Business & People
Savills recruits wealth guru to launch Family Office Services practice
Savills has recruited a Big Cheese from the wealth management industry to establish a new Family Office Services (FOS) practice, with the aim of extending the property firm's reach into the extreme but…
INTERVIEW: Christie’s International Real Estate’s Giles Hannah & David Branch
PrimeResi talks global appeal and gift wrapping rooms with Giles Hannah and David Branch, the ultra-prime specialists in charge of the luxury project and development marketing teams at Christie's Interna…
Foxtons shares drop despite decent H1 performance
Foxtons plc had a pretty good first half of the year, with Group revenue up 16.2% to £72.8m (2013: £62.6m) and pre-tax profits jumping by 57.1% to £23.1m (2013: £14.7m). But
No summer lull for Black Brick as client base ‘doubles’
Mayfair-based buying outfit Black Brick isn't having much trouble bagging new business by the sounds of it.
Winkworth teams up with independent mortgage broker
For the first time in its 175-year history, Winkworth has decided to join forces with a firm of mortgage brokers.
Brouhaha in West Hampstead over plans for thirtieth estate agency
It's all kicking off in NW London. The tally of estate agencies in leafy West Hampstead could be about to top thirty, and other high street businesses in the area are not happy. At all
Bradman & Lipton back together for major resi play
Uber-developers Godfrey Bradman and Sir Stuart Lipton are reportedly back in business and making a significant play on the UK's private rented sector
Peace to chair TTA
Liz Peace - the outgoing Chief Exec of the British Property Federation - is joining PR agency TTA Property.
TTA is the property arm of Good Relations, the PR limb of marketing gigantor Chime PLC.
New Exec Director for City & Westminster Property Associations
The City and Westminster Property Associations - which look after the interests of over 400 of prime central London's property owners, developers, investors and advisors - has appointed a new Executive …
Cluttons recruits digital guru
Cluttons has hired a new digital marketing manager from Property Week magazine
The five types of property portal addiction
Fair cop to eMoov. The James Cann / Faisal Butt-backed online estate agency's marketing team is really nailing this viral content malarky
Countrywide sells Sotheby’s franchise and two branches; others to be rebranded
Countrywide has decided to sell its exclusive Sotheby’s International Realty licence, just four years into the 25 year term.