People
Double role for Banda’s new recruit
Search-agent-slash-developer Banda has hired a new Development and Legal Manager to "fuse" the firm's legal/contract needs with its development activities.
Exemplar boss to head Westminster Property Association
Dan Van Gelder, the co-founder of Exemplar Properties, has been elected chairman of the Westminster Property Association.
New Associate Director for JLL’s resi land team
Jones Lang LaSalle has strengthened its resi land offering with the appointment of former Lambert Smith Hampton man Peter Day.
Confidence Boost: Savills to “significantly” expand Resi Development team
Things are clearly going pretty well for Savills' Residential Development department...
Prisk loses housing gig in cabinet reshuffle; Hopkins takes over
Mark Prisk, the former Housing Minister, has been "Been asked to step aside from Housing for a younger generation" as part of today's (7th October 2013) cabinet reshuffle.
Black Brick expands buying team
Buying agency Black Brick has hired Jessica Parkinson as its newest consultant.
Marsh & Parsons signs-up new Director of Resi Developments and Investments
Estate agency Marsh & Parsons has recruited Charles Holland as its new Director of Residential Developments and Investments.
“Lively” Crown Estate re-appoints Sir Stuart Hampson as Chair
There'll be no change at the top for the Crown Estate for the next four years or so; Sir Stuart Hampson has just been re-appointed as Chair and Gareth Baird as Scottish Commissioner.
Countrywide takes on 60 trainee surveyors
There's been something of a run on Countrywide's new trainee surveyor programme, with demand streaming in from all sorts of property peeps.
KFH changes up in West London
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is changing things up and rolling out more services in West London as part of the company's punchy expansion plans.
Measure for Treasure: Dr Simon Thurley, head of English Heritage, on philanthropy, funding and the future of heritage
What's the future for England's past? With a funding revolution and a sea-change in how the nation's heritage assets are valued, there's a reformation taking place at English Heritage.
Winkworth opens in Guildford
Winkworth has opened its 93rd UK office, and fifth new one this year, in Guildford, Surrey. This latest branch is part the agency's plan to capitalise on booming markets in London's commuter belt;