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Colliers launches ‘Neighbourly Matters’ team
Colliers International has brought in party wall expert, Michael Cooper, to form a new Neighbourly Matters team within the firm’s Building Surveying & Project Management department.
British Land partners up with London Design Festival
British Land has signed itself up as Headline Partner of this year's London Design Festival in September
Top Marques debut pays off royally for Beauchamp
Beauchamp Estates' decision to take some exhibition space at this year's Top Marques Show in Monaco paid off big time after His Serene Highness Prince Albert II rocked up to talk real estate.
Portico buys east London estate agency
London estate agency Portico - formed when Edmund Cude acquired Bushells back in 2012 - has bought eight-branch east London firm Spencers
Marsh & Parsons boosts presence in NW London
Marsh & Parsons is continuing its advance across the capital with another office opening, the agency's second of 2016 so far and 26th to date.
Coldwell Banker teams up with film studio to list X-Men mansion for $75m
There's another X-Men movie coming out this year, and US-based estate agency franchise Coldwell Banker has jumped on to the marketing juggernaut, listing "Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters"…
Chelsea agency makes a move on Spain
Longstanding Chelsea estate agency Maskells has teamed up with an overseas partner to offer clients access to prime Spanish stock.
Villa Colorado in Marbella, on the market at €11.9m
Emaar sets up shop in Harrods to sell the “Riviera of the Middle East”
Dubai-based mega-developer Emaar Properties, the firm behind the world’s incumbent tallest building, Burj Khalifa, has teamed up with Harrods Estates to promote its latest project: Dubai Creek Harbour, wit…
‘Real momentum’ for Countrywide as exchanges rocket 30% in Q1
The number of property exchanges done by Britain's biggest property services group, Countrywide Plc, bounced up by nearly a third in the first three months of the year compared to Q1 2015
Showtime for Stanhope as buyers descend on BBC Television Centre
BBC Television Centre developer Stanhope has reported being "overwhelmed" by the response from punters at Saturday's official sales launch, as some brave souls stuck out a cold, damp April night for the…
Bidwells launches new Heritage Team
"Golden Triangle" agency Bidwells has launched a new Heritage Team, hiring some top names to lead on a raft of UK projects.
Former Savills and WYG man Chris Sufleet has been recruited to head things up. Th
How ‘portal juggling’ could be distorting London’s new-build property market
"Portal juggling" - where the same property is repeatedly listed, removed and then re-listed on property marketing sites - could be artificially inflating local markets, argues property search engine …