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Wilben founders launch high-end interiors venture
Luxury developers William & Benjamin Samuels unveil their new platform, Imbuel, promising to simplify the high-end design process for developers and homeowners around the world...
William & Benjamin Samuels of Imbuel on disrupting high-end interior design
The brothers behind boutique development firm Wilben are now looking to shake up the luxury interior design world with their new venture Imbuel; we spoke to William and Benjamin Samuels to find out where …
Carter Jonas reports 12% profit boost
Chief exec Mark Granger hails 'extremely encouraging' set of results, all things considered, with pre-tax profit, operating revenue and turnover all up on last year
Gerald Eve recruits team of four resi valuers from Cushman & Wakefield
Jonathan Godfrey, Jim Parker, Alex Maher and Jacques Higginson have all moved from Cushman & Wakefield to Gerald Eve, where they will work in residential development valuations
Demand remains resilient, reports Taylor Wimpey, as construction cost inflation softens
Construction cost inflation is likely to ease in 2020 and the mainstream property market is proving resilient in the face of uncertainty, says housebuilder Taylor Wimpey, but there is "increasing customer…
British Land’s portfolio value dips despite 12.4% planning boost for Canada Water
British Land's underlying profits have fallen by 10% in six months. The Plc's half-year results also tell us that just one apartment remains unsold in the super-prime Clarges Mayfair development
Ex-Carter Jonas & Farons high-flyer launches PCL buying agency
After heading up PCL sales teams for Carter Jonas & Faron Sutaria, Kerime Mahmoud has left the corporate world behind to assist purchasers 'in a more natural and modern way'
Rightmove’s ‘one enquiry every second’ claim upheld by the ASA
The property portal actually generates an average of 1.3 enquiries every second over a year, says the Advertising Standards Authority
‘Real Developer’ index launches to champion SME property developers
TrustedLand and LandTech are compiling a list of "real" resi developers that are "a) trusted b) here for the long run c) delivering quality homes"
Meyer Bergman’s VC arm backs CapitalRise
Luxury property crowdfunding platform CapitalRise has secured a £1m equity investment from Meyer Bergman's Revolt Ventures
HSBC reveals plans to double its UK mortgage business
Lender's expansion plan could trigger a mortgage price war
Europe’s resi real estate investors are ‘bullish’ despite Brexit & regulatory concerns
Paris, Berlin and Frankfurt are the top picks for real estate investment in 2020, reports PWC