Business & People
Design firm Vesta targets investment sector with new brand
Interiors studio launches Investa to cater specifically for developers, investors and agents
Super-prime construction firm rebrands
Sizebreed is now Size Group
Jackson-Stops founder’s great-grandson launches property buying agency
"My aim is that GJS Property Ltd will be the next chapter in the Jackson-Stops property story," says founder George Jackson-Stops
Sotheby’s boosts country house team
Tessa Teichmann joins the UK arm of the global real estate brokerage in Surrey
Youhome closes £500k investment round; picks up a new Guru
Hybrid estate agency continues growth in prime London
Westminster names new planning chair & additional deputy leader
Tim Mitchell will now be sharing deputy leader duties with Richard Beddoe, while Melvyn Caplan steps up as chairman of planning
Greene & Co to become Hamptons in November
North London estate agency Greene & Co was acquired by Hamptons International in 2015; it "will be fully immersed" into the Countrywide brand in November
JLL launches dedicated real estate tech arm
The new JLL Technologies aims to "align and expand [JLL's] technology and digital initiatives, and accelerate innovation in real estate"
Vogue publisher Condé Nast to roll out branded residential property developments
The publisher of Vogue, Vanity Fair, Tatler and GQ has been having discussions with Savills about launching a range of luxury property developments
LonRes acquires AML consultancy
FCS' range of compliance services will help 'free up agents to concentrate on what they do best', says the B2B trading platform and data provider...
New smartphone app ‘will make 3D tours the standard way to market properties’
Matterport's new mobile app turns smartphones into 3D capture cameras
OnTheMarket founder Savills returns to Zoopla
All six original founders of challenger portal OnTheMarket are now back listing with ZPG