Michaela Sullivan MRTPI has taken over from Robin Blacklock as Chair of the Scottish Property Federation (SPF). the real estate industry comes to grips with a second wave of coronavirus-related restrictions on businesses and the wider economy, with impacts on investors, landlords and tenants, and development activity. Outlining key themes for her upcoming term in …

Haart has appointed Liam Hancox as its new Estate Agency Director for the East Midlands and Yorkshire area.

Oliver Valentine 22, from Chorley, has passed his apprenticeship in business administration, from Runshaw College, to become a full-time member of the team at Home Truths Estate Agent. The agency, which has offices in Eccleston and Coppull, brought Oliver on board as an apprentice in business administration in 2019 and the team were delighted to …

Fast-growing Newton Lettings has secured a lease on new, bigger, premises in Glasgow’s Elderslie Street to cope with the current rise in demand for rental properties. And, in an odd co-incidence, the new premises are within the same block of offices where its Managing Director first got his taste for working in the letting industry, …

James Naish has recruited Maryanne Smith as Head of Estate Agency to grow the firm’s York presence in both sales and lettings.

Prime residential buying agents, Middleton Advisors has appointed Gemma Maclaran as the lead for the key Cotswolds area. Gemma, who grew up in the Cotswolds, joined Middleton in 2018, initially working across regions, from the London office. “I guess I’m mirroring one of the real property trends of 2020 – moving from London, back to …

Fast-growing residential lettings company Monkey vs Owl (MOVO) has expanded its online platform to provide a national service for property landlords.

A North East property lawyer has used her own conveyancing skills to move into new offices with a historical link her to her profession.