Business & People
Foxtons sales revenues tumble
The ambience at Foxtons plc HQ will be a bit different to the ebullience at Rightmove Towers this morning, as the London estate agency reports a chunky 10.
John D Wood rolls out ‘fresh new look’ for offices
London and Country estate agency John D Wood & Co. is revamping its network of offices, starting with Primrose Hill, Weybridge, and a brand new lettings outpost on the Fulham Road in Chelsea.
Douglas & Gordon recruits Foxtons Director as new Chief Exec
London estate agency Douglas & Gordon has just announced that James Evans - a former Area Director at Foxtons - will be the company’s new Chief Executive from November.
Galliard signs £110m Great Scotland Yard hotel deal with Abu Dhabi
There's to be a new five star hotel in central London in 2017: London resi developer Galliard Homes has teamed up with Abu Dhabi-based conglomerate Lulu Group International to create a 92,000 square…
Strutt & Parker launches real estate finance service
Strutt & Parker has joined forces with an independent capital advisory firm to provide a "one stop shop" for investors.
New Comms Director of British Property Federation
The British Property Federation has hired Ghislaine Halpenny as its new Director of Communications.
New Kensington Lettings Manager for Harrods Estates
Harrods Estates has hired Sam Wright to head up the lettings department of its new office on Kensington Church Street.
Northacre headlines Future Lab’s Luxury Futures Forum
Northacre plc, which recently sponsored the V&A's "What is Luxury" exhibition, has just announced that it is headline sponsor of trend forecasting agency The Future Laboratory’s 10th "Luxury Futures…
Real estate recruitment agency brings in key players to ‘grow a market leading Residential Division’
Real estate recruitment agency Macdonald & Company - a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange-listed Prime People plc and the preferred recruitment partner of the RICS - has made a brace of new appointments…
Property Vision recruits Euromoney chief as Non Exec Director
Independent buying agency Property Vision LLP has appointed Richard Ensor, Executive Chairman and former Managing Director at Euromoney as a non-executive director.
Vendors cite agent ‘likeability’ and local knowledge as top influencing factors
A survey of vendors has highlighted "likeability" as one of the key factors behind their choice of agent.
From the Ashes: Devon estate agency creates Britain’s biggest cricket bat
You may not want to think about cricket in these testing times.