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Gary Hersham
Many in the property world may be undergoing a whirlwind of emotions due to Brexit uncertainty, but Gary Hersham, true to his nature, is unfazed. Transactions are steadily on track at Beauchamp...
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Jonathan Hewlett
Jonathan Hewlett is celebrating his 25th year at Savills, where he presides over the London region in Sloane Street. ‘The key areas have not changed,’ he says, but he has noticed a shift over the past...
View ArticleAlex Christian
‘The two big months in the property market were June and July of last year,’ says Alex Christian, director of Savills’ London private office. With £250 million of sales logged by Savills’ Sloane Street...
View ArticleGeoff Wilford
Geoff Wilford will celebrate 20 years in the prime central London market this year. He sold ‘in excess’ of £200 million worth of property between 2006 and 2009 before launching his own firm in 2011...
View ArticleCharles McDowell
Set up in 2002, Charles McDowell Properties has been a fixture of the property landscape ever since. ‘We’ve always sold and always bought, so we’ve seen a lot of fluctuations,’ explains McDowell. The...
View ArticleJames Forbes
‘There’s something about me that quite likes a tough market sometimes – it gets rid of a lot of chaff,’ says James Forbes, a director at Strutt & Parker. ‘Your knowledge has to be absolutely A1.’...
View ArticleHugo Thistlethwayte
As head of international residential at Savills, Hugo Thistlethwayte has presided over another period of expansion. ‘Our acquisition of Aguirre Newman in Spain and Portugal has considerably increased...
View ArticleAlex Newall
‘A poor market is a good time for quality to shine,’ says Alex Newall, managing director and founder of Barnes Private Office. ‘The bottom of the cycle is a great time to invest for the mid-term.’...
View ArticleMark Harvey
Mark Harvey oversees the European sales business of Knight Frank, heading up its divisions in France and Spain. ‘This is a very rarefied market, and we’re very privileged to have access to the...
View ArticleStuart Baldock
Hindle Baldock co-founder Stuart Baldock acts for British-based and international buyers looking to invest in properties across Paris, St Tropez and the Alps. The firm acts totally on behalf of clients...
View ArticleJulien Ward
Julien Ward has made an impressive name for himself, acting closely with David Forbes in the firm’s private office. ‘We’re that single point of contact into the wider world of Savills,’ he says. The...
View ArticleThomas Van Straubenzee
‘It’s basically making sure that the big families around the world are going to Knight Frank,’ says Thomas Van Straubenzee of his role. ‘Right now, people are looking to have their hand held. They...
View ArticleJames Liffen
Legal director James Liffen specialises in residential conveyancing at Mishcon de Reya, covering ownership, auction sales, portfolio purchases, tenancy and planning issues. It’s a technical and complex...
View ArticleDavid Cooper
David Cooper’s profile as the ‘king of planning’ was enhanced in December when he won a landmark case in the Supreme Court (Franses v The Cavendish Hotel). The 5-0 ruling means that landlords’ ability...
View ArticleRory Penn
Knight Frank’s private office – which Rory Penn and Thomas Van Straubenzee have been co-directing since March 2018, having co-founded VanHan together in 2012 – has attracted more than £400 million of...
View ArticleDavid Forbes
‘I don’t sell anything – I don’t transact,’ explains David Forbes. ‘We are a single point of contact into the wonderful world of Savills globally.’ After Savills bought Forbes’s business in 2007, he...
View ArticlePaddy Dring
Paddy Dring is global head of prime sales at Knight Frank – and it’s a position hard-earned for the likeable adviser. ‘I have worked for Knight Frank for 29 years in the country business but more than...
View ArticleSonal Thakrar
Sonal Thakrar, a Mishcon partner who leads one of London’s largest residential property practices, rarely sees ‘vanilla deals’. ‘I don’t think they exist any more,’ she tells Spear’s. ‘Deals are taking...
View ArticleSimon Pring
Simon Pring’s ability to strategise and guide his clients through the process of agricultural and rural development is second to none. Pring, who celebrated 30 years as a qualified solicitor last year,...
View ArticleIan Cooke
With a track record of dealing with clients from A-list celebrities to Middle Eastern royals, Ian Cooke has become an authority to global UHNWs looking to buy the best property the capital has to...
View ArticleAndrew & Valerie Brecher
‘Things are not so brilliant out there,’ says Valerie Brecher, half of the brother-and-sister team that founded the company. ‘There’s a certain nervousness in the market because of the uncertainty...
View ArticleRoss Ward
London property has slipped into ‘uncharted territories’, says the straight-talking Ross Ward. ‘I don’t know what’s going on. Do you?’ he laughs. Uncertainty has worried many of Pereds’ clients, with...
View ArticleTracy Kellett
Tracy Kellett founded BDI Home Finders in 2006 with the aim of providing a bespoke service for clients looking to buy in London and the South East. Clients commend her personal approach, bolstered by a...
View ArticleSimon Garcia
Simon Garcia has reason to celebrate 2018 as a ‘fantastic year’, with ‘a multitude of clients covering all areas, from British house buyers in Hampstead through to global clientele purchasing in...
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Ed Tryon
‘In excess of £50 million there have been probably a dozen deals,’ says Ed Tryon, the impressive founder of Lichfields. He adds: ‘Where we’ve seen a huge drop-off is in the £10-50 million range. There...
