Peter Mackie
One of the most experienced operators in the market, Mackie co-founded Property Vision with Charlie Ellingworth in 1984. Together they…
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Davina Katz
The formidable head of Schillings’ family division has had a fruitful year dealing with a number of high-profile cases, notably…
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Tracy Kellett
Kellett’s sharp wit (and good humour) helps her see right through the players in the marketplace. She feels that vendors,…
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Charles McDowell
‘I think the guy needs to go out and get a proper job and get in the real world,’ says…
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Richard & Sophie Rogerson
‘None of us came into this to be brokers,’ says Richard Rogerson. ‘I want to be trusted by the client.’…
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Alex Lawson
It’s not just London who agents describe 2015 as having been difficult for the market — Lawson says the countryside…
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Caroline Takla
After seven years in London property, including setting up the Middle East desk at a Mayfair-based buying agent, the affable…
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Becky Fatemi
In tough times, Fatemi’s rule is to push even harder: ‘In what someone would consider a weaker market, we’ve actually…
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Rupert Sweeting
If you were looking to sell a house in the country, the chances are someone would recommend Sweeting. Knight Frank’s…
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Charlie Wells
Last year was a big one for Prime Purchase — a ‘top three’ year out of the firm’s fourteen-year history…
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David Forbes
Few feel the pulse of global wealth like Forbes, a man who possesses perhaps the most enviable contacts book in…
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Shirley Humphrey
From helping a penthouse client acquire a rare Hermès bag to wooing prospective UHNWs in Beirut, Harrods Estates’ director enjoys…
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Toby Anderdon
Anderdon identifies three golden qualities he associates with success in the property world. ‘In London it’s all about being personable,…
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James Holroyd
He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of his market and I challenge anybody to beat him on London street names or…
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Marcus O’Brien
O’Brien’s enthusiasm is infectious, and so is his frustration with some of the speculation about Knightsbridge’s performance. ‘I read a…
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Jake Russell
Russell is the prodigy (and son) of the esteemed Alan Russell, the man who founded the company 37 years ago.…
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James Watts
Another individual who possesses what colleagues describe as an ‘encyclopaedic knowledge’ of London postcodes, Watts is often out and about…
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Jonathan Harington
When asked about his USP, Harington replies: ‘Old age. It is age and experience, no one comes close to us…
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James Bailey
‘It’s the realists that will be selling this year,’ says Bailey, on the back of a ‘brilliant’ 2015 for his…
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Nigel Bishop
Bishop makes rare deals happen in the South-West, from finding hidden moors to helping a couple to secure adjacent properties…
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