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7 interim finance professionals help start-up scale-up

7 interim finance professionals help start-up scale-up

A dynamic private equity-backed advisory firm in its start-up phase faced a critical challenge when bidding for a major project with a new end client. To secure the business, their largest UK opportunity to date, they needed to present a large team of Accountants available to take on the project.
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Senior MEP Planner into a Tier One Contractor

Senior MEP Planner into a Tier One Contractor

See our case study recruiting for a Senior MEP Planner on behalf of a leading Tier 1 Contractor.
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Senior Development Manager for St.George

Senior Development Manager for St.George

See our residential development and town planning case study recruiting for a Senior Development Manager for St.George.
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Various Planning roles for hgh Consulting

Various Planning roles for hgh Consulting

See our residential development and town planning case study recruiting for 2x Senior Planners and an Associate Director for hgh Consulting
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Senior Quantity Surveyor for Big Mamma Group

Senior Quantity Surveyor for Big Mamma Group

See our case study recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor on behalf of Big Mamma Group.
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Property Management Accounting Recruitment in 2025

Property Management Accounting Recruitment in 2025

What’s in store for recruitment in Property Management Accounting? See our update for what’s to come for Service Charge Accountants, Property Accountants and more.
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How Big Data is Changing the UK Real Estate landscape

How Big Data is Changing the UK Real Estate landscape

Big data is not merely a tool for efficiency, it is a transformative force reshaping every area of the built environment we work across, from land, development and planning, to the management of buildings and property finances. See how in this piece.
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NPPF updates and the impact on residential development and town planning recruitment

NPPF updates and the impact on residential development and town planning recruitment

In the recent months, there have been big changes to housing policy which is sure to influence the real estate sector. The updates to the NPPF and their implications are due to affect housing policy - this article looks deeper at how this will affect recruitment in these areas.
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The ultimate town planner interview checklist

The ultimate town planner interview checklist

Seeing an impressive increase in the number of planning opportunities across the private sector over the last 12 months, here are the 5 key factors behind people succeeding at interview stage to land landing their ideal Planning role.
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Energy Landscape UK 2024 – Addressing the skills gap in renewable energy and in the transition to net-zero

Energy Landscape UK 2024 – Addressing the skills gap in renewable energy and in the transition to net-zero

​The recent Energy Landscape UK 2024 conference convened 48 industry leaders, government officials, and stakeholders to explore the UK's path to a net-zero future. See insight from Comanos on the recruitment challenges and opportunities associated with it.
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How to improve your modelling skills and pass a modelling test

How to improve your modelling skills and pass a modelling test

Modelling capabilities are needed not only by those in analytical disciplines, but by those within asset management, corporate real estate, development, agency, and other roles in the space. Here, we focus on how employees in these areas can upskill themselves and how to pass that all-important modelling test.
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The Benefits of Upskilling Excel Modelling Skills in Real Estate

The Benefits of Upskilling Excel Modelling Skills in Real Estate

If we could pick one skill-set essential in modern Surveying, would it surprise you to hear financial modelling skills at the top of our list? Traditionally, we’ve seen modelling needed within analytical disciplines, and then within broader real estate professions, we typically saw it within roles explicitly connected to the appraisal of transactions.
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