Business & People
Garrington boss joins Property Ombudsman to represent buying agents
Jonathan Hopper, Managing Director of Garrington Property Finders, has been elected to the board of the Property Ombudsman to represent buying agents.
Savills expands in France with Provençal partnership
Savills has formed a new association with Provence-based real estate agent Valancogne & Partners.
Architects stay positive as resi forecasts continue to lead the market
The RIBA's Future Trends Workload Index nudged up only very slightly last month, moving from +36 in April to +37 in May.
Consero hires St George land buyer
Super-prime developer Consero London has appointed Freddie Webber as Land Buyer.
Zoopla rolls out ‘real-time’ listings
Zoopla Property Group has launched its Real-Time Listings Service, which allows members to get properties up on ZPG sites within five minutes of them being updated on the agents' system.
Weston to woo the West End’s ‘global clientele’ with new corporate suite
London and Home Counties-centric housebuilder Weston Homes has opened a new corporate office suite in Marylebone’s Portman Square "in order to capitalise on the West End’s global clientele and strong…
Crown Estate portfolio surges to £11.5bn
The total value of assets held by the Crown Estate rocketed by 16.1% to hit £11.5 billion in the year to March 2014, with annual profits up 6.7% to £285m.
Cadogan launches ‘industry first’ complimentary concierge service across portfolio
The Cadogan Estate has launched free 24-hour luxury lifestyle concierge service for all its tenants and occupiers.
Savills hires top regeneration specialist
Savills has hired a top development and regeneration specialist from Gerald Eve.
Pidgley’s £18.75m pre-election equity cash in
Berkeley Group's bosses quietly cashed in £25m-worth of shares just before the election, with Tony Pidgley taking home £18.75m.
Shares were sold by the two Berkley bosses for £25 a-pop on 28th April;
ZPG recruits ‘Woman of the Year’ software entrepreneur to non exec role
Zoopla Property Group has hired the Quoted Company Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 and Cisco's Woman of the Year 2012 as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
North London agents team up to launch new firm
There's a new name on the NW London scene.
Former Goldschmidt & Howland Associate Director Lee Cash has just launched his own West Hampstead-based agency, Oakhill Residential.