Business & People
Crown Estate portfolio surges to £11.5bn
The total value of assets held by the Crown Estate rocketed by 16.1% to hit £11.5 billion in the year to March 2014, with annual profits up 6.7% to £285m.
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Cadogan launches ‘industry first’ complimentary concierge service across portfolio
The Cadogan Estate has launched free 24-hour luxury lifestyle concierge service for all its tenants and occupiers.
Consero hires St George land buyer
Super-prime developer Consero London has appointed Freddie Webber as Land Buyer.
Zoopla rolls out ‘real-time’ listings
Zoopla Property Group has launched its Real-Time Listings Service, which allows members to get properties up on ZPG sites within five minutes of them being updated on the agents' system
Savills hires top regeneration specialist
Savills has hired a top development and regeneration specialist from Gerald Eve.
Pidgley’s £18.75m pre-election equity cash in
Berkeley Group's bosses quietly cashed in £25m-worth of shares just before the election, with Tony Pidgley taking home £18.75m.
North London agents team up to launch new firm
There's a new name on the NW London scene.
Former Goldschmidt & Howland Associate Director Lee Cash has just launched his own West Hampstead-based agency, Oakhill Residential.
New estate management head for Chestertons
Sales and lettings agency Chestertons has recruited Greg Campbell to direct its burgeoning estate management business.
NAEA warns to be prepared for anti-money laundering spot checks
The National Association of Estate Agents has flagged up that HMRC has been dropping in on random estate agency branches to check up on anti-money laundering protocols..
Fenton Whelan hires top interior designer as Creative Director
Georgina Wood will be in charge of coming up with "opulent" and "timeless" interiors across the firm's £500m portfolio of PCL projects
ZPG recruits ‘Woman of the Year’ software entrepreneur to non exec role
Zoopla Property Group has hired the Quoted Company Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 and Cisco's Woman of the Year 2012 as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
LonRes unveils brand new look
Data platform LonRes has revealed a top-to-toe rebrand this morning.