Business & People
Real estate lender Précis adds heavyweight legal chief
Précis Capital was set up last year Randeesh and Daljit Sandhu and Karen Dunstan, with backing from TowerBrook Capital Partners.
Foxtons shareholders rubber stamp Douglas & Gordon exit
99.8% of Foxtons shareholders have approved a decision to offload the loss-making Douglas & Gordon sales business and branches to CEO James Evans.
‘Banner year’ for US super-brokerage Douglas Elliman
Newly-public firm chalked up sales of $51.2bn in 2021, nearly double the totals recorded in the previous two years
‘Disruptive’ new country agency bolsters team after £80m year
The Country House Department was launched in 202o by ex-Strutt & Parker duo Ben Bentley & Andrew Russell
Savills appoints new head of Strategic Land
Patrick Moseley takes over from Mike Shaw to lead Savills' Strategic Land team.
Berkeley Sales Director moves to SevenCapital
Simon Howard has joined SevenCapital to lead sales on schemes including RBKC's tallest tower.
Savills hires first resi apprentices
The seven participants in the agency’s new programme will study and work across sales teams in London and the country
Stuart Andrew becomes the eleventh Housing Minister in twelve years
West Yorkshire MP takes over the housing brief from Christopher Pincher.
Knight Frank names new Marylebone sales boss
Ali Mathews will be taking on the role in April, when Christian Lock-Necrews moves over to the Knightsbridge branch
Winkworth serves up new Wimbledon office
Former Knight Frank and Savills broker Gabriela Legha and husband Mana have bought a Winkworth franchise in South West London.
Taylor Wimpey picks new CEO
Jennie Daly will be the first woman to lead a major UK housebuilder
Government threatens to shut down property developers that don’t pay cladding dues
Michael Gove "has made clear he is willing to explore taking further steps to ensure the only participants in this market are those who have committed to resolving this [building safety] crisis," warns…