Business & People
Humberts picks eight rising stars for inaugural leadership programme
Humberts has launched an internal training academy to create the next generation of the firm’s senior leaders.
Skype founder pumps £17m into P2P property finance platform
Skype founder Niklas Zennström has invested £17m into Christian Faes' peer-to-peer property lending firm LendInvest.
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In With A Shot: British Land to take on first ‘Instagrammer-in-Residence’
Clarges developer British Land has partnered up with IGersLondon, one of the city’s biggest Instagram communities, to launch a competition to find an in-house Instagrammer.
Top Surrey agents launch hybrid firm ‘in recognition of the changing face of estate agency’
Two of the Home Counties's most successful prime property agents have launched a new hybrid "estate agency hub" offering "the best of both" across the Surrey hills and Sussex borders
Caan-backed luxury developer Sons & Co in management buyout
Sons & Co, the high-end resi property developer set up by brothers Alexander and Christian Stocker, along with Simon Roberts, has gone out on its own. The
Wandsworth Council bans ‘dominating’ estate agents’ boards
Estate agents now need to apply for permission to put up advertising boards in Putney, Balham, Clapham Junction and Lavender Hill (maps of affected streets below), after the council waged war on what i…
CBRE hires big gun from Chestertons to lead international sales team
CBRE has recruited a top name from Chestertons to head up its central London-based international sales operation.
MIPIM 2016: The Resi Highlights
21,400 property peeps will be descending on Cannes next week for the 27th edition of Le marché international des professionnels de l'immobilier and we're pleased to report the weather looks particularly promising. O
Cogress scores with David Bernstein appointment
Open equity property investment firm Cogress has brought in the former Chairman of Manchester City and the Football Association to pump up the business's investment opportunities and credentials.
Strutt & Parker boosts development and planning team
Strutt & Parker has appointed Guy Jenkinson as head of business development and client relationships of its development and planning team in Cambridge.
Record results for Savills despite ‘weak’ UK resi market
Savills has posted a 16% rise in annual pre-tax profits as a strong performance by the commercial arm offset tough times on the resi front.
JLL brings in hospitality expert to amp up serviced apartment offering
JLL has decided to make a play for the burgeoning serviced apartment sector, hiring a top name to lead a dedicated new team.