Appointments: JLL; SDL Auctions Graham Penny; BHW Solicitors
JLL in Nottingham has appointed Anabel Christmas as an associate director within the development team to help funders and investors unlock development opportunities across the Midlands.
Having worked in-house for a number of the region’s developers and as a consultant with public and private sector clients, Christmas brings with her expert knowledge and experience of what the market demands, says JLL.
Matthew Smith, lead director of JLL’s Nottingham office, said: “Whilst we have already been advising on many of the key inner city and out of town strategic sites in the region, the buoyant housing market and growth of alternatives sectors such as PRS opens up significant scope for this role.
“Anabel has a good range of on the ground experience to understand what makes a site viable and combined with our extensive in-house team of specialists, including planning, investment and project management advisers, we have the resources to acquire, negotiate gain planning, masterplan and source funding parties as well handling disposals.”
Christmas added: “The market is ripe for this role and there are some huge opportunities.
“It’s an incredibly exciting new challenge to take on and combined with the contacts and knowledge I’ve built up working on my own as a consultant I can really hit the ground running.”
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SDL Auctions Graham Penny has appointed experienced surveyor Nick Trow to drive its growth in commercial property lots across the East Midlands.
He joins as commercial auctions valuer after gaining wide experience in both the private and the public sectors.
Trow’s career includes spells as a disposals surveyor at registered charity the Canal & River Trust and at Nottingham City Council, where he helped to deliver multiuse sports facilities on council-owned land within the city.
“Having worked in the public realm, particularly for Nottingham City Council, I understand the sensitivities and requirements of the sector,” he said.
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BHW Solicitors has added to its conveyancing team BHW Residential with the appointment of solicitor Erica Brownen.
She joins four other recent recruits who joined the Leicester-based team earlier this year.
The Nottingham University graduate joins BHW having previously spent eight years at Mander Cruickshank. While part of the conveyancing department she handled a variety of residential property transactions for clients across Leicestershire.
Sarah Newcombe, partner and head of residential property, said: “We are actively structuring our conveyancing division in a way that offers a quality client focused service unlike no other.
“The appointment of Erica allows us to comfortably manage an expanding client base, working closely with our clients chosen agents to provide an extremely efficient conveyancing offering.”
