Business & People
Carter Jonas strengthens Bath office
Carter Jonas has further bolstered its offering in Bath, hiring two experienced surveyors from JLL.
Genr8 recruits A-list team for major urban development projects
Urban renewal specialists Genr8 has recruited some seriously heavyweight people, including former JLL Chief Exec and Chairman of the UK Green Building Council Andrew Gould, to its team in advance of…
Property finance group recruits risk head from BoE
LendInvest and Montello, Christian Faes' peer-to-peer and short-term finance operations, have hired Mrinal Ray as Head of Risk and Compliance from the Bank of England.
Savills tops real estate SuperBrands list
Savills has walked away with the top spot in SuperBrands' Real Estate category.
Marsh & Parsons opens in SheBu
158-year-old estate agency Marsh & Parsons is to open a new office on Askew Road in West London in March, taking its total branch tally in the capital to 19.
Countrywide turns in best ever January and goes on the hunt for a new CEO
The UK's largest estate agency, Countrywide, has reported its best January in 28 years of trading.
Stepping down: Grenville Turner
The firm generated a whopping £50.
“Only 15%” of London’s new homes go to overseas buyers – BPF
Going by recent headlines, you'd be forgiven for thinking that nearly all of London's new-builds were being hoovered up by foreign investors.
Foster+Partners chief steps out
Sir Norman's Foster + Partners has decided to ditch the role of Chief Executive, replacing it with a more comradely Managing Partner.
Celebrity stylist vows to take on council in “Battle of Britten”
You don't often hear "celebrity hairdresser" and "local government" in the same sentence, but one SW3-based coiffologist has made it happen by decided to take on the Conservative-heavy Kensington & Chelsea…
RDAS names new Chairman
Simon Hodson, head of JLL's Residential Land team, has been appointed as Chairman of the Residential Development Agents Society (RDAS).
Like, Yah: Winkworth goes coffee shop chic
What did people do before classic US sitcom Friends gave rise to coffee shops on every street corner? Where on earth did freelancers and students sit all day? When did skinny chai tea lattes become acceptable?
Jones Lang LaSalle looks to raise resi agency profile
Jones Lang LaSalle is going on the PR offensive, signing-up the media mavens at Foundation PR to raise the profile of its London residential agency business amongst consumers.