Business & People
Weston gets an extra £80m from the banks as it steers clear of ‘over-priced’ prime
HSBC, Lloyds and Bank of Ireland have raised Weston Homes' funding facility by £80m, giving the London and Home Counties property developer access to £200m until 2020.
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LendInvest launches Advisory Board with banking heavyweight
The former Executive Chairman of OneSavings Bank, Stephan Wilcke, has joined online property finance platform LendInvest, as a Senior Adviser.
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Hill recruits new West of England Director
Top 20 housebuilder Hill has brought in a new Regional Director to pep up its presence in the West of England.
Purple Bricks ‘to move into profit in the current financial calendar’ as it eyes global markets
AIM-listed benchmark hybrid estate agency Purple Bricks has said its UK business "will move into profit in the current financial year", as it announces plans to launch in Australia this year
New Knightsbridge digs for CPC and Fortwell Capital
Christian Candy's short-term lending house Fortwell Capital and its sister business CPC London are moving from serviced offices on Hanover Square to more lavish long-term digs above Giorgio Armani on Sloane…
New head for Knight Frank Harrogate
Knight Frank has recruited Daniel Rigg to lead its Harrogate operation.
Winckworth Sherwood hires Mount Anvil man
Law firm Winckworth Sherwood has boosted its Real Estate team with the hire of Alan Duncan as partner from resi developer Mount Anvil.
Virtual Realty: Online estate agency comes of age – but is it a viable model?
Online estate agency is now mainstream, says Property Vision's Charlie Ellingworth as Savills and Countrywide make first forays into the virtual arena. Bu
£100m investment programme catapults Dexters into the big league
Jeff Doble speaks to PrimeResi about the independent estate agency's ambitious expansion plans
The New Wage: How much are property industry professionals earning in 2016?
The UK's property employment sector has been experiencing some of the biggest fluctuations in salaries and vacancies in almost ten years, according to new research out today, with online emerging as the …
KFH rolls out two more branches in Zone One
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has opened up new offices in Clerkenwell, EC1V and Earls Court, SW5, taking the firm's London office tally to 55, with ten in Zone One.
LREF 2016: Two days of property development debate, deals and networking in Berkeley Square
There's just a week to go until the capital's property development industry descends on Berkeley Square for two days of debate, deals and networking at the annual London Real Estate Forum.