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Savills expands Middle East operations
Global agency announces move into Pakistan with takeover of Colliers franchise
Luxury hotel group Rosewood announces debut stand-alone resi project
The five-star hospitality brand will be making its first foray into freestanding resi with a new 65-unit scheme in Florida, USA
Rockwell recruits Land Director from Amazon
Oliver Barrett has been given a remit to drive London-based developer Rockwell's "flexible approach to acquisitions", as it "actively seeks large development sites in Greater London."
Savills adds Operational Capital Markets director
Ed Crockett has joined Savills from abrdn, where he was head of UK Residential Investment.
UK interior designers invited to enter BIID’s first national awards
Professional institute announces new awards scheme to 'celebrate the very best of British interior design'
John D Wood celebrates 150 years in business
John D Wood has a series of events lined up for this year to mark the prime estate agency's 150th anniversary.
BoE on the hunt for new Residential Property Forum chief
The Bank of England is recruiting a new chair for its Residential Property Forum, to replace Andrew Baddeley-Chappell.
Market correction coming if interest rates keep rising, says top economist
‘If interest rates are going to have to rise a fair bit, then a correction is to be expected, if not sooner then later’, warns Capital Economics boss Roger Bootle
Property developers told to foot £4bn cladding bill, or government will ‘impose a solution in law’
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has written an open letter to the property industry, insisting that developers "must pay to fix the cladding crisis that they caused" - and agree a fully-funded action plan…
Savills stalwart Thistlethwayte moves on after 27 years
Hugo Thistlethwayte ran Savills' global residential operations for the last six years, having previously set up and managed the buying agency division, Prime Purchase.
The average 2021 vendor sold their home for 46% more than they bought it for
A record 92% of sellers sold their property in 2021 for more than they bought it, according to Hamptons, having owned it for an average of 8.8 years.
Fine & Country makes a move on Ibiza
The high-end global agency has launched 12 new offices across Spain in the last year