Business & People

Agents Giving is signing up a batch of Regional Directors across the UK to "encourage more agents to get on board as charity ambassadors and to raise more funds for good causes."

Colliers International has acquired central London property consultancy H2SO.

Finance and insurance firm Charles Derby has launched a high-end estate agency arm in Notting Hill.

JLL has recruited Thomas Stevenson to its Resi Land team as National Director. Thomas Stevenson

Countrywide has appointed a couple of new Non-Exec Directors to its board.

Belgravia and Chelsea estate agent Henry & James has boosted its team with a new Sales Manager.

New build agency Johns&Co has decided to set up shop in Ballymore's Providence Tower development. John Morley

We're rather proud to announce the launch of The PrimeResi Directory: a new resource to help you find the right people for the job.

Sol Zakay's property investment outfit, Topland, has announced it has dished out over £400m in its recent lending drive. The firm has now funded schemes with a collective GDV in excess of £800m.

Zoopla's float prospectus has been published, and it flags up the real threat that the launch of Agents' Mutual "could materially adversely impact the Group’s business".

A developer has come up with an interesting marketing idea to help shift a 'world-class' country estate on the Isle of Man.

Harrods Estates has signed an agency-wide partnership with Chinese mega-portal Juwai.com, as new figures are released on the scale of Chinese investment into the capital's property market.