Business & People
Going Dutch: Boston mansion price to drop $25k a week until sold
A seven-bed ocean-front mansion in Boston USA is being sold in a Dutch auction, dropping its asking price by £25,000 every week until sold, in an effort to drum up some interest.
New Chair for Estate Agency Foundation
Peter Knight is taking over from Bill McClintock as Chairman of the Estate Agency Foundation (EAF), which does good works trying to combat the causes of homelessness.
McClintock
Oliver Burns hires new lead architect
Super-prime developer Oliver Burns has named a new addition to its Hertfordshire-based team, in the form of a new lead architect.
Black Brick closes in on £0.5bn milestone
It's not easy to find out just how much business the UK's top buying agencies are doing these days.
Google Glass gets a look in on property videos
Aston Chase has jumped on the techno-wagon, joining up with property video company VistaBee to produce a film of a £9m St John's Wood penthouse using Google Glass.
The Feeling’s Mutual: New portal takes aim at “stale marketplace”
Just when you thought it had all gone quiet on the new portal front, we've had word of another aspiring giant-killer entering the fray.
Heaton moves into London with “A-List” signing
Just 12 months after launching, Heaton & Partners has made an "A-List" signing to head-up its new London operation and has added two more big names to its advisory board.
Fine & Country man elected as UK FIABCI President
Left to right: Marcus Whewell CEO of GPEA Ltd.
RICS launches new residential forum
RICS London is launching a residential forum to complement its existing Commercial Property Market Forum, and has made a couple of "important new leadership appointments" to make it all happen:
Executive role for D&G’s Ed Mead
Douglas & Gordon's Ed Mead is taking on a new role as Executive Director of the agency.
Mead. D&G front man, FRICS, PrimeResi contributor
Wage Wars: Golden handshakes return as property firms hunt top talent
After a five-year absence, it sounds like the "golden hello" is making a comeback in the upper echelons of the property industry, as firms battle to sign key personnel.
NAEA and ARLA to advertise for licensed agents
The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Lettings Agents are launching TV advertising campaigns to promote the importance of choosing a licensed sales or lettings agent.