Property investment giant launches into the UK build-to-rent market
American firm CA Ventures has hired Tim Phillips to lead a £380m-a-year foray into Europe’s BtR and PRS scene, starting with the UK.
New International Resi boss for Savills in Dubai
Stan Ennor-Glynn has moved from JLL to Savills, where he will lead the International Residential division across the MENA region.
Meyer Bergman joins forces with CC Land for £1.25bn Whiteleys scheme
Meyer Bergman and CC Land have formed a joint venture to bring forward the ambitious reinvention of the Bayswater landmark, with additional backing from Apollo.
UAE developer offers all-inclusive travel packages for overseas investors
Dubai-based Azizi promises to handle buyers’ entire journey in a bid to drive sales, laying on flights, all-inclusive hotel stays, and transport across the region…
Swedish data company acquisition is ‘one of the largest European proptech transactions of 2019’
Real Capital Analytics has acquired rival firm Datscha
US luxury agents team up to take on Zillow
Major players in The Hamptons, including The Corcoran Group, Sotheby’s International Realty, Saunders & Associates & Brown Harris Stevens, are gearing up to launch their own consumer-facing portal this week
Senior hires for global network Leading RE
‘Global community’ with 565 member firms is looking to expand across the APAC region
European property firm faces €14.5m GDPR fine for ‘data cemetery’
Deutsche Wohnen, which has a portfolio of 165,500 homes, has been handed a huge fine by Berlin’s GDPR regulator
Savills acquires another Channel Islands firm
Guernsey-based property management specialist Parkes & Associates joins the fold
Beauchamp Estates moves into Tel Aviv; plots further expansion
Daniel Goldstein is running a new international branch of the super-prime boutique estate agency
Engel & Völkers appoints new COO
Paloma Pérez Bravo has taken on responsibility for the entire franchise business and all market centre operations in the EMEA region
Paul White of Four Seasons on branded residences & the new world of luxury living
INTERVIEW: One of the biggest names in luxury, Canadian hospitality giant Four Seasons has pioneered the concept and delivery of branded residences since 1985, and now operates 41 such schemes across 19 countries around the world – including the recently-launched Twenty Grosvenor Square in London’s Mayfair; PrimeResi spoke with the man now in charge of the global residential rollout about choosing the right development partners, setting new benchmarks, and the shift in expectations at the top of the market…