Business & People
Hamptons acquires specialist Wimbledon short-term lettings agency
Upper-end national estate agency brand rallies Wimbledon presence with a 'one-off' acquisition.
CPR Cup 2023: Save the date for next year’s industry football tournament
Hotly-contested tournament will return on 16th June 2023 to bring the industry together and raise money for a worthwhile cause, say organisers.
Celebrity property magnate aims to make TV stars at London estate agency Robert Irving Burns
Real Housewives character PK has moved from Beverly Hills to London, taken a 50% stake in Robert Irving Burns, and is now putting the firm centre stage in a new Channel 4 reality TV series that promises…
Luxury PR agency toasts new client wins
Emily Lewis and Emma Dreike's five-year-old firm Ebury Comms has delivered campaigns for high-profile schemes including Christian Candy’s 80 Holland Park and The OWO.
Earls Court developer brings in Argent’s Runacres
Peter Runacres was Development Director at King's Cross developer Argent; he's now tasked with 'ensuring the long-term resilience of the Earls Court masterplan and infrastructure design.'
Cripps’ head of residential estates to retire
Kerry Glanville has been involved in most of the landmark enfranchisement cases over the last 20 years.
‘Opportunistic’ PCL fund makes hay as overseas buyers fork out record prices
The Fairway Capital Fund has bought up 18 assets and sold seven since its launch in 2019, and is eyeing further acquisitions 'while many sit on their hands'.
Housebuilder plots £500mn site acquisition drive in London & the South East
Weston Homes is on the hunt for more resi development sites, including heritage conversion opportunities in and around the capital.
Strutts brings in consultant to boost Oxfordshire coverage
Charles Fraser-Sampson previously set up a Windsor office for Berks & South Bucks agency Bovingdons.
Brokerage reports 50% jump in American demand for prime London property
Nest Seekers has 'stepped up the mobility of agents and services between New York and London', as more US buyers eye UK property investments.
Kent law firm bolsters real estate team
Furley Page Solicitors was established in 1725, and now has five Real Estate Partners covering resi and commercial property matters.
Kingsley Napley launches landed estates practice
Charles Richardson has joined from Hunters Law to head up the new multi-disciplinary offering.