Business & People

Super-prime developer Northacre Plc. has hired former Partner of Estate Four, Niccolo Barattieri di San Pietro, as Chief Executive Officer.

It's the latest thing: Billboard-height mugshots of estate agents are cropping up all over London and photos of local sales managers are dropping through letterboxes like pizza menus, as agencies compete…

Brightstar Financial chief Rob Jupp has been named as the next Chairman of The Association of Bridging Professionals (AOBP). 

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has appointed the new Chair of its UK & Ireland World Regional Board.

Crafty homes maven Kirstie Allsopp is looking for property buyers for her brand new Channel 4 property show.

Former Telegraph journo Myra Butterworth is joining Zoopla and Primelocation as News and Content Editor on the 2nd September.

Jones Lang LaSalle has strengthened its central London-based Resi Valuation team with a series of key promotions.

Here's a snappy marketing idea from the Ballymore Group...

Sir Laurie Magnus, an old Etonian investment banker, has been appointed Chairman of English Heritage by Culture Secretary Maria Miller.

Jackson-Stops & Staff has just confirmed that it has signed up its 42 offices across the UK to Agents' Mutual, the new 100% agent-owned property portal.

With a shrewd sense of timing, Hamptons International has unleashed a new service specifically designed for absent property owners.

Knight Frank has further bolstered its Institutional Property offering, hiring Sian Morris as Senior Surveyor.