Business & People
Death of former Humberts boss announced
Highly-regarded industry figure Ian Westerling died suddenly last weekend.
London agency reports ‘false lull’ in August after record-breaking July
‘There should be enough momentum to sustain a healthy level of sales activity until the end of the year’, says 31-branch Chestertons.
Hungarian resi development giant Cordia makes its first UK splash
“Our goal is to become one of the leading and most diversified residential development groups in Europe," says Cordia International's Chairman Tibor Földi.
Guild Property adds 40 new members in its ‘best quarter on record’
The Guild of Property Professionals had its "best quarter on record" in Q2, with more new joiners than in any previous quarter.
Former Kier CEO joins Apex Airspace as Chair
Haydn Mursell has joined specialist London airspace developer Apex as Chairman.
‘Selling Sunset’ brokerage looks to expand in the UK
"You co-broke or go broke", says the London-based Managing Director of American celebrity real estate brokerage Nest Seekers, as it looks to expand its UK footprint.
Chinese mega-developer slashes all prices by 30%, potentially sparking a property price war
China Evergrande is cutting prices at all its mainland schemes by nearly a third as it tries to boost sales figures.
Bruce in talks to raise ‘tens of millions of pounds’ for Boomin
The Purplebricks co-founder has reportedly received 'significant inbound interest' in funding his new venture.
KWUK recruits Knight Frank marketing chief
Simon Leadbetter - formerly Knight Frank's Group Head of Marketing, Communications & Digital and Countrywide's Group Marketing Director - has joined Keller Williams UK.
Berkeley upbeat in post-lockdown trading update
In the first update since the passing of its influential founder and chairman, Tony Pidgley, the housebuilder has reported 'robust' sales pricing, with efficiency levels back up at around 90% of normal;
More change at Propertymark as Chair Hamer stands down
Propertymark's Executive Chairman Christopher Hamer is following bosses of the NAEA and ARLA out the door.
Keller Williams enters 50th international market
'World’s largest real estate technology franchise' expands its presence in the Caribbean and South America; now has 240 market centres outside of the US and Canada.