Business & People

Knight Frank City and East has bolstered its resi development department with the addition of Peter Robinson as Associate.

New stats have revealed some pretty chunky - and widespread - price cuts going on at the top of the market.

Carter Jonas has recruited a new Head of Research from Knight Frank. Darren Yates was formerly a partner at Knight Frank, where he worked as head of global capital markets research.

RFR, the property consultancy set up in 2009 by ex-City lawyers Sophie and Richard Rogerson, has brought all of its five practice areas under one roof with the launch of a new private office.

Humberts has hired Adam Phelps to head up the firm's Land and New Homes team.

The international superprime scene can seem a crowded one, with hyper-specced schemes lavishing ever-more luxury to stand out at the top of the market.

Strutt & Parker has snapped up a three-office agency with a strong presence across Surrey and Berkshire.

One of the oldest independent agencies operating in prime central London, Maskells, has significantly bolstered its sales operation with two big appointments. Howard Elston

Badger-sympathising rock legend Brian May has reportedly co-founded a campaign to put the kibosh on "destructive" subterranean extensions in central London.

Private equity real estate investor Henley has hired a Managing Director for its newest division, Henley Camland.

Knight Frank's pre-tax profits soared by 19% to £162m in the year to March's end, with the commercial property division doing nearly all of the heavy lifting.

Savills celebrated 25 years in Spain last week by throwing a big bash at Madrid’s glorious Museo Lazaro Galdiano.