Business & People
More architects scale back London operations
A few weeks after it was reported that top practices Make, Sheppard Robson and AL_A were shedding staff, two more firms appear to be scaling back citing post-Brexit uncertainty.
Resi revenues jump for Savills, but profits dip by 3%
"It is not possible to obtain a clear read on the direction of activity" so soon after the Brexit vote, says Savills' chief Jeremy Helsby in the firm's half-yearly update to investors, as resi deal numbers…
Crown Estate names new Chairman
Centerview Partners chief Robin Budenberg takes the hotseat
Duke of Westminster, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, dies aged 64
Duke of Westminster, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor (1951 - 2016)
Hill hires Savills man to lead major acquisition drive
Housebuilder Hill has appointed a well-known name as Head of Strategic Land as it looks to expand into new territories.
Land Registry gets new Chair
Michael Mire has been brought in
UK Sotheby’s International Realty launches flagship office and HQ in Belgravia
United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty has opened a new two-floor flagship office - which will become the company's London headquarters - on Ebury Street in Belgravia.
Exclusive Pictures: £18.8m show flat on Grosvenor Square goes crowdfunding
Fresh from raising £1m in just eight days to fund a renovation project on Eaton Square, new high-end property crowdfunding platform CapitalRise has gone even more up-market with its second investment…
Jackson-Stops rolls out new West Country branch
Jackson-Stops & Staff has opened a new outpost in the heart of Hardy country, in the market town of Blandford in Dorest.
New sales head at Knight Frank Wapping
Lee O'Neill joins from Cluttons
Currell hires ex-Colliers man to drive east London expansion plans
Currell has hired Matt Cobb as Director of New Homes to spearhead an expansion of the business across east London.
Countrywide consolidates prime London estate agency branches
Countrywide Plc has shut a long-standing outpost of Faron Sutaria in Chiswick, sending the office's business and staff to neighbouring Countrywide group brand John D Wood.