Business & People
Hiscox to buy Synergy Insurance
Insurance titan Hiscox has reached a preliminary agreement with Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings to acquire Synergy Insurance Services (UK) and R&Q Marine Services Limited.
Savills partners up in Paris
Savills has announced a tie-up with top-end Parisian firm Agence Varenne.
Finchatton strengthens senior team
Super-prime developer Finchatton has promoted Jiin Kim-Inoue to the role of Design Director, responsible for "leading and implementing the firm's global design strategy".
Jiin Kim-Inoue
Instinctif buys up London property PR firm
Wriglesworth, one of the capital's top property PR agencies, has been snapped up by global consultancy Instinctif Partners to create a 90-strong UK team.
Instinctif Partners & Wriglesworth
Chestertons moves into Saudi Arabia with a ‘significant new investment’
Chestertons has amped up its Middle Eastern presence with a joint venture with Saudi-based MEDAD Valuation International (part of the Najeeb Abdullatif Alissa Holding Company).
New flagship office for Waterfords
Home Counties estate agent Waterfords has moved into a new "flagship office" in Fleet after out-growing its old space.
Make appoints first female board member
Make, the architecture practice behind projects including St James's Market and Rathbone Square, has appointed its first female board member.
Carter Jonas boosts eastern region coverage with yet another acquisition
Another week, another new acquisition by Carter Jonas, this time in the shape of two Cambridge-based property firms.
Dragonfly makes regional lending play
Property-focused short-and-medium-term lender Dragonfly has hired a Regional Business Development Manager to boost its capability outside of London and the South East.
New property management head for Quintessentially Home
Quintessentially Home has recruited a new leader for its property management and home concierge operations.
Johns&Co launches concierge app for tenants and residents
Specialist new build agency Johns & Co has launched a new app to make its residents' lives a bit easier.
ZPG starts promoting online agents
As OnTheMarket - the new property portal that's banned online-only agents - gears up for its big launch at the end of this month, Zoopla Property Group has featured an online estate agent on PrimeLocation's…