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PCL agency Aston Chase partners with luxury short-term rental firm
Tie-up with HNW vacation specialist Veeve provides the firm's clients with access to the lucrative short-let market;
Chestertons signs ex-Knight Frank & Savills man
33-branch agency hires former Knight Frank partner and Savills director Robert Adams to lead its South Ken sales team
Yopa installs industry veteran Chair as backers plough in another £16m
Savills-backed hybrid estate agency Yopa has raised £16m from investors, and appointed Grenville Turner as Chairman
Luxury real estate giant Engel & Völkers exits UK market; continues global expansion
German-based behemoth no longer operating in the UK, following the closure of its sole PCL branch; worldwide commission revenues soar by 11% as major rollout continues across Europe & North America...
Homes England adds four to its Board
Mark Rennison, Olivia Scanlon, Sadie Morgan and Vanessa Murden have joined the Homes England Board, taking its non-exec count from six to 10.
Developer Yoo teams up with travel company for luxury holiday rental JV
John Hitchcox's design-led property firm Yoo has formed a joint venture with a travel company, opening up over 80 of its luxury residential developments around the world to holiday rentals.
Matterport recruits former Foxtons man as it ramps up European operations
3D mapping firm Matterport has been on a hiring spree as it expands across Europe; Nick Samuels has been brought on as Strategic Operational Director
Airspace developer bolsters construction team
Apex has hired 14 new starters so far this year - a 140% increase compared to 2018
Urban Exposure recruits strategy chief
Former Lloyds Banking Group MD Graeme Alfille-Cook has completed a consultancy gig for Apex Airspace, and now joins Urban Exposure Plc
Profits plunge for Dubai’s Damac
Luxury property developer's profits record an 87% fall in Q2, but the company "remains financially robust"