Strutt & Parker is piloting electric bikes for agents to use on appointments across Oxford.

Kate Eales has been promoted to be deputy boss of firm while two seniors have been given some of her previous lettings and regional responsbilities.

The UK arm of French firm BNP Parisbas, which owns Strutt & Parker, is one of 200 companies censured by the Government over failing to pay staff the minimum wage.

North Residential has appointed property expert Liz Dennison to its management team in a bid to grab market share.

Estate agency has been instructed by Lord and Lady Carnarvon to manage their castle and estate, Highclere - better know to millions of people around the world as Downton Abbey.

Strutt & Parker has appointed Matthew Millett as its Private Clients operation boss who until now ran his own agency for the uber-wealthy.

The estate agency is among a large clutch of global property firms looking to make a killing from the European market for residential and commercial tech.

Final line-up comes after its former UK head Steve Martin moved up to join parent company BNP Paribas's senior team, clearing the way for a restructure of its senior team.