Business & People
Removals guru to pedal across the Atlantic in £100k charity challenge
The founder of high-end removals firm Ward Thomas Removals is planning to undertake a never-before-attempted challenge - crossing The Atlantic Ocean in a pedalo.
Listless AIM listing for Purplebricks
Britain's first online estate agency to float on the stock market, Purplebricks, did not fly on its first day of trading.
HML bags Bermondsey-based property management business
Property management group HML Holdings has snapped up a south east London-based firm for £715k.
Is there a gender split in the property industry?
Diversity is a hot topic in offices across the UK as issues regarding the difference in pay and opportunities are being challenged by women across the world.
Agency reports surge in landlords looking to incorporate
Benham & Reeves has reported a wave of landlords approaching the firm about putting their property portfolio into a limited company in the wake of double whammy changes to mortgage relief and stamp duty.
Weston Homes’ profits surge 116% as it steps out of the prime market
Housebuilder Weston Homes has announced that its turnover and pre-tax profits reached a ten-year high, with profits jumping by 116% in the last 12 months.
Turnover stands at £138.
EG Awards 2015: The Winners
Over 850 property pros took over the London Hilton on Park Lane for the EG Awards last night, with all the big names present and correct.
Islington firms join forces as Currell acquires Thomson Currie
Islington-based estate agency Currell has significantly boosted its land and new homes offering with the acquisition of Thomson Currie.
U+I recruits former Selfridges Chief Exec as Chairman Designate
U+I Group - formerly known as Development Securities and Cathedral Group - has appointed the former Chief Executive of Selfridges, a current Senior Independent Director of Rightmove, as its Non-Executive…
Knight Frank bolsters new homes team
Knight Frank City & East has boosted its burgeoning resi development division with another hire.
London Festival of Architecture brings in RIBA chief as Director
The annual London Festival of Architecture, which returns to the capital throughout June 2016, has created a new role - Director - and appointed RIBA London Director Tamsie Thomson to fill it.
Raft of account wins for ex-Redwood PR chief
Former Redwood and Wriglesworth man Steve Hilton's new PR agency has bagged a haul of high-profile property accounts since launching in September.