Business & People
Purplebricks‘ UK revenue tumbles 11%; instructions down by nearly a quarter
Hybrid agency says it is ‘emerging through the Covid-19 pandemic in a very strong position’, with a healthy cash balance of £66m and a focus ‘fully on the UK’
Fine & Country plans to become ‘the largest premium estate agency in the UK’; appoints a new Director to help make it so
F&C Leamington Spa boss Jonathan Handford is now a Director of Fine & Country UK.
John Lewis is considering turning surplus retail space into homes
"We are exploring with third parties the concept of new mixed-use affordable housing," says the John Lewis Partnership in a strategic review.
AI-driven construction management tool raises $16m
British/Israeli tech firm promises "to solve a challenge that for many seemed unconquerable", says investor.
Beauchamp Estates launches new base in Saint Tropez
International super-prime agency now covers all 71 miles of the Cote d’Azur.
Estate agents’ average commission fee rises to 1.5%
Agents in Kensington & Chelsea tend to charge a higher percentage than anywhere else in the country (2.32%) and earn the highest commission amount per sale (£32,430).
Marsh & Parsons’ Kensington sales boss returns to Knight Frank
Matthew Hodder-Williams has been recruited by his former agency to run one of its branches in Kent.
Fine & Country builds prime London presence with nine new licenses since May
The upper-end estate agency brand has added outposts in locations including Belgravia, Islington, St Johns Wood and Holland Park.
Cadogan portfolio value hit by resi and retail falls
Great estate warns that Covid-19 will have a 'pronounced effect' on this year's trading.
Property developer donates 16 modular homes for the homeless
Housebuilder Hill has donated the first batch of its "Foundation 200" free homes for the homeless, supplying 16 houses in Cambridgeshire.
Zoopla goes on another hiring spree to boost tech team
Property portal and PropTech firm is looking to recruit 50 new staff in London.
Ranked: The biggest UK agency brands on social media
Savills outdoes rivals across the three major platforms, but Purplebricks is well ahead in terms of website visits....