Profiles & Interviews
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;
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...
Developer launches a luxury property raffle platform, offering a £2m turn-key apartment in South Ken for £10 a ticket
London developer Gatsby Property is launching a new raffle platform, Cadivus, aimed at the prime residential market
To Save & Protect: Property guardian providers team up to raise standards
Property guardian schemes could provide affordable accommodation for 100,000 people in the UK, claims a new professional association.
‘We have been let down by some of our large shareholders’: Emoov’s Russell Quirk confirms money troubles
"We are in talks with parties that have approached us to acquire the business", confirms Emoov founder Russell Quirk in an insightful video interview with property industry consultant Graham Lock.
Interview: Andrew Murray of Morpheus on the craft of luxury design & development
After starting out over 20 years ago as a joinery and cabinet maker, Andrew Murray has cut a swathe through the crowded field of luxury resi with his London-based firm, Morpheus;
What would a ‘no deal’ Brexit mean for the prime property sector?
As former Housing Minister Dominic Raab gets to the business end of negotiations with the European Union, we ask a panel of senior players in the prime resi industry about what effect - if any - Brexit…
PCL agents join forces to launch boutique buying agency
INTERVIEW: Well-known former sales agents Lucie Hirst and Delphine Colombo discuss their new venture, current market trends, and dream properties on Cadogan Square....
Interview: Tim Hyatt on finding long-term success in the lettings business
The Knight Frank lettings chief explains how he's steered the division to a second consecutive record year, offers his thoughts on the big challenges facing the industry right now, and tells us why Jon…
New investment firm plans to ‘make its mark’ on London following £125m South Bank Tower swoop
Former Meyer Bergman man Blake Loveless has grand ambitions for his new venture, Jackyl, having already made two significant acquisitions in Lisbon and London