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VanHan launches lettings and management division
Following the launch of a commercial property arm last year, top London buying agency VanHan has set up a new lettings department, recruiting Knight Frank's Matilda Macpherson to run the show.
British Land ‘reduces resi commitment’ as headwinds hit volumes
British Land has reported a 16% boost in underlying profit to £363m for the year to March 31st, but confirmed it's tough at the top of the resi market right now.
Set Your Sites: What is the future for marketing development land?
As the land market evolves, agents will have to concentrate less on harnessing relationships with buyers, and more on their presentation and digital media skills, explains Knight Frank's Daniel Ward...
Trophies galore for all-rounders Knight Frank
It's been a strong week for Knight Frank on and off the sporting field.
Operating Instructions: Mayfair agency pens ‘definitive’ guide to luxury property marketing
With property sales down nearly 50% in some parts of PCL, vendors - or rather their agents - are having to work extra hard to attract buyers these days.
RESI Awards 2016: The winners
The residential property sector descended on Park Lane's Grosvenor House for the RESI Awards 2016 last night.
Future Sellers: Foxtons debuts virtual reality platform
Foxtons has launched its new virtual reality platform after a two-year development programme.
Purplebricks reports big rise in revenue
"Hybrid" estate agency Purplebricks has reported a 445% year-on-year increase in annual revenue in its latest trading update.
The firm said it expects full-year revenue to come in at £18.
Profits rocket 70% for Hill as pipeline hits £1.1bn
Top 20 UK housebuilder Hill has seen its pre-tax profits climb to over £31 million, up 69% annually, and laid out some ambitious growth plans.
Hill's Octavo Mews scheme in West Kensington
Berkeley commits to becoming Britain’s ‘first carbon-positive housebuilder’
Tony Pidgley's Berkeley Group - the developer behind a large proportion of London's luxury riverside new-builds between Wapping and Richmond, including One Tower Bridge and One Blackfriars - has announced…
New Southbank branch for Coldwell Banker
US-based real estate leviathan Coldwell Banker has made a move on London's Southbank.
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.