Business & People
Profits plunge for Dubai’s Damac
Luxury property developer's profits record an 87% fall in Q2, but the company "remains financially robust"
High-end joinery specialist hires Sizebreed founder
Barry Breed joins Leicester-based NBJ as Business Development Director, after leaving the high-end construction firm he co-founded with Darren Size in 2009
Gerald Eve partner takes over as RICS Chair
Simon Prichard replaces Fiona Grant as Chair of RICS' UK & Ireland World Regional Board
Canary Wharf chief Iacobescu to step aside
The veteran tycoon behind the game-changing transformation of London's Docklands is to be succeeded as CEO of Canary Wharf Group by Shobi Khan in October
Lister resigns as Homes England Chair
Sir Edward Lister has stepped down as Chairman of Homes England after three years
Mount Anvil promotes ‘home-grown talent’ to Land Director
James Owen has stepped up to become Land Director at the London property developer
LonRes launches off-market service with anonymous listings
New members-only service aims to "balance the need for discretion while reaching as wide a net of would-be buyers as possible"
Cluttons claims unique selling point
The agency has sold more one-off and unusual instructions than any other firm in London over the last decade, according to its latest marketing campaign...
Helen Green Design appoints new Studio Director
Ivana Allain has joined the Chelsea-based interiors studio after five years with Martin Kemp Design
Keller Williams partners with Purplebricks alumnus’ ‘Amazon for property’ start-up
Purplebricks alumnus Richard Jacques has launched a property investment marketplace that he calls an "Amazon for property", and signed a deal with franchised estate agency network Keller Williams
LendInvest secures £200m from National Australia Bank for UK buy-to-let push
National Australia Bank has pumped a "very substantial investment" into Christian Faes' property finance platform
Savills hit by UK market slowdown
Profits fall for global real estate advisor as political and economic uncertainty reduces trading activity in Britain and Hong Kong