Georgian Group names new chairman
Europa Partners co-founder to succeed Christopher Boyle QC as chair of the conservation body in September
Outside the Box: What will the property sector’s ‘new normal’ look like?
Disruption on the scale of the Coronavirus crisis is sure to alter long-term behaviours in the property sector, writes Olivia Holt, but it will take time for some changes to unfold…
New £100m property fund launches, focused on international luxury developments
M Capital is being launched next month by Montague Property founder Thomas Balashev, Dylan Mitchell of Worldwide Property Company, and Mattias Sandvall of Sandvall Invest.
Foxtons shareholder revolt fails to materialise
All but one of the resolutions presented at Foxtons’ AGM passed with little or no opposition.
Re-starting the housing market: Industry reactions to the easing of the Coronavirus lockdown for the property sector
It will not come as any great surprise that most in the property industry are pleased to be able to get back to work after seven weeks in lockdown.
70-branch Dexters swings back into action
London’s biggest independent agency wastes no time in getting back to work after the government’s eleventh-hour green light, but it’s not quite business as usual…
Required Reading: New official guidance for home-movers & property agents during the Coronavirus outbreak
The housing market has been re-opened after the Covid-19 lockdown, but it is “not a return to normality” for home movers or for the property industry.
Jenrick reveals the Government’s ‘plan to re-start the housing market’ as estate agents & developers get back to work
The Government has eased the Coronavirus lockdown in a bid to re-start the housing market after seven weeks in cold storage. Estate agents’ office can now re-open, viewings are permitted; show homes can open; removal companies and the other key parts of the sales and letting process are re-started with immediate effect.
Beauchamp MD joins BoE’s advisory panel
Mayfair-based boutique agency to provide regular updates on the UK resi market as part of the bank’s Decision Maker Panel, set up in 2016 to help shape post-Brexit economic policy
Savills expands ESG operation with new Environmental Economics director
Property consultancy Savills is making “a major commitment” to expanding the firm’s work in the Environment, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) fields.
eXp hires Realogy star for global rollout
Michael Valdes took Realogy’s platform into more than 70 new countries as senior VP of global servicing, and will now be in charge of growing eXp’s international footprint.
Property industry gets back to work as physical viewings allowed to resume from Wednesday
Buyers, sellers and renters can start moving once again as the Government begins to ease the Covid-19 lockdown. Property viewings, check-ins, removals and surveys are permitted to restart from the 13th May, as long as social distancing and hygiene protocols are followed.