Business & People
Government to launch a mandatory new-build homes watchdog
The Housing Minister has promised to create a New Homes Ombudsman for new house-builders
OnTheMarket reports record traffic
Property portal's marketing push seems to be working as website traffic triples in eight months, with agent leads quadrupling
Countryside shuffles its top table
Becky Worthington named as the house-builder's new Chief Operating Officer
YOUhome signs Fine & Country PCL sales boss
Fast-growing hybrid agency adds another top name to the teamsheet; plans to have every Prime Central London postcode covered within a year
Fine & Country owner reports ‘significant improvement’ in losses as it turns to proptech
eProp Services Plc reports a £2.67m operating loss as it confirms the full acquisition of tech subsidiary Property Logic
VanHan alumni launch a new PCL buying agency, Aykroyd & Co
'Almost every' client has followed Hannah Aykroyd to her new super-prime property venture with Sophie Bonsor
Luxury developers’ local business initiative hits £200m milestone
Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar mark six-year anniversary of the South London Procurement Network
Record intake for BNP Paribas & Strutt’s graduate programme
BNP Paribas Real Estate has hired 50 new graduates this year, up from 15 in 2017, with Strutt & Parker's rural division taking the biggest batch
Amazon moves into house-building with modular construction investment
Online retail and tech giant Amazon has made its first investment foray into the house-building sector, backing an American modular construction start-up
81% of instructions are sold within 12 months, claims Purplebricks as it eyes a 10% UK market share
Online estate agency claims 'brand awareness levels higher than the leading property portals'
Yopa recruits Knight Frank man to key London role
Fixed fee estate agency continues its expansion drive following August's £20m investment boost
Barnes International launches a commercial property arm
Ben Hall joins Alex Newall's team to tap into London's prime commercial scene