Knight Frank recruits Diversity, Equity & Inclusion chief from Barclays
Hannah Awonuga has been tasked with "developing a strategic roadmap with the overall purpose of providing a superior experience for Knight Frank’s people."
Opinion: The real estate industry is leading the way for equality in the boardroom
'The property industry has been miles ahead of other corporate sectors when it comes to gender equality,' argues Kate Reisinger, Executive Vice President at Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.
Top interior designers join forces to tackle industry’s diversity problem
Sophie Ashby & Alexandria Dauley launch non-profit organisation United in Design to 'translate words to action'
Property sector bodies unite to improve diversity & inclusion
Six trade organisations - the CIOB, ICE, LI, RIBA, RICS and RTPI - have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which aims "to drive forward the creation of a more diverse, equitable and inclusive" built…
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Knight Frank begins redundancy consultation process
Agency says fewer than 3% of its UK workforce could be affected.
The Great Fragmentation: New data charts super-prime London’s shift from two-agency dominance to a field of fifty
Exclusive: Analysis of 70 £10mn-plus sales confirms a striking shift in how PCL's biggest deals are being brokered.
Record deal sealed on Pimlico’s St George’s Square
Rare freehold townhouse changes hands at close to £10mn asking.
First Look: Albion Nord completes £6.7mn show home at Bishops Avenue Gardens
Arts & Crafts meets luxury living in first apartment to be unveiled at new Billionaires' Row scheme.
Salboy launches fourth central London scheme
Studio Power has designed the ten-apartment scheme in Camden for Salboy & Forge Homes.
Rare and historic homes change hands as north London’s top end stirs
Savills reports a busy few weeks in Hampstead and St John's Wood, with buyers snapping up blue-plaque houses, trophy homes and a £13.5mn mansion conversion project.
‘Bold buyers snap up deals’: Super-prime agent calls for ‘the end of caution’ in PCL
'Decisive buyers are dominating,' says Peter Wetherell, following a five-day five-deal run worth nearly £25mn.
Family office buys mixed-use property parade in South Kensington
Eastway Estates spent £11mn on the row of buildings on Bute Street.
More ‘legacy’ properties set to change hands in London this year, says top dealmaker
UK Sotheby's private office chief expects market confidence to build, with continued competition for the capital's best homes.
Japanese behemoth to buy top-end construction giant Multiplex
Multiplex's prime London projects include 30 Grosvenor Square, St John's Wood Square, The Broadway & Television Centre.
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Prime London rents rise at fastest pace in nine months
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