Business & People
Portal valuation leads jump by over a third
Rising new business leads could indicate pent-up supply in the sales market.
Fine & Country moves into York
Estate agency opens its first branch in the historic Yorkshire city, targeting high-value homes in the area.
Meet the Real Estate Appraiser of the World’s Most Gruesome Murder Sites
Rolling Stone magazine's EJ Dickson chats to the real estate specialist who has valued the sites of some of America's most notorious crime scenes, from the JonBenét Ramsey house to the Heaven’s Gate man…
Ch4-backed estate agency comparison website secures £2.2m investment
GetAgent says its 'super-seed' fundraise is 'a timely validation of the traditional estate agency model'
The Modern House founders hunt for MD to drive ‘new chapter of growth’
Co-founders of design-focused agency outline expansion plans after doubling sales volumes and headcount; firm looking to recruit Managing Director from outside the industry to help 'fulfil its potential'…
Westfield teams up with Canadian fund for a 1,200-home ‘new residential quarter’ in East London
The £670m "Cherry Park" scheme, next to Westfield shopping centre in Stratford, will be one of the capital's biggest single-site PRS developments.
Nested sheds staff as Brexit uncertainty bites
Hotly-tipped online agency confirms departure of 15 staff - around a fifth of its workforce - only a few months after raising £120m in latest funding round; market volumes have fallen 'significantly' with co…
Coldwell Banker ‘selling more $1m+ properties than any other real estate brand worldwide’
High-end affiliates put through nearly 30,500 seven-figure transactions in 2018, with an average value of $1.9m
Tchenguiz ‘plans to invest $100m in proptech’
Property mogul tells reporters at MIPIM that he wants 'to be at the forefront of when property meets tech'; predicts 'big growth from companies that can speed up estate agency work'.
OnTheMarket adds market appraisal tool
Agent-backed property portal looks to copy Rightmove's suite of additional agent products.
Battersea Power Station completes its £1.58bn ‘re-organisation’
Malaysian investors Permodalan Nasional Berhad & The Employees Provident Fund of Malaysia now own the commercial real estate assets at Battersea Power Station in a £1.583bn joint venture.
Savills warns on global uncertainty as profits slip; reports super-prime deal surge in London
Real estate giant predicts declines in transaction volumes 'across a number of markets' in 2019; full-year results reveal dip in group profits, although UK resi business turns in a 'resilient' performance …