Business & People
Knight Frank boosts Sports Desk & Richmond lettings team
Hannah Beck will now be running KF’s lettings operation in Richmond, while Ryan Stokes has joined the agency’s specialist service for pro sports players.
Banda’s former design chief joins RedBook
Barak Alberro has joined Redbook as Projects Director, marking the consultancy's third major hire in the last six months.
Rightmove’s tech chief reveals ‘big plans for transformation’
“In two or three years’ time, I’d like us to be known not only as ‘the place I found my property’, but also ‘the place that helped me move in’, which is quite a big shift,” says Rightmove's Chief…
Tedworth recruits new lettings head from Strutt & Parker
Sabaya Verger has joined Simon Tollit and Christian Warman’s boutique agency after seven years at Strutts, specialising in the prime and super-prime market.
Specialist developers team up to create airspace sector body
The newly-created Association of Rooftop & Airspace Development is being billed as "a game changer for housing".
Reviews & effective communication are the key factors when picking an estate agent
Only one in ten customers want a text or WhatsApp message from their estate agent, according to property software brand Alto.
Korean insurer picks up 25% stake in Savills’ investment business
Savills IM & Samsung Life announce ‘transformational alliance’
Century Capital recruits industry heavyweights ahead of ‘major growth phase’
The specialist prime lender has signed up Ian Axe and Simon Golesworthy as part of a new institutional management team.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices names new CEO
Christy Budnick has stepped up to become CEO of Warren Buffett's real estate brokerage Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, which operates in the UK as BHHS Kay & Co.
German software firm buys Fixflo
Aareon AG has made its second property management tech acquisition in the UK this year, snapping up Fixflo for an undisclosed amount.
Royds Withy King adds to resi property practice in London
Law firm recruits the former head of Blake Morgan’s London resi property team, Mark Scott.
Ch4 property show presenter joins fast-growing estate agency
Four-year-old Midlands-based agency Hortons secured private equity backing 18 months ago, and plans to expand to a full national network.