Business & People
New Marylebone office for Savills
News of another important branch opening now, with Savills confirming a permanent foray into well-heeled Marylebone.
Mishcon boosts property litigation team
Olswang's head of construction Nick Lane is joining Mishcon de Reya's property litigation group, boosting Mishcon's formidable real estate team to 19 partners and 78 fee-earners (12 in property litigation).
Safe Pair of Hands: Former Durex boss to head up Foxtons?
Rumours of a Foxtons stock market floatation have been bobbing around for some time now, but Sky News is tipping a potential public listing as early as next month.
CBRE nabs Savills’ property bros
Julien Mills and Luke Mills, the brothers behind Savills' London Residential Development team for the last 15 years, have jumped ship to join CBRE's residential team as Executive Directors.
Deloitte Real Estate kicks off recruitment spree
The recently repackaged Deloitte Real Estate is going on a bit of a "lateral hire" binge in an effort to meet the firm's big ambitions in the property market.
Fine & Country gears up for worldwide recruitment drive
Although the phrase "international conference" can strike fear into anyone's heart, we have to admit last week's Fine & Country shindig looked pretty impressive.
Winkworth pledges “large-scale support” for Agents’ Mutual
London’s largest estate agency group, Winkworth, has just added more fuel to the flames of new agent-owned portal Agents' Mutual, announcing "large-scale support" for the venture this morning.
Hyde Parking: £300k sweet spot hits the market
Threatening to knock the Royals off the Daily Mail's front page, a parking space on London's Hyde Park Gardens has just hit the market with a cool £300k price tag.
New-look website for John D Wood
John D Wood & Co. has launched a shiny new website at www.johndwood.co.uk.
Vincent Tchenguiz sells Mayfair mansion
The Mayfair home of property tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz has reportedly been sold for a tidy sum in the region of £17m, following a speculative offer.
New CEO for Aviva Investors
Euan Munro will be taking on the CEO gig at Aviva Investors as of January 2014;
Johns&Co bags whopping Ballymore contract
New property management firm Johns&Co has got off to a flyer, being formally appointed as sole agent by The Ballymore Group and kicking things off with the developer's new scheme at 21 Wapping Lane.