Business & People
Hynard named as Howard de Walden’s new Chief Exec
JLL's UK Deputy Chairman has been named as the new Chief Executive of the Howard de Walden Estate, which owns 92 acres of prime Marylebone.
New Associate Director for Humberts in Dorset
High-end country agency Humberts has hired Stuart Warnock to lead its Blandford operation in North Dorset.
Operating Instructions: Mayfair agency pens ‘definitive’ guide to luxury property marketing
With property sales down nearly 50% in some parts of PCL, vendors - or rather their agents - are having to work extra hard to attract buyers these days.
RESI Awards 2016: The winners
The residential property sector descended on Park Lane's Grosvenor House for the RESI Awards 2016 last night.
Future Sellers: Foxtons debuts virtual reality platform
Foxtons has launched its new virtual reality platform after a two-year development programme.
ADAM Architecture appoints first new director in 12 years
ADAM Architecture has made its first Director appointment since that of George Saumarez Smith back in 2004.
Robbie Kerr
Purplebricks reports big rise in revenue
"Hybrid" estate agency Purplebricks has reported a 445% year-on-year increase in annual revenue in its latest trading update.
The firm said it expects full-year revenue to come in at £18.
Profits rocket 70% for Hill as pipeline hits £1.1bn
Top 20 UK housebuilder Hill has seen its pre-tax profits climb to over £31 million, up 69% annually, and laid out some ambitious growth plans.
Hill's Octavo Mews scheme in West Kensington
Berkeley commits to becoming Britain’s ‘first carbon-positive housebuilder’
Tony Pidgley's Berkeley Group - the developer behind a large proportion of London's luxury riverside new-builds between Wapping and Richmond, including One Tower Bridge and One Blackfriars - has announced…
New Southbank branch for Coldwell Banker
US-based real estate leviathan Coldwell Banker has made a move on London's Southbank.
Colliers launches ‘Neighbourly Matters’ team
Colliers International has brought in party wall expert, Michael Cooper, to form a new Neighbourly Matters team within the firm’s Building Surveying & Project Management department.
SAS Investments boosts buying team as acquisition drive continues
Boutique developer SAS Investments has added two new land buyers to the ranks as it gears up to launch a batch of new schemes and a five-year investment vehicle.