Business & People

"Property is big business and the popularity of these [online estate agency] services has grown dramatically over the past few years," says the Advertising Standards Authority, "as has the number of complaints…

Debbie Standen has joined Newgate Communications as a Partner

Three-year-old property management disrupter secures more VC backing

Embattled property Plc's revenue falls again after branch closures and cost-cutting - but the company says it is 're-establishing [its] market-leading position across both Sales and Lettings'

Taylor Wimpey expects build costs to escalate by 5% this year

Hampshire firm Evolve has acquired online estate agency easyProperty from the parent company of Fine & Country, with support from Sir Stelios

But London's 'challenging' market squashed Marsh & Parsons' profits in the first six months of the year

Veteran investor Jonathan Bond succeeds Graham Pimlott on the GBI board, and will take over the chairmanship at the end of the year

Recent changes in the insurance market could hit the construction industry hard, and scupper the government's housing ambitions, according to the ACAI

Iceni Projects has launched a fourth UK office

Liam Kelly reports for The Sunday Times on the Countrywide chairman's efforts to turn the UK's largest estate agency chain around and 'salvage his battered reputation'

Volumes are 'very low' in the capital's sales market, reports the embattled estate agency, describing lettings as the 'priority'...