Business & People
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.
We’ve made our portal decision too – Henry & James
It's ok, we're not going to report on all of these, but interesting to note that another prime agency has gone public today with the portal it'll be dropping when OnTheMarket.
Galliard and Cain Hoy’s £1bn JV creates London’s biggest house builder
An agreement between privately-owned developer Galliard Homes and new US private investment firm Cain Hoy Enterprises is set to create London's largest house builder, with a £3.4bn portfolio.
Only 24% of vendors visit an agent’s offices before getting a valuation
Some interesting - if unsurprising - insights into how homeowners source and sell properties from Peter Knight's Property Academy / 4i newsletter...
Former Foster + Partners chief reveals next move
One of the biggest names in architecture, former Foster + Partners Chief Exec Mouzhan Majidi, has announced his next move after a 'shock' departure from the practice back in February.
Knight Frank opens up in Barnes
Knight Frank has just opened the doors to its new office on Barnes High Street, SW London.
Property firm signs former England cricket captain
Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has gone into bat for property management firm Capital Properties as its Leadership & Development Director.
Vendor sweetens penthouse deal with free Lamborghini
The vendor of a $38m Las Vegas penthouse is hoping to pique the interest of high-rolling buyers by throwing in a $250k Lamborghini hyper-car to sweeten the deal.
Savills to open up in Aberdeen
Savills has announced plans to open a new office in Aberdeen's West End, offering the full gamut of resi and commercial property services.
Special Advisors: What makes a great buying agent?
The best buying agents are enthusiastic, self-motivated, empathetic and decisive - but above all else - opinionated, says Rachel Thompson...