Thanks to all those who attended the informal launch of my book “Growing your property partnership – Plans, promotion and people” last night. I had a great time and hope everyone else did too. It was great to see so many clients and contacts from the property industry – lots Read More
Well, after conceiving the original idea back in June 2007 – just after the book I co-wrote with Graham Norwood on media relations was published – my latest book “Growing your property partnership – Plans, promotion and people” has finally arrived. Few people know how much hassle it is to Read More
Newspapers carried reports yesterday that Segro (formerly Slough Estates) had agreed to rescue its troubled rival - which had long been leading in the marketing stakes - Brixton Estates in a deal worth £107m. Whilst they both operate in the same market place (industrial property) they have rather different cultures. Read More
Interested to see the web site of London estate agents Brian Lack - a series of videos introducing the firm and its services, interviewing key partners, providing adverts of related advisers and showcasing key properties. But would digital immigrants (those who didn't grow up with digital technology) prefer the option Read More
Taking a random sample of recent press reports it seems that there is still no consensus about what is happening in the market: Savills, usually the darling of property performers, posted annual losses of £7.7m and cut its dividend. It reports a "very cautious" outlook for 2009. Sir John Ritblat Read More