Business & People
Savills consolidates its Jersey operation
Savills has bought up the other half of its residential agency business on Jersey from its joint-venture partner
Hadid awarded RIBA’s Royal Gold Medal
Superstar architect Dame Zaha Hadid has added yet another trinket to her bulging trophy cabinet, winning this year's Royal Gold Medal for architecture.
£1m stamp duty sweetener offered on £10m Regent’s Park mansion
A Grade II listed Regent's Park mansion has gone on sale offering the unusual opportunity for a buyer to save nearly £1m in stamp duty.
Valued at close to £10m, the 4,600 square foot house at No. 1 B
Buying agency launches free superyacht finding service
Top-end property buying agency Home Hunts has pushed the boat out with a new superyacht search service in France.
Resi development lender Urban Exposure in US joint venture
A JV between US-based investment giant EJF and non-bank lender Urban Exposure has created a major new resi development finance offering.
Dragonfly boss flies the nest
Property finance outfit Dragonfly has a new CEO.
The firm's Head of Sales and Marketing Mark Posniak has replaced Jonathan Samuels, who's left to start a new (non-property related) venture.
EC Harris brand goes in Arcadis consolidation
Dutch-based built asset design/consultancy mammoth Arcadis has pulled its entire group under one umbrella identity, ditching the EC Harris and Hyder Consulting brands in the UK.
Allsop names new Senior Partner
Auction house Allsop has appointed Scott Tyler as Senior Partner. He'll become only the sixth Senior Partner in the firm's 110 year history when Neil Mackilligin retires next year.
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CLA cancels ‘financially unsustainable’ Game Fair
Rural folks' favourite palooza the CLA Game Fair - held at Blenheim Palace in 2014 and due to be held at Ragley Hall next year - has been cancelled for the foreseeable.
The Buying Solution unveils new management team
There's been a major reshuffle at the top of Knight Frank's acquisition arm, The Buying Solution.
TPO names new Property Ombudsman
Katrine Sporle CBE has been unveiled as the new Property Ombudsman.
INTERVIEW: Tracy Kellett on Twitter, candour, and the business of buying
One of the most outspoken - and popular - buying agents in the business, the Managing Director of BDI Home Finders Tracy Kellett has made a name for herself with a particular brand of honest advice. H