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Berkeley Group founder & chairman Tony Pidgley dies aged 72
One of the industry’s most successful and influential figures
Billionaire brothers go to court over asset sharing letter
The Hinduja brothers are embroiled in a High Court case over a six year old letter which states that “assets held in any single brother's name belong to all four”.
Gary Hersham on mega-deals, expansion plans & the future of luxury real estate
INTERVIEW: A titan of the super-prime scene, Gary Hersham has been brokering mega-deals for the last four decades - and remains the first port of call for many of the world’s wealthiest househunters.
New Head of Residential for Carter Jonas in York
Rachel Macpherson has stepped up to run the York team after a successful career in Prime Central London.
Government names first female chief planner
Joanna Averley will replace Steve Quartermain, who stepped down from the role at the end of March after a 12-year stint.
New top-end building contractor launches with a focus on prime residential projects
Morgan Rae has been founded by Square Metre alumni Luke Morgan and James Rae.
Estate agency directors disqualified over price fixing cartel
Two agency bosses have been banned from a running a company for six-and-a-half years, after a CMA investigation found that they had conspired to fix commission rates for nearly seven years.
Native Land bolsters senior team with raft of promotions
Major-scale investor and developer names four new managing directors, and a new head of private transactions, as UK-wide expansion continues
Domus man Shaw joins Youhome in Notting Hill
The self-proclaimed “new category of estate agency” has attracted another big name to its ranks in prime London, recruiting Domus Nova's former Head of Sales, Chris Shaw.
Property tycoons gift £80m to found an eponymous Oxford college
The billionaire Reuben brothers (David, 81, and Simon, 78) have donated a huge chunk of money to Oxford University, where it will be used to establish "Reuben College" and fund the Oxford-Reuben Scholarship.
Strutts alumni launch new country house estate agency
Oxfordshire-based start-up The Country House Department is being pitched as "a modern medium for the finest country homes, created to do justice to the most exceptional properties".
Former Spicerhaart chief Jervis joins recruitment agency
Russell Jervis has joined recruitment consultancy Rayner Personnel to run its estate agency division.