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Winkworth calls time on London’s property boom but business performance remains ‘in line with expectations’
"The spike experienced in London at the end of the first quarter has progressively subsided, especially in the prime central London market," says Winkworth in a market outlook statement issued just before…
Axis All Areas: Corcoran and John Taylor enter global luxury ‘alliance’
US real estate brokerage The Corcoran Group and Euro-centric luxury property agent John Taylor have "entered into an alliance" to service HNW buyers and sellers around the world.
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.
Rock n’ Rolling In It: Rokstone reveals major expansion plans after record year
Marylebone-based agency Rokstone is gearing up to expand across prime central London, after turning in a bumper year that's seen it shift over £140m worth of top-end stock.
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.
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.