Business & People
Foxtons’ Minis are going electric
Agency pledges to switch out entire fleet of 850 branded cars for electric vehicles by 2030
LCP & APG team up for new hotel brand; launch with prime South Ken acquisition
London Central Portfolio has formed a joint venture with APG (which recently teamed up with Delancey to buy Earls Court), acquiring the Harrington Hall site in South Kensington as an inaugural "lifestyle…
‘This is a time for great optimism’: London Square planning to double new homes pipeline
Developer hits the acquisition trail in readiness for 'post-Brexit bounce'
Howard de Walden appoints new property director
Julian Best to succeed Simon Baynham when he retires next year
Zoopla embarks on a significant hiring spree
Property portal and technology business Zoopla plans to hire 120 new skilled staff in 2020, taking firm's total headcount to over 750.
Purplebricks reports ‘resilient’ trading; shoots for 10% market share
Hybrid agency 'very pleased with progress made...in light of the market backdrop'
UAE developer offers all-inclusive travel packages for overseas investors
Dubai-based Azizi promises to handle buyers' entire journey in a bid to drive sales, laying on flights, all-inclusive hotel stays, and transport across the region...
Team Building: 1508 & Solution Design on developing a successful recruitment strategy
PrimeResi talks to Stuart Horwood, CEO of top design practice 1508, and Jason Bailey of long term recruitment partner Solution Design, about their business relationship, and how a carefully curated recruitment…
Harrods Estates reports record month for lettings
PCL agency's best ever lettings performance driven by renewals in the super-prime range
Century 21 franchisee acquires Hampton estate agency
The acquisition "is the largest of its kind for Century 21 UK"; the combined companies will rebrand to become "Century 21 Luxe Residential"
Foxtons closes four more London branches
Estate agency consolidates its network, shutting up shops in Richmond, Muswell Hill, Barnet and Surbiton
OnTheMarket reports decent progress in converting freebie listing arrangements to paid contracts
3,000 more agency branches are now paying to list on the five-year-old property portal.