Business & People

Marsh & Parsons has recruited Simon Maine-Tucker as Acquisitions Director to its Residential Development & Investment department, and has also hired Rebecca Derbyshire to the New Homes team.

One of prime resi's statistical heavyweights, John D Wood's former Head of Valuation James Wyatt, has set up his own research house to offer independent, reliable indices, reports and valuations.

Hamptons International has acquired Humberts' entire country lettings & property management business.

Foster + Partners has bought out its private equity backer 3i's minority holding in the business to return the architecture practice to 100% own-ownership.

Rightmove and Agents Giving have teamed up to launch a £100,000 charitable fund to help estate agents and house builders raise even more money for good causes.

Russians, Chinese, Ukrainians, Indians... There's always someone "dominating" London's property market, says James Bailey as he gears his Belgravia  agency up for full global proficiency.

Specialist lending intermediary hub Brightstar, which completed a chunky £17m bridging loan with Christian Candy's Omni Capital last week, has recruited a new Director of Mortgages.

Louise Brooke-Smith is the new President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the organisation's first female President in its 146 year history.

Hamptons International is planning a couple of shindigs to make sure its new Canary Wharf branch goes off with a bang. The new offering on South Colonnade will host two events;

Grainger plc has apparently lined up Galliford Try Chairman Ian Coull to take the reins next year.

Stelios - sorry - Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou's easyGroup, has hired PR agency The Good Relations Group to launch its new property-based venture later this year. easyProperty.

Chestertons has appointed former Savills man Neville Page as the firm's new Head of International Business.