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Peter Wetherell, of the eponymous Mayfair estate agency, has added a rather large feather to his cap this week.

Marsh & Parsons has recruited Simon Maine-Tucker as Acquisitions Director to its Residential Development & Investment department, and has also hired Rebecca Derbyshire to the New Homes team.

One of prime resi's statistical heavyweights, John D Wood's former Head of Valuation James Wyatt, has set up his own research house to offer independent, reliable indices, reports and valuations.

Specialist lending intermediary hub Brightstar, which completed a chunky £17m bridging loan with Christian Candy's Omni Capital last week, has recruited a new Director of Mortgages.

Louise Brooke-Smith is the new President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the organisation's first female President in its 146 year history.

Grainger plc has apparently lined up Galliford Try Chairman Ian Coull to take the reins next year.

Chestertons has appointed former Savills man Neville Page as the firm's new Head of International Business.

British Land has hired a new Residential Development Director to look after the resi elements of the giant firm's schemes.

Resi developer Mount Anvil has hired former British Land man Martin Ratchford as Group Finance Director.

Savills has appointed Liz Hewitt as an Independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

Steven Tolson FRICS has been appointed as Chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Scotland. He takes over from Tom Barclay.

Savills' buying arm Prime Purchase has hired a consultant in Singapore to manage the buying agency's Asia-based clients.