James Gilbert-Green
In 2009, when James GilbertGreen first started selling properties in Belgravia, the landscape looked entirely different. If someone bought in…
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Rupert des Forges
A property guru with an ‘encyclopaedic’ knowledge of Knightsbridge, Belgravia and Chelsea, Knight Frank’s new head of prime new homes…
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Andy Buchanan
Andy Buchanan, who is known as ‘Mr Chelsea’, was in determined mood when Spear’s caught up with him. ‘It was…
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Trevor Abrahmsohn
A property veteran of four decades, Glentree founder Trevor Abrahmsohn counts the world’s wealthiest as previous clients – Lakshmi Mittal,…
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Johnny Turnbull
It’s not too much to say that Johnny Turnbull was one of those who invented the rarefied profession of the…
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Chris Jones
Warnerheath founder Chris Jones sees a silver lining in uncertainty: ‘It’s helped to strengthen the case for independent buying advice,’…
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Caroline Takla
‘Pre-2014 prices just don’t exist any longer,’ asserts Caroline Takla, the founder of The Collection LL P. Despite a significant…
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Jo Eccles
A recent rebrand saw Jo Eccles’s company expand to offer a wider residential advisory service. She manages hundreds of buildings…
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Charles McDowell
There’s been a genuine need to buy in London, especially in the final quarter of 2017, Charles McDowell says. ‘…
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Giuliana La Pera Davies & James Davies
‘London is still very attractive, people still feel safe to invest their money here,’ GL P founder Giuliana La Pera…
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Naomi Heaton
Oxford graduate Naomi Heaton was all set on advertising – she was the youngest female director at Saatchi & Saatchi…
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Ed Tryon
When Spear’s catches up with Ed Tryon at 5 Hertford Street, he mentions that he’s a few books into discovering…
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Alex Stroud
‘I still am a one man band,’ the energetic Alex Stroud assures us. When Spear’s wonders how on earth Stroud…
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Roarie Scarisbrick
Thoroughbred buyer Roarie Scarisbrick paints a less than rosy picture of prime central London. Volumes of transactions have ‘significantly reduced’…
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Review: Murillo – The self portraits at the National Gallery
The National Gallery reunites two important self-portraits of Murillo in a fine exhibition marking the artist’s 400th year, writes Christopher…
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Guy Meacock
‘It was our 15th anniversary at the end of last year,’ says Guy Meacock, ‘so we’re quite a young business.’…
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Tracy Kellett
‘Safe as houses isn’t ringing true at the moment,’ says Tracy Kellett of the PCL market, but she explains this…
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Nathalie Hirst
A Spear’s Property Adviser of the Year award-winner, Nathalie Hirst began her career in property more than 20 years ago…
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Richard & Sophie Rogerson
‘Every client has very subjective needs,’ says Sophie Rogerson, one half of the husband-and-wife duo who founded RFR Property. ‘You…
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Make mine a post-Brexit pint
The Churchillian pint of champagne is making a comeback, writes Olenka Hamilton I have often thought how perfect it would…
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