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HS2 Residents’ Commissioner makes first recommendations
The HS2 Residents’ Commissioner, Deborah Fazan, has published the first in a series of regular progress reports, outlining a few suggestions that might help HS2 Ltd get on better with property owners…
Cornerstone hires new Business Development boss
Investment giant Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers has recruited a new Managing Director to lead its Business Development team.
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Poor block management and conveyancing delaying deals
Jo Eccles' Chelsea-based buying agency Sourcing Property has noted a marked rise in the time it's been taking to get transactions over the line.
MD Jo Eccles
Significant price growth ‘unlikely’ in the prime country house market
The long-term outlook for the prime country market is definitely positive, says Knight Frank, but the election result "is unlikely to lead to significant price growth."
Travel Agents: Chestertons announces Avios rewards tie-up
In what's being billed as an industry first, Chestertons is offering clients travel rewards on its sales, lettings and management services.
Topland hires new FD; looks to boost £400m loan book
Sol Zakay's real estate investment outfit Topland Group has hired Simon Wilson as its new Finance Director.
Foster retains AJ120 crown for fourth year
Foster + Partners has topped a league table of Britain’s biggest architecture firms for the fourth year on the trot.
JLL launches ‘bring your child to work day’
Real estate giant JLL's inaugural "bring your child to work day" seems to have gone down a storm.
No post-election price bounce for prime central London
“The notion of a sudden return to double-digit annual growth or any sense of ‘business as usual’ is unfounded,” says Knight Frank's Tom Bill as the firm records the lowest annual growth in PCL…
Prime New York prices dip as sales surge
The average sale price for a Manhattan apartment dropped a touch in April, says CityRealty, although the number of deals increased quite significantly.
Prime Purchase recruits industry heavyweight from Humberts
One of the top names in country house estate agency has jumped the fence over to the buying side.
Government issues competition law warning to estate and lettings agents
The Competition and Markets Authority has been firing out warning letters to firms it suspects being mixed up in anti-competitive agreements to restrict the advertising of fees.