Business & People
Adapt & Survive: The evolution of the UK buying agency market
The popularity of buying agents has increased dramatically in recent years, and the market is showing distinct signs of maturity. Bu
Principia scales new heights for charity
The brave souls at Principia Estate and Asset Management have raised a whopping £17,000 in aid of male cancer charity the Orchid Cancer Appeal, by abseiling 541 feet down London's scarily-high Broadgate To…
Sign of the Times: John D Wood’s long-serving boards get a ‘modern makeover’
Estate agency John D Wood & Co has touched up its For Sale and To Let boards, revamping a design that's lined streets across London, Surrey, Hampshire and Oxfordshire unchanged for the last 25 years.
Prime Purchase grows Cotswolds team
Property buying agency Prime Purchase is boosting its presence in the Cotswolds, recruiting a local Savills man to its team.
OnTheMarket queries Zoopla’s performance
Yesterday, Zoopla Property Group reported that it had clawed a few agents back from OnTheMarket in a return to “more normal historic levels” of agent churn. Tod
Savills partners with Miami firm
Savills has joined forces with a major player on the Florida real estate scene.
Zoopla reports membership boost
Zoopla has announced gains in UK agency membership, listings and traffic in its latest set of results.
Rightmove to get redesign
Britain's biggest property portal Rightmove is overhauling its website design to "give the average agent more than double the exposure
‘Remarkable’ summer for high-end Yorkshire agent
A prime-focused agency in York has reported a "remarkable" few months, after agreeing £17m worth of deals at an average of £1.9m a pop.
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Lodha looks to float within 18 months, with big plans for London projects
Mumbai-based mega-developer Lodha is teeing itself up for a major IPO.
Almacantar signs up to sponsor RIBA Stirling Prize
London-based developer Almacantar has signed a "major partnership" to sponsor the most prestigious award in British architecture, the RIBA Stirling Prize, for the next three years
London’s latest dinner party boast? The PCL vendors ‘anti-marketing’ their properties
Without wanting to burden you with another buzzphrase, it seems the "anti-marketing" campaign is all the rage in prime central London at the moment.