People
Property recruitment firm brings in former Get Living chief to advise on growth
Neil Young is working with Collins Property Recruitment to "help the team stride confidently into new markets and new territories".
RICS picks Lord Bichard to lead major independent review
The former Director of the Institute of Government is to lead a wide-ranging review into the very fabric and purpose of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Chestertons chair donates £50k to London homelessness charity
Mercantile Group boss Salah Mussa has pledged £50,000 to support St Mungo's Digital Recovery College.
Shard developer Sellar recruits investment heavyweights
Savills IM's Kiran Patel and Schroders' Duncan Owen have joined Sellar Property as Non Exec Directors.
Rollings returns to Foxtons
Peter Rollings has returned to Foxtons, becoming a Non-Executive Director on the the Board of the company he used to run.
Knight Frank announces major expansion in Dubai
Andrew Cummings has been brought in to help the agency ‘become the market leader in the region’s prime and super-prime residential sector’.
Dexters builds network with two more agency deals
High-profile London estate agency has picked up two sales/lettings firms in South East London, continuing a spate of agency consolidation and acquisition activity in the capital.
Start-up J3 aims to ‘shake up the insurance and property finance sectors’
Former London Belgravia team has launched J3 Advisory to make it "quicker and more effective for property developers to get both the insurance and finance that they need."
Mayor of London seeks ‘Design Advocates’ to help shape London’s new buildings
A 30-strong panel of industry experts is being assembled to "ensure quality buildings and public spaces that benefit Londoners are at the heart of the capital’s recovery from the pandemic."
Chelsea agency rebrands; adopts broker model
Stanley Property London, formerly Stanley Chelsea, is promising self-employed agents a 'safe-haven base' and 'uncapped earning potential'
Senior hire for luxury design firm Studio Indigo
Michael Harris has joined the Chelsea-based studio after six years at The Prince’s Foundation, following previous roles at Zaha Hadid Architects and 1508 London
Harding Green signs first franchisee
Four-year-old prime London freelance estate agency announced a new franchise business model in September.