Business & People
Buying agency Recoco boosts SW coverage with new Cornwall branch
Nigel Bishop's longstanding agency recruits former Savills agent Anna Sharp to set up a new base in the county
Martin’s MD launches inspiring volunteering platform
"Everyone has the gift of time and many people have skills, extraordinary or not, that could change or improve the health, state of mind and wellbeing of people in need", says Richard Bourne as he launches…
Mount Anvil secures £50m loan from GLA
Partnership is the first of its kind between the Greater London Authority's landowning company and a private developer
PropTech VC recruits research heavyweight
Pi Labs has brought in Andrew Saull from the University of Oxford Saïd Business School’s Future of Real Estate initiative.
Knight Frank launches Private Residence Consultancy team
Agency merges Home Solutions & Country House Consultancy; promises clients and customers 'a full, seamless suite of services throughout their property lifecycle'
Hamptons alumni launch new Cotswold estate agency
Liz Whitaker-Street and Amy Seager set up Whitaker Seager just before the Coronavirus lockdown...
Change at the top for Fine & Country as CEO Lindley steps down
Jon Cooke is taking over as Interim Global CEO, as David Lindley departs after ten years with the estate agency brand. Nicky Stevenson steps up to become UK Managing Director.
Knight Frank plans online resi auction trial
High-end agency brings former Allsop partner Richard Watson on as a consultant ahead of trial run in July
Cushman withdraws from direct new home sales
Cushman & Wakefield repoints its resi business after "a comprehensive review".
LA’s Opus mansion re-pitched as ‘1175 Billionaires’ Row’
After changing hands earlier this year, a re-branded Beverley Hills mega-mansion is being marketed as "the most spectacular and luxurious organic modern home ever constructed".
OnTheMarket introduces virtual tour filter
OTM is the first big portal to allow househunters to exclude physical-tour-only listings from searches.
Leading RE looks to expand across EMEA
Global real estate network hires new business development director to help boost growth in eastern European countries.