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US investment firm backs London Square expansion
Private equity and real estate funds managed by US investment giant Ares Management have agreed to buy the majority stake in resi developer and housebuilder London Square.
Youth Development: Banking heavyweight backs young duo with £50m for prime resi projects
Christian and Nick Candy started Candy & Candy when they were 26 and 27; Finchatton's Andrew Dunn and Alex Michelin did their first deal when they were 25 and 26.
How You Know: Why staying in touch with old colleagues can lead to more than just a hangover
No matter how many many cards we swap, tweets we chirp, or LinkedIn requests we send, former colleagues can often be the most useful contacts in our address books, says Rupert Collingwood...
Hamptons buys Humberts’ lettings and property management business
Hamptons International has acquired Humberts' entire country lettings & property management business.
Right to Pi: Wyatt launches property index research house
One of prime resi's statistical heavyweights, John D Wood's former Head of Valuation James Wyatt, has set up his own research house to offer independent, reliable indices, reports and valuations.
New Acquisitions Director for Marsh & Parsons
Marsh & Parsons has recruited Simon Maine-Tucker as Acquisitions Director to its Residential Development & Investment department, and has also hired Rebecca Derbyshire to the New Homes team.
World in London: Who’s really buying the capital?
Despite all the headlines and bluster, only 7% of Greater London's properties for sale went overseas in 2013-14, according to Savills' new World in London report.
Chelsea Barracks Phase 3 exhibition
As Keltbray forges ahead with enabling works at Qatari Diar's Chelsea Barracks site, the developers are holding yet another exhibition to keep the locals informed and, it hopes, on side.
Super suburbs outperform prime London
The gap between prime regional and prime London house prices may have just peaked, according to Savills.
Paradise Saved? Heritage triumphs in the Battle for Shropshire
After three years of hard feuding, plans for an 80-metre wind turbine in Shropshire's heritage heartland have been withdrawn.
Foster+Partners buys back ownership
Foster + Partners has bought out its private equity backer 3i's minority holding in the business to return the architecture practice to 100% own-ownership.
New mortgage director for Brightstar
Specialist lending intermediary hub Brightstar, which completed a chunky £17m bridging loan with Christian Candy's Omni Capital last week, has recruited a new Director of Mortgages.