Business & People
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.
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.
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.
Knight Frank City & East boosts development team
Knight Frank City & East has ramped up its resi development department with a dedicated acquisitions offering.
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.
INTERVIEW: Manhattan Loft Corporation’s Harry Handelsman on breaking the mould
PrimeResi meets the man behind one of the very few property development superbrands...