Estate Agencies

American brokerage Douglas Elliman has moved into the European luxury property market. An “alliance” with three well-known super-prime agents takes the brand into the south of France and Monaco, with plans to eventually open 14 offices in the region. Knight Frank’s former Head of Private Office, Edward de Mallet Morgan, is on board as Group Head of The Private Office at Douglas Elliman. He is working alongside Philippe Curutchet (CEO) and Fredrik Lilloe (CEO). Read the full article here.

Savills has appointed Dan Martin to lead its sales operation in Notting Hill. Martin rejoined the firm at the start of the year after a stint with UK Sotheby’s International Realty, having previously spent five years at Savills. Read the full article here.

Savills has also hired a new head of department for its Wimbledon office. Stewart Harrison was previously John D Wood’s Head of Sales in Wandsworth. Read the full article here.

Independent estate agency Wilfords London has hired Freddie Wright to head up sales in Kensington & Chelsea. Wright has made the move from Butler Sherborne and was previously at Knight Frank. In addition, Wilfords has appointed Jessica Burns as Lettings Manager at the Abbeville Village branch, Grace Turnbull as Head of Marketing, and Chris Tuck as Head of Client Services. A new office in Barnes is due to open later this year. Read the full article here.

UK Sotheby’s International Realty has appointed its youngest director in Prime Central London. 24-year-old Jessica Moreton has joined as a Consultant Sales Director, moving from Douglas & Gordon. She previously worked for Winkworth’s New Homes division. Read the full article here.

UK SIR has also added a new Senior Sales Director to cover the Fulham and Parsons Green market. Robert Sanderson previously worked at Savills. Read the full article here.

Chestertons has added two senior names to its super-prime lettings team in London: Jamie Rose-Walker has been promoted to Head of Super Prime Lettings; William Ridge joins as an Associate from Draker. Read the full article here.

Fine & Country has launched a new outpost in Holland Park, led by existing West London franchisee Ben Madden. Read the full article here.

Fine & Country has opened a new operation in Mid-West Cornwall, helmed by Directors John Holman and Mark Willson. Read the full article here.

Fine & Country has also added an outpost on the Isle of Man, owned by Tom Carter, Mark Fish and Jamie Tulloch – who already own the brand licenses for North Wales and The Wirral, Formby & South Lancashire. Read the full article here.

Country house specialist agency Chartwell Noble has recruited another self-employed broker to its ranks in the south of England. St. John Neilson has set up his own business under the brand banner, covering the area around Marlborough and the North Wessex Downs. He spent the last eight years with Hamptons in London and previously worked for Douglas & Gordon. Read the full article here.

London estate agency Douglas & Gordon has added Jeremiah Haroon as a “Property Partner” in SW London. Haroon moves from rival self-employed broker agency Luxury Property Partners. Read the full article here.

BNP Paribas Real Estate, which owns Strutt & Parker, has promoted Mark England from UK COO to UK CEO. He has taken over from Etienne Prongué, who is now heading up the International Investment Group, focusing on global capital markets. Read the full article here.

Former Savills and Hamptons agent Alex Reid has made the move to self-employed broker firm Harding Green, to focus on selling homes in the Thames Valley area. Read the full article here.

Upper-end brokerage Moveli has expanded its presence in the South-West of England, adding Sue Sadler to its roster of self-employed agents. Sadler previously ran her own agency in Clifton, and spent time with Hamptons, Fine & Country and Chappell & Matthews. Read the full article here.

Twickenham-based property brokerage The Agency Group has hired former Savills man Sean Tully to lead a “quality-driven expansion” of the business. Read the full article here.

Residential estate agency brand eXp UK has launched a commercial division. Rob Jones is in charge, as Head of eXp UK Commercial. Read the full article here.

Buying Agencies

Home Counties buying agent Eddie Ruggles-Brise has launched his own independent consultancy – RB Property Search. Ruggles-Brise spent the past couple of years with Property Vision, having previously worked with JM Chase in the Chilterns. He built his property career on the other side of transactions, with Knight Frank covering Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire. Read the full article here.

Buying agency Eccord has recruited Catriona Mackay as Senior Rental Specialist to handle property management matters. She spent the last five years with Chestertons in Notting Hill. Read the full article here.

Prime property consultancy Middleton Advisors has hired Jasper Colliver as a buying advisor to cover Surrey and East Berkshire. Colliver has previously worked for Hamptons and for Savills in South West London, before setting up his own buying business. Read the full article here.

Development & Construction

Grosvenor has appointed a new CEO to lead its UK property business. Current Finance Director Jamie Whitty-Lewis is to formally take over from James Raynor – who recently stepped up to lead the firm’s international property business (Grosvenor Property) – in December. Read the full article here.

Property and construction consultancy Adair has appointed Amit Oberoi as Chairman. His CV includes senior roles at Lendlease, Deloitte and Deliveroo. Read the full article here.

Rupert Sweeting, well known for his decades-long career in country house sales at Knight Frank, has joined James Wyatt’s valuation firm Parthenia as a consultant. Read the full article here.