Business & People
Greene & Co to become Hamptons in November
North London estate agency Greene & Co was acquired by Hamptons International in 2015; it "will be fully immersed" into the Countrywide brand in November
JLL launches dedicated real estate tech arm
The new JLL Technologies aims to "align and expand [JLL's] technology and digital initiatives, and accelerate innovation in real estate"
Branded residence development sees ‘phenomenal growth’ – with more to come
The number of branded residential developments around the world has escalated by 195% in the last decade, reports Savills, and the hotelier-dominated sector is set for more significant growth in the coming…
Vogue publisher Condé Nast to roll out branded residential property developments
The publisher of Vogue, Vanity Fair, Tatler and GQ has been having discussions with Savills about launching a range of luxury property developments
LonRes acquires AML consultancy
FCS' range of compliance services will help 'free up agents to concentrate on what they do best', says the B2B trading platform and data provider...
New smartphone app ‘will make 3D tours the standard way to market properties’
Matterport's new mobile app turns smartphones into 3D capture cameras
OnTheMarket founder Savills returns to Zoopla
All six original founders of challenger portal OnTheMarket are now back listing with ZPG
Board shuffle as Foxtons’ Chairman to retire by May
Ian Barlow will take over as Chairman of Foxtons Group when Garry Watts steps down
New-build home reviews platform expands nationwide; ranks the best & worst developments (unofficially)
HomeViews now carries residents' reviews of over 800 new-build developments in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Newcastle, Leeds, Bath and Bristol
Home Views: the website ranking the best and worst developments in the UK
After receiving 8,000 user reviews across 800 schemes, 'the TripAdvisor of the property industry' has revealed its highest and lowest scoring resi developments...
Brexit uncertainty continues to impact architects
RIBA's Future Trends Workload Index sank to its second-lowest point of the year in August
OnTheMarket warns investors of slow agent take-up; cuts contract prices
"Due to market conditions, conversions have occurred at a slower rate than originally planned," says property portal, "with fewer having been to long-term, full-tariff contracts"