Julia Cahill

GVA Grimley will convert to a limited liability partnership from 1 May. It coincides with Bob Barnett formally taking over as chief executive officer from Michael Corbett, who becomes executive…

Yorkshire-based Oakgate Group, advised by Hill Woolhouse, has sold Swinegate Court East and West in York to Royal London Asset Management for £11.1m, a 6.5% yield.

Birmingham reshuffle. Lambert Smith Hampton’s Birmingham office agency head has quit after 18 months in the job. Philippa Pickavance will join Drivers Jonas to launch an office agency department in…

Failing scanner blamed for registration delays. The Law Society and a group of 30 law firms have attacked Inland Revenue over its poor administration of stamp duty land tax, which…

A vacant building in Mayfair has been bought for a third more than the asking price. Melbourne House, 8-12 Brook Street, W1, has been sold to Oppenheim Property Fund Management…

The Law Society and a group of 30 law firms have attacked Inland Revenue over its poor administration of stamp duty land tax, which they claim is pushing the costs…

DTZ’s takeover of West End specialist Hodnett Martin Smith helped cement its position at the top of the first quarter’s London lettings league table.

Two firms together handled 20% of total space transacted in Q1. DTZ’s takeover of West End specialist Hodnett Martin Smith helped cement its position at the top of the first…

Knight Frank has shortlisted Morley’s 20 North Audley Street, W1, for its new UK headquarters. But the agent, which is looking for a 60,000 sq ft building in the West…