Business & People
Knight Frank hires new homes specialist from Hamptons
            Tom Hawkins joins Knight Frank's 35-strong New Homes division         
    The Recruit of Happiness: Why real estate employers need to sell themselves
            The best candidates are vetting employers as much as being vetted by them         
    Berkeley Group set to be flushed out of the FTSE 100
            Indications are that the housebuilder has dropped down to No.112 in the market capitalisation rankings         
    Online estate agencies gain traction – but exchanges seem in short supply
            63% of firms surveyed said that their number of new instructions increased between June and July         
    Jackson-Stops launches resi corporate services offering
            New division will involve 12 JSS branches from Mayfair to Weybridge         
    London estate agencies John D Wood and Faron Sutaria to merge
            Countrywide Plc announces plans to create a 51-branch "London powerhouse"         
    Mayor Khan rolls out ‘Homes for Londoners’ team to look at developers’ viability assessments
            New Homes for Londoners governance board will meet quarterly         
    D&G extends opening hours for an Autumn rush
            Branches open for longer throughout September         
    Strutts confident in the power of open houses
            Next National Open House Day penned in for 8th October         
    Lender teams up with online auction house to pre-qualify lots for finance
            Trumpeted as "an industry first"         
    Currell expands eastwards with commercial acquisition
            Agency has purchased 5,000 square foot space         
    Bidwells builds Heritage Team
            Consultancy has hired Lucy Denton and Fiona MacAdie to the division