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Estate agency regulator issues warning on illegal ‘portal juggling’
Estate agents indulging in "portal juggling" - relisting the same property over-and-over on portals to artificially drum up interest - have been warned that "they could be prosecuted and face a ban from…
Chestertons ramps up estate management arm
Agency has ploughed some resources into its Estate Management division
Brace of new recruits at Rokstone
David McGuinness joins the firm as lead valuer
Fortwell brings on two new senior players to the development finance team
High-value short-term real estate lender Fortwell Capital has created and filled a new Head of Development Finance role, and recruited a new Senior Analyst to the development finance team.
More architects scale back London operations
A few weeks after it was reported that top practices Make, Sheppard Robson and AL_A were shedding staff, two more firms appear to be scaling back citing post-Brexit uncertainty.
Resi revenues jump for Savills, but profits dip by 3%
"It is not possible to obtain a clear read on the direction of activity" so soon after the Brexit vote, says Savills' chief Jeremy Helsby in the firm's half-yearly update to investors, as resi deal numbers…
Five senior hires at RFR as expansion plans take shape
Charlie Noel-Buxton to boost the property investment division
Hill hires Savills man to lead major acquisition drive
Housebuilder Hill has appointed a well-known name as Head of Strategic Land as it looks to expand into new territories.
Exclusive Pictures: £18.8m show flat on Grosvenor Square goes crowdfunding
Fresh from raising £1m in just eight days to fund a renovation project on Eaton Square, new high-end property crowdfunding platform CapitalRise has gone even more up-market with its second investment…
UK Sotheby’s International Realty launches flagship office and HQ in Belgravia
United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty has opened a new two-floor flagship office - which will become the company's London headquarters - on Ebury Street in Belgravia.
Jackson-Stops rolls out new West Country branch
Jackson-Stops & Staff has opened a new outpost in the heart of Hardy country, in the market town of Blandford in Dorest.
Currell hires ex-Colliers man to drive east London expansion plans
Currell has hired Matt Cobb as Director of New Homes to spearhead an expansion of the business across east London.