Business & People
Banda hires property search expert from Turnbull
Kensington-based Banda Property has bolstered its search team with the appointment of Louisa Brodie from Turnbull Property Acquisition.
Buy a flat in the UAE and get Caribbean citizenship
Prospective buyers of units in a new scheme in the Middle East are being offered a pretty unusual sweetener - citizenship of a Caribbean island.
Profits soar for Candy & Candy’s design arm as staff numbers slashed
Candy & Candy's interior design arm turned in a whopping 46.8% increase in pre-tax profits last year, according to the company's latest set of accounts.
Profit boost for Winkworth as country offices shine
Winkworth's 180th year in business is off to a good start despite "dampened" transaction levels in the capital.
Mount Anvil pipeline valued at £1.36bn after key acquisitions
2014 was also a big year for developer Mount Anvil, with a 33% increase in turnover (to a record £216.2m), a profit of £20m, and a 46% rise in the value of its pipeline, to £1.36bn.
Native Land names new Chairman
Top end developer Native Land has appointed big-name financier James Downing as Chairman.
London Square boosts land team
Developer London Square is stoking its expansion with "significant hires" and a couple of promotions to its Ickenham-based land team.
Residence One recruits new Architecture & Projects Director from Oliver Burns
New luxury developer Residence One has recruited a new Director of Architecture and Projects from Oliver Burns.
INTERVIEW: Sam McNally & Mark O’Callaghan of Echlin on the business of boutique development
The team behind a raft of acclaimed PCL projects, including one of Chelsea's most talked-about new-builds of recent years, Echlin's Sam McNally and Mark O'Callaghan take on the PrimeResi Q&A...
New Director of Professional Valuations at Chestertons
Chestertons' Mit Kotak has been promoted to Director of Professional Valuations alongside Eric Shapiro.
There are 83 estate agents in the average London borough; 179 in Westminster
There are at least 179 estate agency branches in the City of Westminster alone, with 2,600 vying for business across the capital.
Top Candy man leaves to set up own £150m development business
Candy & Candy director Simon Stone has left the hyper-prime firm to set up his own development and asset management business, Stone Real Estate.
Sugar Quay, one of Stone's projects