Business & People
US operations drive Savills revenue up 27% despite weak UK resi performance
Savills plc's global revenue shot up by 27%to £547m in the first half of the year, despite "the expected weakness in the UK Residential market."
Former Good Relations partner launches ‘no fluff’ property PR firm
Two former members of Good Relations' specialist property PR division have teamed up to launch a new indie agency in Midtown
Savills buys Aussie estate agency; opens flagship resi office
Savills has completed its acquisition of Sydney-based real estate agency Cordeau Marshall
Ex-Deverell Smith man launches Midlands recruitment firm
A top PCL recruitment consultant has decided to tap into the Midlands property market with his new venture.
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Gstaad, St Moritz, Monaco, Mayfair: Mount Street gets its own travel poster
Never short on marketing ideas, independent agency Wetherell has really excelled itself this time.
Knight Frank City & East boosts development team
Knight Frank City & East has ramped up its resi development department with a dedicated acquisitions offering.
INTERVIEW: Manhattan Loft Corporation’s Harry Handelsman on breaking the mould
PrimeResi meets the man behind one of the very few property development superbrands...
Election hammers Countrywide’s profits
Countrywide has posted a big slump in pre-tax profits after a "difficult" H1.
Announcing its results for the year to June, the UK's biggest estate agency said pre-tax profits of £28.9m
Plentific and ZPG team up to launch ‘Find a Pro’ service
Plentific & Zoopla Property Group have just rolled out a new service - Find a Pro - which aims to make it really easy for consumers to track down decent local tradespeople for home-related projects and …
The Collection LLP boosts property management team
Mayfair-based consultancy The Collection LLP has hired Chloé Tilby as Property Manager.
Rightmove claims to have 50% more property listings than any other UK portal
Rightmove has announced a 10% increase the number of UK property listings over the first half of the year, taking the portal's share of traffic to the top four UK property websites up from 77% in June 2…
Foxtons sales revenues tumble
The ambience at Foxtons plc HQ will be a bit different to the ebullience at Rightmove Towers this morning, as the London estate agency reports a chunky 10.9