Business & People
‘Purplebricks 2.0’: Estate agency trumpets strong performance & rolls out a ‘Money Back Guarantee’
"Today we present Purplebricks 2.0," declares CEO Vic Darvey, as the hybrid estate agency sets an ambition to double its market share to 10% of property sales over the next few years.
Earls Court Development Company announces trio of senior hires, including a new creative director
Appointments will ‘drive forward the plans for the future development of London’s largest cleared Zone 1 development opportunity’
Hamptons expands in North London with Lanes rebrand
Lanes New Homes has been rebranded as a Hamptons, extending the Countrywide-owned estate agency's network in Enfield and Hertford.
Knight Frank recruits top rural agents from Strutt & Parker
James Farrell & Tom Richardson have a combined 70 years’ experience in the rural sector.
BIID names new president
Lindsey Rendall takes over from Lester Bennett to lead the design organisation.
CBRE hires new resi development head for the north
Kieran McLaughlin has joined the firm after 16 years with JLL.
John Lewis ‘planning to build 10,000 new homes’
The high street retailer is gearing up to lodge the first planning apps next year.
Ex-Dexters & Hanover director launches boutique estate agency
Jeremy Rosenblatt, a former Director at Dexters and Hanover Residential, has set up his own boutique estate agency business in North West London.
PropTech investor Pi Labs recruits Oxford’s Baum
Andrew Baum, leader of the Future of Real Estate Initiative at Oxford University's Saïd Business School, is to join Pi Labs as a Research & Strategy Partner.
Cadogan Estate value drops £795m
300-year-old property empire Cadogan valued its swathe of Chelsea at £4.8 billion in 2020, £795 million less than before the pandemic.
How London’s top design studios are finding the right work-life balance for a post-Covid world
With input from some PCL’s best-known super-prime designers, recruitment specialist Jason Bailey looks at how studios are managing the balance of working from home and the return to office life……
Fine & Country moves into Thailand
Former Thorgills Lettings Director Sean Barrett bought into Fine & Country in West London in late 2019; now he's launching the top-end estate agency brand in Thailand.