Business & People
Knight Frank recruits top rural agents from Strutt & Parker
James Farrell & Tom Richardson have a combined 70 years’ experience in the rural sector.
BIID names new president
Lindsey Rendall takes over from Lester Bennett to lead the design organisation.
CBRE hires new resi development head for the north
Kieran McLaughlin has joined the firm after 16 years with JLL.
John Lewis ‘planning to build 10,000 new homes’
The high street retailer is gearing up to lodge the first planning apps next year.
Ex-Dexters & Hanover director launches boutique estate agency
Jeremy Rosenblatt, a former Director at Dexters and Hanover Residential, has set up his own boutique estate agency business in North West London.
PropTech investor Pi Labs recruits Oxford’s Baum
Andrew Baum, leader of the Future of Real Estate Initiative at Oxford University's Saïd Business School, is to join Pi Labs as a Research & Strategy Partner.
Cadogan Estate value drops £795m
300-year-old property empire Cadogan valued its swathe of Chelsea at £4.8 billion in 2020, £795 million less than before the pandemic. B
How London’s top design studios are finding the right work-life balance for a post-Covid world
With input from some PCL’s best-known super-prime designers, recruitment specialist Jason Bailey looks at how studios are managing the balance of working from home and the return to office life… …
Fine & Country moves into Thailand
Former Thorgills Lettings Director Sean Barrett bought into Fine & Country in West London in late 2019; now he's launching the top-end estate agency brand in Thailand.
Propertymark installs new Presidents
Liana Loporto-Brown has taken over as President of NAEA Propertymark.
Online estate agency founder steps down
"My fellow director and I do not share the same strategic vision for the company’s growth," says Akshay Ruparelia, who founded Doorsteps in 2016, aged just 17.
Knight Frank appoints new Channel Islands chief
KF's South East Country head Oliver Rodbourne is now also leading the residential sales team on Guernsey and Jersey.