Business & People
Knight Frank profits climb despite London’s cooling market
Pre-tax profits at the global property partnership are 14% higher than last year, while turnover has increased by 10%
Danish fashion tycoon becomes Britain’s biggest private landowner
Anders Holch Povlsen now outguns the Duke of Buccleuch in terms of sheer acreage
CMA confirms investigation into another estate agency cartel
Four investigators from the Competition & Markets Authority are looking into another case of alleged market-rigging by property agents
Foxtons to close flagship Park Lane office
High-profile agency shifting PCL hub up to Marylebone after 21 years as Grosvenor House's next-door neighbour
New Chelsea office for Chestertons
Agency debuts new shopfront on Cale Street
‘It feels like a new beginning’: Top architecture practice MSMR moves to employee ownership
Waterloo-based architecture and design firm joins other London-based practices including Formation, AHMM and MAKE in setting up an EOT
Countrywide appoints ‘restructuring & turnaround’ specialist to the Board
Mark Shuttleworth is now a Non Exec at the property services giant
Property Salary Survey: Estate agents take a pay cut as market woes continue
Annual report shows average earnings in the estate agency sector falling by 5% year-on-year, while concerns over job security spark a 'flight to other professions'
Start-up developer adds two more to its senior team
Cambridgeshire-based This Land has recruited a new Finance Director and Marketing Director
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