Business & People
Avanton rolls out build-to-rent brand in Battersea
Omer Weinberger's property development firm has launched its new "A:Living" build-to-rent brand, with plans to build a portfolio across London.
PR & comms firm signs up former EG editor
Damian Wild will be joining built environment specialist ING as MD in the summer
Savills’ profits run ‘very significantly ahead’ of expectations as UK prime resi proves ‘exceptionally strong’
"The UK prime residential market continued to perform exceptionally strongly through the last quarter," says Savills, "and volumes in the Prime Central London market clearly began to improve
Savills expands Middle East operations
Global agency announces move into Pakistan with takeover of Colliers franchise
Rockwell recruits Land Director from Amazon
Oliver Barrett has been given a remit to drive London-based developer Rockwell's "flexible approach to acquisitions", as it "actively seeks large development sites in Greater London."
Savills adds Operational Capital Markets director
Ed Crockett has joined Savills from abrdn, where he was head of UK Residential Investment.
John D Wood celebrates 150 years in business
John D Wood has a series of events lined up for this year to mark the prime estate agency's 150th anniversary.
BoE on the hunt for new Residential Property Forum chief
The Bank of England is recruiting a new chair for its Residential Property Forum, to replace Andrew Baddeley-Chappell.
Property developers told to foot £4bn cladding bill, or government will ‘impose a solution in law’
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has written an open letter to the property industry, insisting that developers "must pay to fix the cladding crisis that they caused" - and agree a fully-funded action plan …
Savills stalwart Thistlethwayte moves on after 27 years
Hugo Thistlethwayte ran Savills' global residential operations for the last six years, having previously set up and managed the buying agency division, Prime Purchase.
Fine & Country makes a move on Ibiza
The high-end global agency has launched 12 new offices across Spain in the last year
Eddell leaves Savills to launch independent property consultancy
It's "the right time to shake things up," says the former Head of Country Houses at Savills and Knight Frank, as he launches an eponymous consultancy, specialising in high-profile new owners of prime …