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Hatton Real Estate expands resi team
City-based agency Hatton Real Estate has strengthened its resi offering with the appointment of Bradley Sharp from Greene & Co.
Bradley Sharp
John D Wood expands in Cornwall with agency tie-up
John D Wood & Co has teamed up with Truro-based 17-branch estate agency Country & Waterside to expand its reach in the South West.
Savills partners up in Paris
Savills has announced a tie-up with top-end Parisian firm Agence Varenne.
Going for Green & Gold: Manhattan Loft Gardens to launch IN Harrods
Harrods Estates and Manhattan Loft Corporation have come up with a winning marketing ploy to launch a much-anticipated scheme on the site of the 2012 Olympics.
Think tank calls for the abolition of the Green Belt
Right-leaning think tank the Adam Smith Institute thinks that ditching Green Belt protection for land with half-a-mile of train stations could deliver enough new homes for the next decade, and that "complete…
Luxury projects put London at the top of the global construction cost league
A preponderance of luxury resi developments has made central London the most expensive place to build in the world, according to a new report, as the capital's high-end homes market is "reaching a capacity…
More luxury resi for Covent Garden as Capco strikes again on Bedford Street
Capital & Counties has continued its "tactical acquisition strategy" in Covent Garden with the bagging of yet another key site.
Finchatton strengthens senior team
Super-prime developer Finchatton has promoted Jiin Kim-Inoue to the role of Design Director, responsible for "leading and implementing the firm's global design strategy".
Jiin Kim-Inoue
‘Non-doms’ blamed for closure of Knightsbridge institution
Adding more fuel to the "lights-out London" debate, the owner of Knightsbridge restaurant Racine, which closed down last week, has laid the blame squarely on "non-doms" after reporting an exodus…
Instinctif buys up London property PR firm
Wriglesworth, one of the capital's top property PR agencies, has been snapped up by global consultancy Instinctif Partners to create a 90-strong UK team.
Instinctif Partners & Wriglesworth
Ballymore in £2.2bn joint venture with Malaysian investors
Big-spending Malaysian investors have backed Ballymore Group to develop three resi projects in London worth a whopping £2.2bn.
The Embassy Gardens lobby
Royal Mail surplus sites valued at £1bn
City fund managers reckon the value of Royal Mail's portfolio of redundant sorting offices and sites has doubled in under two years.
Mount Pleasant sorting office