Business
Savills appoints new head of Strategic Land
Patrick Moseley takes over from Mike Shaw to lead Savills' Strategic Land team.
Berkeley Sales Director moves to SevenCapital
Simon Howard has joined SevenCapital to lead sales on schemes including RBKC's tallest tower.
Savills hires first resi apprentices
The seven participants in the agency’s new programme will study and work across sales teams in London and the country
Knight Frank names new Marylebone sales boss
Ali Mathews will be taking on the role in April, when Christian Lock-Necrews moves over to the Knightsbridge branch
Winkworth serves up new Wimbledon office
Former Knight Frank and Savills broker Gabriela Legha and husband Mana have bought a Winkworth franchise in South West London.
Taylor Wimpey picks new CEO
Jennie Daly will be the first woman to lead a major UK housebuilder
Government threatens to shut down property developers that don’t pay cladding dues
Michael Gove "has made clear he is willing to explore taking further steps to ensure the only participants in this market are those who have committed to resolving this [building safety] crisis," warns…
Savills transacts £2.8bn of land in ‘bumper year’
2021's combined total was a 133% increase on 2020 and 27% up on 2019, as housebuilders returned to pre-Covid spending levels
Deverellsmith buys estate agency & proptech recruitment specialist
Property sector recruitment giant deverellsmith has acquired two-year-old rival, Broomham Recruitment.
JLL ramps up resi research division
LonRes’ Marcus Dixon has become the agency’s new Director of UK Residential Research
Yopa recruits ex-Purplebricks director Frankish as CEO
Verona Frankish is taking over the helm of the Savills-backed hybrid estate agency from Freddie Cornes.
New North America desk for Savills
“The North American desk will act as one point of contact for our clients and to facilitate referrals throughout our global network,” says Savills Private Office Director Rory McMullen.