Business & People
New Kensington Church Street office for Chestertons
Nick Carter and Francesca Fortunati
Chesterton Humberts has announced the opening of a brand new office in Kensington Church Street, to work alongside their existing Kensington High Street branch
Trevor Abrahmsohn surprises himself by agreeing with Grant Shapps
Selling off social housing in prime areas may not be such a daft idea, but banks witholding lending for private development certainly is, says Trevor Abrahmsohn.
Developers cater for Asian influx
With Asian buyers reportedly accounting for 60 pc of new build properties purchased in Central London in 2011, developers are increasingly tailoring projects to appeal to their top demographic
Luchford APM gets nod for St James’ Riverlight development
St James, Berkeley Group's luxury arm, has reportedly hired creative agency Luchford APM to launch its new Riverlight development on the South Bank
Gary Hersham on the Symbiotic Relationship
Long-standing estate agent, Gary Hersham of Beauchamp Estates, takes a look over the fence at the buying agent and the ups and downs of working together.
New Associate Partner for PPS
Charlotte de Silva
Charlotte de Silva has joined the new London office team of buying agency, Private Property Search (PPS), an independent subsidiary of the Strutt & Parker brand
Battle to find best golfer in UK resi property heats up
Over the last three months, 260 residential agents and developers have been battling it out on the golf course in the regional qualifying heats of the Zoopla Charity Classic 2012 to secure a much-coveted…
Camilla Dell on the secrets of the off-market
A significant number of properties in prime central London are bought and sold without ever appearing on the open market
Plans for Valandy nuptials cause a stir
If yours hasn't arrived yet, you're probably not going unfortunately
New presidential team for RICS
See Lian Ong has replaced Robert Peto as RICS president, with Alan Collett taking over as President Elect and Michael Newey becoming Senior Vice President
Why London still packs a super-prime punch
Against the backdrop of ongoing financial and political instability in many parts of the world, the superprime residential markets have emerged as one of the leading secure investment options for the wo…
DPG marketing director exits
Sheraz Dar, the marketing director responsible for repositioning Primelocation and FindaProperty, has reportedly left Digital Property Group, according to Marketing Magazine