Business & People
Mansion Tax Misgivings: Has the penny finally dropped?
Trevor Abrahmsohn is surprised to find himself agreeing with Tessa Jowell...
Am I hard of hearing or has Tessa Jowell woken up and smelt the coffee in relation to Mansion Tax?
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Electric Dreams: Redrawing the role of CGI in architecture, development and design
Fresh from MSMR's triumph in the "Residential Visualisation" category at last week's SBID Awards, Sheila McCusker explains how computer generated imagery has evolved from a "nice-to-have" into an essential…
WhatHouse? goes back to print
WhatHouse? is going back to the old school, resurrecting its print editions after spending the last few years in a digital-only incarnation.
New Head of London Development for Carter Jonas
Carter Jonas has hired former Lambert Smith Hampton man Tim Shaw as Partner to lead the firm's London Development team.
Let Me Entertain You: Who’s just bought Michael Winner’s Holland Park mansion?
Featured in every issue of Hello! magazine ever printed, Michael Winner's "completely over the top" Holland Park seat has been snapped up by another shy and retiring type.
Tax practice overhaul for Mishcon
Mishcon de Reya is rejigging its tax offering, launching a consolidated practice to cover all aspects, from real estate and corporate tax to private tax and wealth planning, in one go.
Property portal traffic up 64% in 12 months
Zoopla, Rightmove and Primelocation totally eclipse all other UK property websites, according to independent web traffic monitoring firm Hitwise (commissioned by Zoopla).
Wealth Report bags top marketing award for Knight Frank
Showing the likes of British Airways, Diageo and Heineken how it's done, Knight Frank's mighty Wealth Report 2013 has triumphed at the International Content Marketing Awards.
BPF launches Neighbourhood Planning for businesses website
The British Property Federation has set up a website to make it easier for businesses to get involved in the neighbourhood planning process.
Winkworth opens second Surrey office this year
Winkworth has just opened it's second Surrey office this year, in Cobham, to capitalise on commuting buyers. The first, in Guildford, launched last month (October);
New Master Plan Director for CBRE
Peter Dijkhuis has joined CBRE’s Building Consultancy Project Group as Director of Master Planning.
West Country agents get behind Agents’ Mutual
It's not just the big chains that are throwing their all in with the new Agents' Mutual property portal.