Business & People
Martin’s Properties recruits a new Development Director & boosts ‘financial firepower’
Chelsea landowner and property developer Martin's Properties has recruited two new key people, including former Qatari Diar and Battersea Power Station man Ross Walker
Howard de Walden portfolio hits £4.6bn
Owner of 92 acres of Marylebone shakes off uncertainty to post rises in revenue profit, rental income and the overall value of its portfolio
Avanton recruits new sales & marketing chief from Savills
David Ronson has joined boutique London property developer Avanton as Sales & Marketing Director
Knight Frank opens its 32nd London branch, at Southbank Place
Estate agency's latest outpost houses a new training centre for KF staff across the UK
Harding Green lures D&G’s Chelsea sales boss
Ed McCulloch has joined a number of well-known PCL brokers at the Kensington-based 'freelance' agency set up by ex-Chestertons director Nick Carter...
New Housing Ombudsman starts work
Richard Blakeway is the new permanent Housing Ombudsman
Countrywide rolls out ‘game-changing’ new survey product
Property Plc's "HomeFact" reports sit alongside more full-featured RICS survey reports
Grosvenor partners with Silicon Valley tech platform to drive proptech innovation
Grosvenor Group is now working with California's Plug and Play platform "to source new digital technologies"
Landlord bodies to merge
The National Landlords Association and the Residential Landlords Association are planning to merge, creating a single organisation representing around 10% of the Private Rented Sector in England & Wales…
Strutt & Parker farming business finds a buyer
Robigus and Belport have acquired heritage rural property company Strutt & Parker (Farms) Limited
London estate agency taps international investor ‘feeding frenzy’, launching bulk-buy division
Developer discounts and currency plays are attracting international investors to London in a big way, says James Pendleton
Market uncertainty and planning woes send London Square into the red
Resi developer swings to a loss, blaming planning delays and market headwinds for depressing sales and scuppering £100m worth of bulk deals;