Business & People
Grosvenor prepares for PCL ‘correction’; slashes resi exposure by £240m
The Duke of Westminster's Grosvenor Group has dramatically reduced its exposure to luxury resi in prime central London and reiterated its concerns about property values in the capital.
Branch growth and soaring prices drive big Q1 for Foxtons
Those little liveried Minis must have been buzzing around town even faster than usual over the last few months. Here's those remarkable Foxtons Q1 results at a glance...
Q1 Group turnover was £34.
Brand Slam: The seven best property agency rebrands of 2013-14
There's been a glut of prime resi rebrands over the last 18 months or so, ranging from little licks of paint to full-on corporate gut-jobs.
Here's our pick of the top seven recent brand overhauls:
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Case Study: Using video to market a trophy instruction
Can a set of snaps and some pithy paragraphs ever really do justice to a super-prime scheme?
Chestertons unveils new(ish) look as restructure takes shape
We've had big rebrands from Cluttons, JLL and Property Vision already this year, but last night it was Chesterton Humberts' turn to ruffle some new plumage.
Country property goes on show in Chelsea
John D Wood is bringing its country network to town just in time for the Chelsea Flower Show, hosting a country property exhibition at the Sloane Club in SW3 on 23rd May.
Deverell Smith appoints twelve new consultants
Property recruitment outfit Deverell Smith has announced a raft of new appointments in response to a boom in demand for top candidates across the industry.
Some of the new starters
INTERVIEW: City & Country’s Helen Moore on respectful heritage development
Fresh from overseeing the ambitious conversion of Bentley Priory in North London, Helen Moore, MD of developer City & Country, on respecting heritage, spotting opportunities and creating value...
Local Heroes: Why estate agents are the heartbeat of a community
It probably takes more bottle to dress up as the Easter Bunny in Wimbledon than to climb Kilimanjaro for charity, says Peter Knight of Agents Giving, and it can reap greater rewards for a business in…
New Sales & Marketing Director for Mount Anvil
Developer Mount Anvil (the firm behind schemes like Dollar Bay in Canary Wharf, The Landau in Fulham and The Lexicon in Islington) has hired a new Sales and Marketing Director.
INTERVIEW: Gary Hersham on why he said yes to BBC2’s ‘Under Offer’
Co-head of super-prime Beauchamp Estates - made quite an impression
JLL launches City & East London resi arm
Global property giant JLL has launched a new team to tap into the resi frenzy going on in the City, City Fringe, Canary Wharf and East London.