Business & People
Knight Frank leans on global network to weather UK headwinds
‘There were moments when the outlook was bleak’, says boss Alistair Elliott as group posts 3.3% rise in annual turnover and 4.5% fall in pre-tax profits
RICS teams up with LandAid to help end youth homelessness
"Pledge150" aims to raise £2.25m; it's LandAid's biggest campaign yet
British Property Federation launches youth wing
BPF Futures will kick off with an event in December
Reapit agrees management buyout deal with tech private equity house
Management team buys out estate agency software firm, with a little help from Californian investment firm Accel-KKR
London lettings agencies targeted in fake viewings scam
Former Hampstead lettings boss jailed for 30 months after three-month crime spree
Carter Jonas adds three at the top to its London resi team
Agent recruits a new Head of London New Homes, plus senior appointments in Knightsbridge sales and Chelsea lettings
Bumper summer for west London agency
Sales were up 30% on last year, reports Finlay Brewer, with lettings deals 58% higher...
D&G rolls branchless estate agency into more London locations
"We have taken the decision to not clog up your high street with another estate agent", declares Douglas & Gordon
Enness launches insurance firm for international HNWIs
Mortgage broker rolls out a one-stop hub for global portfolio coverage
Cala ups volumes as it moves away from higher-value homes
Up-market housebuilder is in the middle a "planned transition" away from the £1m+ market
BNP Paribas announces UK board following Strutt & Parker merger
Estate agency acquisition is now complete
How many internet leads does it take to get an offer?
25 for every one accepted, according to agency software provider...