Why estate agencies should embrace job sharing
The estate agency industry should do more to promote job-sharing, argues Property Personnel boss Anthony Hesse as he reiterates calls for more flexible working practices
Savills research chief moves on to Chair UCL’s new Bartlett Real Estate Institute
Yolande Barnes has been appointed Chair of London’s prestigious new real estate institute, after nearly 30 years with Savills
Estate agents ‘can’t wait around for the government’s plans for professionalisation’
Service levels won’t improve until all estate agents have access to training, argues Keller Williams UK boss Ben Taylor
Bricks & Mortarboards: Three real estate courses to further your prime education
Master the intricacies of the English Country House, Real Estate Economics, and Property Development at these top London institutions…
Major housebuilders go on recruitment drives to ward off Brexit shortfall
Galliard and Weston Homes are looking to recruit nearly 500 new staff between them; warn that Brexit is having ‘a huge long-term impact on the London and wider UK construction industry’
London Mayor launches construction skills academy
A ‘quality mark’ is being rolled out to identify high-quality construction skills training provision
Flexible working is key to attracting top talent, says property recruitment boss
“Even though estate agency is a service industry, if companies want their top talent to return, they are going to have to start looking at flexibility”
Property industry players team up with music stars to mentor London’s disadvantaged youth
Galliard, Rokstone and Saigol DDC chiefs step up (with Tinie Tempah) to help a very good cause
Oxford University’s Saïd Business School launches ‘Future of Real Estate’ programme
Professor Andrew Baum is assembling a team to ‘predict the changes faced by the property industry over the next decade’
Property firms reveal their gender pay gaps
Across the real estate sector, women’s median hourly rate is 9.7% lower than men’s
Property salaries rise to a ten-year high
But the gender pay gap is still rife; female property professionals earn an average of 31% less than their male counterparts
Property firms embrace flexible working with parent power
Marsh & Parsons recruits from parents’ online forum The Daisy Chain, plus five handy links for employers and flexi-workers