Business & People
Battersea Power Station looks to bolster sales team
We all know the long-awaited redevelopment of Battersea Power Station is creating oodles of new homes (3500 or thereabouts at the last count), but how would you like a shot at shifting some of them?
CBRE appoints Head of Affordable Housing
CBRE has appointed Isabella Slattery as Head of Affordable Housing to its resi consultancy team.
Jackson Stops & Staff launches buying service in East Anglia
Jackson-Stops & Staff has just added a resi acquisition arm to its East Anglia offering.
Peabody appoints Sales and Marketing Director to “spearhead move into private sales market”
One of London's oldest and largest charitable housing providers, Peabody, has heralded its move into the private sales market, appointing Annette Hurst as Sales and Marketing Director to head up its…
New recruit for Aston Chase
North London agency Aston Chase has added a new face to its highly successful St John's Wood outfit.
Bailey recruits “developer’s eye” to buying team
Robert Bailey's buying agency has recruited Will Hollest to give "a developer's eye" to the outfit.
Zoopla could announce floatation “within weeks”
It sounds like Zoopla is gearing up for its blockbusting floatation, which could value the purple portal somewhere north of the £1bn mark.
Strong Q3 for British Land
British Land has been updating the world on its Q3 2013/14 activity, and things look to be going well for the giant developer.
The Clarges Estate
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Write-your-own-details online agency launches
Another new online estate agency has launched, but with a slight twist. Sellmyhome.co.uk, created by Knight Frank and Banda alumnus Will Clark, offers vendors the chance to write their own property descriptions.
Countrywide boss joins DCLG
Grenville Turner, the Group CEO of Countrywide plc, has joined the Department for Communities and Local Government as a Non-Executive Director to the Department’s Board.
New Marketing Director for Chesterton Humberts
Chesterton Humberts has a new Marketing Director, in the form of Giles Milner, who's been promoted to the role after a two-year stint as PR and Marketing Manager.
Hamptons acquires North London agency Preston Bennett
Hamptons International's expansion plans have taken another step forward today, with the acquisition of a top North London estate agency.