Business & People
Coronavirus fears prompt leading interiors trade fair to be postponed & a major agency to pull out of MIPIM
Salone Del Mobile in Milan has been pushed back from April to June, while Cushman & Wakefield has backed out of attending MIPIM in Cannes next month.
Southwark Council leader to step down in March
After a decade in charge, Peter John OBE will step down as leader of Southwark Council and of London Councils at the end of March.
ADAM Architecture bolsters masterplanning team
Andrew Rowland has joined the Winchester & London-based practice from Purcell
Philip Eddell of Savills on advising the new lords & ladies of the manor
Prompted by a rock star's purchase of a manor house in the late 90s, Philip Eddell decided to set up a niche advisory service for new owners of significant properties;
New mortgage industry marketing body launches
The Mortgage Market Alliance is a "collaborative new voice for the mortgage industry that will promote the strong availability of mortgage lending and product choice to an increasingly diverse range of…
Yopa revenues surge by more than third
Hybrid estate agency reports "very encouraging" start to 2020.
British Land boss ‘preparing to step down’
The UK's second-biggest property company is in the process of lining up a successor to long-standing chief exec Chris Grigg, according to reports
Lettings agency pushes into prime west London with ‘let-for-free’ campaign
Tim Hassell's Draker Lettings is hoping to attract the attentions of landlords across Notting Hill, Bayswater and Holland Park with a 'compelling' offer
Mandatory New Homes Ombudsman to police ‘rogue’ developers
All housebuilders will need to sign-up to Robert Jenrick's New Homes Ombudsman scheme.
Countrywide & LSL confirm plot for property industry mega-merger
LSL and Countrywide - which operate around 1,000 estate agency branches between them, including Marsh & Parsons, Hamptons and John D Wood - are reported to be in "serious" discussions about merging.
Symm joinery chief joins Harrison Varma
Harrison Varma Joinery has recruited Martin Williams as Director, after heritage building firm Symm went into administration.
The Times: Jamie Reuben on Cambridge House, Mayfair, and the legacy of the Reuben brothers
The Times Magazine bags a rare interview with the scion of one of the country’s wealthiest families