PADDY DRING
Dring is a one-firm man: he has been at Knight Frank for almost 30 years (and some of his clients…
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PENNY MOSGROVE
Soft services may be all the rage these days — not least among property firms looking to boost their bottom…
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HUGO THISTLETHWAYTE
The owner of one of the most enviable contacts book in global property, Thistlethwayte feels the pulse of the world’s…
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Fred Sirieix Net Worth
Mega-matchmaker and boxer-philosopher, the magnificent maître d’ of First Dates Fred Sirieix’s net worth is still under review. Fred Sirieix…
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ANDREW MACPHERSON
Money can buy you everything these days — except your ideal country abode, says Macpherson. ‘If you’re in the market…
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JESSICA PARKINSON
‘We leave no stone unturned — that’s Quintessentially’s motto as a whole,’ says Parkinson. The concierge firm’s senior adviser recalls…
ByALAN RUSSELL
‘I worked for an agency with a shop-front for three and a half years,’ says Russell. ‘I found it was…
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PAUL WELCH
Welch has noticed a worrying trend among vendors becoming highly geared as overpriced property is increasingly difficult to sell in…
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TREVOR ABRAHMSOHN
A property veteran of four decades, Abrahmsohn counts the world’s wealthiest as clients — Lakshmi Mittal, Simon Cowell and Ringo…
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HUGH WADE-JONES
Enness Private’s co-founder and MD is thankful that he’s escaped the world of surveying and ventured instead into a service…
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PAUL MUNFORD
‘George Osborne introduced 26 new property taxes — how many advisers understand where they sit at the moment? We do,’…
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MARIO BERTI
Speed is the essence in the property finance world, and with ‘the best team in the market’, Berti is proud…
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JESSICA SIMPSON
Described by one eminent contemporary as ‘the stand-out performer’ in the country buying market, Simpson’s star shone bright in 2016.…
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MARK MCANDREW
‘I’ve got the best job in the world — I have seen houses which the world would never see, lots…
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JONATHAN HARINGTON
‘I have seen every market, but never one like 2016 before,’ says Harington, our index’s most veteran adviser, with over…
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RICHARD & SOPHIE ROGERSON
‘One hundred per cent of our revenue comes from clients — we will never accept any fees from anyone else,’…
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GEOFF WILFORD
Wilford says the former chancellor’s tax hike is proving more ‘restrictive’ the higher up the market one goes. ‘Buyers would…
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LOUISE HEWLETT
One of the best-known agents in London, Hewlett is as respected for her discretion as she is for her enviable…
ByROSS WARD
Ward recalls pestering Pereds founder Perry Press (a close friend of the Beatles, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin) for a…
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ROBERT BAILEY
Known for his discretion and prowess in sealing some of the capital’s chunkiest residential deals (most of which are off-market),…
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