Business & People
EcoWorld & Invesco seal £400m BtR deal
Malaysian developer signals market leader ambitions with 'one of the most significant Build to Rent deals ever undertaken in the UK'
New property portal wins backing from major housebuilders; recruits a CEO
Rummage4Property has recruited a top housing market analyst - and now claims support from property developers Barratt, Bovis, Persimmon and Redrow, as well as estate groups including Countrywide
Developer launches a luxury property raffle platform, offering a £2m turn-key apartment in South Ken for £10 a ticket
London developer Gatsby Property is launching a new raffle platform, Cadivus, aimed at the prime residential market
Property charity LandAid launches search for a new Board Chair as Peace steps down
LandAid, the property industry charity, is looking to recruit a new Chair of the Board of Trustees to replace Liz Peace CBE, who will step down in January
Embattled Emoov ‘lines up administrators’
Online estate agency in talks with accounting firm to handle pre-pack administration - reports; buyer 'could be announced today'
Lodha UK goes it alone as Indian parent company gears up for IPO
Mumbai-based mega-developer to concentrate efforts on its business in India ahead of a planned public listing; reports suggest c.£470m could be raised from the sale of Prime Central London assets
Savills strengthens Mayfair & St James’s team
New recruit Nicholas Shaw spent seven years with Harrods Estates, before making a move over to Knight Frank
Savills moves into Guernsey’s resi market with top agency acquisition
Channel Island estate agency Martel Maides has been acquired by Savills
Government looks to recruit a ‘Head of Architecture’
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government is searching for someone to advise on architectural policy and practice
Regen giant Wates recruits a new Residential Development Director
Construction and development firm Wates Residential has hired a new Development Director from Ballymore, as it looks to expand across London and the South
In Pictures: The inaugural ‘Business of Design’ summit
The first Business of Design Summit was held last week, attended by 200 top figures from the interiors, property, superyacht and HNW industry
Winkworth franchisee takes over longstanding Dorset agency
25-year-old firm in Mudeford becomes the sixth new branch to launch under the Winkworth banner this year