Business & People

Property developer St James has decided to give the Royal College of Art an open studio space in its 806-resi unit Riverlight scheme in VNEB (Vauxhall, Nine Elms and Battersea).

The National Federation of Property Professionals (NFoPP) has just announced that it is shutting down its PropertyLive property portal and "will give its exclusive support to the new property portal to…

CBRE has hired Kate Brennan (née Moxey) as Associate Director in its Residential Valuation team.

Westminster's high-profile housing and property councillor - Jonathan Glanz - has reportedly resigned after penning an article on council tenants.

Alan Waxman, MD of prime developer Landmass, lays down his five favourite projects and ten golden rules... What are your ten principles of development? Ask yourself, who’s going to buy it?

Carter Jonas officially launched its new Somerset office this week, with a shindig at the Vicars’ Hall, Wells Cathedral. Patrick Brady

Another big hire for Jones Lang LaSalle has just been announced.

Proving there really is no rest for the wicked, one Surrey-based agent has invested in a 24-hour telephone reception service (featuring a real human) to make sure it doesn't miss out on international calls…

Search-agent-slash-developer Banda has hired a new Development and Legal Manager to "fuse" the firm's legal/contract needs with its development activities.

Dan Van Gelder, the co-founder of Exemplar Properties, has been elected chairman of the Westminster Property Association.

Orion Capital went to town for the launch of their Canaletto tower on the Regent's Canal/City Road last week, hiring luxury PR bigwigs Mission - in one of the agency's first property gigs - to throw a…

Jones Lang LaSalle has strengthened its resi land offering with the appointment of former Lambert Smith Hampton man Peter Day.