Business & People
Pi Labs backs five more proptech start-ups, as accelerator programme goes virtual
Structor.io, REST Solution, Hausbots, Bright Spaces and Propster have been backed by Faisal Butt's PropTech VC firm.
Andrew Hay on market crises, the importance of passion, & handing over the reins at Knight Frank
Lord Andrew Hay has retired from Knight Frank after nearly 40 years.
Savills cancels dividend & postpones AGM
Savills has cancelled its next dividend payout "in order to retain sufficient cash reserves to mitigate the effect" of the Coronavirus crisis.
Lettings firm Rentify hires another Knight Frank agent
Five ex-Knight Frank staff have now joined the online platform in the last six months
RIBA’s president steps back
"Alan Jones has decided to temporarily step back from his day-to-day duties as RIBA president," confirms the Institute - which has reported him to the Charity Commission over a "serious incident".
Chelsea property firm offers all its vacant residential units to NHS staff, for free
Martin's Properties has offered all its vacant residential properties to NHS staff for free during the Covid-19 crisis, fully furnished by Carol Anne Designs.
Top developer rolls out guided virtual tours across London portfolio
Virtual viewings are becoming the default property marketing tool as the Coronavirus lockdown continues.
How Dexters has responded to the Coronavirus lockdown
London's biggest independently-owned estate agency, Dexters, faced criticism for keeping some staff in branches on the first day of the Covid-19 lockdown last week.
LSL scraps dividend and cuts costs amid ‘unprecedented’ market conditions
The property services group is taking 'prompt decisive self-help actions' to help see it through the current crisis
PRS FAQ: Covid-19 guidance for landlords & tenants
How should private landlords, tenants and letting agents navigate new, existing and ending tenancies in the Coronovirus lockdown? The Tenancy Deposit Scheme provides some practical answers...
Matterport recruits WeWork marketing chief
Virtual tour and spatial mapping company Matterport has recruited WeWork's former marketing chief Robin Daniels to run its global marketing department.
Purplebricks slashes marketing and goes fully digital to shore up cash
'Hybrid' agency cans all TV and radio ads and switches to a 'complete online model' as the coronavirus crisis culls UK housing market activity