Business & People
Seven more proptech start-ups tapped by HM Land Registry
2019's Geovation cohort includes a digital concierge, a personal property investment hub, and a community-led neighbourhood planning tool
Country planning & development consultancy recruits high-flying specialist
Deloitte alumnus Sally Ormiston has joined Yorkshire's Rural Solutions as Head of Advisory
New-build specialist Johns&Co opens up in China
John Morley's fast-growing agency now has ten branches across London and Asia
‘Moving beyond a 7% market share appears to be a major challenge for the online agents’
The latest from Twenty Ci indicates that online estate agencies are still accounting for around 7% of residential property exchanges in the UK, with a focus on lower-value segments
Jackson-Stops ramps up regional presence in wake of Dexters deal
PCL stalwarts Toby Whittome and Guy Kelsey to head up agency's new operation in mid-Sussex; regional expansion follows Dexters' takeover of eleven Jackson-Stops branches in London & Surrey
Benham & Reeves signs up Strawberry Star director to lead Singapore team
Well-known former JLL & Strawberry Star agent Doris Tan joins independent agency as it looks to target Singapore investors investing in London
Dubai design firm XBD Collective moves into the UK
Design and architecture studio behind some of the UAE's most luxurious resi and hospitality projects wants to be 'a key figure in shaping the future outlook of London'
Dexters doubles down on London with high-profile Jackson-Stops acquisition
Takeover of Jackson-Stops' London & Surrey division 'demonstrates confidence in both the future of the London property market, and our own business', says Dexters boss Jeff Doble
Candy ‘facing £1.5bn legal battle’ over One Hyde Park penthouse; dismisses claim as ‘pure fiction’
More legal wrangling for property tycoon as company director launches High Court action over '£175m' sale that never happened; defence documents describe claim as 'vague, incoherent, vexatious, scurrilous a…
The Rise & Fall of Online Agents: Why the property industry ‘must not get swept away in hyperbole’
The emergence of online-only estate agents prompted 'the kind of hyperbole not seen since the first dot com bubble', says Patrick Alvarado of Nicolas van Patrick.
Construction firms facing ‘catastrophic’ changes to insurance contracts
'Unprecedented' tightening of insurance market conditions could end up forcing some firms out of business, warns Mactavish
Challenger developer boosts board with quartet of industry leaders
Resi specialist This Land signs up four new high-profile non-execs, including one of the UK's top property lawyers