Business
Crown Estate calls in Savills for strategic portfolio advice
The Crown Estate has appointed Savills as professional advisor to project manage its Strategic Land Portfolio, which covers over 60 sites and promises a capacity for 15,000 new homes and five million…
Government warns agents of portal collusion
The Competition & Markets Authority has penned an open letter to estate agents about their obligations under competition law when choosing online property portals to advertise their properties.
Luxury interior design houses announce merger
Architecture and design firm Casa Forma has merged with developer and interior sourcing company Luxury Interiors London.
Douglas & Gordon expands in Putney
London estate agency Douglas & Gordon has ramped up its presence in West Putney (SW15), launching a new lettings department at its Lower Richmond Road branch.
Watch: Aston Martin race car craned onto Docklands skyscraper
Mount Anvil and Aston Martin Racing have marked their new partnership with an extraordinary stunt in the City.
Profits soar for Mount Anvil
Mount Anvil has turned in a strong set of 2015 results, including record pre-tax profits and a big boost in turnover.
Mount Anvil and Farrells have just completed The Eagle on City Road
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…
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.
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.