Business & People

Most of London's property development community will be descending on Berkeley Square for the next two days, as the inaugural London Real Estate Forum gets underway in a massive tent.

Qatar's changing of the top brass - as Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir, hands over power to his son, Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim, this Summer - could cause a chunky "Marbella Effect" on the…

As a raft of new schemes promise buyers "hotel levels" of customer service, Robert Soning asks whether property management companies are ready to deal with the challenges presented by this new era of…

Kay & Co has appointed Matthew Abernethy as Associate Director and Head of Sales at its freshly rebranded Hyde Park branch.

257,000 homes in the UK are now described as having a "high spec" interior, according to research by Aviva, as estate agents focus on luxury buzz-words to bring in buyers, listing high-end finishings alongside…

Top-notch buying consultancy Prime Purchase has unveiled a new Russian desk in a joint venture with Savills Intermark.

Montagu Evans has boosted the ranks of its residential team with three new senior hires, including a new head of resi.

Bridgebank Capital has recruited Adam Powell as its new business development manager for the Home Counties area.

German fund manager Patrizia Immobilien AG has significantly bolstered its resi investment and asset management capabilities in the UK, by appointing former CBRE and Grainger big-hitter Andrew Pratt.

How does a developer successfully choose, commission and install artwork? Can the right pieces significantly enhance saleability? What are the tangible benefits for the wider art scene?

With a comprehensive drubbing of New Zealand in the bag and and a rip-roaring Ashes series in the offing, hopes are unnaturally high for some English success on the cricket field this summer.

Ana Hutchinson has joined CBRE as Residential Director, taking over the task of managing the EA Shaw sales and lettings teams in central London, who were brought into the CBRE fold in November 2012.