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Foxtons recruits Chestertons’ Gittins as Budden steps down
Former Chestertons boss Guy Gittins will become Group CEO of rival London estate agency Foxtons in September, taking over from Nic Budden - who has already stepped down.
Chestertons CEO moves on
Guy Gittins has stepped down as boss of Chestertons, leaving the London estate agency to ‘pursue a new challenge’.
The Infrastructure Levy: A clearer direction on the future of Developer Contributions?
William Clutton of Iceni Projects delves into the government's proposed overhaul of the Community Infrastructure Levy and Section 106 Agreements, as outlined in the recently-published draft Levelling…
Super-prime developer swoops on £50mn trophy in Kensington
Residence One tees up a new luxury scheme in W8 with the acquisition of Allen House, paying above the £50mn asking…
‘After defying gravity for much of the pandemic, house prices appear to be finally set for their return to earth’ – Knight Frank
“It feels like we are at a crossroads,” says KF's James Cleland, as the number of new sales instruction picks up.
Fenton Whelan’s Park Modern tops out as new Hyde Park landmark achieves near £7,000 psf
"This is their Candy moment," Mayfair estate agency chief Peter Wetherell told PrimeResi at Fenton Whelan's lavish topping-out party, held at Kensington Palace.
Tim Bowder-Ridger of Conran and Partners on Sir Terence’s legacy, London’s resilience & the future of design
PrimeResi meets Tim Bowder-Ridger, principal partner at top British interior design and architecture practice Conran and Partners, to discuss the legacy of the studio’s legendary founder, the key to…
Lucian Cook: Are we heading for a rude awakening?
Rents and capital values of prime property continue to rise despite increasing interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty.
In Pictures: New visualisations of Queensway’s £3bn transformation
Five property developers are working together to overhaul Queensway in Bayswater, promising "a blueprint for the future of London’s high streets", book-ended by super-prime residential schemes.
Planning Reform & Levelling Up: What is the government planning to do this year?
Last year's "radical" Planning Bill is long gone, replaced with watered-down reforms that promise local referenda on planning decisions and a few other tweaks.
Talking Heads: Prime property agents on the end of POA
A longstanding feature of high-end listings, ‘price on application’, is on the way out after Trading Standards deemed the term both ‘misleading’ and ‘unlawful’.
Rightmove CEO stepping down ‘to seek a new challenge’
Peter Brooks-Johnson is to leave Rightmove in 2023, after 16 years with Britain's biggest property portal.