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One of the top names in country house estate agency has jumped the fence over to the buying side.

Deloitte Real Estate boss Andy Rothery is to step down after 27 years with the partnership. He's been running the Real Estate arm since 2012, and was one of the drivers of 2010's Drivers Jonas merger.

Fine & Country has confirmed veteran agent Chris Rowntree will be taking up the reins of its Oxford branch.

Harrods Estates has hired a big hitter to lead its burgeoning Lettings business.

Property recruitment firm Deverell Smith has pulled of a major coup, hiring CBRE's former Residential COO as its new Head of Estate Agency.

Sotheby’s International Realty UK has brought in a two new senior people to its Mayfair and Country lettings offices.

Triangle has strengthened its London-based team by hiring a new Head of Asset Management, just a few weeks after snapping up the New Oxford Street Estate for £15.75m. The New Oxford Street Estate

Marsh & Parsons has expanded its Residential Development & Investment department by recruiting Matt Bird as its new Head of Affordable Housing.

Heaton & Partners, the top-end consultancy set up two years ago by former Property Vision man Ed Heaton, has poached a key member of Strutt & Parker's buying team.

Tom Grogan and Kouros Golestaneh's resi design and development outfit LUTTI - which scored backing to the tune of £50m from Halkin Investments last year - has made a chunky acquisition on Great Portland…

Independent property search agency Sourcing Property has recruited a new member to its ranks of buying agents. Rob Chard joins the firm after spending four years at Deutsche Bank in London and Singapore.

Industry veteran and RICS Fellow Peter Goldsmith has joined the Chestertons board as non-exec director.