Business & People
Quintessentially Estates explores management buyout
A Companies House filing has revealed that "the Quintessentially Group entered into discussions with the management of the Quintessentially Estates business, to explore a management buy-out of that business.
John D Wood recruits CBRE director to lead new homes division
James Burrows has joined the agency after eight years at CBRE.
The sky’s the limit: Could drones change the way we buy and sell property?
Sophie Henwood & Navpreet Atwal look at how drone technology is currently being used in the property sector, the key rules and regulations to follow, and the implications for those involved in the buying…
Harding Green moves into Maida Vale & Henley-on-Thames
Jack Graham-Lindsey and Stefano De gaspari are the latest prime agents to make the move to Nick Carter’s Kensington-based freelance operation.
Purplebricks reports 12% jump in instructions
Trading at the heavyweight online estate agency has been "ahead of expectations" in the last six months.
Connells tops corporate estate agency league table
Connells Group accounted for 14% of all property listings in the last six months - although major online agents have been left out of GetAgent's new estate agency rankings.
Sotheby’s International Realty boosts London sales team
Constance Cunningham has joined the Belgravia-based agency from Barnes International.
West Sussex buying agency builds team
Chichester-based developer Jenny Prager has joined Jennie Hancock Property Acquisitions as a buying agent.
Webinar: Exploring technology’s impact on the luxury property industry
The Luxury Property Forum's May webinar panel includes Lees Associates’ Andrew Paulson, Bold & Reeves’ Bill Shipton, OKTO Technologies and OKTO Air’s Philip Dowds, and Nurul Basher of web design…
Former Co-op chief joins Boomin
Richard Pennycook CBE is to be a Non-Exec Director at the Bruce brothers' new property portal, Boomin.
Rightmove to expand account manager network by a quarter
Property portal embarks on recruitment drive to “further increase the level of service for agents.”
Zoopla reports spike in activity
Property portal's latest marketing drive appears to be yielding results, as valuation leads jump by 42%.