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Grosvenor prepares for ‘inevitable’ market correction
Grosvenor has reported a 22% fall in pre-tax profits in its latest set of results.
Profit before tax of £527m was recorded by the Duke of Westminster's property group, down from 2014's £681.8m an
ZPG makes a move on The Property Software Group for £75m
Zoopla Property Group has made a move to acquire the UK's biggest resi property industry software supplier, The Property Software Group
Beresfords rolls out specialist Country & Village division
14-branch family-run Essex and London estate agency Beresfords has launched an offshoot brand to target "the most impressive and unique properties in the area, coupled with some of the prettiest and most…
Deloitte offloads real estate divisions to Savills, Knight Frank and Gerald Eve
Deloitte Real Estate has sold off its agency, lease advisory and asset & property management teams to Savills, Knight Frank and Gerald Eve in a deal that sees around 13% of the firm's staff - 89 people…
U+I creates Executive Committee to drive ‘continued evolution’
Six months after Development Securities and Cathedral Group completed their union under the new U+I Plc banner, the property regeneration firm has formed an Executive Committee - ExCo - to push the business's …
Octopus launches new peer-to-peer lending platform
Octopus Investments - the firm behind Dragonfly Property Finance, Property Partner, and which back Zoopla - is rolling out a new breed of peer-to-peer lending platform aimed at financial advisors.
Coldwell Banker sets sights on Scotland and Wales
Luxury estate agency franchise Coldwell Banker is on the prowl for master franchisees in Scotland and Wales
Villarum moves in on Henry VIII’s fairytale Norfolk mansion
William Cash's recently launched "serviced country house" business, Villarum Estates, has made a play for one of the most important historic houses in Norfolk, the spectacular Grade I listed East Barsham …
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Analysts predict hard times for Zoopla and OnTheMarket
The tit-for-tat bickering between property portals may have simmered down a touch in recent months, but some conflicting opinions from stock market analysts warn of more to come..
London estate agency offers fixed fee deal for £1m+ homes
12-branch London estate agency Portico - which started out life as Edmund Cude in 1818 and rebranded last year - is offering a fixed fee promotion for properties it values at over £1m.
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Oakhill sets up shop in West Hampstead
Oakhill Residential, the agency set up by former Goldschmidt & Howland man Lee Cash, has put down roots in West Hampstead.