Business & People
London’s skyline ‘trashed’ by wave of resi towers – Rees
The London skyline is being "trashed" by the wave of residential towers currently shooting up in between Vauxhall and Whitechapel, according to former City planning chief Peter Rees (the chap who incidentally…
Another international partnership for Savills
After announcing tie-ups in Switzerland and San Francisco over the last couple of months, Savills has formed another new international association, this time with LA-based brokerage The Agency.
Winkworth renews music festival sponsorship deal
Winkworth is getting behind botanically-based boogie woogie Kew The Music for the fourth year running.
Poacher Turned Gamekeeper: Do great selling agents make great buying agents?
How easy is it to be good at both selling and buying? Do years of experience as an estate agent guarantee you’ll be successful in acquisitions?
Chesterton Humberts hires P1 Communications
Chesterton Humberts has brought in a PR and marketing outfit to champion the work of its in-house research department.
Barometer from latest edition of Chrome (click to download)
Hatton Real Estate launches resi arm
Commercial agency Hatton Real Estate is moving into the residential space, launching a new resi department headed up the firm's CBRE alumnus Matt Cobb.
Why buying or selling a property has never been a 2D experience
The internet services our needs as buyers and sellers to a point, but human beings require a human touch, says Ed Mead...
Strutts launches Cambridge lettings arm
A year after opening a sales office in Cambridge, Strutt & Parker is expanding services to cover residential lettings as well.
PrimeLocation Blog Awards: Winners
PrimeLocation's annual list of the best of the best property blogs has been announced.
Here they are:
Best Blog
Wreck of the week
Runner Up
Wow Haus
Best Blog Post
Stacks launches Good Agents to Buy from Awards
Buying agency Stacks is launching the Good Agent to Buy from Awards (GABAs) as part of its 30th birthday festivities.
What Wealth Wants: The human and the digital (FutureWealth 2014, #2)
As the face of wealth management changes, with new technology creating new opportunities, methodologies and pitfalls for private client advisors, it's important to strike the right balance between the…
New Development Head for Morpheus
London design house/ developer Morpheus has recruited a new Head of Development.