Business & People
New resi JV premieres with £40m Hayes waterside scheme
A new residential development joint venture has launched with plans to build a £40m Rolfe Judd-designed waterside apartments scheme in Hayes (near the new Crossrail station), and there are "more projects…
Knight Frank New Homes boosts London team
Knight Frank's burgeoning New Homes operation has added another name to the teamsheet in London, with the hire of former Chestertons and Currell man Christopher Jones.
TfL names 13 property partners for its major resi development programme
Transport for London (TfL) has named 13 property development companies and consortiums to a development framework which will see resi and commercial re-inventions of some of the capital's most wanted locations.
Four Communications ramps up property marketing offering
Marketing megalith Four Communications has boosted its property division with a trio of big hitters from the creative world.
Piers Bracher
Ivy Gate rolls into Dubai with souped-up ‘luxe’ offering
James Caan-backed "hybrid" estate agency Ivy Gate is continuing its international expansion drive, launching its first Middle Eastern outpost in Dubai.
Turnover and sales up at Foxtons after ‘particularly encouraging’ H2
Foxtons boosted its turnover by 4% last year, despite a reported 11% drop-off in transaction levels across London.
Savills launches dedicated property service for ‘the professional sporting elite’
Savills is pitching its wares at wealthy sports stars around the world with a new dedicated team "which will offer a confidential property service to the professional sporting elite, who seek discretion,…
Countryside Properties shoots for a £1.1bn return to the stock market
Urban regeneration specialist developer Countryside Properties has put a £1.1bn price range on its looming IPO.
King's Park in Essex, by Countryside Properties
Private Property Search expands with two new recruits
Strutt & Parker's buying agency arm, Private Property Search, has been on something of a recruitment drive recently, bringing in two well-known prime London players to join the team.
ZPG recruits new CFO
Zoopla Property Group has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer, after current CFO Stephen Morana announced his plan to leave in January.
Sir Stuart Hampson steps down from ‘one of the best jobs in real estate’
Sir Stuart Hampson has announced he'll be retiring from his role as Chairman of the Crown Estate after six years at the helm.
He's presided over a particularly strong few years for the Estate;
Right to Rent: Landlords face fines of up to £3k as of Monday
As of next week, landlords and letting agents in the UK will have to add detailed "right to rent" checks to their - already lengthy - to-do lists when granting new tenancy agreements.