Business & People

New brand 'better reflects who we are as a business', says founder of high-profile buying and property management firm.

The first Luxury Property Forum webinar of 2021 will see chair Priya Rawal joined by Savills' Lucian Cook, Black Brick's Camilla Dell, CMS Cameron McKenna's Swita Kothari, and Accouter's Alec Watt.

James McKillop returns to the agency after almost nine years with Knight Frank.

Housing Minister Kelly Tolhurst has returned to teh back benches following some "devastating" personal news. She has been replaced at the MCHLG by Walsall North MP Eddie Hughes.

"It is a mixed and changing picture but with an overall growth in confidence," says the RIBA.

Property Plc's full year revenue dropped 15% from 2019 to 2020 - but "very strong trading" at the end of the year helped push profits up.

"The volume of activity in prime residential markets [outside London] for [2020] as a whole was the strongest since before the global financial crisis," says Savills.

Martin's Properties has installed a new Finance Director and a new Financial Controller.

AIM-listed agency releases latest trading update and warns of 'huge potential loss' for people buying and selling homes if the market were to shut down as part of the lockdown.

Agency will continue as an official partner for both the finance in sport and player care networks.

Wetherby Real Estate has been launched by Barbara Chanakira, founder and CEO of the Mayfair-based buying agency Eaton Property Consultants.

Team España in Marbella has signed up to the Chestertons franchise network, and will now operate as Chestertons Costa del Sol.