Business
Carter Jonas acquires SW London agency & announces new Head of Resi
Carter Jonas has just announced the strategic acquisition of independent estate agency Sullivan Thomas for an undisclosed sum
Harrods Estates hires luxury brand specialist
Harrods Estates is making something of a splash at the moment, what with a new office on the Fulham Road and today's announcement that a "luxury brand specialist" will be joining the team to help with…
Artists in Residences: St James gifts RCA a Riverlight space
Property developer St James has decided to give the Royal College of Art an open studio space in its 806-resi unit Riverlight scheme in VNEB (Vauxhall, Nine Elms and Battersea)
NFoPP backs Agents’ Mutual; closes PropertyLive portal
The National Federation of Property Professionals (NFoPP) has just announced that it is shutting down its PropertyLive property portal and "will give its exclusive support to the new property portal to…
Orion on a Mission to light up City Road Basin
Orion Capital went to town for the launch of their Canaletto tower on the Regent's Canal/City Road last week, hiring luxury PR bigwigs Mission - in one of the agency's first property gigs - to throw a …
Appwardly Mobile: Foxtons first to launch Windows 8 phone app
There's no denying Foxtons' commitment to tech over the years and its not about to be left behind when it comes to the latest mobile phone trends either
Property portals limber up
It's all going on at the various property portals: As Agents' Mutual confirms it's launch plans for next year, Countrywide Plc has signed a five year deal with Rightmove, and Zoopla has climbed into bed…
Agents’ Mutual to launch next year (ahead of schedule) as over 1,000 offices sign-up
Agents' Mutual, the unnamed estate agency-owned property portal that aims to take down the Rightmove/Zoopla duopoly, has hit its golden number of signed-up offices, and can now "move forward to implementation …
New portal gears up for UK launch
A new property portal is preparing for a UK-wide roll out tomorrow, aiming to address "disquiet" amongst estate and letting agents.
California-based Propertini, inc
To Russia With Love: Sandbanks agent sets up shop in Moscow
Dorset's Sandbanks peninsula has been dubbed many things this week; "Britain's Palm Beach", "Billionaires' Playground", "World's Fourth Most Expensive Place To Buy A House" and now "Moscow-on-Sea".
Strutt goes for mobile website over app
Strutt & Parker has decided not to create an iPhone app, and has instead launched a new mobile version of its website - m.struttandparker.com - to tap into the growing mobile property search market
Hamptons bags £4m+ Millgate scheme
Millgate Homes has tasked Hamptons International with sales for its new top-end scheme in salubrious Sunninghill, near Ascot.