Business & People
Countrywide & other agencies take a cautious approach to branch re-opening
Some firms re-opened offices as soon as the Government allowed it last week, but others - including Countrywide - are only slowly re-opening branches after the Covid-19 lockdown.
Maslow launches a Loan Book Liquidity Fund
“The pandemic has caused companies to relook at their business models," says development finance firm Maslow Capital.
Rose & Partners signs up well-known ex-Knight Frank agent
Industry veteran Tom Tangney joins the boutique consultancy set up by ex-Strutt & Parker man Simon Rose
Rich List 2020: The UK’s 50 wealthiest property tycoons
How have the likes of the Reubens, the Zakays and the Barclays fared in the face of Covid-19?
Berkeley picks new PR team
Newgate has been hired to handle communications for three Berkeley Group brands: St James, St William and Berkeley Homes Eastern Counties.
Housing Secretary turns to Zoopla to address estate agents about lifting the lockdown
Robert Jenrick has penned a blog post for Zoopla to "share his vision for restarting the housing market" with the industry.
Challenger property portal postpones launch to July
Giles Ellwood's Homesearch trumpets itself as "not just another portal, but the future of the property industry.
Chris Dietz on the new home etiquette
The property market may have restarted this week, but working practices have changed beyond recognition in the last two months.
Georgian Group names new chairman
Europa Partners co-founder to succeed Christopher Boyle QC as chair of the conservation body in September
Outside the Box: What will the property sector’s ‘new normal’ look like?
Disruption on the scale of the Coronavirus crisis is sure to alter long-term behaviours in the property sector, writes Olivia Holt, but it will take time for some changes to unfold...
New £100m property fund launches, focused on international luxury developments
M Capital is being launched next month by Montague Property founder Thomas Balashev, Dylan Mitchell of Worldwide Property Company, and Mattias Sandvall of Sandvall Invest.
Foxtons shareholder revolt fails to materialise
All but one of the resolutions presented at Foxtons' AGM passed with little or no opposition.