Business & People
Octopus & Homes England team up for £175m Greener Homes Alliance
The new Greener Homes Alliance "will provide access to funding and expertise to help developers ‘go green’ when making decisions for their developments."
Former Reapit chief Barker joins HMO property management platform
Former Reapit CEO Gary Barker has thrown his weight behind a specialist shared-living property management firm.
Hamptons raises over £9k for Cancer Research
Runners and golfers from estate agency Hamptons raised over £9,000 for their chosen charity last month.
Fine & Country expands in Essex
‘Premium’ agency brand already has six operations in the county.
Ex-Strutts client services head joins property management firm
Rory Field will be spearheading expansion plans for West End-based Masterfix.
Hutton Bubear bolsters team with hires from JLL & Savills
The advisory firm has reported heightened demand for both acquisition & development consultancy services this year.
Purplebricks faces legal challenge over employment status
More than 100 Purplebricks workers claim that they were wrongly classed as self-employed by the hybrid estate agency, so missed out on holiday pay and pension contributions.
Prime London estate agency Bective relaunches under new management
Bective - formerly Bective Leslie Marsh - has relaunched its six branches under the management of Dexters alumni Thomas Dainty and Craig Tonkin, and ownership of European real estate giant Ghelamco.
Beauchamp builds New Homes team
Sarah Heracleous has joined Paul Finch's New Homes team at super-prime estate agency Beauchamp Estates.
Barton Willmore promotes five to Partner level
The planning and design consultancy has created five new Partners and four new Directors.
‘The property market resembles a half-drunk cappuccino – still hot but the froth has gone’ – Garrington
National buying agency Garrington has updated its look, flexing a new logo (below) and new corporate colours in its latest market update.
Knight Frank beats Mercedes Benz, O2 & HSBC to win top CX award
The agency’s resi business was praised for its approach to the Covid-19 pandemic.