Business & People

British Land has reported an "excellent" year for the resi side of the business, despite the pre-election heebie-jeebies. Clarges Mayfair on Piccadilly

Hunters estate agency has bought sales and lettings agents Country Properties, adding another 23 franchised branches to its network.

Octopus-backed short- and medium-term lender Dragonfly Property Finance has unveiled a "radical overhaul" of its residential refurbishment products.

Hertfordshire-based developer Heronslea Group has hired a new Sales and Marketing Director from CALA to drive some "significant" expansion plans.

UPDATE: It turns out that Mark Francois' appointment to Housing Mininster was all just a bit of mix-up. Francois' name was mistakenly put up on the DCLG website...

Knight Frank's strategic partner in the US Douglas Elliman has launched a new Sports & Entertainment division to cater to the "unique needs" of celebrities.

An Australian business school claims that “attractive real estate agents do achieve substantial price premiums”, quantifying that premium as +2.

Italian investment company Exor has announced the sale of Cushman & Wakefield to DTZ in a deal worth over $2bn.

A proposed pedestrian and cycle bridge linking Chelsea and Battersea is on the hunt for a sponsor with naming rights...

Cadogan has announced the appointment of Jane Henshaw as Joint Head of Building Surveying, alongside existing Head of Building Nicholas Dutton.

The Conservatives will be the power party for the next five years, and they've even got a fully-fledged majority government.

Hamptons International - part of Countrywide Plc - has confirmed that it has bought North London and City estate agency Greene & Co.