Business & People
New Finance Director for Development Securities
Property behemoth Development Securities plc has appointed Marcus Shepherd as its new Group Finance Director.
Bond Girls and Beatles: great for selling houses
A canny bit of promo from Knightsbridge estate agent Kaye & Carey points out that Ringo Starr's luxury pad, that he shared with his 'Bond Girl' missus Barbara Bach, has hit the market.
Candy on track to lend £1bn
Christian Candy's CPC Group has pledged funding and financial support for bridging lender Omni Capital to help the company hit its property lending target of £1 billion over the next three years.
Heaton’s Six exit Property Vision
More change at top-notch property finders Property Vision: following the company's exit from HSBC at the beginning of the month (which we reported on here), a hefty chunk of the team - including Regional…
Open House Day generates offers worth over £32m
Strutt & Parker's 8th National Open House Day, which took place this October, produced over £32m worth of offers for properties registered with the firm.
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.
Chesterton Humberts launches property finding service
Chesterton Humberts has stepped over to the Other Side, launching a new Property Sourcing service to help clients track down and acquire suitable properties in London.
New research boss for Jones Lang LaSalle
Jones Lang LaSalle has appointed a new head of UK Research.
Savills Notting Hill opens tonight
Savills will officially open its brand new branch later this evening, slap bang on swanky Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill.
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…
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.