Business & People

The Competition and Markets Authority has been firing out warning letters to firms it suspects being mixed up in anti-competitive agreements to restrict the advertising of fees.

Fine & Country has confirmed veteran agent Chris Rowntree will be taking up the reins of its Oxford branch.

German-based agency Engel & Völkers has made a foray into the field of private aviation brokerage.

Harrods Estates has hired a big hitter to lead its burgeoning Lettings business.

Winkworth has added another country office to its network, snapping up a well-established agency in Nottingham.

Property recruitment firm Deverell Smith has pulled of a major coup, hiring CBRE's former Residential COO as its new Head of Estate Agency.

Sotheby’s International Realty UK has brought in a two new senior people to its Mayfair and Country lettings offices.

Hamptons International is on the last leg of a tri-city tour, showcasing 96 choice cuts from its premium sales register.

Estate agency John D Wood & Co. has gone global, launching an International Department to help UK-based residents buy international properties.

Zoopla Property Group's half-year statement confirms the impact that newbie portal OnTheMarket has had on its membership: Zoopla lost  23% of its UK agency members, and 16% of its global members in in…

Heaton & Partners, the top-end consultancy set up two years ago by former Property Vision man Ed Heaton, has poached a key member of Strutt & Parker's buying team.