The event highlighted quite a few things for me (quite apart from the embarrassing amount of time that can fly by between website news postings). Chief amongst these was that there is real value in throwing a party. See blog.

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“Following the highly encouraging results in recent months I am delighted to report the year-on-year comparison for December is even more positive.”

Amongst the figures Andrew went on to report were an increase of 24% in demand (measured by new applicants) and, after a real dearth of stock in some areas, an even greater jump in the number of new instructions. Almost every office showed an increase in the number of sales of at least 25%, some of more than 50%.

In part, Jackson-Stops & Staff’s success has been thanks to a broader positioning than some key rivals, who are perceived as being only interested in the super-luxury, multi-million pound market and thus not “ordinary” country homes at, say, £800,000. It is also, I suspect, reaping the benefits of a corporate structure which imposes minimal central overheads and thus really shows its worth in tougher times.

Centerscape is a Germany-based developer, owner and manager of grocery-anchored neighbourhood shopping centres with a total net lettable area of some 148,000 sq. m and a gross value of approximately €220m.

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Earlier this year, Everatt & Co were included for the first time in ‘The Lawyer UK Top 200′, following the opening of a new Manchester office and the establishing of a travel insurance department at its Threadneedle St, London office.

Everatt & Company now has offices in London, Evesham and Manchester and a turnover exceeding £8 million.

Chambers says that Everatt & Company is “increasingly prominent” and ranks both Damon Burt (“first-class on industrial disease matters”) and travel insurance specialist, Michael Gwilliam, in Band One. Senior Partner Nick Yates (“valued for his ability to see the core issues”) and Jason Burt (“skilled and level-headed approach”) are also individually recommended.

www.everatt.co.uk 

http://www.chambersandpartners.com/UK/Editorial/39209

http://www.legal500.com/firms/3710-everatt-company/offices/7523-evesham

Everatt & Company have been Definition clients since 1998, at which point they had four partners, one office and a total staff of less than 25. They now have three offices and some 130 staff in total, having become a leading national insurance practice.

The offices will be completed in September and are looking especially impressive. They will provide the best modern office space available anywhere in western Romania.

In the year following a Definition-led review, central London estate agents Beaney Pearce have notched up their best ever year for lettings revenue and volumes. They have also enjoyed a “striking increase” in converting market appraisals (valuations) into instructions to sell.

A host of changes were implemented following the review, which was carried out in early 2009. One of the more noticeable outcomes is their new website – see www.beaneypearce.co.uk . Other measures focused principally on customer service and effective communication of  Beaney Pearce’s many distinctive strengths.