Property Appointments: Barberry, Nock Deighton, Colliers, CALA

STOURBRIDGE-based Barberry Developments has kept it in the family once again with its latest appointment of a development surveyor.

Alex Watson joins his father Paul at the firm, which he formed with business partner Jon Bellfield in 1990.

It means there are now two ‘dads and lads’ combinations at Barberry as Mr Bellfield’s son Henry is a director at the Belbroughton company.

Mr Watson, 27, joins Barberry from GBR Phoenix Beard’s investment team where he acted for a range of private individuals, property companies and funds including Aberdeen Asset Management, REI and Stoford.

He has also previously worked in the residential development and retail agency teams at real estate advisors DTZ after studying real estate at Birmingham City University.

“I am of course delighted to be joining Barberry at what is a very exciting time for the company with several important development projects at the embryonic stages,” he said.

“There has been a significant increase in development activity at Barberry and I am looking forward to being involved in many key projects.”

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SHROPSHIRE property specialists Nock Deighton has appointed building surveyor Stephen Morris to its operation in Shrewsbury.

Mr Morris’ career spans four decades during which time he was a founding partner of chartered surveyors McCarthy Morris and a director of building surveying at Oswestry-based DPA Surveys.

He is also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Chartered Institute of Building and the Architecture and Surveying Institute amongst others.

Formed in 1831, Nock Deighton is an estate agent, lettings agent, chartered surveyors, block management agents and auctioneer.

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COLLIERS International has appointed Nicholas Round to the newly created role of national head of shopping centre leasing.

Mr Round joins retail agent Emel Ahmet at the firm’s offices in Birmingham.

He moves from the Manchester office of retail property consultancy Tushingham Moore but has previously worked in Birmingham at Lambert Smith Hampton, where he was a director of retail.

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CALA Homes has strengthened its Warwickshire-based sales and marketing team with the appointment of Robert Monkman.

He joins the firm’s office in Henley-in-Arden as sales and marketing director, bringing 24 years of experience in general management and sales and marketing.

He has previously worked for Wimpey Homes, Bryant Homes and Berkeley Homes among others.