Business & People
Coldwell Banker teams up with film studio to list X-Men mansion for $75m
There's another X-Men movie coming out this year, and US-based estate agency franchise Coldwell Banker has jumped on to the marketing juggernaut, listing "Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters"…
Chelsea agency makes a move on Spain
Longstanding Chelsea estate agency Maskells has teamed up with an overseas partner to offer clients access to prime Spanish stock.
Villa Colorado in Marbella, on the market at €11.9m
Emaar sets up shop in Harrods to sell the “Riviera of the Middle East”
Dubai-based mega-developer Emaar Properties, the firm behind the world’s incumbent tallest building, Burj Khalifa, has teamed up with Harrods Estates to promote its latest project: Dubai Creek Harbour,…
LCP brings in former FTSE Chairman as Director
Property fund and asset manager London Central Portfolio has followed up the appointment of Triangle Group's Rick Denton to its board by securing the services of a former FTSE 250 Chairman.
City of London elects new planning chief
Christopher Hayward has been named as the City of London Corporation’s new Planning and Transportation Committee Chairman.
‘Real momentum’ for Countrywide as exchanges rocket 30% in Q1
The number of property exchanges done by Britain's biggest property services group, Countrywide Plc, bounced up by nearly a third in the first three months of the year compared to Q1 2015.
Lodha hires Savills man to drive London sales push
Lodha Group has poached a key member of Savills' international sales team to head up the marketing of its burgeoning central London pipeline.
Showtime for Stanhope as buyers descend on BBC Television Centre
BBC Television Centre developer Stanhope has reported being "overwhelmed" by the response from punters at Saturday's official sales launch, as some brave souls stuck out a cold, damp April night for…
Reuben brothers rule the Rich List as real estate values rocket
Property tycoons David and Simon Reuben have topped the Sunday Times 2016 Rich List after an extraordinary year that saw their combined wealth grow by £3.4 billion.
Bidwells launches new Heritage Team
"Golden Triangle" agency Bidwells has launched a new Heritage Team, hiring some top names to lead on a raft of UK projects.
Churchods brings in ex-Countrywide man as Group MD
21-branch Surrey estate agency Churchods has recruited a former Countrywide high flyer as its new Group Managing Director.
How ‘portal juggling’ could be distorting London’s new-build property market
"Portal juggling" - where the same property is repeatedly listed, removed and then re-listed on property marketing sites - could be artificially inflating local markets, argues property search engine…