Business & People
Death of the traditional estate agent?
'In this tough market, a good, "proper" Estate Agent has more value than ever', says buying agent Tracy Kellett, as she questions the business sense of low fixed-fee operations, and argues that many traditional…
Legal & General makes a major play in the retirement property sector
Investment giant targets 'last time buyers' with plans for a £2bn later living portfolio in prime regional towns
Goldman Sachs backs Auriens with £185m debt facility
Global investment bank makes another significant play into a specialist resi sector
Complaints about estate agents have risen by 16%
Increases in complaints and fines are down to more awareness rather than falling standards, says The Property Ombudsman, as the organisation warns that its fees may have to rise to keep pace with all the…
Ranked: Britain’s ten biggest build-to-rent players
Which companies are leading the charge into the build-to-rent sector?
Planning Inspectorate looks to hire 20 new senior inspectors
The Civil Service has launched a planning inspector recruitment campaign
Top interior design house launches unmod property portal
Janine Stone's new "Buy & Refurbish" service features listings of pre-vetted unmodernised project properties for sale
Michael Bruce exits Purplebricks
'Hybrid' agency announces surprise departure of founder and CEO - along with the closure of its Australian business - in action-packed trading update
OakNorth moves into the HNW mortgage market
Four-year-old bank has ambitions to build a £260m mortgage loan book by the end of the year, targeting affluent buyers and unconventional incomes
F1 champ backs top-end Monaco property firm
Formula One championship leader Valtteri Bottas has become a major shareholder in a Monaco-based luxury property investment firm Azurite
Sq. One signs Currells’ Cobb
New homes specialist joins the mixed-use and resi consultancy set up by Jamie Gunning, Guy Passey and Charlie Philip last year
The £95m Property Broker: Meet the mystery agents who buy the super-rich’s homes
Journalist Arabella Youens chats to some of Prime Central London's top buying agents about their little black books and the 'different rules' that apply to the super-prime property market, for The Telegraph…