Business & People
The death of the superlative: Why it’s time to get real in real estate
The peculiar parlance of the property world is so stuffed with hyperbole, superlatives and euphemisms that it has been rendered almost meaningless, says top branding expert Mark Davis - accepted boundaries…
Harrods Estates picks new PR firm
Real estate arm of luxury leader signs up newcomer agency Elevate to handle all public relations
House-builder takes ‘decisive action’ as profit warning issued
"The usual Autumn pick up in sales volumes has not been evident" says Crest Nicholson as its CFO steps down and it confirms the closure of its London division
Azur launches HNW renovation insurance
New insurance product for HNW brokers is aimed at affluent UK home-owners looking to renovate, extend or self-build
Vingt Paris partnership gives Rokstone a European network
Super-prime property agencies agree to work together in London, Paris and Ibiza
AZ Real Estate bolsters team after ‘record’ year
London & Moscow-based investment consultancy hires former Cushmans consultant Katya Repina-Millard
Another acquisition for Stirling Ackroyd
Nick Dunning-owned agency continues expansion across East London
Purplebricks moves into Germany with Homeday acquisition
"The UK’s leading national transactional digital real estate platform" teams up with its German backer Axel Springer to take a stake in a Berlin-based online estate agency
Lord Best to lead probe into estate agency regulation & mandatory qualifications
Government follows up on plans "to raise standards across the property agent sector" with a new Working Group of industry experts
Savills builds presence in the North West with two agency acquisitions
Global property firm snaps up Manchester estate agency Case McNair and the Knutsford branch of Meller Braggins
Dentons recruits development specialist from BCLP
Giant international law firm ramps up its real estate practice in London with a new partner hire
OnTheMarket reports big growth but flat revenue
Property portal updates shareholders on its first six months as a Plc