Business & People
Chairman and apprentice swap roles (for the day) at CBRE
What happened when the boss of CBRE's resi division swapped jobs with an apprentice surveyor for the day?
Portico buys east London estate agency
London estate agency Portico - formed when Edmund Cude acquired Bushells back in 2012 - has bought eight-branch east London firm Spencers.
Make man launches new architecture practice
One of Make Architects' Founding Partners has left the business to set up his own "collaborative research-led design studio".
Hamptons appoints Barclays affluence chief as its new Managing Director
Countrywide plc has recruited Barclays' "Head of Affluent Segment" as the new Managing Director for Hamptons International, marking "an exciting new chapter for the company".
Marsh & Parsons boosts presence in NW London
Marsh & Parsons is continuing its advance across the capital with another office opening, the agency's second of 2016 so far and 26th to date.
Coldwell Banker teams up with film studio to list X-Men mansion for $75m
There's another X-Men movie coming out this year, and US-based estate agency franchise Coldwell Banker has jumped on to the marketing juggernaut, listing "Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters"…
Chelsea agency makes a move on Spain
Longstanding Chelsea estate agency Maskells has teamed up with an overseas partner to offer clients access to prime Spanish stock.
Villa Colorado in Marbella, on the market at €11.9m
Emaar sets up shop in Harrods to sell the “Riviera of the Middle East”
Dubai-based mega-developer Emaar Properties, the firm behind the world’s incumbent tallest building, Burj Khalifa, has teamed up with Harrods Estates to promote its latest project: Dubai Creek Harbour,…
LCP brings in former FTSE Chairman as Director
Property fund and asset manager London Central Portfolio has followed up the appointment of Triangle Group's Rick Denton to its board by securing the services of a former FTSE 250 Chairman.
City of London elects new planning chief
Christopher Hayward has been named as the City of London Corporation’s new Planning and Transportation Committee Chairman.
‘Real momentum’ for Countrywide as exchanges rocket 30% in Q1
The number of property exchanges done by Britain's biggest property services group, Countrywide Plc, bounced up by nearly a third in the first three months of the year compared to Q1 2015.
Lodha hires Savills man to drive London sales push
Lodha Group has poached a key member of Savills' international sales team to head up the marketing of its burgeoning central London pipeline.