Business & People
The average estate agent sold 19% more homes in 2021 than in 2020
Estate agencies sold an average of 46 properties in 2021 - seven more than in the previous year.
Property sector bodies unite to improve diversity & inclusion
Six trade organisations - the CIOB, ICE, LI, RIBA, RICS and RTPI - have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which aims "to drive forward the creation of a more diverse, equitable and inclusive" built…
Complaints about estate agents fall, despite rising transactions
1,872 complaint enquiries were received by the Property Redress Scheme last year, a 2.4% drop compared to 1,828 in 2020. 609 complaints were accepted by the PRS, down 4.7% from 639 in 2020.
City of London names new planning chief
Shravan Joshi will now lead on all planning issues affecting the Square Mile
Talking Heads: What’s happening in the prime property market right now, according to top buying agents
Where is all the stock; what will happen to prices; and which areas are buyers flocking to right now?
Savills opens tenth SW London office
Savills' new Teddington High Street outpost covers Teddington, Hampton, Hampton Wick, Strawberry Hill and Twickenham.
Property Vision expands London team with two new hires
Top-flight buying agency bolsters London property search team with hires from interior design house Taylor Howes and Knight Frank.
The Country House Department recruits Knight Frank’s Loweth as Regional Director
Knight Frank's Hungerford office head has moved to two-year-old estate agency, The Country House Department.
Property comms firm Blackstock acquired by top reputation management consultancy
The Blackstock and Montfort teams will move in together in a new Central London office later this year.
New head of sales at Finlay Brewer
Debbie McFadyen has stepped up to run the boutique west London agency's sales division
Knight Frank rolls out new AML tech to improve onboarding process
The agency has signed up to Thirdfort’s proprietary risk engine, which promises to reduce onboarding time 'to minutes' and turn compliance 'into a competitive advantage'
Tim Macpherson of Carter Jonas on PCL’s revival, memorable deals & what high-end buyers are really after
PrimeResi meets Carter Jonas’ longstanding PCL specialist Tim Macpherson to discuss the current state of play in the golden postcodes, the capital’s most impressive new developments, his most memorable…