GL Hearn has appointed Matt Kinghan as a planning director in the economics team. He will assess the economic and social impact of development projects.
Strutt & Parker has appointed Alanna Peach as an associate in its alternative capital markets team. She was previously with Cushman & Wakefield.
Ivor McNamara has joined GVA as a senior analyst in its real estate finance team in London. He will focus on delivering the pipeline of market leading PRS transactions.
DTZ’s Rebecca Middleton has been appointed to the Association of Real Estate Funds, corporate governance committee. The role of the committee is to define, promote and review high standards of conduct in the management of real estate funds.
Vicky Bromley has joined Cushman & Wakefield as a graduate surveyor in the Birmingham residential team. She moves from the London office, where she advised and acted on large development projects.
GVA has appointed Alasdair Gurry as a director in its London city office leasing and acquisition team. He has previously worked for Avison Young and Strutt & Parker.
Sigma Capital has recruited Rob Sumner as residential investment director. He joins from Savills where he was a director in its development team.
Lee Baron has appointed Steven Room as head of residential development in the firm’s residential and mixed-use offering. He has more than 30 years’ experience in large mixed-use schemes, the private rental sector and build-to-rent market.
AEW has appointed Hans Vrensen as European head of research and strategy. Based in London he will oversee both the London and Paris teams.
Lambert Smith Hampton’s Leeds office has promoted James Hewson to associate director in the valuation team and Daniel Moon to senior surveyor in the building consultancy team.
Law firm TLT has appointed Debbie Reynolds as an associate in its planning and environment team. Partner Jason Juden has been made head of the property litigation practice in London.
Sladen Estates has recruited Rachel Wood as development director and Rebecca Wright has been appointed director of finance.
Savills has appointed Brook Burton as director in its capital markets team. He joins from BNP Paribas Real Estate.
Boddy & Edwards has promoted Barry Munday, Rob Chalklin and Paul Bunclark to partners. Jamie Gordon joined the firm as a graduate surveyor in September.
London law firm Wedlake Bell has appointed Kim Lalli as senior partner. She is the first female senior partner at the firm and will begin her new role on 1 January.
Cushman & Wakefield’s Newcastle office has recruited Richard Scott as partner to head up its industrial and logistics agency team. He joins from Sanderson Weatherall and has more than 17 years’ experience working in the North East industrial market.
Luke Sutton has been promoted to associate director at Lambert Smith Hampton. He joined the company in January 2013 as a graduate surveyor.
Colliers International has appointed Iain McArthur as head of residential land, development and consultancy in its Birmingham office. He is experienced in residential development in the Midlands region and joins from McCarthy & Stone.
Director Helen Collins will lead Savills’ housing consultancy division from 1 January, succeeding Mervyn Jones.
Targetfollow asset management team has appointed Martin Sleeuw as director and George Craig has been promoted to associate director.
Retail property consultancy GCW has appointed Adam Cohen as a director specialising in lease consultancy in its High Street agency team. He joins from JLL.
Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Joep van de Vorstenbosch to lead its new EMEA corporate development group. The team will focus on sourcing, evaluating and executing strategic investments across its EMEA business.
Independent pub company Peach has appointed its first property director, Simon Bishop. He has more than 20 years’ experience buying and developing properties in the UK pub and leisure sectors.
John Hoy has joined Bidwells in Oxford from Blenheim. He joins the rural division as an equity partner and will also be a member of the firm’s board.
Cooke & Arkwright has promoted Elizabeth Hill to director, Ian Hyman, Huw Jones and Tim Lawley to associate directors and Ben Davies has been made an associate.
Cushman & Wakefield’s global occupier services team has recruited Mark Currie as head of UK & Ireland occupier management. Gareth Overton has joined Henry Adams as head of residential sales.
Brasier Freeth has appointed Stuart La Frenais as a partner in the retail agency team. He previously worked in retail divisions for JLL, DTZ and Colliers.
U+I has appointed Mark Richardson as director of delivery and as a member of the executive committee. Tom Edgerly and Matt Sampson have been recruited as development directors.
Eddisons Taylors’ valuation team has recruited Barry Nickelson as a director and Simon Hooper as an associate director. David Cran has been promoted to director.
Strettons has recruited Howard Hillier-Daines as a senior property manager and promoted Paul Cohen, Ashley Wright and Craig Silver to senior property managers.
Connells Group has promoted Ian Fry and Giles Hart to the newly created roles of national operations directors and Simon Arnes has be made director in estate agency operations.
Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners’ Bristol office has moved to new premises at the Quorum, Bond Street, Bristol BS1 3AE. The team includes, Andy Cockett, senior director, Sophie White, planning director; Jenny Mitter, associate director and Tristan Dewhurst senior planner.
