Business & People
Knight Frank hires Rampton Baseley man to run Barnes branch
Paul Westwood was Rampton Baseley's lead valuer for the SW London patch.
de Walden appoints sustainability head from JLL
Laura Jockers has joined the Howard de Walden Estate as Head of Sustainability.
Urban Splash recruits RIBA director to explore ‘the future of how we live’
Suzy Jones has joined influential modular house-builder House by Urban Splash to helm a new "future living" division.
Sigma creates £1bn London build-to-rent venture
Sigma Capital has partnered with Swedish investment firm EQT to create a £1bn housing joint venture, with plans to deliver c.3,000 new rental homes in London over the next five years.
Estate agents must wear masks in offices
Estate agents "will be expected to wear masks while working in their high street offices", confirms Propertymark following the latest tightening of Coronavirus-thwarting measures.
Foxtons confirms BidX1 as ‘exclusive auction partner‘
50-branch agency and digital auction platform announce ‘strategic partnership’ after successful trial.
‘Selling Sunset’ brokerage eying London?
Oppenheim Group boss says London would be his first choice for a new international office, but the UK's real estate system makes 'no sense'
Zorin secures £200m for UK SME resi development plays
American hedge fund giant Avenue Capital has pledged £200m to Luke Townsend's Sir John Beckwith-backed specialist property lender, for property development and investment loans for SME housebuilders…
Create Streets founder to lead the government’s new planning design body
Nicholas Boys Smith has been tasked with coming up with guidance to help planners come up with local design codes.
RICS chief Bolton King steps down
Peter Bolton King has "semi-retired" from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, after nearly nine years as Global Residential Director.
Ex-Knight Frank boss Lord Hay completes 1,000km solo charity trek
Andrew Hay, who retired from Knight Frank earlier this year after nearly 40 years with the firm, has completed a remarkable 1,000km solo trek along one of the most historic routes in Europe, raising over…
Fine & Country signs first licensee in Asia
Upper-end estate agency brand is launching its first outpost in Asia, setting up shop in Hong Kong.