Business & People
Batch of new appointments at Strutt & Parker as revenues breach £100m
Strutt & Parker has had a rather good year, posting a 22% increase in revenues and a 60% jump in pre-tax operating profits.
In the year to 30th April 2014, the firm brought in £102.
Deverell Smith ramps up country team as demand for agents soars
Recruitment outfit Deverell Smith has reported a significant increase in the number of roles being offered in country house departments across the South of England, a shift it's putting down to rising transaction…
Brace of new recruits for Regis
Ground rent investment specialists Regis Group has recruited an investment director and a senior management accountant.
Both roles have been newly created and are effective immediately.
Morpheus recruits Linley’s Creative Director as Head of Design
Belgravia-based developer-slash-design-house Morpheus has hired one of Linley's chief minds to run its interiors and design output.
Inside JLL’s new 1000-person HQ
JLL has gone to town with its new flagship Warwick Street base.
D&G staff to showcase renovation skills for a good cause
Douglas & Gordon's staff are getting their hands dirty for this year's Christmas Kids Company charity day, redecorating and refurbishing three underprivileged families’ homes.
INTERVIEW: Santhosh Gowda of Strawberry Star on successful prime property investment
In less than five years, Strawberry Star has quietly accumulated over 700 luxury apartments across London, investing more than £500m in the process.
‘Overwhelmingly one-sided’ portal call for Barton Wyatt
Top-end Surrey estate agency and OnTheMarket.com devotee Barton Wyatt has broken ranks to publicly announce which portal it'll be dropping under Agents' Mutual's two portal rule.
WhatHouse? Awards: Winners
Some deserving accolades were dished out to some of the prime resi industry's finest at last week's WhatHouse? Awards.
We’ve made our portal decision too – Henry & James
It's ok, we're not going to report on all of these, but interesting to note that another prime agency has gone public today with the portal it'll be dropping when OnTheMarket.
Galliard and Cain Hoy’s £1bn JV creates London’s biggest house builder
An agreement between privately-owned developer Galliard Homes and new US private investment firm Cain Hoy Enterprises is set to create London's largest house builder, with a £3.4bn portfolio.
Only 24% of vendors visit an agent’s offices before getting a valuation
Some interesting - if unsurprising - insights into how homeowners source and sell properties from Peter Knight's Property Academy / 4i newsletter...