Profiles & Interviews
On forging a successful business in uncertain times: Jess Simpson Property Search
In the final part of our mini-series on the clutch of new property firms making waves in a challenging climate, we speak to the former head of Strutt & Parker's buying arm, Jess Simpson, who set up her…
On forging a successful business in uncertain times: Aykroyd & Co
When Knight Frank recruited VanHan founders Thomas van Straubenzee and Rory Penn to its Global Wealth Advisory team last year, Hannah Aykroyd decided to team up with fellow alumnus Sophie Bonsor and launch…
On forging a successful business in uncertain times: Penfolds Estate Agents
Seasoned property pros Helen Edwardson & Becky Penfold – formerly of Hamptons and Curchods – launched a boutique estate agency venture from their West Sussex kitchen table last year. In
‘London’s most controversial architect’, at home with the FT
Amin Taha - of that Clerkenwell property - chats with the FT's Dominic Lutyens about 'living under threat of the wrecking ball.'
On forging a successful business in uncertain times: Avanton
In the third instalment of our mini-series on ambitious new firms breaking out under challenging market conditions, Omer Weinberger of recently-launched developer Avanton explains the benefits of a lean…
On forging a successful business in uncertain times: Albion Nord
In the second instalment of our mini-series on the new generation of firms starting their journeys in a challenging market, we speak to Albion Nord, the London-based interior design studio founded in 2…
On forging a successful business in uncertain times: Sterling Private Office
In the first of a new mini-series, the directors of new acquisition outfit Sterling Private Office, launched in early 2017 by a band of ex-Knight Frank buying agents, explain how it felt to walk away …
How The Modern House transformed our search for the perfect home
The Financial Times talks to Albert Hill and Matt Gibberd, founders of "editorial estate agency" The Modern House, about how they have turned an obsession with post-War architectural design into a fast-growing…
How we successfully launched a boutique estate agency in a market downturn
A year ago, former Sotheby’s and Knight Frank director Simon Tollit teamed up with ex-Savills man Christian Warman to launch a PCL-focused property business; here, he talks us through the challenges fa…
Savills boss Jeremy Helsby on building a ‘recession-proof’ property giant
The outgoing chief exec talks to the Daily Telegraph about his 40-year journey with the all-conquering agency
‘The probability of Brexit negotiations going wrong & a Labour-led government is quite scary’ for property owners, says top wealth advisor
Bloomberg's Benjamin Stupples chats with Hari Hundle of UHNW multi-family office Twin Capital, which has just opened an outpost in London's Mayfair.
Interview: Mark Hutton of Battersea Power Station Estates on selling a British icon
PrimeResi meets the man in charge of resi sales and lettings at Battersea Power Station, to discuss life in-house at one of the biggest real estate developments in Europe...