Business & People
£1.1bn Galliford acquisition to make Bovis a top-five housebuilder
Bovis Homes has agreed to acquire Galliford Try’s Linden Homes and Partnerships & Regeneration businesses for £1.075 billion
Ranked: Britain’s top residential property brands by Google action
Savills is the UK's most-searched-for estate agency, reveals MediaVision, followed by Knight Frank
Camden pursues a borough-wide ban on estate agency boards
89% of Camden residents want all For Sale and To Let boards to require planning permission
‘PropTech dragons’ assemble to steer MHCLG innovation drive
Housing Minister Esther McVey has launched a new "expert council" to support technological innovation in the property sector. Faisal Butt of Pi Labs has been recruited as the first member.
Prague partnership boosts Savills’ resi presence in Central Europe
Savills signs up independent residential agency LEXXUS in the Czech Republic
HomeLet & Let Alliance merge
Barbon Insurance Group (trading as HomeLet and Rentshield Direct) and Let Alliance have merged
New Chair for CBRE UK as Hubbard retires
Michael Brodtman will take over as Chairman of CBRE UK in January, taking over from Stephen Hubbard, who retires after 40 years with the firm
Indiabulls sells PCL property arm for £200m
Indian property developer has divested 100% of its stake in the Mandarin Oriental Residences project on Hanover Square to Clivedale Overseas Ltd. Clivedale was launched in 2012 as the UK arm of Indiabulls;
Estate agency body Propertymark publishes 13-point housing policy ‘manifesto’
It's "time to regulate and reform the housing sector" says the National Association of Estate Agents as it lays out what the industry would like to see political parties pledge this election season.
Housebuilders flock to list directly on Zoopla
“Housebuilders are a business priority for Zoopla," says the portal, as major developers sign-up to list new-build homes directly
Bridging finance veteran returns to Century Capital
John Wheeler has rejoined Paul Munford's property lending firm to "lead an ambitious new growth phase"
Northacre owner is ‘in discussions with a few’ big-ticket distressed development projects in PCL
"Brexit is fully priced in," says ADFG's CEO Jassim Alseddiqi. "I strongly believe there is pent-up demand in Central London residential that will be coming up very soon ...