Business & People
Ex-Strutt & Parker partner launches PCL advisory
Chelsea agent of 20 years, Harry Wigram sets up his own operation specialising in the prime postcodes
Countrywide share trading frozen as price sinks to a new low
The London Stock Exchange put a pause on the trading of Countrywide Plc shares yesterday, invoking a "Price Monitoring Extension" twice as the price hit a new low
New tech platform aims to ‘make the property industry more accessible’ for graduates
Proptech start-up Gradfeed wants to 'make the property industry more accessible, more diverse and to simplify the graduate recruitment process for both students and employers'
New CEO for Savills IM
M&G Real Estate's Alex Jeffrey to lead global investment manager's 'next stage of growth'
Partner promotion for Montagu Evans viability specialist
Will Seamer's client list includes Taylor Wimpey, CIT, Inland Homes, Peabody, Clarion and Anthology
Crown Estate names new chief exec
Lendlease Europe boss Dan Labbad to take on one of the biggest jobs in real estate, succeeding Dame Alison Nimmo as Chief Executive of the Crown Estate
John Caudwell: ‘London will remain the capital of the world’
Journalist Arun Kakar chats about Brexit, the PCL property market and building history in Mayfair with mobile phone magnate turned luxury property impresario John Caudwell, for Spear's Magazine
Grantley snaps up Home Counties property management firm
Surrey-based estate agency Grantley Group has acquired Property Services Haslemere
Queensgate appoints group MD
Former Clifford Chance partner Iain Morpeth to bring 'significant commercial, transactional and legal gravitas' to real estate investment giant with £3bn of assets under management
Proptech start-up BestBid raises £500k
Tom Scarborough's new venture attracts investors including LoveFilm co-founder William Reeve
Trading Standards launches new body to police estate & letting agents
The new National Trading Standards Estate & Letting Agency Team will act as the lead enforcement authority for the purposes of the Estate Agents Act 1979 and the Tenant Fees Act 2019
Opinions sought on new money-laundering rules for high-end letting agents
The EU's Fifth Money Laundering Directive is slated to come into play in January, requiring UK letting agents dealing in rents above €10k per month to carry out AML checks on their clients.