Business & People
Hamptons throws two launch events for Canary Wharf
Hamptons International is planning a couple of shindigs to make sure its new Canary Wharf branch goes off with a bang.
The new offering on South Colonnade will host two events;
Grainger lines up a new Chairman
Grainger plc has apparently lined up Galliford Try Chairman Ian Coull to take the reins next year.
easyProperty hires Good Relations Group to oversee launch
Stelios - sorry - Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou's easyGroup, has hired PR agency The Good Relations Group to launch its new property-based venture later this year.
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New Head of International Business for Chestertons
Chestertons has appointed former Savills man Neville Page as the firm's new Head of International Business.
New Resi Development Director for British Land
British Land has hired a new Residential Development Director to look after the resi elements of the giant firm's schemes.
Mount Anvil hires Group Finance Director
Resi developer Mount Anvil has hired former British Land man Martin Ratchford as Group Finance Director.
Savills names new non-exec director
Savills has appointed Liz Hewitt as an Independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.
RICS Scotland gets new Chair
Steven Tolson FRICS has been appointed as Chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Scotland.
He takes over from Tom Barclay.
Hamptons acquires SE London agency
Hamptons International has furthered its coverage across South East London by snapping up long-established, two-branch estate agency Humphreys Skitt & Co.
Prime Purchase recruits Asia consultant
Savills' buying arm Prime Purchase has hired a consultant in Singapore to manage the buying agency's Asia-based clients.
Agents’ Mutual vetoes online agents
Potential property portal Agents' Mutual has come out swinging against virtual estate agents, declaring that "we won't be accepting membership from online-only agents."
ZPLA Floats: >20% of Zoopla members take up share offer
Today's the day for Zoopla Property Group Plc (ZPG), as it floats on the London Stock Exchange for shy of the anticipated billion-pound mark.
The IPO values the business at £918.