Business & People
These are London’s most influential property people in 2019
The Evening Standard's annual rundown of the capital's influencers includes 17 property power players
JLL scoops prize Crown Estate mandate
Agency appointed to manage the assets of one of the largest landowners in the West End
Mount Anvil hammering out new homes at record rate
'London remains a world-class city with a growing population, so in our experience demand will always follow', says boss Killian Hurley
Chestertons installs new lettings boss at flagship branch
Maya Vershinina joins the agency's Hyde Park base on Connaught Street after heading up PCL lettings divisions for KFH and Marsh & Parsons
Design firm Vesta targets investment sector with new brand
Interiors studio launches Investa to cater specifically for developers, investors and agents
Super-prime construction firm rebrands
Sizebreed is now Size Group
Jackson-Stops founder’s great-grandson launches property buying agency
"My aim is that GJS Property Ltd will be the next chapter in the Jackson-Stops property story," says founder George Jackson-Stops
Sotheby’s boosts country house team
Tessa Teichmann joins the UK arm of the global real estate brokerage in Surrey
Youhome closes £500k investment round; picks up a new Guru
Hybrid estate agency continues growth in prime London
Westminster names new planning chair & additional deputy leader
Tim Mitchell will now be sharing deputy leader duties with Richard Beddoe, while Melvyn Caplan steps up as chairman of planning
Greene & Co to become Hamptons in November
North London estate agency Greene & Co was acquired by Hamptons International in 2015; it "will be fully immersed" into the Countrywide brand in November
JLL launches dedicated real estate tech arm
The new JLL Technologies aims to "align and expand [JLL's] technology and digital initiatives, and accelerate innovation in real estate"