Business & People
Reaction: Wealth tax proposals
Edo Mapelli Mozzi
Nick Clegg's 'rich tax' proposals are short-sighted, foolish and will drive money out of the UK, says Edo Mapelli Mozzi
Warnings sound as prime resi pipeline surges to £38bn
The pipeline of prime residential property developments in London is surging, with over £38bn of schemes and 15,000 units currently earmarked for completion in the next decade, according to new findings …
Olympics Effect and HNWS (High Net Worth Students) driving PCL market: W A Ellis
The buzz of the Olympic summer in London has significantly swelled interest from international buyers, but most appear reluctant to swallow the higher SDLT and are looking to purchase below the £2m threshold, …
John D Wood: ‘Correctly priced property’ key to 2012 success
John D Wood & Co
Gittins to head up Chesterton Humberts flagship
Guy Gittins
Open House or Private View?
Do open houses ever work at the top of the market? Dan Crofton looks at a launch tactic that divides the market
Zoopla traffic surges
DPG's flagship property portal Zoopla is booming. The site has reported a 45% spike in traffic levels and a surge of inquiries to agents during August
Quintain recruits Development Director from Grosvenor
Anthony Gill - who has spent the last eight years working at Grosvenor on projects including Bankside NEO, Alpha Place and Campden Hill - has joined Quintain as Development Director
Westwood to decorate Decorex
Dame Vivienne Westwood will design the entrance at luxury interior design show Decorex International this year
Capco appoints Anne Byrne as first legal counsel
Capital & Counties Properties PLC (Capco) has appointed the well-respected Anne Byrne as legal counsel, the company's first in-house lawyer
Savills Director to head up Crown Estate’s Rural and Coastal Portfolio
Ken Jones
After 32 years at the firm, Savills Director Ken Jones has been appointed as Director of the Crown Estate's Rural and Coastal Portfolio
Decorex reveal the 100 most influential interiors tweeters
Decorex, the UK's best show for interior design pros, have scoured the Twittersphere to find the 100 most influential interior design tweeters