Business & People
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.
New Director of Affordable Housing for Jones Lang LaSalle
Jones Lang LaSalle has confirmed the appointment of Vivian Rosser as a Director of its Affordable Housing Consultancy team.
Penyards unveils brand new marketing team
Country estate agency Penyards is making a splash with a new in-house marketing team.
Looking for the next Rightmove: PrimeResi meets Faisal Butt, property’s venture capitalist with the Caan-do attitude
A man on a mission to change the property industry
D&G boss takes a break
Douglas & Gordon's MD Ivor Dickinson has decided to take a sabbatical after 26 years with the firm; Michael Hodgson, the firm's Chairman, will be taking the executive reins whilst Dickinson is elsewhere.