Business & People
JLL trials AI ‘property bot’ to enhance property management service
"Always there" virtual property manager is being trialled in two JLL-managed PRS schemes
There are 211 fewer estate agency branches on the high street than in January
Pubs, electrical shops and estate agencies have seen the biggest declines as high street businesses struggle, according to new data
Over 10% of rental properties listings are ‘likely to be advertised unlawfully’
Discriminating against DSS tenants "is hardly any different" to racism, declares National Housing Federation chief
To Save & Protect: Property guardian providers team up to raise standards
Property guardian schemes could provide affordable accommodation for 100,000 people in the UK, claims a new professional association.
Fenton Whelan names Ademaj as Partner & Head of Design Studio
Desariot Ademaj has been promoted to Partner level at luxury property firm Fenton Whelan
Ministers step up to review tax ‘loophole’ for second homes
Many holiday lets are not "genuine businesses", says the Government, and so should not be able to claim Business Rates Relief
Quintessentially launches a prime property shopfront in Belgravia
The new Kinnerton Street office will act predominantly as a buying agency. It is part of "an ambitious expansion plan" to launch more multi-service branches around the world
Savills launches a specialist ‘place-shaping & place-marketing’ division
The 60-strong Savills Place Shaping & Marketing team aims to help clients "create distinctive, engaging and enduring places with a focus on user experience"
Redrow boss to retire
Steve Morgan hands over the reins to John Tutte, a decade after returning to lead the giant housebuilder out of the GFC
Jackson-Stops embarks on a new ‘digital strategy’ to compete with hybrid agencies
Traditional estate agency pushes online services with new website
UCL officially launches the new Bartlett Real Estate Institute
BREI is responding to a "tsunami of change" in the built environment, said Chair Yolande Barnes in her keynote lecture
CapitalRise bolsters senior team as it looks to move ‘to the next level’
Prime property finance platform recruits a new Marketing Director and Head of Lending