Business & People
Chestertons claims number one agency title in H1 with 12% of Prime London deals
The 31-branch firm has reported selling more central London properties than any other agency in the first six months of 2020.
Fine & Country expands into West Wales
New licensee rolls upper-end estate agency brand into Ceredigion.
London Square reports ‘best ever’ sales figures
Resi developer celebrates tenth birthday with an impressive set of annual results, marking quite the turnaround on last year...
Savills recruits Knight Frank’s South Bank man for Hackney role
Former RSC actor Daniel Woods has joined Savills to head-up the Hackney office.
Howard de Walden names new investment boss
Savills’ David McArthur will succeed Julian Best, who is stepping up as exec property director next month.
Crown Estate appoints a digital chief to ‘unlock potential’
Linda Morant has been recruited as the first Chief Digital Officer at The Crown Estate.
‘Resilient’ Native Land chalks up over £90m worth of prime resi sales
The developer has reported selling 38 units across four high-end schemes since the start of 2020, including marquee penthouses in Kensington and Mayfair...
Northern bridging specialist makes a move on London
Cheshire-based Kenton Finance is setting up new offices in Mayfair and Canary Wharf to help grow its presence in the capital’s property market.
John D Wood appoints new director of corporate & relocation services
Tanya Hasking rejoins venerable agency to help blue chip clients and embassies relocate their staff.
Another London agency reports a bumper post-lockdown Summer
“We have been genuinely surprised by the rate at which the London sales market has picked up since lock-down restrictions were relaxed in May," says Chestertons chief Guy Gittins, "which culminated in…
Offr raises another £2.7m in Barclays-led funding round
Irish proptech start-up claimed the world’s first fully remote, end-to-end, digital property transaction in March.
PCL solicitor suspended over AML failings
A Mayfair-based solicitor has been suspended for nine months for failing to have an appropriate anti-money laundering policy in place.