Business & People
Crunch Time: Inside the skills shortage threatening PCL’s future growth
Nowhere is the construction skills shortage being felt more keenly than in London's prime resi sector. Build costs are rising, projects are stalling and in some cases, not even starting.
Domvs London announces joint venture and US expansion
Luxury developer teams up with New York-based investment boutique Junius Real Estate Partners
Irwin Mitchell boosts HNW offering with two new acquisitions
HNW advisory Berkeley Law and its separate resi property and conveyancing business, Berkeley Hurrell, have been snapped up by legal services giant Irwin Mitchell.
Winkworth notches up another new office
So it's not quite as appealing as the Guadalmina branch, but Winkworth is continuing its expansion apace, notching up a new office in Reading.
Candy & Candy looking to build media empire?
The Candy brothers have apparently tabled a bid to buy the Financial Times.
Feverish Pitch: The Doer Upper’s sales agency ‘beauty’ parade
Five estate agencies are vying for the affections (sales commission) of our resident doer upper, as he sets about putting his Kensington project on the market. But which to choose?
INTERVIEW: Nikki Gibbard on Helical Bar’s grand design for the City
Helical Bar's Nikki Gibbard on opportunism, architectural integrity and being responsible for the biggest resi scheme in the City of London since The Barbican...
Countrywide reports record Q3 profits, despite a London slowdown
Hamptons and John D Wood owner Countrywide has reported record profits in the three month period to 30 September 2014, despite a slowdown in London's volumes.
Knight Frank promotes 103 to Partner and Associate
Knight Frank has made a bundle of promotions, bumping 34 employees up to Partner level and another 69 to the Associate rank.
On the residential side of the business, 25 have been made Partners:
Developer cancels launch party after receiving ‘too many RSVPs’
It sounds like a nice problem to have, but after receiving an 'overwhelming' number of RSVPs to the unveiling of a new scheme in Sydney, a developer has had to pull the plug on the swanky launch event and…
New ‘bible of the HNW industry’ lists 32 top property advisors
Savills' Jonathan Hewlett walked away with the "Property Advisor of the Year" gong at last night's Spear's Wealth Management Awards, while Zoopla's Alex Chesterman and Simon Kain were named "Entrepreneurs…
Banda goes big on off-plan after ‘shift in mindset’ amongst UK buyers
Kensington-based Banda Property has strengthened its buying team after reporting a surge in demand for off-plan resi.
Helical Bar's hotly-tipped Barts Square scheme by Smithfield Market