Business & People
Try before you buy
High-end holiday / property company Clarenco is trying to entice buyers for a bunch of its luxury and unusual properties by offering prospective purchasers the chance to try before they buy..
New Partner at Cluttons
Toby Whittome has been promoted to Partner at top-notch estate agency Cluttons. Whittome, formerly Sales Manager, is based at the firm's Belgravia office and previously worked at John D Wood
Major changes at CBRE
Martin Samworth
CBRE Group Inc., has announced some significant changes to its management structure
New Finance Director for Development Securities
Property behemoth Development Securities plc has appointed Marcus Shepherd as its new Group Finance Director
Bond Girls and Beatles: great for selling houses
A canny bit of promo from Knightsbridge estate agent Kaye & Carey points out that Ringo Starr's luxury pad, that he shared with his 'Bond Girl' missus Barbara Bach, has hit the market.
Candy on track to lend £1bn
Christian Candy's CPC Group has pledged funding and financial support for bridging lender Omni Capital to help the company hit its property lending target of £1 billion over the next three years.
Heaton’s Six exit Property Vision
More change at top-notch property finders Property Vision: following the company's exit from HSBC at the beginning of the month (which we reported on here), a hefty chunk of the team - including Regional…
Open House Day generates offers worth over £32m
Strutt & Parker's 8th National Open House Day, which took place this October, produced over £32m worth of offers for properties registered with the firm.
British Land’s CIO steps down
Property investment behemoth British Land's Chief Investment Officer, Steve Smith, will be standing down from the Board on 31st March 2013 and leaving British Land on 30th June 2013
Chesterton Humberts launches property finding service
Chesterton Humberts has stepped over to the Other Side, launching a new Property Sourcing service to help clients track down and acquire suitable properties in London
New research boss for Jones Lang LaSalle
Jones Lang LaSalle has appointed a new head of UK Research
UK Property Awards: The Winners
The prime property industry was out in force on Friday for the UK Property Awards at the London Marriott Hotel on Grosvenor Square, with Oliver Burns's Walpole Mayfair and the Lakes by yoo each scooping…