Business & People
Property tycoons gift £80m to found an eponymous Oxford college
The billionaire Reuben brothers (David, 81, and Simon, 78) have donated a huge chunk of money to Oxford University, where it will be used to establish "Reuben College" and fund the Oxford-Reuben Scholarship.
Strutts alumni launch new country house estate agency
Oxfordshire-based start-up The Country House Department is being pitched as "a modern medium for the finest country homes, created to do justice to the most exceptional properties".
Grosvenor launches a ‘community charter’ to improve public engagement
"This new charter is one of the first practical attempts to deliver on the Government’s ambition to give people more meaningful involvement in how their neighbourhoods are managed and evolve," says GB&I's…
Great estates gear up for grand reopening
Cadogan & Capco outline plans to ensure the safety of visitors and locals ahead of lockdown restrictions being eased next week
Former Spicerhaart chief Jervis joins recruitment agency
Russell Jervis has joined recruitment consultancy Rayner Personnel to run its estate agency division.
Residence One hires new head of design from 1508
Ex-1508 & PDP man William Bles will be leading the design of all future projects for the boutique developer
Guild reports a ‘remarkable number’ of new members joining under lockdown
27 estate agencies joined The Guild of Property Professionals while the property market was on ice.
Remote Control: Sandy Mitchell on launching design & build projects in the new era
As lockdown begins to ease and the property market re-opens so that buyers can finally move house, Sandy Mitchell of Redbook shares some discoveries made while running the consultancy business and advising…
FT: Meet the estate agents turning themselves into superstars
Emma Jacobs profiles the new breed of Insta-famous US brokers, and looks at why UK examples are so thin on the ground...
LSL gets back to business after suffering heavy lockdown toll
Property services group brings back nearly half of all furloughed staff and reopens 207 out of its 231 estate agency branches
Busiest ever month for The Modern House
Website visits and new instructions soar for the design-led agency as the team returns from furlough
TPO names new Property Ombudsman
Rebecca Marsh, currently Chief Ombudsman at the Legal Ombudsman, will take up the role when Katrine Sporle's five-year contract comes to an end in October.