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Very Important Professional: Dunlop Heywood Director - Stuart Hicks
10 days ago by Natalie PearsonStuart Hicks is a Director at commercial property consultancy Dunlop Heywood who offer services such as; asset management, valuation service and business rate audits. We spoke with Stuart about finding that elusive work/life balance, appealing in the Lands Tribunal Northern Ireland and one of the hardest tasks he's ever undertaken. As a Director at Dunlop Heywood, how would ...
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Kingsley Instrumental in Darling Associates Acquisition of Architect-CT
22 days ago by Natalie PearsonIt was a real pleasure working with Paul Brook, owner of Architect-CT, and his wife Vanessa, they were so passionate about their business and their priority was that their existing team would be happy with the new employer. After we found the right fit, Darling Associates announced the acquisition of RIBA Chartered Architect-CT. The practice provides architect and interior d...
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Very Important Professional: Award Winning Barrister, Sally Penni
about 1 month ago by Natalie PearsonSally Penni is an Award Winning Practicing Barrister and experienced Non-Executive Director of various boards. She is the founder of women in the Law and Business UK, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a companion of the Chartered Management Institute. We spoke with Sally about women in the law, how she gets attention in the courtroom and her tips when it comes to att...
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Will Alsop & Liverpool – What Could (or Should) Have Been……
about 1 month ago by Natalie PearsonWill Alsop sadly passed away earlier this week and I remember the first time I met Will Alsop back in 2002 when I was Development Surveyor for Neptune Developments in Liverpool and, alongside our JV partner Countryside, we were bidding to deliver to ‘Fourth Grace’ on Liverpool’s waterfront’ adjacent to the existing ‘Three Graces’ of Royal Liver Building, Cunard Building and ...
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Is Your Lengthy Commute Damaging Your Health?
3 months ago by Natalie PearsonAccording to a recent study, the longer that employees have to travel to and from work, the less satisfied they will be with their job. Following research at the University of the West of England, it was found that an increase of 20 minutes in commuting time equated to the same as a 19% pay cut. However, while many may wish to find job opportunities closer to home, more and ...
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Mr and Little Miss Need A Job
3 months ago by Natalie PearsonYou may already love your job. This should mean you enjoy what you are doing and feel you are fulfilling what you have always wanted to do. If this is the case, fantastic news! However, if you have not yet found that dream role, you should first at least familiarise yourself with what type of person you are: Little Miss Here-and-There It's extremely common to have a bad day....
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Stop Living In The Past To Move Your Career Forward
3 months ago by Natalie Pearson“The good old days.” Do you remember the good old days? Have a minute to think about what this means to you. Everyone's answer is different. But one thing that I imagine will be similar is that you will always try to recreate that moment. This could mean moving from job to job, never quite finding one that fits. Can you relate to that? If it's a ‘yes’, let me give you some a...
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Career Change Challenges
3 months ago by Natalie PearsonMove Commercial asked us to give our advice to those who are looking to change careers later in life. We speak with candidates every day who are looking to break into a new sector or job role. Some of our consultants used to work in the legal and building surveyor sectors, so we have first-hand experience in taking that leap into the unknown. We've come up with a list of use...
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Architect of the Month: Elisabeth Scott
3 months ago by Natalie PearsonWrite something here... Each month we like to honour an architect who pushes the boundaries and has made a significant contribution to the architectural field. Our first Architect of the Month for 2018 is Elisabeth Scott. The architect Elisabeth was born in 1898, her second cousin was Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of Battersea Power Station. George Gilbert Scott was her gre...
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2017 Planning in Review
3 months ago by Chelsea HoldenA BRIEF REVIEW OF 2017 AND WHAT LIES AHEAD ... To say 2017 has been interesting would be an understatement! Still recovering from the economic uncertainty of Brexit, the year before, we all experienced one of the more unusual and unpredictable general elections in recent history. Theresa May is seemingly clinging on to the keys of 10 Downing Street and economic uncertainty s...
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