Business
Savills sets up Great Estates team
            Cushman's Guy Taylor to head up new division advising the Great Estates of London         
    Savills confirms Ridley as Helsby’s successor in 2019, in a suite of succession planning announcements
            Mark Ridley will replace Jeremy Helsby as Savills' Group Chief Executive at the start of 2019; James Sparrow to become Chief Exec of UK and Europe; Richard Rees to become UK MD         
    Raft of senior hires for Darling
            Non-Exec Rupert Eastell joins the fast-growing architectural practice along with three new Project Directors         
    Knight Frank & Savills bolster Birmingham operations
            Agencies ramp up resi sales and development divisions as regional centres continue to outperform         
    Almacantar reveals sky-high ambitions
            Centre Point developer looking to build a "£4 billion" portfolio in the West End         
    Reminder: New data protection rules (& fines) come into play on 25th May
            The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will apply to all UK businesses from the 25th May 2018.        
    Taylor Wimpey backs central London as ‘temporary players’ depart
            Housebuilder gears up to capitalise on cooler conditions in the land market...         
    ‘Refocussed’ Fortwell looks to the regions
            CPC-owned lender broadens remit to include bigger projects beyond the South East...         
    JLL launches ‘virtual office’ in regeneration hotspot
            Agency called up by Realstar in Elephant & Castle         
    25% of buyers ‘feel pressured’ to use an estate agent’s in-house mortgage or legal services
            The HomeOwners' Alliance reiterates its call to ban referral fees.         
    Purplebricks names ex-Countrywide man Wainwright as CEO
            Online/hybrid estate agency promotes its COO to CEO         
    ZPG plans £200m refinancing package
            Property Plc proposes a big bond issue following a swathe of corporate acquisitions