Buying Agency News

Richard Winter has recruited Knight Frank and Savills alumni to his property search team.

Charlotte Strang has set up her own independent buying agency, sourcing residential acquisitions and rental homes in the West Country.

Aykroyd & Co has recruited former Savills agent Abi Frankish to expand the firm's property acquisition services into Richmond, Barnes, Wimbledon, Putney, Wandsworth, Battersea and Clapham.

Property Vision is preparing to launch an international business later this year.

LCP is pitching the new service as 'a cost-effective alternative to furnishing a rental property with an interior designer.'

Theo James-Wright has moved from the Savills country house department in London to Knight Frank's independent buying agency division.

After nine years with Savills, Toby Downes moved to Redbook in 2021. He's now joined independent buying agency Haringtons as a London specialist.

Benjamin Scrace previously worked at Nest Seekers and at Barclays Investment Bank.

'Buyers are feeling overwhelmed by news reports and headlines, which are often not fully reflective of the experience many of them are having on the ground,' says Jo Eccles of Eccord.

Andrew Robson, who led sales and marketing at the exclusive Jumby Bay resort, has launched a UK-based buying agency focused on sourcing luxury homes in the Caribbean for international buyers.

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