Business & People
AccorHotels acquires luxury serviced home firm onefinestay for £117m
International hotel operator AccorHotels has bought onefinestay - a high-end and fully-serviced London-based version of Airbnb - for £117m, with big plans to roll out the rental business in more locations…
Grosvenor reshuffles its top table
Grosvenor Group is moving the chairs around its top table, creating a new Group Chief Exec role and promoting two, all with effect from 1st January 2017.
Flood Re opens for business with £2.1bn cover
The scheme, which aims to spread the cost of flood damage by imposing a £180m levy on the insurance industry, is now accepting policies from insurers.
New St James’s HQ for the Crown Estate
The Crown Estate is moving its London operations to a new base in St James's.
Savills voted top grad employer
Savills has been named Graduate Employer of Choice for Property by The Times for the tenth year on the bounce.
Strutt & Parker to open up in South Ken as expansion continues
Strutt & Parker has decided to open up a branch in swanky South Kensington.
Sourcing Property launches block management service
Jo Eccles' Chelsea-based search agency Sourcing Property has debuted a new block management service, recruiting KFH's Stephen Britton to head things up.
INTERVIEW: Alex de Blonay of Pure DNA on building luxury property brands
Former Head of Branding at Candy & Candy talks to PrimeResi about what makes a great premium brand
Northacre to sponsor the Serpentine’s Summer House exhibition
After branding up the V&A's "What is Luxury?
London estate agents gear up for 10k charity race
Over 50 agents have signed up for the third annual London Estate Agents’ 10k Race in aid of Housing for Women.
Macdonald & Company boosts resi team
Property recruitment firm Macdonald & Company has ramped up its resi capability with hires from Deverell Smith and Dove & Hawk.
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Collegiate AC launches ‘prestige living’ PRS platform
The team behind luxury student accommodation provider Collegiate AC is looking to pimp the private rented sector (PRS), by rolling out a new service aimed at high-flying graduates and well-to-do professionals.