Estate Agency News
Carter Jonas recruits a new research head; builds business dev team
GVA's Daniel Francis is now Head of Research at Carter Jonas
Zoopla trials ‘more relevant & useful’ Property Valuation Reports
New PVRs provide automated valuations via Hometrack alongside a suite of "hyper-local" Zoopla data
Savills boss Jeremy Helsby on building a ‘recession-proof’ property giant
The outgoing chief exec talks to the Daily Telegraph about his 40-year journey with the all-conquering agency
Tenant sues letting agent & landlord over noisy neighbours
Tenant says he should have been told about "excessive noise" from neighbours in a Notting Hill flat
Knight steps down as Agents Giving Chair
Michael Stoop is taking over from co-founder Peter Knight as frontman of the property industry charity
Another London agency reports rising buyer activity levels
Chestertons joins Knight Frank, D&G and others in flagging up a noticeable increase in new applicants and viewings
John Pye goes global with a luxury & property outpost in the UAE
UK auction firm celebrates 50 years in business by embarking on an ambitious international expansion plan
Government cuts security deposit cap for rentals under £50k pa
Rental properties charging less than £50,000 per year can now only claim five weeks' rent as a security deposit
Interview: Mark Hutton of Battersea Power Station Estates on selling a British icon
PrimeResi meets the man in charge of resi sales and lettings at Battersea Power Station, to discuss life in-house at one of the biggest real estate developments in Europe...
SP Property Group boosts property management team as its PCL portfolio breaches £1bn
Jo Eccles' firm now manages a central London rental portfolio worth over £1bn, and has also had a significant win for its block management offering, securing the building management gig for Lodha UK's …
Emoov appoints administrators
"Prospective purchasers that have been in the wings have not come through with viable offers to acquire the Emoov business," says online estate agency boss, as the firm brings in James Cowper Kreston …
Historic Mayfair mansion sells for £40m
EXCLUSIVE: Super-wealthy buyer shakes off Brexit jitters to splash out on Grade II listed Georgian gem