Business & People
British Land’s CIO steps down
Property investment behemoth British Land's Chief Investment Officer, Steve Smith, will be standing down from the Board on 31st March 2013 and leaving British Land on 30th June 2013.
New research boss for Jones Lang LaSalle
Jones Lang LaSalle has appointed a new head of UK Research.
UK Property Awards: The Winners
The prime property industry was out in force on Friday for the UK Property Awards at the London Marriott Hotel on Grosvenor Square, with Oliver Burns's Walpole Mayfair and the Lakes by yoo each scooping…
Savills Notting Hill opens tonight
Savills will officially open its brand new branch later this evening, slap bang on swanky Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill.
Poole Harbour luxury development unveiled
Development Securities and Haxted Estates have unveiled a rather natty new luxury development overlooking Poole Harbour, next to the Sandbanks Peninsula.
Big guns battle to be “Property Advisor of the Year”
This year's Property Advisor category at the Spear's Wealth Management Awards is dominated by the behemoths: of the five shortlisted property finders, three are subsidiaries of major estate agents or banks.
Merchant Square, W2: over 50% sold off-plan
3 Merchant Square, the luxury development in Paddington by European Land and Property Limited, is now over 50% sold off plan, bringing-in over £100m in sales.
Prime Paris on the move…(as UK rolls out more red carpet)
A quick update on the "Monsieur Flip-Flop" effect that we've been keeping an eye on recently...
No to Mansion Tax: Hallelujah for common sense, says Trevor Abrahmsohn
Trevor Abrahmsohn on the resilience of prime...
Mansion Tax, no Mansion Tax - what’s the answer?
Ballymore cancels Bangkok show after Singapore sell-out
London property developer Ballymore has postponed a planned property showcase in Bangkok because of better-than-expected sales in Singapore, says Andrew Batt.
Singapore’s wealthy keep London property in their sights
More than 57% of overseas high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) named London real estate as their top target investment class, according to Cluttons International Private Capital Survey 2012, published in…
Top 12: estate agency websites
With over 80 per cent of property searches starting online, your digital shop front needs to be in order if you are going to attract a buyer with the attention span of a gnat on Fanta.