Business & People
£1m stamp duty sweetener offered on £10m Regent’s Park mansion
A Grade II listed Regent's Park mansion has gone on sale offering the unusual opportunity for a buyer to save nearly £1m in stamp duty.
Valued at close to £10m, the 4,600 square foot house at No.
Buying agency launches free superyacht finding service
Top-end property buying agency Home Hunts has pushed the boat out with a new superyacht search service in France.
Resi development lender Urban Exposure in US joint venture
A JV between US-based investment giant EJF and non-bank lender Urban Exposure has created a major new resi development finance offering.
Urban Exposure-financed project in London's Docklands
Dragonfly boss flies the nest
Property finance outfit Dragonfly has a new CEO.
The firm's Head of Sales and Marketing Mark Posniak has replaced Jonathan Samuels, who's left to start a new (non-property related) venture.
EC Harris brand goes in Arcadis consolidation
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.
Allsop names new Senior Partner
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.
CLA cancels ‘financially unsustainable’ Game Fair
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.
The Buying Solution unveils new management team
There's been a major reshuffle at the top of Knight Frank's acquisition arm, The Buying Solution.
TPO names new Property Ombudsman
Katrine Sporle CBE has been unveiled as the new Property Ombudsman.
Great Portland’s Investment Director goes it alone
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."
INTERVIEW: Tracy Kellett on Twitter, candour, and the business of buying
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.
Yoo and Atelier Arcau team up to create global luxury design ‘powerhouse’
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.