Marketing
OnTheMarket posts record traffic in May
Property portal managed over 25 million visits in a month
Property reviews platform raises £1m; plots national expansion
Homeviews launched earlier this year, pitched as 'TripAdvisor for Property'; it's just raised over £1m to fund expansion into cities beyond London
LonRes rolls out new alert service for buying agents
Retained agents can now flag a client’s property requirements to the platform's 6,000-strong network across London and the country, ensuring that 'no stone is left unturned'
Chestertons makes the switch to electric
33-branch firm becomes the first major player to replace its entire fleet with zero-emission vehicles, while shifting all of its offices over to a renewable energy supplier
New members-only ‘digital club’ promises early access to prime property listings
Ex-Knight Frank man launches new venture advertising 'high value assets to an elite collection of buyers who want opportunities seen nowhere else'
New PR firm Ebury scoops high-end clients and bolsters team
Emily Lewis and Emma Dreike's fledgling agency recruits Knight Frank's Celia McKelvey and adds more super-prime firms to its client roster
Complaints about property adverts jump by 28%
The Advertising Standards Authority received 975 complaints about property ads in 2018
On the changing face of luxury property marketing
Targeting a specific buyer demographic is no longer a case of advertising in the right magazines, notes Simon Deen; the world has moved on, and buying patterns have been forever changed;
Change-of-use resi developments wanted for new TV series
George Clarke's television production company is on the hunt for property developments to feature on a new Channel 4 show
Brand & Deliver: On the evolution of luxury branded residences
The global branded residential property sector is changing, reports Knight Frank, as more hotel and lifestyle brands bring new visions and more diverse ambitions.
Top Dubai developer installs a new Head of Sales on Park Lane
Nikhil Brij Kapur has joined Sobha Realty's new London operation to run sales for the firm's flagship Sobha Hartland project in Dubai
New prime London property portal offers ‘off-market’ listings
Ten prime London estate agents have signed up to Utsav Goenka's new venture, Vyomm