Business & People
Zoopla’s Alto hit with hack
The Friday 13th hack "can technically be considered a data breach", says the CRM platform, but "no personal data was accessed, downloaded or otherwise viewed"
Berkshire estate agency cartel fined £600k for price fixing
Four estate agencies broke competition law for nearly seven years by fixing minimum commission rates, says the CMA; three have been fined.
European court to rule in landmark Airbnb case
Is the US platform an online service or property agent? The CJEU will decide on Thursday...
Douglas & Gordon returns to profit
London estate agency reports improved numbers despite "another tough year".
LCP & APG team up for new hotel brand; launch with prime South Ken acquisition
London Central Portfolio has formed a joint venture with APG (which recently teamed up with Delancey to buy Earls Court), acquiring the Harrington Hall site in South Kensington as an inaugural "lifestyle…
‘This is a time for great optimism’: London Square planning to double new homes pipeline
Developer hits the acquisition trail in readiness for 'post-Brexit bounce'
Howard de Walden appoints new property director
Julian Best to succeed Simon Baynham when he retires next year
Zoopla embarks on a significant hiring spree
Property portal and technology business Zoopla plans to hire 120 new skilled staff in 2020, taking firm's total headcount to over 750.
Purplebricks reports ‘resilient’ trading; shoots for 10% market share
Hybrid agency 'very pleased with progress made...in light of the market backdrop'
Team Building: 1508 & Solution Design on developing a successful recruitment strategy
PrimeResi talks to Stuart Horwood, CEO of top design practice 1508, and Jason Bailey of long term recruitment partner Solution Design, about their business relationship, and how a carefully curated recruitment…
Harrods Estates reports record month for lettings
PCL agency's best ever lettings performance driven by renewals in the super-prime range
Century 21 franchisee acquires Hampton estate agency
The acquisition "is the largest of its kind for Century 21 UK"; the combined companies will rebrand to become "Century 21 Luxe Residential"