Category: Business & People - Page 362

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway enters London’s estate agency market with Kay & Co franchise deal

Sage of Omaha's investment vehicle strikes franchise deal with west London-based boutique firm; plans to roll out 'up to ten' more offices in PCL under the BH brand via acquisitions and JVs

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Yopa hires Moneysupermarket marketing chief

Pip Heywood joins Savills-backed fixed-fee agency as it enters 'pivotal stage of growth'

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Marriott to expand its branded residence portfolio ‘by more than 70% by 2022’

Ritz-Carlton owner has grand ambitions to develop many more stand-alone luxury residential schemes around the world in the coming years

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OnTheMarket pushes ‘new & exclusive’ listings in new TV ad campaign

Agent-backed property portal OnTheMarket has launched a new TV ad campaign, promoting the idea that it lists some properties before rival websites.

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Mother & daughter team launch a new estate agency in West Sussex

Seasoned property pros Helen Edwardson & Becky Penfold - formerly of Hamptons and Curchods - have reclaimed the kitchen table with their boutique estate agency venture, Penfolds

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Lenders clamour to finance Grosvenor’s £250m private placement

Grosvenor Britain & Ireland raises £250m from seven lenders

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Grosvenor’s Development Director moves to Lendlease

Katherine Rodgers is now leading the development of International Quarter London, next to the Olympic Park

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ZPG founder & CEO to ‘step back from day-to-day operations’

Alex Chesterman OBE is standing down as CEO of the digital property giant he founded in 2007

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Property Ombudsman revamps operations as membership swells to nearly 20,000

TPO has introduced new systems and a new Board structure, after membership numbers jumped following the withdrawal of rival Ombudsman Services from the property sector

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