Business & People
Deverell Smith plans 100% expansion as demand for property recruitment services ‘soars’
The market may still be in choppy waters, but it doesn't sound like property firms are battening down the hatches just yet - far from it in fact.
Sphere Estates to launch after Abercrombie & Kent management buyout
Luxury travel brand Abercrombie & Kent's property arm - Abercrombie & Kent International Estates - is morphing into a new operation - Sphere Estates - following a management buyout by the company's General…
Zoopla reports record profits and rising membership in ‘transformational year’
Zoopla has turned in some pretty solid annual results, with chunky increases in both revenues and profits.
Revenue was up 34% to £107.
Government to look at ‘encouraging’ the online estate agency model
Her Majesty's Treasury is looking at ways of "injecting innovation into the process of home buying" to cut costs for homeowners, speed up processes and jolly transaction numbers along.
Special Delivery: Sager and Cain Hoy unveil £400m Islington Square scheme
Sager Group and Cain Hoy have lifted the lid on their much-anticipated reimagining of the ginormous former North London Royal Mail Centre.
Dubai developer tempts Chinese buyers with ‘fully-paid vacation offer’
Two of the world's top mega-developers have come up with a novel idea for getting Chinese buyers to dip a toe in the Dubai property market.
OnTheMarket to ‘remain a significant #3’ property portal as Zoopla gets an investor upgrade
Leading financial analysts have upgraded their position on Zoopla Property Group in relation to challenger portal OnTheMarket.com, arguing that the Rightmove-Zoopla one-two "status quo will hold".
Stamp duty rollback offered on Maida Vale scheme
A developer in Maida Vale has launched a new scheme with an interesting pre-Christmas perk.
Engel & Völkers hires 1,000 new employees in five months
Global real estate giant Engel & Völkers has been on one hell of a recruitment drive, taking on 1,000 new employees in only five months.
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Beauchamp agrees ultra-prime tie-up with Israeli agency
Curzon Street-based Beauchamp Estates has signed a deal with one of Israel's top property agencies.
Westminster names new planning chief
Westminster has announced a new Executive Director of Growth, Planning and Housing.
Ed Watson, who's been in local government for a good 25 years, will take on the role from January.
Banda brings in Mace man to run development projects
Boutique developer and search agent Banda Property has recruited a new Development Manager "to spearhead ambitious 2016 development pipeline."