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Heronslea hires Sales Director from CALA
Hertfordshire-based developer Heronslea Group has hired a new Sales and Marketing Director from CALA to drive some "significant" expansion plans.
Not a new housing minister: Brandon Lewis keeps housing role
UPDATE: It turns out that Mark Francois' appointment to Housing Mininster was all just a bit of mix-up. Francois' name was mistakenly put up on the DCLG website...
Cadogan appoints Joint Head of Building Surveying
Cadogan has announced the appointment of Jane Henshaw as Joint Head of Building Surveying, alongside existing Head of Building Nicholas Dutton.
‘The property market in London will now go crazy’ – and other prime resi reactions to a Conservative triumph
The Conservatives will be the power party for the next five years, and they've even got a fully-fledged majority government.
Hamptons acquires North London agency Greene & Co
Hamptons International - part of Countrywide Plc - has confirmed that it has bought North London and City estate agency Greene & Co.
Search for new Ombudsman gets underway as Hamer announces retirement
Christopher Hamer, better known as The Property Ombudsman, has announced he'll be stepping down at the end of the year.
LendInvest recruits top Microsoft marketing man
Peer-to-peer mortgage lender LendInvest has hired Microsoft's Director of Global Brand and Marketing Strategy as its new Chief Marketing Officer.
Titlestone recruits former Countrywide Chief Exec
Residential lending specialist Titlestone Property Finance has hired Grenville Turner, the former Chief Executive of Countrywide Plc, as its new Chairman.
Two Countrywide chiefs to step down
Both the Managing Director and the Group Commercial Director of Countrywide - which owns John D Wood, Faron Sutaria and many more estate agency brands - will be stepping down from their positions in the…
Carter Jonas names new Chairman
Simon Pallett has been elected as the new Chairman of Carter Jonas.
In Pictures: Harrods Estates launches in Kensington
Harrods Estates officially arrived in Kensington last night, with the opening of the firm's new office on Kensington Church Street.
Antisocial Stereotypes: Tracy Kellett’s estate agents
As a top buying agent, Tracy Kellett deals with a lot of estate agents who have let's say idiosyncratic approaches to selling property.