Business & People
Super-prime market ‘moderated slightly’ ahead of polls – British Land
British Land has reported an "excellent" year for the resi side of the business, despite the pre-election heebie-jeebies.
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Hunters adds 23 branches with Country Properties acquisition
Hunters estate agency has bought sales and lettings agents Country Properties, adding another 23 franchised branches to its network.
Dragonfly ‘turbocharges’ residential refurb finance
Octopus-backed short- and medium-term lender Dragonfly Property Finance has unveiled a "radical overhaul" of its residential refurbishment products.
Heronslea hires Sales Director from CALA
Hertfordshire-based developer Heronslea Group has hired a new Sales and Marketing Director from CALA to drive some "significant" expansion plans.
Not a new housing minister: Brandon Lewis keeps housing role
UPDATE: It turns out that Mark Francois' appointment to Housing Mininster was all just a bit of mix-up. Francois' name was mistakenly put up on the DCLG website...
Douglas Elliman rolls out specialist celebrity division
Knight Frank's strategic partner in the US Douglas Elliman has launched a new Sports & Entertainment division to cater to the "unique needs" of celebrities.
Eye of the Buyer: A good looking agent can raise a sale price by 2.3%
An Australian business school claims that “attractive real estate agents do achieve substantial price premiums”, quantifying that premium as +2.
DTZ buys Cushman & Wakefield in $2bn mega-deal
Italian investment company Exor has announced the sale of Cushman & Wakefield to DTZ in a deal worth over $2bn.
Chelsea-Battersea footbridge seeks sponsor with naming rights
A proposed pedestrian and cycle bridge linking Chelsea and Battersea is on the hunt for a sponsor with naming rights...
Cadogan appoints Joint Head of Building Surveying
Cadogan has announced the appointment of Jane Henshaw as Joint Head of Building Surveying, alongside existing Head of Building Nicholas Dutton.
‘The property market in London will now go crazy’ – and other prime resi reactions to a Conservative triumph
The Conservatives will be the power party for the next five years, and they've even got a fully-fledged majority government.
Hamptons acquires North London agency Greene & Co
Hamptons International - part of Countrywide Plc - has confirmed that it has bought North London and City estate agency Greene & Co.