Business
Hearts and Minders: Earning client trust
Property values and transaction costs are now too high for emotions to cloud judgement
“Giddy” Zoopla confirms new brand ambassador
After a few months of flirting, it seems Zoopla and everyone's favourite tv property expert, Phil "Pip" Spencer, are making things official
Snap Decisions: Online property details have 20 seconds to make an impression
Forget hi-falutin adjectives and swathes of superlatives; according to some eye-catching research from the States, viewers of online property particulars tend to hone in on a main image for no more than …
Rightmove adds lettings fees disclaimer to listings
Rightmove has added a little disclaimer to all lettings listings in an effort to mitigate against the Advertising Standard Authority's ruling last week, which requires agents to include all compulsory…
Hitchcox to roll out yoo branded developments across Asia
Niseko, Japan - yoo Design Studio
Elle Macpherson's favourite developer, John Hitchcox's yoo, has unveiled plans to roll out a series of branded residences throughout Asia
Lettings ads must now show all compulsory fees
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has decreed that lettings agents must include details of all compulsory fees in their property advertising
Futurewealth #3: helpful investment technologies
In the third in-depth report of the series, wealth gurus Scorpio Partnership explore how investment advisors and the Futurewealthy use technology to discover, inform and deliver investments
Energy bills. What energy bills?
The developers of a new eco village in Devon are promising Britain's first "zero bills" scheme
Branching Out: Five more offices for Foxtons
Foxtons has announced plans to open five new offices in London over the next few months
Berkeley Group opens first Singapore office
UK property giant Berkeley Group today opened its corporate office in the heart of Singapore’s new central business distrct – a plush space that includes a new 3,175 sq ft marketing suite at Marina Bay…
Jones Lang LaSalle wins Manchester Skyline gig
Jones Lang LaSalle has bagged the instruction to sell Skyline Central 2, an award winning prime residential development by Wheatley Properties on the fringe of Manchester’s northern quarter.
US firm snaps up County Homesearch: Rebrands as Dwellworks
Dwellworks, LLC, a US-based relocation and real estate firm, has announced its expansion into the United Kingdom with the acquisition of one of the UK's most established search consultancies, County Homesearch…