Business & People
2014 in Review: Looking back on a year of portal combat
The evolution of Agents' Mutual's challenger portal has been the big property marketing story of the year, and its controversial "one other portal" rule means that estate agents now need to pick a side…
Jackson-Stops signs up to OnTheMarket (and there’s been a few more One Other Portal decisions)
Fashionably late to the party, Jackson-Stops & Staff has signed all of its 44 offices up to OnTheMarket.
The Agents Mutual portal is due to launch on 26th January 2015.
2014 in Review: Prime resi’s biggest business & people moves of the year
A survey of 2014's key business moves, company acquisitions, launches, partnerships and appointments in the high-value homes industry.
Top Three Business Stories of the Year
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The Collection hires Vastu Shastra specialist to cater for influx of Indian buyers
A Mayfair buying agency has decided to partner up with a Vastu Shastra specialist after reporting a significant increase in the number of clients of Indian origin looking to buy in London.
Cadogan Estate collaborates with design magazine on pop-up apartment
The Cadogan Estate has collaborated with design bible Wallpaper* on a pretty innovative pop-up project at its new scheme in Knightsbridge.
One Other Portal: Savills and Chestertons make their decisions
We know we promised to spare you all the Rightmove vs.
Publishing group backs OnTheMarket.com
Regional property/lifestyle publishing group Archant is backing estate agent-owned challenger portal OnTheMarket.
New Lettings Manager for Henry & James
PCL-based independent Henry & James has hired Steve Cook to head up its Belgravia lettings team.
Hamptons boosts Land & New Homes team
Hamptons International has ramped up its Country Residential Development & Investment, Land & New Homes offering, with the appointment of James Turpin as Senior Land Negotiator.
Knight Frank: Rightmove is ‘best choice available at this time’
Agents Mutual co-founder Knight Frank has opted to ditch Zoopla and go with Rightmove under OnTheMarket's "two portal rule".
Savills recruits Northacre and JLL man to Prime London Resi Development team
Former JLL Director Richard Osborne-Young has joined Savills' Prime London Residential Development team.
Private Tales: How my faith was restored in traditional estate agents
Bojana Stozinic has worked at two very different firms recently.