Estate Agencies

Two well-known UK property brokerages have combined to create a “powerful alternative to the traditional estate agency model.” Harding Green has acquired the business assets of The London Broker, and is working with founders Rupert Collingwood and Charlie Willis to create a new national platform for independent agencies and brokers.
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Broker-model estate agency Harding Green has added two new names to its self-employed team sheet in South West London: Catherine Merrett and Peter McCosh both join as Partners. Merrett moves from Savills, where she was Associate Director and Head of Core Sales in Ealing, having previously spent 15 years with boutique agency Antony Roberts in Richmond. McCosh jspent the last eight years with Savills – where he was an Associate Director and head of the residential sales department in Battersea.
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Strutt & Parker has appointed well-known super-prime property agent Toby Downes as a Director, to advise buyers and sellers across Prime Central and South West London. Downes previously worked as a negotiator for the firm 13 years ago, before moving on to take senior roles at Savills, Redbook and, most recently, as London specialist at buying agency Haringtons.
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Strutt & Parker has also recruited Andrew Chambers as Director, based between the firm’s Marylebone and Mayfair offices. Chambers has moved from UK Sotheby’s International Realty, where he was a Director. He previously spent three years at Knight Frank, and seven at CBRE.
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Prime Central London property agency Hoffen West has bought the lettings and property management book of well-known Belgravia specialist Ayrton Wylie.
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Knight Frank has appointed a Head of Short Lets to help scale up its presence in the short-term rental market. Jack Low-Thomas has taken on the newly-created role, having moved from Chestertons.
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Knight Frank has expanded its sales team in West London, bringing in former Foxtons manager Thomas Moore to the Chiswick office. Adam Andersson Broholm remains head of Chiswick Sales.
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Savills has strengthened its new homes team in the East of England, appointing Ashley Gale as associate director in the Cambridge office to advise housebuilders on how best to market their homes and guide buyers through the sales process.
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Savills has also announced a new branch in the Hampshire town of Lymington. The team – including Oliver Shrubsole, Tara Boulton, Sabrina Bodley, Steven Moore, Giles Muddle, Harriet Middleton – will cover Lymington itself, along with the surrounding coastline and the New Forest.
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United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty has named a new Director of Operations, following former COO Alex Isidro’s promotion to Managing Director. Dominik Graf has spent the last 12 years in the property arena, including five years in charge of Martin & Co’s flagship London Riverside branch.
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UK SIR has also recruited Thomas Brooks and Stephanie Russo as Sales Director and Consultant Lettings Director, respectively, in Prime Central London.
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Property brokerage Moveli has brought in a well-known name to lead its recently launched New Homes department. James Burrows previously held senior roles at Strutt & Parker, CBRE and John D Wood.
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RBKC-based boutique agency Tedworth Property has hired Charlie Findlater as a Partner. Findlater moves from Berkshire Hathaway, where he led the Chelsea and Knightsbridge sales operation.
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CBRE’s former Chairman of UK Residential, Mark Collins, has signed to UK/Middle Eastern consultancy Kingdom International Real Estate. He joins the team as a Non-Exective Director.
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Buying Agencies

Well-known buying agent Lucie Hirst has launched her own independent firm. Formerly of Savills and Knight Frank, Hirst co-founded UHNWI-focused buying agency Colombo Hirst in 2018. Her new operation, Lucie Hirst Private Clients, specialises in top-end resi acquisitions across Prime Central London and the Cotswolds.
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Recruitment & Finance

Specialist real estate recruitment firm deverellsmith has made two senior appointments as part of its national expansion drive. Censa Caird has stepped up as Head of UK Client Success – following more than a decade at the Central London-based company – and will focus on driving business growth. Aaron Higgins has returned as National Head of Development and Construction, having spent the last six years at Boden Group.
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Property and finance tech firm OneDome has made another business acquisition in the mortgage arena – picking up Mortgage Intelligence from Connells Group.
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Development

Middle Eastern luxury property developer Binghatti has recruited a new sales manager to help establish its first international sales boutique, which opened in Knightsbridge earlier this year. Dean Elgafar joins the branded resi specialist following Director-level spells at top-end London estate agencies Wetherell, Chestertons and UK Sotheby’s International Realty.
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Luxury developer, asset manager and advisory firm REDD has appointed Charlotte Royden as Private Client Director, to lead an expansion of its private client services division.
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Alex Rusling has stepped up as Head of Sales & Marketing at The OWO Residences in central London. He joined the project with developer Whitehall Residences Limited in 2020, and is now overseeing all sales and marketing operations. WRL has also installed Sophia Choo as Marketing and PR Manager.
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Regen-specialist property developer Related Argent has made a pair of senior leadership moves: Parm Nijjar joins as Executive Director and Head of Strategic Transactions and Partnerships; Oli Rifkind has been promoted from Executive Director to Chief Development Officer.
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