Business & People
Former Knight Franker Hobbs launches land & development consultancy
Jason Hobbs' new venture, Halifield Land, will offer land and development advice to landowners and developers in the South East.
CBRE’s Samworth to step down
The chairman of the firm’s APAC/EMEA advisory services division will be leaving his post at the end of the year.
BNP Paribas & Fifth Wall team up for European proptech VC fund
Strutt & Parker's owner has teamed up with American investment giant Fifth Wall to back early-stage PropTech start-ups in the UK and Europe
Westminster launches its own development vehicle
Wholly-owned by the PCL council, Westminster Builds will be delivering new homes ‘across all tenures’, along with regen projects both in the borough and across the rest of London.
New ‘luxury hybrid’ estate agency launches in Cheshire
A new estate agency has launched in Cheshire, covering a prime patch around Hale, Hale Barns and Bowdon.
Strutt & Parker combines Knightsbridge & Chelsea teams on Sloane Street
135-year-old estate agency Strutt & Parker is combining its long-established Chelsea SW3 residential team with its Knightsbridge operation, in the firm’s flagship office at 66 Sloane Street.
Marsh & Parsons recruits Kay & Co’s Sulkin to run Marylebone & Mayfair branch
Paul Sulkin joins the 31-branch agency after more than two decades at BHHS Kay & Co.
New lettings chief for BHHS Kay & Co
Matt Staton has moved from Marsh & Parsons to join Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Kay & Co.
Estate agents must reveal referral fees to customers or face a ban, says Trading Standards
Estate agents who continue to conceal referral fees from customers could be banned from the industry, says National Trading Standards.
Ranked: Average estate agency fees by area
Average estate agency commission fees across England & Wales's regions are estimated to range from c.£1,800 in the North East to c.£9,200 in London.
BNP Paribas recruits CBRE’s Nicholls to helm a new Central London Development Team
Nicholls' new team centralises BNP PRE's development offerings across use classes in Central London boroughs.
Government picks Argent’s Freeman to lead Homes England
King's Cross regen "visionary" Peter Freeman has been tipped to Chair the Government's housing delivery quango, Homes England.