View ArticlePhilip Eastwood
Philip Eastwood heads the London bureau of the Buying Solution, Knight Frank’s ultra-exclusive independent buying consultancy. ‘Because the number of clients we have is small, we can spend time and...
View ArticleGiuliana La Pera Davies
Giuliana La Pera Davies is half of the husband-and-wife team behind some of London’s largest off-market acquisitions. The duo are as discreet as many of the properties they search for – an essential...
View ArticleCamilla Dell
A four-time nominee for Spear’s Property Adviser of the Year, Camilla Dell is described by peers as ‘tenacious and dedicated’. And Black Brick, which she founded in 2007, is growing in strength. Dell...
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Caroline Takla
‘The trend is there is no trend, it’s all led by your personal contacts,’ says Caroline Takla the founder of The Collection LLP. ‘In the last few years, deals have only opened due to personal...
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Alex Stroud
Alex Stroud is not here to report doom and gloom, despite describing the past two years as ‘incredibly testing’. Last year he enjoyed the second highest value of transactions, the highest having been...
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Roarie Scarisbrick
‘It’s no secret that it hasn’t been an easy ride,’ Property Vision’s Roarie Scarisbrick tells Spear’s. ‘However, given the context, we’ve actually had a really good year. In London we’ve done well in...
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Richard & Sophie Rogerson
Richard and Sophie Rogerson meet with Spear’s at the George, still glowing from their deserved victory as Property Advisers of the Year at the Spear’s Wealth Management Awards in November. ‘There used...
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Nathalie Hirst
It has been a tough year for London’s top property experts, but the best of the best remain open, honest and, most importantly, optimistic. Nathalie Hirst, Spear’s 2015 Property Adviser of the Year,...
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Naomi Heaton
‘I don’t think any area has been Brexit-proof,’ replies Naomi Heaton when asked if there are any safe spots in prime central London post-referendum. ‘All property had to take a discount,’ adds the...
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Jo Eccles
Jo Eccles has spent the past 13 years building her business, from its initial beginnings as a pure buying agency back in 2006 into a search and management offering of the highest quality. ‘She’s smart,...
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Guy Meacock
Guy Meacock of Prime Purchase is brimming with positivity when Spear’s calls. Following news that 2018 saw a 30 per cent uplift in new client registrations, he adds: ‘Our average deal size, deals done,...
View ArticlePhilip Harvey
Spear’s connects with Philip Harvey a year after he became Property Vision’s senior partner. It’s been a good 12 months, he says, adding that one can’t ignore ‘the dark clouds gathering’ regarding...
View ArticlePhilip Eddell
Philip Eddell is a linchpin in the rural market. Formerly of Knight Frank in Hungerford, he has forged an impressive career from his ability to assist HNWs with running their mansions. The pivotal...
View ArticleStuart Cole
Spear’s speaks to Stuart Cole fresh from what seemed a rather alarming holiday doing the Cresta Run. ‘I’ve got bruises all over my body and I can’t raise my right arm – but I feel invigorated,’ he...
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Robert Bailey
‘A little bit of grey hair is quite valuable at the moment,’ says Robert Bailey. ‘A lot of young people haven’t seen a bad market before. Ask the questions that need answering and you’ll get there.’...
View ArticleNigel Bishop
Recoco’s chairman and managing director has been operating in the South West for 45 years. ‘There aren’t many good houses and places and people that I haven’t come across in that time,’ he says. Nigel...
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Jess Simpson
‘It’s been my best year ever,’ announces Jess Simpson, who bought £80 million-worth of prime property and bagged ‘the biggest country deal’ in terms of estate in 2018. ‘We’ve been quite lucky we...
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Mark McAndrew
‘This has got nothing to do with Brexit – this is about stamp duty,’ says Mark McAndrew, cutting through the hype and the headlines. Strutt & Parker’s Mayfair-based senior director for national...
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Andrew Macpherson
‘Never has writing such a large cheque given me so much pleasure,’ a client testimonial reads, praising the skills with which Andrew Macpherson and his team at CKD completed a transaction. Client...
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Alex Lawson
‘It’s been a slightly turbulent period over recent months and arguably over the last couple of years,’ says Alex Lawson, who heads up the national farms and estates team at Savills. But he has seen a...
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Tom Hudson
Once dubbed by an industry peer as ‘the most proactive buyer in Hampshire’, Tom Hudson isn’t seeing business slowing in the lead-up to Brexit. ‘Our enquiry levels for new clients hasn’t changed at...
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Crispin Holborow
Crispin Holborow focuses on providing a versatile service at the very top end of the country market: ‘I cross over between country houses and estates, which no one else does.’ The rationale for that?...
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Ed Heaton
‘We are one of very few firms who cover both London and the country, and cover it well,’ says Ed Heaton, co-founder and managing director of Heaton & Partners. With one office in Berkshire and...
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Jonathan Harington
Jonathan Harington’s experience is unrivalled: he has been a buying agent since 1986 and single-handedly created the purchasing arms of Lane Fox (now Strutt & Parker) and Knight Frank. It’s no...
View ArticleDavid Hodson
David Hodson and Ann Thomas form an innovative and formidable team as joint founders of the International Family Law Group. The husband-and-wife duo founded the firm in 2007, having practised in the UK...
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