michelin and Andrew Dunn have teamed up with fin-tech star Uma Rajah
Physical branches ‘not a necessary part of estate agency service’ says London firm as it goes ‘premises free’
London estate agency Urban Spaces has gone "premises free"
Lester’s Haus scales back in London
Haus branches in Chiswick and Shepherds Bush have closed up shop
Stacks becomes first RICS-accredited independent buying agency
Firm set up some 32 years ago and HQ-ed in Gloucestershire
A falling market ‘could jumpstart online agencies with upmarket clients’
A downturn at the top end of the property market could be a boon for online estate agencies looking to target higher-value homes, argues Michelle Ricci of property research and analysis firm Propcision..
OnTheMarket’s ‘one other portal’ rule gears up for legal challenge
OnTheMarket.com and 18-branch estate agency Gascoigne Halman are readying themselves for a landmark legal battle
Californian firm buys London proptech outfit Virtual Walkthrough
Sold to US company Matterport in what both parties are calling "the first significant acquisition of a UK based proptech company"