Business & People
Insolvency in the Construction Sector: Causes, warning signs & how to protect yourself
The number of UK building and property firms getting into financial hot water has escalated in the last few years.
Construction insolvencies jumped by 55% in Q3
76 building firms went into insolvency in Q3 2019, reports KMPG, up from 49 in Q2
Iceni sets up in-house archaeology team
Planning consultancy launches a brand new division to look at very old things on property development sites
New studio and high-end lettings arm for Ballantine Percival
Buying agency and resi development consultancy hires ex-Chard man to roll out rental offering, and hatches plan to open a new 'collaborative' studio in west London
Hardwicke names new practice director
Carolyn McCombe will take over from Deborah Anderson in December
New lettings manager for PCL agency Nicolas Van Patrick
Boutique Knightsbridge-based firm recruits Strutt & Parker's Alice Umfreville to help grow the rental side of the business
Kingsley Napley recruits a new Real Estate partner
Irwin Mitchell's Ian Silverblatt has joined London law firm Kingsley Napley, as a partner in the Real Estate & Construction team
Digital auction platform goes upmarket with luxury listings
BidX1 announces its first 'bespoke' sale, featuring a £2m penthouse apartment at a Mount Anvil scheme in south London...
South coast estate agency expands with a £1m acquisition
Belvoir's Brighton & Hove franchisees have snapped up 25-year-old lettings agency Homelets Brighton
TBS recruits JLL man to its London buying team
Knight Frank's property finding arm The Buying Solution has hired James Burridge from JLL's Knightsbridge team
RICS launches Social Impact Awards for property projects that deliver ‘a lasting positive impact on society’
RICS’ new Social Impact Awards programme will search for the UK’s best built projects transforming lives & communities
Government promises ‘a digital revolution’ for the property sector
Housing Minister Esther McVey wants to make Britain's planning and property-buying scene more like online banking.