Business & People
Former Knight Frank and Strutt & Parker duo launch Yorkshire buying agency
Two of the northern property scene's biggest hitters have teamed up to launch a Yorkshire-based buying agency, after seeing a spike in demand from wealthy private clients.
Galliard signs Asda property man to guide expansion plans
London's biggest privately-owned resi developer, Galliard, has hired property/finance guru Paul Huberman as a non-executive director to "advise on corporate disciplines and structuring as Galliard Homes…
Chestertons teams up in Toronto
Another week, another new Associate for Chestertons International.
This time, the firm has recruited Canadian long-player Harvey Kalles Real Estate to take care business in and around Toronto.
INTERVIEW: William Carrington & Anthony Payne of LonRes on reading the market in real time
William Carrington and Anthony Payne of industry data powerhouse LonRes on the past, present and future of London's property market
LCP makes ‘key’ international business development hire
Property investments consultancy London Central Portfolio has recruited a new Business Development Manager to "strengthen relationships across Europe, The Middle East and Asia Pacific Region."
Architecture Foundation names new Director
The Architecture Foundation has appointed Ellis Woodman - curator of the British Pavilion at the 2008 Venice Architecture Biennale - as its new Director.
Black Brick launches Chinese website
Just in time to welcome in the Year of the Goat, Bruton Place-based buying agency Black Brick has unveiled a Chinese version of its website.
Strawberry Star announces top level hires as global expansion plans take shape
Giant real estate consultancy Strawberry Star Group has made a raft of new appointments, including a new CEO, as it drives some major global expansion plans forward.
Hamptons & Preston Bennett launch Land & New Homes Division
A year on from announcing their tie-up, Hamptons International and Preston Bennett are to launch a specialist Land and New Homes Division in Buckinghamshire.
Lodha taps into Mayfair’s Indian millionaires to sell world’s tallest resi skyscraper
Indian mega-developer Lodha has tasked Mount Street-based agency Wetherell with launching its latest super-prime project, nearly 4,500 miles away in South Mumbai.
Is online estate agency the new sliced bread?
...or just another feeble attempt to use the internet for something it was not designed for? Trevor Abrahmsohn cuts to the chase...
Savills Bahrain opens international resi sales suite
Savills has launched a dedicated resi sales offering in Bahrain for local residents keen to buy in the UK, Europe or the Americas.