diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js b/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
index 17febe02c7..4844f0ed35 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
                 if (list[i].tags[self.props.tagName] && list[i].tags[self.props.tagName].order === undefined) {
                     MatrixClientPeg.get().setRoomTag(list[i].roomId, self.props.tagName, {order: (order + 1.0) / 2.0}).finally(function() {
                         // Do any final stuff here
-                    }).fail(function(err) {
+                    }).catch(function(err) {
                         var ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.ErrorDialog");
                         console.error("Failed to add tag " + self.props.tagName + " to room" + err);
                         Modal.createDialog(ErrorDialog, {
diff --git a/src/components/views/context_menus/RoomTileContextMenu.js b/src/components/views/context_menus/RoomTileContextMenu.js
index 4d08e8332e..3ef0646237 100644
--- a/src/components/views/context_menus/RoomTileContextMenu.js
+++ b/src/components/views/context_menus/RoomTileContextMenu.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                         if (self.props.onFinished) {
                             self.props.onFinished();
                         };
-                    }).fail(function(err) {
+                    }).catch(function(err) {
                         var ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.ErrorDialog");
                         Modal.createDialog(ErrorDialog, {
                             title: _t('Failed to remove tag %(tagName)s from room', {tagName: tagNameOff}),
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                         if (self.props.onFinished) {
                             self.props.onFinished();
                         };
-                    }).fail(function(err) {
+                    }).catch(function(err) {
                         var ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.ErrorDialog");
                         Modal.createDialog(ErrorDialog, {
                             title: _t('Failed to remove tag %(tagName)s from room', {tagName: tagNameOn}),
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/DNDRoomTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/DNDRoomTile.js
index 2f521028cd..cd5e54f071 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/DNDRoomTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/DNDRoomTile.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ var roomTileSource = {
                 //component.state.set({ spinner: component.state.spinner ? component.state.spinner++ : 1 });
                 MatrixClientPeg.get().deleteRoomTag(item.room.roomId, prevTag).finally(function() {
                     //component.state.set({ spinner: component.state.spinner-- });
-                }).fail(function(err) {
+                }).catch(function(err) {
                     var ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.ErrorDialog");
                     console.error("Failed to remove tag " + prevTag + " from room: " + err);
                     Modal.createDialog(ErrorDialog, {
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/structures/_GroupView.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/structures/_GroupView.scss
index e56da68d2f..ae9f97b223 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/structures/_GroupView.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/structures/_GroupView.scss
@@ -17,19 +17,115 @@ limitations under the License.
 .mx_GroupView {
     max-width: 960px;
     width: 100%;
-    margin: 20px auto;
 }
 
 .mx_GroupView_error {
     margin: auto;
 }
 
+.mx_GroupView_header {
+    max-width: 960px;
+    margin: auto;
+    height: 70px;
+    align-items: center;
+    display: flex;
+    margin-bottom: 20px;
+}
+
+.mx_GroupView_header_view {
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
+}
+
+.mx_GroupView_header_avatar, .mx_GroupView_header_info {
+    display: table-cell;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
+.mx_GroupHeader_button {
+    margin-left: 12px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.mx_GroupHeader_button object {
+    // prevents clicks from being swallowed by svg in 'object' tag
+    pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.mx_GroupView_avatarPicker {
+    position: relative;
+}
+
+.mx_GroupView_avatarPicker_edit {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 50px;
+    left: 15px;
+}
+
+.mx_GroupView_avatarPicker .mx_Spinner {
+    width: 48px;
+    height: 48px ! important;
+}
+
+.mx_GroupView_header_leftCol {
+    flex: 1;
+}
+
+.mx_GroupView_saveButton, .mx_GroupView_cancelButton {
+    display: table-cell;
+}
+
 .mx_GroupView_header_groupid {
     font-weight: normal;
     font-size: initial;
     padding-left: 10px;
 }
 
+.mx_GroupView_header_name {
+    vertical-align: middle;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 31px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    color: $primary-fg-color;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    font-size: 22px;
+    padding-left: 19px;
+    padding-right: 16px;
+    /* why isn't text-overflow working? */
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
+}
+
+.mx_GroupView_header_name input, .mx_GroupView_header_shortDesc input {
+    width: 400px;
+}
+
+.mx_GroupView_header_shortDesc {
+    vertical-align: bottom;
+    float: left;
+    max-height: 42px;
+    color: $settings-grey-fg-color;
+    font-weight: 300;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    padding-left: 19px;
+    margin-right: 16px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
+}
+
+.mx_GroupView_avatarPicker_label {
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.mx_GroupView_cancelButton {
+    padding-left: 8px;
+}
+
+.mx_GroupView_cancelButton img {
+    position: relative;
+    top: 5px;
+}
+
 .mx_GroupView_featuredThings {
     margin-top: 20px;
 }
@@ -50,3 +146,12 @@ limitations under the License.
     cursor: pointer;
     display: table-cell;
 }
+
+.mx_GroupView_uploadInput {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+.mx_GroupView_editLongDesc {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 150px;
+}
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_RichText.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_RichText.scss
index 788955e31d..55faab8473 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_RichText.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_RichText.scss
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 .mx_EventTile_content .markdown-body a.mx_UserPill,
 .mx_UserPill {
     color: $primary-fg-color;
+    background-color: $other-user-pill-bg-color;
+    padding-right: 5px;
 }
 
 .mx_EventTile_highlight .mx_EventTile_content .markdown-body a.mx_UserPill_me {
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_base.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_base.scss
index 545334d3df..6f613e38f8 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_base.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_base.scss
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ $focus-brightness: 125%;
 // red warning colour
 $warning-color: #ff0064;
 $mention-user-pill-bg-color: #ff0064;
+$other-user-pill-bg-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
 
 $preview-bar-bg-color: #f7f7f7;
 
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_dark.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_dark.scss
index fe2e7591cf..a8f162d9f9 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_dark.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_dark.scss
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ $focus-brightness: 200%;
 // red warning colour
 $warning-color: #ff0064;
 
+$other-user-pill-bg-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+
 $preview-bar-bg-color: #333;
 
 // left-panel style muted accent color