Business & People
New Director of Resi Investments for Invesco
John German has joined Invesco Real Estate as Director of Residential Investments.
Quiet Please: The irresistible draw of the off-market instruction
In the week when a "strictly confidential" instruction on Carlton House Terrace ended up as front page news, Inessa Falina looks at the properties trying to stay out of the limelight...
London East: Developments on the road to Singapore
The number of London properties being sold to Singaporean buyers and investors shows no signs of stopping, says Andrew Batt, as four more developments are set to be showcased in the city state this weekend.
Mishcon bolsters property finance team
Mishcon de Reya has boosted its Real Estate Group by recruiting Raji Bartlett as a consultant.
Bartlett joins from SJ Berwin, where he was a Partner in the Finance Department for 16 years.
A Flawed Plan: Squaring up to London’s obsession with square footage
Valuing on square footage alone is lazy, crude and plain wrong - it's how you use the space that counts, says Simon Barnes...
New Global Business Development Director for Cluttons
Cluttons has announced the appointment of Marc McConnell as Global Business Development Director.
New Head of UK Asset Management for Butterfield
Paul O’Neill has joined private bank Butterfield as head of UK asset management. It's a new role at the firm that is intended bring its research and portfolio management functions a bit closer together.
“Mayfair is Missing” campaign to get Mayfair back in the Monopoly game
Flemings Hotel has launched campaign to get Mayfair re-instated on the Monopoly board.
Property guru wanted to present new primetime TV show
The call has gone out for the next Kirsty and/or Phil.
Free Bentley for whoever buys this house
The owners of a house in Stanmore, called "The Bentley," are offering a free convertible Bentley motorcar to whoever buys their £1.875m house in an effort to drum up interest.
Agents on tour as country property exhibitions hit the road
Tempting buyers with the promise of fresh air, a slower pace of life and bags and bags of space, country property exhibitions are definitely the flavour of the month this April.
Open house event welcomes in £78m worth of offers
We thought £50m in a day was pretty tasty, but Strutt & Parker has now upped the amount in offers generated by last Saturday's Open House Day - to a mammoth £78m.