Business & People

Savills has bought up the other half of its residential agency business on Jersey from its joint-venture partner

Superstar architect Dame Zaha Hadid has added yet another trinket to her bulging trophy cabinet, winning this year's Royal Gold Medal for architecture.

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

Top-end property buying agency Home Hunts has pushed the boat out with a new superyacht search service in France.

A JV between US-based investment giant EJF and non-bank lender Urban Exposure has created a major new resi development finance offering.

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.

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.

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. The

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.

There's been a major reshuffle at the top of Knight Frank's acquisition arm, The Buying Solution.

Katrine Sporle CBE has been unveiled as the new Property Ombudsman.

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