JOBS VACANCIES CAREERS RECRUITMENT APPOINTMENTS JOBS VACANCIES CAREERS


Who goes where rounds up the property industry’s movers and shakers


chesterton humberts appointments


Harry Baines has been appointed as Director at Chesterton’s Stamford office. Harry is a highly


regarded estate and land manager with over 18 years experience with Carter Jonas and Strutt & Parker. Born in Stamford, growing up in Rutland, Harry brings extensive local knowledge and contacts. David Hebditch, head of the


rural division, comments, “With land continuing to outperform any other asset class, demand for farmland across the UK is continuing to increase. Whilst demand outstrips supply, we are expecting prices to continue to rise. Harry is a welcome addition to the rural division and his knowledge and experience will be invaluable.” Harry says, “It is exciting to be joining Chesterton Humberts when it is growing the business across all of the divisions. Stamford is already an established office and I am looking forward to growing the business in my home patch of Rutland, Leicestershire and across the East Midlands.”


John D WooD & co. appointments


John D Wood & Co. has appointed Suzanne Manzur as Lettings Manager in its Weybridge


office and Rollo Miles as manager of sales in Holland Park. Suzanne, a member of ARLA,


has 12 years lettings experience in Surrey and will work closely with Rosanna Guest of the Esher office and Laura Finnieston at Cobham. Suzanne says, “I am delighted to join John D Wood & Co. and look forward to working alongside such a professional team.” Nik Madan, Head of Lettings comments, “We are delighted to welcome Suzanne. She has an excellent knowledge of the area as well as expertise in the legal side of the lettings business”.


John D Wood


& Co. has also opened a sales department in the Holland Park Lettings Office to be run by


Rollo Miles who joins the company after eight years selling prime properties in W11 and W10. Rollo grew up in Ladbroke Grove


Chesterton Humberts is also expanding its Shaftesbury team. Michael Trott has invaluable knowledge in residential agency in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire and joins as a Senior Negotiator/Lister. Mark Matthews, Associate


Director at Shaftesbury, says that he is delighted at how quickly Michael has settled in, “With his professional demeanour he is a fantastic asset to our small but friendly team.” Michael says, “I am really


enjoying the start of my career with Chesterton Humberts, one of the most prestigious estate agency firms in the country.”


before moving to France. Since 2002 he has worked in senior sales positions in West London. He says, “I am excited to have joined John D Wood & Co. and confident that my local knowledge will help increase our market share”. Peter Young, MD says, “We are


delighted to welcome Rollo. The area continues to grow in popularity, especially amongst French and Italians, soRollo’s expertise in the area will be a valuable asset to the company.”


colliers’ neW Directors Colliers International has expanded its Retail Out of Town team, appointing a new director,


Laurence Edwards. Laurence has


29 years of real estate experience; with Knight Frank and Markham Vaughan Gillingham and Chesterton PLC. Colin Dunkerley, Head of Retail


Out of Town at Colliers International said, “We are delighted to welcome Laurence. His extensive experience particularly in the development sector will enable us to further strengthen our offer in this sector and enhance our services to clients.” Colliers has also appointed Jonathan Baines as Central London Investment Director, with the Central London Investment team. Jonathan spent 17 years at Cushman & Wakefield setting up Spain as an equity partner. He then moved to the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation. Jonathan joins Colliers


International after running the London International Investment Office focused on the investment market across Europe and in Central London. Tony Horrell, Chief Executive


said, “We are delighted to welcome Jonathan, who will give an extra dimension to the Central London Investment team and the European business. His experience will be most valuable to our clients.


belvoir’s neW recruitment manaGer


Belvoir Lettings has appointed Christopher Watkin as recruitment manager. With a background in


estate agency and banking, Christopher is looking forward to his new role and breaking through Belvoir’s 150-office barrier. “I started with Halifax in their


estate agency arm in 1993, and was promoted from negotiator to valuer to senior valuer and then to manager. In 2004 I became a bank manager, operating a multi- channel, multi-income streamed business of banking/savings/long- term savings/consumer credit/ mortgages and property,” says Christopher. Following redundancy from


Halifax, Christopher moved to an agency in Leicestershire. Belvoir MD Dorian Gonsalves says, “Our commitment to both franchise recruitment and resales is ongoing and the appointment of Christopher, an extremely high calibre professional, will be a real asset to the team. Christopher’s enthusiasm, sales and people skills, as well as a depth of property and banking experience will greatly enhance the recruitment team.”


tFt in GraDuate spree Tuffin Ferraby Taylor (TFT) has appointed three new graduates, two in Bristol and one in Birmingham. Laura Jones and Jack Holland have been appointed as Graduate Building Surveyors in


Bristol covering all aspects of building surveying. Laura has a first class degree in Building Surveying and the Environment. Jack studied Building Surveying at Reading University. Gavin Foxton has joined the Birmingham team as Graduate Building Surveyor with a BSc (Hons) in Building Surveying and a Diploma in Project


Management. Gavin is upgrading to a Masters degree in Project Management while working in technical the due diligence and project consultancy team. Alan Pemberton, managing partner, comments, “TFT is committed to nurturing young talent. With our network of offices in England and Wales Laura, Jack and Gavin will benefit from working with a number of industry specialists, gaining valuable insight and experience of all the service lines offered to clients across the UK. Their enthusiasm and energy will be a great asset to the regional teams and the firm as a whole.”


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