Business & People
Yopa names new Managing Director
CFO Freddie Cornes has been promoted to the top job at hybrid estate agency Yopa, which is backed by Savills and DMGT.
‘Property social network’ PropertyHeads buys veteran portal Mouseprice
PropertyHeads has made two acquisitions in the last few weeks, as it looks to "consolidate consumers, agents and property businesses onto a single social platform."
Countrywide rejects Connells’ £82m takeover bid
Massive estate agency group takeover "unanimously rejected" by Countrywide, as another private equity deal is proposed.
Propertymark boss delays retirement
Mark Hayward will stay on at NAEA Propertymark next year, becoming Chief Policy Advisor instead of retiring as planned.
High-profile Hampstead agent hopes chunky finder’s fee will unearth elusive high-end vendors
‘In the £1m to £4m range, I’ve got nothing. I’ve never been in that position’, says Glentree boss Trevor Abrahmsohn.
Maslow and M&G team up for property development finance plays
Specialist real estate lender Maslow Capital has signed a funding agreement with finance heavyweight M&G Investments.
Top property journalists recognised at virtual awards event
The Sunday Times' Hugh Graham has been named Property Journalist of the Year 2020.
Law firm O’Neill Patient buys Conveyancing Alliance for £27m
ULS Technology Plc has offloaded broker platform Conveyancing Alliance as it continues its plan to "build a transformative digital platform to revolutionise home moving and ownership."
PCL prices still flat despite activity surge – Winkworth
Major-league agency reports on how activity recovered in the third quarter, with exchanges rebounding by 192%.
The Secret Agent: What do many of London’s most successful agents have in common?
There’s a reason why the class of Foxtons from the nineties and noughties are now in charge of some of the biggest agencies in the capital, says our insider - it was all in the training...
Singapore’s One Global teams up with PCL firm to launch private office division
Singapore-based agency One Global Property Services has partnered up with London’s Mayfair Private Office on a ‘bespoke private wealth service’ for HNW and UHNW individuals across Asia.
Fruition adds three; declares a ‘shift in strategic direction’
London property developer bolsters its land and development team as it shifts to focus on airspace projects.