Business & People
‘Mayfair Guru’ joins Lonres board
Real-time data powerhouse Lonres has announced the appointment of "Mayfair Guru" Peter Wetherell to its board.
Black Brick hires new business consultant
Mayfair-based buying agency Black Brick has hired a new business consultant to develop its network across Asia.
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CML names new Chairman
The Council of Mortgage Lenders has called on Moray McDonald, head of personal and business banking products at the Royal Bank of Scotland, to take over as Chairman.
ZPG recruits new product innovation chief
Zoopla Property Group has recruited a former Digital Property Group director to the newly-created role of Chief Product Officer.
OnTheMarket opens short-term membership option
Agents' Mutual has opened up the final membership tier for OnTheMarket.com, aimed at the cautious and commitment-phobic.
Carter Jonas ramps up planning team after yet another acquisition
Just a few weeks after strengthening its estate agency business by snapping up Barnes-based Boileaus, Carter Jonas has seriously bolstered its planning offering in the capital with the acquisition of…
Johns&Co recruits lettings head from Knight Frank
"Exponential growth" since last year's launch of luxury new-build specialist estate agency Johns & Co has meant the firm has just recruited a batch of new faces, including a key hire from Knight Frank.
Ortega tops UK property rich list
Taking some time off from compiling the Sunday Times Rich List, Dr Richard Beresford's been working out who are the 250 wealthiest individuals in the UK property world.
Winkworth calls time on London’s property boom but business performance remains ‘in line with expectations’
"The spike experienced in London at the end of the first quarter has progressively subsided, especially in the prime central London market," says Winkworth in a market outlook statement issued just before…
Axis All Areas: Corcoran and John Taylor enter global luxury ‘alliance’
US real estate brokerage The Corcoran Group and Euro-centric luxury property agent John Taylor have "entered into an alliance" to service HNW buyers and sellers around the world.
Rock n’ Rolling In It: Rokstone reveals major expansion plans after record year
Marylebone-based agency Rokstone is gearing up to expand across prime central London, after turning in a bumper year that's seen it shift over £140m worth of top-end stock.
Batch of new appointments at Strutt & Parker as revenues breach £100m
Strutt & Parker has had a rather good year, posting a 22% increase in revenues and a 60% jump in pre-tax operating profits.
In the year to 30th April 2014, the firm brought in £102.