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Law firm Winckworth Sherwood has boosted its Real Estate team with the hire of Alan Duncan as partner from resi developer Mount Anvil.

Jeff Doble speaks to PrimeResi about the independent estate agency's ambitious expansion plans

Super-prime property developer Northacre's Chief Executive Niccoló Barattieri di San Pietro has signed up to Leeds United FC as Director of the Club.

Murray Strang has taken the reins at Cluttons Dubai.

Foxtons Group plc has recruited a new CFO to help the business' "growth and further expansion". Mark Berry will start as Chief Financial Officer on 7 November 2016, and will become a member of the Board.

Savills Investment Management has hired a raft of senior talent to drive its international expansion plans. Two regional CEOs have been brought on board;

Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings has brought in a new manager to head up its "flagship" Hampstead head office.

Islington's lead councillor for housing and development James Murray has been confirmed as Sadiq Khan's right hand on all things housing, taking over the brief from Johnson's man Richard Blakeway.

Harrods Estates' Chelsea office has recruited Francis Burca as its new Senior Sales Negotiator.

Chelsea-based property advisory RFR picked up a big gong at this year's Magic Circle Awards, an event usually dominated by wealth managers and finance companies (it has nothing to do with magicians).

Following the launch of a commercial property arm last year, top London buying agency VanHan has set up a new lettings department, recruiting Knight Frank's Matilda Macpherson to run the show.

UHNW research house Wealth-X has prepared a handy rundown of the ten richest people in international real estate.