Business & People
Rewards & Attitudes Survey 2019: How the UK property sector pays
The 20th annual RICS & Macdonald & Co Rewards & Attitudes Survey polled nearly 3,500 UK property professionals on their rewards and motivations, views on market sentiment and talent management issues;
Firstport swoops on Barratt London’s property management arm
BRAM acquired by the UK's biggest resi property manager
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…
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;
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;
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.