Profiles & Interviews
Aylesford International’s Catherine Cockcroft on the past, present & future of the PCL lettings sector
INTERVIEW: Aylesford International's well-known lettings boss, Catherine Cockcroft has just retired after an impressive 34 years with the Chelsea-based luxury agency. From buy-to-let booms to market downturns;
The £95m Property Broker: Meet the mystery agents who buy the super-rich’s homes
Journalist Arabella Youens chats to some of Prime Central London's top buying agents about their little black books and the 'different rules' that apply to the super-prime property market, for The Telegraph…
Ex-Strutt & Parker partner launches PCL advisory
Chelsea agent of 20 years, Harry Wigram sets up his own operation specialising in the prime postcodes
John Caudwell: ‘London will remain the capital of the world’
Journalist Arun Kakar chats about Brexit, the PCL property market and building history in Mayfair with mobile phone magnate turned luxury property impresario John Caudwell, for Spear's Magazine
Noel Flint of Knight Frank on trophy homes, market crashes & the makings of a top-class agent
One of London's best known and most successful agents, Noel Flint retires at the end of March after nearly four decades at Knight Frank.
Meet the Real Estate Appraiser of the World’s Most Gruesome Murder Sites
Rolling Stone magazine's EJ Dickson chats to the real estate specialist who has valued the sites of some of America's most notorious crime scenes, from the JonBenét Ramsey house to the Heaven’s Gate…
Interview: Christopher Sellwood on the changing face of Foxtons
The boss of Foxtons' recently-launched Prime team opens up on market uncertainty, digital strategy, and the joys of working with other firms...
Interview: Bernd Radaschitz of Lanserring on heritage, craftsmanship & haute couture kitchens
Fourth-generation master craftsman and Interior-iD co-founder Bernd Radaschitz discusses working with some of biggest names in luxury development, and how his new brand is applying the principles of haute…
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.
‘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.'