Business & People
Berkeley Group steps up to the FTSE 100
Tony Pidgley's high-end housebuilder Berkeley is getting a Blue Chip makeover, joining the FTSE 100 in the latest reshuffle of the top public businesses in Britain.
Kensington developer fined £10k for illegal advertising
A basement developer has apparently been hit with a chunky £10k fine for putting up adverts in the Royal Borough without consent.
Landmark ramps up London operation
Developer Landmark Estates has cranked up its capability in the capital with a couple of senior hires, a new West End office and some chunky financial backing.
Foxtons plans to have 100 branches in London within five years
Foxtons has set itself a target to expand its network of offices within the M25 from the current 58 to 100 in the next five years.
Cushman and DTZ complete $2bn mega-merger
Global real estate megaliths Cushman & Wakefield and DTZ have completed a $2bn merger to create one of the world’s largest real estate services firms, with a combined total of $5bn in revenue, 43,000…
LendInvest rebrands to reject ‘old-school finance’
Peer-to-peer property finance platform LendInvest has given itself a new brand identity in an effort to "reinforce its position as the face of new finance."
Five-fold jump in Thai buyers’ interest in London property
London property investments were attracting strong attention from Thai buyers during a three-day "Waterfront London" property exhibition in Bangkok last weekend, writes Andrew Batt.
RBKC gets tough on developer ads
The Royal Borough is getting seriously hacked off with developers advertising their wares without permission.
Country Life and OnTheMarket partner up online
That bastion of high-end property advertising Country Life's online property search facilities have been fully co-branded with OnTheMarket.com.
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Omni boosts finance team with Candy and West One hires
Christian Candy-owned property lender Omni Capital has recruited a new Financial Director and a new Financial Controller to "bring further robustness" to the team.
Behind the scenes at Client Services
Winkworth has provided some pretty interesting insight into the world of estate agency lead generation.