Business & People
Global agency unveils real estate’s ‘first virtual showroom’
Engel & Völkers wants to combine the experience of going into branch with the convenience of online browsing…
Strawberry Star recruits a new COO & heavyweight Senior Advisors
Santhosh Gowda's property development firm is aiming to deliver 2,000 new homes in the UK by 2025.
Chestertons buys another London estate agency
Independent NW London agency London Residential will be absorbed into Chestertons' existing Camden office.
Avanton expands development team with new hires & promotions
London property developer promotes two to Director level and recruits two new Development Managers.
‘The near-term outlook remains strong for architects’ – but confidence is waning
"Shortages of materials, tradespeople, contractors and architects – for those seeking to recruit – are putting significant pressures and delays to the delivery of projects," says the RIBA.
Government names new architecture chief
Former Solidspace boss Sarah Allan has taken over as Whitehall's top building design mind.
Watch: ‘World’s wealthiest dog’ instructs agents to sell Miami mansion
A dog called Gunther VI is probably not selling a Miami mansion once owned by Madonna. But top-end brokers at Compass Realty are playing ball with the long-running stunt.
Sotheby’s & Realogy team up to buy Concierge Auctions
High-end online auction specialist poised for growth following surprise swoop by two of the biggest names in luxury & real estate
Luxury Italian agency gets creative with gallery-style ‘showroom’
Italy Sotheby's International Realty wants to move away from the formality of a traditional branch
Estate agents’ earnings around the world, compared
Average earnings of £30,569 a year put British estate agent in 15th place out of the 30 nations, far behind countries where brokers need formal qualifications...
Simplify’s conveyancing system outage continues to affect deals
"The security of client funds was not compromised" in an online security incident, says conveyancing group Simplify - but the firm is "unable to say when systems will be restored to a degree that would…