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Shipperley to retire from Connells after 45 years with the business
Stephen Shipperley orchestrated some very big deals as boss of Connells Group, including the acquisition of Countrywide and of Sequence, and played a notable role in the success of Rightmove.
Property portals ‘are inflating the cost of running an estate agency business to near impossible levels,’ warns agency boss
Steph Walker, COO of 19-month-old firm The Agency UK, says many top-end independent estate agencies "will have to shut their doors as competition in the marketplace greatens."
LeadingRE adds Global Business Development Director
Tasos Stavrou has been recruited to expand Leading Real Estate Companies of the World's international business.
Connells recruits tech chief
Julie Chapman moves from Ladbrokes-owner Entain, having previously spent 14 years managing technology matters at Tesco.
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Grade I Belgravia mansion goes for £35mn
Biggest house deal officially filed so far this year revealed.
£23.5mn price tag for SHH-designed Little Venice villa
In Pictures: Grade II listed specimen has been fully reworked and kitted out with a subterranean wellness complex.
Buying agency Black Brick boosts team with trio of hires
Former Prime Purchase director Alex Oliver is among three new additions to the firm’s London-based operation.
Park Lord brings in ex-JLL & Foxtons duo
Sebastian Born and Alexi Earl join Joshua Marks' Mayfair-based brokerage.
Knight Frank launches new investor advisory offering as buy-to-let landscape shifts
Agency hosts panel discussion to debut new team, with discussions focusing on landlord caution, regulatory pressure - and where investors are still finding opportunities.
Savills shifts £180mn of super-prime new-builds in Q1
Run of deals, including a number above £30mn, 'confirms London’s enduring appeal among UHNWIs', the agency said.
The London Broker signs high-profile ex-Sotheby’s director
Lee Koffman joins expanding platform after more than 30 years in prime London agency, becoming TLB’s first broker hire since Harding Green deal.
Nobu plots first rural retreat with branded residences in Rutland
Luxury hospitality brand teams up with 185-acre English country estate for hotel, members club and residential concept.
Big-ticket London home sales slide by over a third as caution returns
Latest data: Savills says wealthy buyers are retreating towards the capital’s traditional golden postcodes, with geopolitical jitters weighing on activity.
In Pictures: Albion Nord designs £15.5mn apartment at latest Chelsea Barracks release
1 Five Fields Square showcase is described as 'playful yet grounded'.
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Robert Irving Burns appoints new head of resi sales
Chrissie Fairweather has joined her daughter at the London real estate agency.
Deal sealed on £20.5mn duplex at Knightsbridge Gate
Buyers returned to the heritage-led boutique development after looking at competing super-prime projects across Prime Central London.
Agents instructed on Stone RE’s The Bolsover
Edwardian conversion project is on the way to delivering 24 high spec apartments in Fitzrovia.
Conveyancing delays push time to exchange contracts past 100 days
'We’re increasingly seeing more transactions collapse later in the process,' warns major estate agency group, with leasehold deals most at risk.