City Moves | Who’s switching Jobs August 28, 2012 Ludgate Investments The private equity investor has appointed Dr Bernard Bulkin and Ekaterina Sharashidze as non-executive directors. Bulkin joins from Vantage Point Capital Partners. In addition to his extensive investment experience, Bulkin is a professorial fellow at Cambridge University. Sharashidze has over 15 years’ experience in private equity and joins from Samena Capital, where she [...]
Grainger sales up 13 per cent August 9, 2012 RESIDENTIAL landlord Grainger yesterday revealed property sales totalling £202.1m in the 10 months to July 2012, up 13 per cent on the previous year, as it continued to pay down debt. In an interim management statement, Chief Executive Andrew Cunningham, said the group continued to outperform the general residential market, with gross rents increasing by [...]
Return of the Mayfair home March 1, 2012 It would be disingenuous to call Mayfair “up and coming” – after all, its prestige and attractions have drawn the world’s elite for centuries. But change is afoot: no longer just a haven for hedge funds, designer shops and the odd rich Russian resident, Mayfair’s stock of residential property is rocketing as offices are converted [...]
Paris is now the priciest place to rent March 5, 2012 PARIS has leapfrogged London to become the most expensive capital city to rent residential property, according to research released today by estate agent Savills. The World Class Cities index, which analyses the cost of renting and buying in the world’s top 10 cities, shows the average cost of renting increased by 2.3 per cent in [...]
Paris is now the priciest place to rent March 5, 2012 PARIS has leapfrogged London to become the most expensive capital city to rent residential property, according to research released today by estate agent Savills. The World Class Cities index, which analyses the cost of renting and buying in the world’s top 10 cities, shows the average cost of renting increased by 2.3 per cent in [...]
Planning rules axed September 5, 2012 PLANNING laws will be temporarily relaxed to allow home extensions to be built without planning permission in an attempt to boost the flatlining economy, the government will announce today. Homeowners will be allowed to build single-storey extensions that stretch up to eight metres beyond their property’s rear wall without having to jump through the existing [...]
Maybe it’s because you’re a Londoner: The capital is optimistic about prices September 9, 2012 Take a step back before deciding if your glass is half full or empty IT IS often hard to move for the number of property analysts discussing price movements in the housing market. But what do UK households think? The Knight Frank/Markit House Price Sentiment index sets out to answer that question. Every month, we [...]
City Moves | Who’s switching Jobs September 24, 2012 Winston & Strawn Michael Madden has been appointed to the role of managing partner in the law firm’s London office. He replaces Thomas Benz. Madden currently leads Winston & Strawn’s commercial litigation presence in London, and he has particular experience in corporate acquisitions and divestitures. Deloitte David Hodgson has been appointed as a healthcare and life [...]
City Moves | Who’s switching Jobs September 24, 2012 Winston & Strawn Michael Madden has been appointed to the role of managing partner in the law firm’s London office. He replaces Thomas Benz. Madden currently leads Winston & Strawn’s commercial litigation presence in London, and he has particular experience in corporate acquisitions and divestitures. Deloitte David Hodgson has been appointed as a healthcare and life [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS August 1, 2012 Freshfields Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, the law firm, has appointed David Trott as its new global head of finance. He currently serves as head of its London banking practice, and will replace Alan Newton. Additionally, head of restructuring and insolvency, Ken Baird, will become managing partner of the firm’s London finance practice. Revetas Capital Advisors Ian [...]