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Zoopla could announce floatation “within weeks”
It sounds like Zoopla is gearing up for its blockbusting floatation, which could value the purple portal somewhere north of the £1bn mark.
Strong Q3 for British Land
British Land has been updating the world on its Q3 2013/14 activity, and things look to be going well for the giant developer.
The Clarges Estate
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Write-your-own-details online agency launches
Another new online estate agency has launched, but with a slight twist. Sellmyhome.co.uk, created by Knight Frank and Banda alumnus Will Clark, offers vendors the chance to write their own property descriptions.
HIP Hop: RICS recommends Home Reports for England & Wales
An independent inquiry, commissioned by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, has suggested that Home Reports - which sound rather similar to the much-maligned Home Information Packs that were ditched…
Resi construction value leaps 88% in a year
The value of the UK's construction industry has soared by 67.1% to £6bn over the last 12 months, according to Barbour ABI's latest Market Review, with the residential sector jumping by 88.1% year-on-year.
Happy Place: More signs of high homeowner confidence
Countrywide's latest YouGov sentiment survey comes to a very similar conclusion to Knight Frank's version released last week: we're all pretty positive about house prices.
New Marketing Director for Chesterton Humberts
Chesterton Humberts has a new Marketing Director, in the form of Giles Milner, who's been promoted to the role after a two-year stint as PR and Marketing Manager.
Hamptons acquires North London agency Preston Bennett
Hamptons International's expansion plans have taken another step forward today, with the acquisition of a top North London estate agency.
Countrywide boss joins DCLG
Grenville Turner, the Group CEO of Countrywide plc, has joined the Department for Communities and Local Government as a Non-Executive Director to the Department’s Board.
Supply problem has been 40 years in the making – Hamptons
Any recent property market report will - more likely than not - include the phrase "chronic supply shortage".
Mayfair “outranks” Knightsbridge as London’s top luxury address – Wetherell
The Mayfair corner's come out swinging with some statistical gymnastics to counter Nick Candy's claim that W1's oversupplied and due for a price drop this year (as reported here).
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Homeowner hopes hit another record high
Knight Frank's latest Future House Price Sentiment Index has hit a brand new high, with homeowners expecting prices to rise at the fastest rate since 2009, when the index started, and households in every…