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FT: Crown Estate ‘will have to change more in the next decade than it has in the preceding century’
Crown Estate Chief Executive Dan Labbad has warned that property owners face "obsolescence" if they fail to adapt to changing work and lifestyle needs, and rising environmental standards.
Savills London development chief Grace moves on after 37 years
Dominic Grace is leaving Savills after nearly four decades to set up his own property consultancy.
Mayfair studio OWN London recruits new head of design
Former Finchatton & Sophie Ashby interior architect Jorge Khawam has lately been leading the design studio at Natalia Miyar.
Former CPC Group exec joins resi investment firm
Andrew Chrysostomou was previously senior MD at Christian Candy's CPC Group
Octopus hires new head of resi development lending
Andy Scott has joined the real estate lender and investor from Secure Trust Bank.
RBKC specialist joins freelance agency
Alexandra Mathew is the latest PCL agent to sign up to Nick Carter's Harding Green, which has a centralised hub in Kensington.
UK Sotheby’s International Realty names new MD
Guy Bradshaw has stepped up from the role of Director & Head of Resi Sales, and will be leading an expansion of the brand across the capital and ‘key regional locations’
Strutt & Parker recruits marketing head from Marsh & Parsons
Marcus Flacks has joined national estate agency Strutt & Parker as Director of Residential Marketing.
Buying agency reports rise in ‘negotiation-only’ clients
Stacks says it is increasingly being brought in to handle negotiations once the right property has been identified, especially in complicated country house deals…
Finlay Brewer International moves into Spain
‘Strategic partnership’ with longstanding firm Crystal Shore will open up the Costa del Sol market to its clientele.
Knight Frank trumpets record results in regional hubs; plots big expansion for the regional Resi Development business
“Regional property and development is going to drive the UK’s post-Covid-19 recovery over the coming years," says Knight Frank, as the firm reveals plans to grow its regional Residential Development bus…
Propertymark ramps up lobbying team
Estate agency industry trade body Propertymark has beefed up its lobbying team, adding two new Policy & Campaigns Officers to the ranks.