Business & People
New resi development director for Hamptons
Hamptons has expanded its Residential Development and Investment team with the senior appointment of Lesley Stringer as a Director.
National Property Database launches
The National Property Database (NPD), a new service claiming to provide detailed information on each of the 24 million properties across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, has been launched…
Smart agents use mobiles for marketing
Estate agents are brilliant at promoting themselves using smartphones, according to T-Mobile.
Property portal pioneer moves away from Zoopla
Nick Leeming, who founded the UK's first online property portal PropertyFinder, has stepped down from his role as Business Development Director at Zoopla.
Stearn steps up as new Quintain Finance Director
Richard Stearn has been promoted to be the new Finance Director of property developer Quintain.
41% of buyers decide before they make it past the hallway
Nearly half of all buyers have already made up their mind on whether to buy a property after setting foot through the door, according to a new survey.
Singapore buyers still spending in London
The number private properties being bought in Singapore may have declined in recent months but the same cannot be said for the number of Singaporeans buying London property, says Andrew Batt.
New Kensington Church Street office for Chestertons
Nick Carter and Francesca Fortunati
Chesterton Humberts has announced the opening of a brand new office in Kensington Church Street, to work alongside their existing Kensington High Street branch.
Trevor Abrahmsohn surprises himself by agreeing with Grant Shapps
Selling off social housing in prime areas may not be such a daft idea, but banks witholding lending for private development certainly is, says Trevor Abrahmsohn.
Developers cater for Asian influx
With Asian buyers reportedly accounting for 60 pc of new build properties purchased in Central London in 2011, developers are increasingly tailoring projects to appeal to their top demographic.
Luchford APM gets nod for St James’ Riverlight development
St James, Berkeley Group's luxury arm, has reportedly hired creative agency Luchford APM to launch its new Riverlight development on the South Bank.
New Associate Partner for PPS
Charlotte de Silva
Charlotte de Silva has joined the new London office team of buying agency, Private Property Search (PPS), an independent subsidiary of the Strutt & Parker brand.