Business & People
Oaktree-backed Anthology completes senior team
New Oaktree Capital Management-backed property developer Anthology has completed its senior team by hiring former Mount Anvil man David Clark.
Hamptons taps into short let boom
Hamptons International has decided to launch a dedicated Short Lets Department in response to a 'significant rise in demand'.
‘Dark storm brewing’ for China’s domestic property portals
"A dark storm is brewing in China’s local real estate market," proclaims Andrew Taylor, the co-founder of Chinese super-portal Juwai, as reports circulate that local realtors and agents are boycotting…
The ‘Uberfication’ of the real estate industry (video)
The property industry can learn a lot from minicab app Uber, concludes a panel of US real estate experts assembled by Inman News.
Sotheby’s hits 1m visits a month
Luxury real estate colossus Sotheby’s International Realty has been attracting some bumper online traffic lately; the firm's global website clocked up over a million visits last month.
Bouygues appoints new Commercial Director
Bouygues UK has promoted Colin Whitfield to the Group Commercial Director seat with immediate effect.
Preston Bennett rebrands with Hamptons
North London agency Preston Bennett has revealed its new look following the company's recent acquisition by Hamptons International.
Nine Elms: New supplier events announced
Registrations are now open for the second phase of Supply Nine Elms, the free programme that keeps local firms updated on contract opportunities up for grabs on the monumental South Bank development site.
Savills’ performance “driven by the recovery of markets outside London”
Savills has reported a decent first half to the year, with the real estate Group's revenue rising by 8% to £430.8m (from £399m in H1 2013), and pre-tax profits going up by 16% to £30.
Oliver Burns joins list of MIPIM UK sponsors
Super-prime designer and developer Oliver Burns has just announced its gold sponsorship of MIPIM UK.
Tripadvisor for tenants launches in the US
A new tool that allows prospective renters to read apartment reviews by former tenants has just launched in the States.
easyProperty launch date announced
It's been announced that the new online estate agency offering from Sir Stelios - easyProperty - is going to roll out in September.