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Long & Creffield quit Countrywide as shareholders reject Alchemy
More drama at Countrywide Plc. Peter Long has stepped down as Executive Chairman with immediate effect; Group Managing Director Paul Creffield has announced that he will retire next year;
Foxtons snaps up West London lettings agency for £2.2m
Listed London estate agency Foxtons has made another lettings book acquisition, taking on Aston Rowe's entire lettings division.
Knight Frank boosts Chelsea sales team
Former Savills & John D Wood agent Toby Anderdon will join the firm’s King’s Road branch next month.
Beveridge steps up to lead property developer Strawberry Star
Strawberry Star has promoted its finance chief, Steven Beveridge, to CEO following a "restructuring of the business".
Stamp duty receipts tumble by £1bn
Latest figures from HMRC show receipts from housing transactions were down 43% in Q3.
Century backs super-prime renovation project in Belgravia
Lender notches up its largest deal of the year, structuring a £9m gross facility to fund the renovation of ‘one of the most significant homes in Belgravia’
London architects report spike in country house commissions
Urbanist Architecture has seen a 65% jump in demand for rural home designs, including a marked increase in Para 79 "Country House Clause" commissions.
Mitie’s Fontana installed as RICS President
Kathleen Fontana has been inaugurated as President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
£21m price tag for rebuilt Chelsea mansion
Freehold end-of-terrace on Carlyle Square now weighs in at 7,000 square feet and has an award-winning garden out back.
Hamptons rolls out a ‘transformational’ brand refresh
150-year-old Countrywide-owned estate agency is re-pointing its brand identity to become "The Home Experts".
Connells confirms £82m Countrywide takeover bid
"Countrywide needs new ownership, not yet another speculative scheme that is based on hope rather than experience," says Connells boss David Lindsey, as his firm completes due diligence and confirms its…
REDD names new Head of Private Clients; plots expansion
Helen Green Design alumna Charlotte Royden has joined Mayfair-based luxury property firm REDD.