Business & People

Dutch-based built asset design/consultancy mammoth Arcadis has pulled its entire group under one umbrella identity, ditching the EC Harris and Hyder Consulting brands in the UK.

Auction house Allsop has appointed Scott Tyler as Senior Partner. He'll become only the sixth Senior Partner in the firm's 110 year history when Neil Mackilligin retires next year.

Rural folks' favourite palooza the CLA Game Fair - held at Blenheim Palace in 2014 and due to be held at Ragley Hall next year - has been cancelled for the foreseeable.

There's been a major reshuffle at the top of Knight Frank's acquisition arm, The Buying Solution.

Katrine Sporle CBE has been unveiled as the new Property Ombudsman.

One of the most outspoken - and popular - buying agents in the business, the Managing Director of BDI Home Finders Tracy Kellett has made a name for herself with a particular brand of honest advice.

The Investment Director of Great Portland Estates has, after 13 years with the REIT, decided to "leave the business and take on a new challenge."

John Hitchcox and Philippe Starck's design/development firm Yoo has formed a "strategic alliance" with French architecture house Atelier Arcau "to design and develop luxury projects around the world.

American realty gigantor Coldwell Banker has signed a master franchise agreement to bring its super-brand to Blighty.

London’s luxury developers are increasingly applying their interior design expertise closer to home and creating headquarters that would make the Google folk jealous.

Architecture and design firm Perkins+Will has secured the services of one of the world's top "mega building" specialists, Jo Palma.

Rightmove has inked a deal to take over from Zoopla as the London Evening Standard's exclusive property portal partner.