People: CBRE boosts residential team; Shakespeare Martineau celebrates round of West Midlands senior promotions

Stuart Eustace, David Currie, Will Blacker and Tony Haran

Stuart Eustace has joined the residential and development team at the Birmingham office of real estate firm CBRE.

Previously a partner in Knight Frank’s regional residential capital markets team, he joins CBRE as a director and, working alongside Tony Haran, will advise investors and developers on the booming private rental/build to rent sector in the Midlands.

Martin Guest, managing director of CBRE in Birmingham, said: “Birmingham has a growing professional services sector, with a young population looking for high quality homes to rent. As a result there is increasing institutional investor interest in the city and the wider region.

“Stuart is joining a very successful team, responsible for some of the most significant site acquisition and asset trading transactions in the sector.”

Eustace said: “I’m looking forward to working with Tony Haran, David Currie and Will Blacker at CBRE. Between us we will be the most experienced team in the residential sector, at a time when the new homes agenda is a priority both regionally and nationally.”

Peter Burns, managing director of UK development and residential capital markets at CBRE, said: “We’re welcoming Stuart to CBRE at a time when there is increasing demand for transactional and advisory expertise in multifamily housing across the United Kingdom. Within our connected global capital markets business, the team goes from strength to strength through strategic hires such as this. We continue to be best placed to provide best-in-class services for our clients, with both local knowledge and global trends.”

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Law firm Shakespeare Martineau is celebrating the promotion of seven legal directors and nine associates, including six at the firm’s Birmingham office.

There has also been an arrival of a raft of new trainees.

The new legal directors include Andrew Rushfirth in the banking team, Justine Ball, property litigation specialist, and Jenny Walker from the real estate team, all of whom are based in the Birmingham office.

There has also been a number of associate promotions in the Birmingham office. Stewart Argo, in the commercial and IP team, Joshua Hartle, a banking specialist, and Katie Heeley in insurance and business solutions. Alongside these promotions, Shakespeare Martineau is continuing to foster new talent by welcoming a host of trainees to its offices across the UK. Joining the Birmingham office are Santina Taylor, Robin Gronbech, Sean Hazelwood and Jamilah Campbell.

In London, Sara Gibbs, clinical negligence expert, and Gareth Hegarty, part of restructuring, recoveries and insolvency have also been promoted to legal director. They are joined by Rachel Kent, from the real estate team in the Nottingham office, and Debra Burton, contentious probate specialist based in the Leicester office.

In the Leicester office, new associates include Ben Darlow and Charlotte Ellis in the real estate team, Stephanie Kyriacou, family law expert, Alex Ryan from restructuring, recoveries and insolvency, and Hema Singham, whose focus is commercial and IP law. The corporate team in Nottingham has also seen the promotion of Rachael Mitchison.

Trainees in the East Midlands include Jessica Rhodes and Charlotte Cassells, both of whom are joining the Leicester office, and Sukhpal Bhamrah in the Nottingham office. Isabelle Hugh-Jones is also joining the London office as a new trainee.

Helen Hay, head of HR at Shakespeare Martineau, said: “These promotions are reflective of the huge amount of dedication and hard-work going on across the firm. Every single one was thoroughly deserved, with each person proving themselves to be a true asset to their teams. I look forward to seeing them flourish in their new roles, continuing to be the exceptional individuals we know they are.

“Without developing and rewarding the next generation of legal talent, it is impossible for us to grow successfully. Our clients need to be sure that they can rely on us to provide exceptional legal advice, both now and into the future.”

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