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Lord Kerslake dies at 68 after ‘short battle’ with cancer
Leaders across the property and public sectors have paid tribute to former head of the civil service Lord Bob Kerslake, after his death on 1 July at the age of 68.
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Cadogan Estate head Lord Cadogan dies aged 86
Lord Cadogan, the head of Cadogan’s landed £5bn family estate in west London, has died at the age of 86.
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Tributes pour in for Chris Darroch
Senior industry figures have paid tribute to Chris Darroch, the fund manager widely regarded as a visionary and pioneer in urban regeneration, who died suddenly last week aged 56.
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TCS confirms death of Dr Marjorie Ziff
Dr Marjorie Ziff, wife of Town Centre Securities founder Arnold Ziff and mother of the property investment and car parking operator’s chairman and CEO Edward Ziff, has died.
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Industry icon Godfrey Bradman passes away
One of the property industry’s best-known figures, Godfrey Bradman, has passed away aged 86.
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Canary Wharf builder Albert Reichmann dies
Albert Reichmann, who along with his brothers Paul and Ralph ran developer Olympia & York, which built the first phase of London financial hub Canary Wharf, has died aged 93.
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CO-RE pays tribute to late founder Julian Vickery
Central London developer CO-RE has confirmed the death of Julian Vickery, one of the founders of the firm.
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An example to us all
A frequent observation of the past week has been that the Queen’s death came as a shock. Despite her advanced age and obvious frailty when appointing Liz Truss as PM, none of us expected a gentle handshake in Balmoral to be her last official act.
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Industry pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
Tributes have poured in from across the real estate industry following the announcement that Her Majesty the Queen, the country’s longest-reigning monarch, died at Balmoral yesterday aged 96.
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Property industry pays tribute to Tony Pidgley at memorial service
More than 1,000 people gathered at St Paul’s Cathedral on yesterday (19 July) to pay tribute to the life and work of Berkeley Group founder and chairman Tony Pidgley.
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Former King Sturge & Co head of research Bob Thompson dies
Bob Thompson, the former head of research at King Sturge & Co, has died at the age of 71.
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Tributes pour in for ‘father of urban renaissance’ Richard Rogers
Tributes are pouring in for legendary architect Lord Richard Rogers, who died at the weekend aged 88. During his illustrious career, Rogers designed a host of iconic buildings including the Millennium Dome, Lloyd’s building in the City of London, the ‘Cheesegrater’ and Pompidou Centre in Paris, to name but a ...
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Industry pays tribute to David Pepper
Tributes are pouring in for David Pepper, co-founder of niche advisory practice Morgan Pepper, who recently passed away from cancer aged 83.
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Barton Willmore partner Robin Meakins passes away
Barton Willmore partner Robin Meakins has passed away following a short battle with liver cancer.
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Tributes pour in for Valerie Brecher
Tributes are pouring in for Valerie Brecher, chairman of specialist west end real estate law firm Brecher, who passed away last week aged 66.
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Former housing secretary James Brokenshire dies
Former secretary of state for housing, communities and local government James Brokenshire has died aged 53.
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A look back at the life of Centre Point's Harry Hyams
Peter Bill reappraises the life of Centre Point’s Harry Hyams, a man more interested in collecting than developing. Those who knew the real Harry talk of the man once vilified as ‘the Howard Hughes of Property’.
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CTP co-founder David Topham passes away
David Topham, chief executive of Manchester-based developer CTP, has passed away aged 65 after a short illness.
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Memorial service to be held for Avison Young’s Peter Keir
A memorial service is to be held for Avison Young’s Peter Keir, who passed away in April last year.
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CWM’s John Miles dies
John Miles, managing partner of the CWM Investment team, died unexpectedly at the age of 53 last Friday while on holiday in Greece.