Business & People
Trendwatch: How HNW multi-generational living has come of age in the UK
From sprawling country seats to sets of super-prime apartments, increasing numbers of HNW families are opting to consolidate their purchasing power, save on transaction costs, and buy somewhere together;
CBRE boosts capability in the North with senior hire from JLL
Nina Barker to run new Northern resi sales and marketing arm for CBRE, covering major cities including Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool
Create a nationalised property developer to solve the housing crisis, says Quirk
Online estate agency boss pitches a plan to create 'UK Housing Plc' to 'side-step big house-builders' in an effort get more homes built
Fladgate bolsters real estate practice with Mishcon hire
Helen Curtis-Goulding joins 250-year-old law firm as partner and head of resi
Millwood recruits Strawberry Star MD
Former Strawberry Star and Berkeley Homes boss Nick Stonley joins specialist South East developer Millwood Designer Homes
The hybrid estate agency model is ‘fundamentally flawed’, says Connells as it shuts down Hatched
'We have thoroughly tested the hybrid model and have reached the conclusion that it does not produce a viable economic result', says Connells chief David Plumtree
Punchy business acquisition drive sees estate agency ‘capitalise on a consolidating market’
21 deals have already been done this year, says Belvoir boss, with six more acquisitions in the pipeline and 15 more 'under consideration'
Johns&Co recruits Hamptons finance chief
Specialist new-build agency has bolstered its team with 16 appointments in 12 months as it gears up to roll out an 'aggressive' expansion plan
Milton Stone acquires Druce’s South Ken operation
Sacha Moussaieff's boutique firm makes its second play in south west London, acquiring a branch of one of London's oldest estate agencies
Countrywide Chairman quits Royal Mail to focus on property business
Peter Long has stepped down as Royal Mail's Chairman, eight months after stepping in to Alison Platt's shoes to run Countrywide Plc
Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings recruits a new Head of China Desk
London estate agency reports 'growing interest in London property from Chinese clients'
Manchester’s Braemer rebrands to Rendall & Ritner
Property management firm consolidates operations following an acquisition last year