Business & People
Battersea placemaking impresarios Murray & Twohig repoint business
“The name change comes at an inflection point in the evolution of our business as well as the wider real estate industry," says David Twohig of MurrayTwohig (formerly Wordsearch Place), who has been i…
American private equity firm buys Leaders Romans Group
Bowmark Capital has sold its stake in Berkshire-based estate agency giant LRG to Platinum Equity.
Online estate agents’ market share drops overall – but rises in the £1m+ market
A "considerable underperformance" by online and hybrid agencies through last year's booming property market “will clearly raise significant interest in the viability of the business model that has failed t…
Another Winkworth outpost opens as regional expansion continues
Franchisees Jamie Moore and Kylie Cates have opened another Winkworth outpost in East Anglia, as the estate agency continues its expansion drive.
Addland adds four more heavyweight agencies
Recently-launched land platform continues to grow.
OTM profits are running ‘ahead of market consensus’
Property portal OnTheMarket is on track to break even sooner than expected.
Propertymark names new Policy & Campaigns chief
Timothy Douglas has been promoted to the role vacated by Mark Hayward last month.
Knight Frank names new Knightsbridge sales boss
Christian Lock-Necrews will be taking the reins of the high-profile operation on Sloane Avenue in April
Savills teams up with ‘the pre-eminent residential professional in Germany’
JLL's former residential development chief in Germany has joined Savills, as the firm looks to build its presence in the European residential property market.
New BPF Futures leader aims to ‘elevate the bright young voices in the property industry’
The British Property Federation has appointed a new Chair for its young leaders programme, BPF Futures.
Zoopla-backer Octopus pumps £5m into Homesearch
Giles Ellwood's proptech start-up has secured major investment to fuel "ambitious growth".
Urban renewal design practice Leslie Jones adds senior talent
Lydia Firminger has joined Leslie Jones Architecture to work on major city centre regeneration masterplans.