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Resi developer Barratt London has recruited a new Regional Finance Director from the Berkeley Group.

High-end resi agency Hanover Private Office has hired a new director from Beaney Pearce.

The Pollen Estate, which owns quite the chunk of prime retail Mayfair including Savile Row and Bond Street, has named David Shaw - head of The Crown Estate’s Regent Street portfolio - as its new Chairman.

CBRE has been ploughing more investment into its burgeoning resi business; the firm has significantly strengthened its lettings capability in the capital with a raft of new hires. James Thornett

Strutt & Parker has acquired two-branch Buckinghamshire estate agency Roberts Newby.

Countrywide Plc has made a batch of key appointments to its Executive Team, with a remit to "lay the foundations for delivering the ambitions of  Building our Future programme."

Humberts has hired seasoned pro Jeremy Campbell-Harris as its new Head of London Country Houses.

Developer Miller Homes has a new National Sales and Marketing Director.

Resi titan Grainger has appointed RBS’s current Global Head of Real Estate Management as its new CEO.

Jonathan Hopper, Managing Director of Garrington Property Finders, has been elected to the board of the Property Ombudsman to represent buying agents.

Super-prime developer Consero London has appointed Freddie Webber as Land Buyer.

Savills has hired a top development and regeneration specialist from Gerald Eve.