Business
Battersea Power Station COO moves on
Scott Grant is taking over from Ian Feast as operations chief at the huge central London regeneration project.
Activist shareholder tells Foxtons to ‘sell itself’
Stakeholder accuses London estate agency of underperforming, suggesting "the better path for Foxtons is to pursue a formal process to sell itself."
Savills recruits Marsh & Parsons’ Baskerville to head up sales in Maida Vale & Little Venice
George Baskerville led high-profile operations in Holland Park and North Ken for his former agency
LSL posts record profits, but warns of a sharp housing market slowdown in 2022
"We expect mortgage and housing transactions to revert to pre-Covid levels with geopolitical uncertainties adding to existing inflationary pressures," says LSL boss David Stewart.
Berkeley buys National Grid’s stake in St William JV for over £400mn
Deal gives the housebuilder full control over 24 regen sites delivering 20,000 new homes
Dexters acquires property management & lettings platform Howsy
"Increased digitalisation of our London lettings business using Howsy’s innovative 'smart tech' will help Dexters scale up our residential lettings service," says estate agency boss Andy Shepherd.
Ex-Strutt & Parker & PV agent launches new buying firm covering the Chilterns
Max Warby has returned to his roots to set up his own independent venture
Belvoir buys broker-model estate agency Mr & Mrs Clarke
"We’re thrilled to be a ‘first' for the Belvoir Group," says Mr and Mrs Clarke boss Paul Clarke. "T
DM Hall recruits new Residential Property Director
Kirsten Nicolson joins the Scottish chartered surveying firm having previously worked with Graham + Sibbald, Knight Frank and Strutt & Parker in Edinburgh.
Berkeley reports more strong trading amid ‘volatile’ conditions
The influential housebuilder is on track to meet its forecasts, but rising costs and supply chain issues are creating challenges...
Savills revenue soars beyond £2bn in record year
'Extraordinarily strong trading recovery' delivers bumper set of full-year figures for the real estate giant
Purplebricks boss Darvey steps down
Hybrid estate agency's Chief Operating Officer, Helena Marston, steps up to the top job as Vic Darvey quits.