Business & People
American rental operator Blueground launches first London apartments
Turnkey rental home operator plans to build a portfolio of 250 apartments in London by the end of the year.
New planning & environmental head at Irwin Mitchell
Claire Petricca-Riding to lead law firm's newly-merged planning & environment team
Clifton hires resi development specialist from Jackson-Stops
Zoe Mercer joins Rob Windsor and James McManus' new boutique agency in Mayfair
Keller Williams signs former Savills Director for new Oxfordshire operation
Tanya Blake was Head of Country Lettings at Savills; she's now joined Keller Williams UK as Operating Principle in Oxfordshire.
FT: Why luxury brands want to sell you a home
Judith Evans explores the burgeoning international trend for branded luxury homes, for the Financial Times.
Senior Knight Frank trio join tech-led lettings agency Rentify
Recruitment coup for eight-year-old agency, as three more former Knight Frankers join the team - including two former prime office heads.
235-year-old Bath estate agency has ‘ceased trading’
Pritchards, which opened in 1785, seems to have closed its venerable doors in Bath, with phones going unanswered.
Khan names new Deputy Mayor for Housing & Residential Development
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has appointed Tom Copley as his new Deputy Mayor for Housing & Residential Development, taking over from James Murray.
Colefax hit by high-end housing slump
Profits sink by a fifth at luxury interiors group amid 'difficult trading conditions'
Marketing Primer: How to write compelling property descriptions
Arabella Youens asks some top marketeers to share their tips on attracting the attentions of the easily-distracted...
Auction House opens Kent outpost
Britain's largest property auctioneer will hold its first Maidstone sale on 27th February.
Foxtons in new sales slump (but are things finally looking up?)
High-profile London agency takes another hit to its bottom line, but claims to have 'successfully navigated a very difficult period'