Business & People
Crown Estate names new chief exec
Lendlease Europe boss Dan Labbad to take on one of the biggest jobs in real estate, succeeding Dame Alison Nimmo as Chief Executive of the Crown Estate
John Caudwell: ‘London will remain the capital of the world’
Journalist Arun Kakar chats about Brexit, the PCL property market and building history in Mayfair with mobile phone magnate turned luxury property impresario John Caudwell, for Spear's Magazine
Grantley snaps up Home Counties property management firm
Surrey-based estate agency Grantley Group has acquired Property Services Haslemere
Queensgate appoints group MD
Former Clifford Chance partner Iain Morpeth to bring 'significant commercial, transactional and legal gravitas' to real estate investment giant with £3bn of assets under management
Proptech start-up BestBid raises £500k
Tom Scarborough's new venture attracts investors including LoveFilm co-founder William Reeve
Weekday evenings are the best time for generating leads from property portals
Sales listings on Zoopla generate most leads at 9pm on a Wednesday; the sweet spot for rental listings is 8pm on Monday
Trading Standards launches new body to police estate & letting agents
The new National Trading Standards Estate & Letting Agency Team will act as the lead enforcement authority for the purposes of the Estate Agents Act 1979 and the Tenant Fees Act 2019
Opinions sought on new money-laundering rules for high-end letting agents
The EU's Fifth Money Laundering Directive is slated to come into play in January, requiring UK letting agents dealing in rents above €10k per month to carry out AML checks on their clients.
Signed & Sealed: Why the humble ‘For Sale’ board could be the answer for weary vendors
The incredible commercial potency of the simple 'For Sale' or 'To Let' board is underestimated by the consumer, and sadly, even by some estate agents, says Trevor Abrahmsohn;
Why the UK property market needs to embrace the social media habits of its US counterparts
A trip to La La Land opens investor Bruce Burkett's eyes to the massive brand-building potential of social media...
Bishop & Sewell appoints a PCL property law specialist
Paul Barnes has joined law firm Bishop & Sewell as a Partner
Castle raffle branded ‘unfair’ by Advertising Standards
Cash prizes were awarded instead of the freehold to Orchardton Castle, prompting a complaint to the ASA. The castle's owner is calling for the ASA itself to be investigated