Business & People
Luxury UAE portal sets sights on UK & US markets
A super-high-end real estate portal, which limits the number of agents able to list stock to just 100, has launched in the UAE with plans to conquer the UK and US markets in 2015.
New Finance Director returns to Berkeley
Berkeley Group plc has named its new Finance Director, after Nick Simpkin, who'd held the post for five years, left the company in September.
Wanted: £1m homes and buyers for Ch4 documentary
Channel 4 is scouting around for ten-or-so £1m homes and prospective buyers across the UK for a "major primetime documentary".
Battersea Power Station Phase 3: Prices & interiors revealed
Here's a first peek at how Battersea Power Station's Phase 3 apartments are going to look.
OnTheMarket breaches 4,000 office mark
OnTheMarket.com, the consumer name for Agents' Mutual, has broken the 4,000 office mark on its dash for 5,000 by the portal's January 2015 launch.
Milestone expansion for Chestertons in the Caymans
Estate agency Chestertons has made a move into the Cayman Islands, signing up Milestone Properties on Grand Cayman as an associate in the offshore haven.
Carter Jonas acquires another SW London agency
Hot on the heels of the JLL and W.A.Ellis merger this week, we hear Carter Jonas has also just fortified its resi presence in the capital by acquiring a high-end, two-office independent in SW London.
Barton Wyatt rolls out Private Office offering
Prime surrey estate agency Barton Wyatt has opened up a "Private Office" arm, formalising services - booking private jets, sorting Christmas shopping, arranging dinner parties etc etc - that its been…
Aspire gets a new look
South West London estate agency Aspire has rebranded with a "fresh and distinctive new look".
Murdoch makes a $1bn move on US online property
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has announced that it is buying the US-based online real estate titan Move, Inc. for around $950m.
W.A.Ellis and JLL join forces to create ‘prime London’s go-to agency’
Knightsbridge-based estate agency W.A.Ellis and global property giant JLL have released a surprise announcement confirming a merger.
Haus lines up third West London branch opening
Haus Properties, the estate agency founded by Apprentice contestant Jamie Lester, is opening a new branch - its third in West London - early next year.