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Chestertons boosts franchise operation with two heavyweight hires
International estate agency Chestertons has recruited a pair of senior players from Sotheby's International Realty to help build its franchising arm.
‘One in ten’ new homes have been built in flood risk zones
Almost 85,000 new homes have been built in flood risk areas in the last five years, according to Government data mined by The Guardian
Sainsbury’s teams up with FEC for Whitechapel Square development
Far East Consortium has been signed up to deliver "a significant number" of new homes and a new flagship Sainsbury's store on a 4.62-acre site in Whitechapel.
Fast start for eXp UK, with 50 agents signed up in three months
"Cloud-based" estate agency eXp has recruited a lot of new faces to its self-employed business model.
Niveda launches Bishops Avenue apartment scheme
Multi-unit collaboration with design studio Oliver Burns is aimed at downsizers and retirees
Savills rolls into cannabis joint project
Property consultancy has high hopes for the UK's budding medical cannabis sector; weed farming is potentially more lucrative than growing strawberries, says Savills...
Church floats surgery-to-mansion development on Connaught Square
A planning application to return a Grade II listed townhouse on Connaught Square to residential use has not gone down well with locals.
New boss for Keller Williams in central London
Gaven Swan takes the helm of network's KW Prime operation, following the departure of Nicky Stevenson last month
The OWO: Churchill’s Old War Office to house Europe’s first Raffles-serviced residences
EXCLUSIVE: The Hinduja Group and OHLD unveil rebrand for flagship project as it reaches full height, and extend partnership with Raffles Hotels & Resorts
The big problem facing London’s top estate agencies
After twenty years with some of the biggest firms in the PCL market, this senior agency insider - who has asked to remain anonymous - is sensing a 'huge change' in the air, with potentially serious consequences…
Polish billionaire spanks £57m on Spink project near Harrods
Latest PCL mega-deal is said to involve a townhouse amalgamation on a 'prime garden square' in Knightsbridge
High value deal surge in Central London pushes property price inflation rate up
"Increased London house price growth may reflect a larger shift in the type of properties being sold than usual," says the official UK House Price Index, "with more sales of very high value properties