Appointments: Lowell Group, Sanderson Weatherall, Lovell
HOUSING developer Lovell has appointed a regional director, Robert Adams to the company’s new build and refurbishment housing business.
Mr Adams joins Lovell after eight years at Jones Homes. He will oversee the continuing growth of the business across Yorkshire, the East Midlands and the North East, from Lovell’s Leeds office.
Lovell managing director Stewart Davenport says: “Robert’s extensive industry expertise makes him a valuable addition to our exceptional senior management team.
“His appointment underlines our ambition to further grow our successful Eastern region business with Lovell in an excellent position to capitalise on the opportunities now presenting themselves as a result of the reviving housing market and our ability to offer our clients and partners a comprehensive range of housing solutions.”
Lovell is part of the Morgan Sindall Group which has revenues of £2bn.
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Sanderson Weatherall, the chartered surveyors and property consultancy, has seen its head of rating services, Robert Brown, has been appointed the 106th president of the Rating Surveyors’ Association for 2015-16.
Mr Brown said: “It is a great honour to become president at a crucial time for the Association. A review of the business rates system in England is currently taking place, with its findings expected in time for the Budget in 2016.
“This review will hopefully pave the way for genuine reform of a system which has been in place for many years and has struggled to keep up with changing market trends.
“Despite sensationalist headlines that the system is alleged to be broken, it is in fact sufficiently robust and should be retained albeit in a format which is more flexible and responsive to the modern economic landscape.”
The Rating Surveyors’ Association, which has 450 members and was founded in 1909, represents the interests of experienced chartered surveyors who specialise in business rates.
Mr Brown is a partner at the Leeds office of Sanderson Weatherall and is an expert in the rating valuation of specialist properties including car showrooms, motor auction centres, film and television studios, educational properties and leisure attractions.
Sanderson Weatherall has regional offices in Leeds, Newcastle, Teesside, Darlington, York, Manchester, Bristol, Exeter and London, employs around 200 people and has a turnover of £14m.
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Credit management firm, the Lowell Group, which also works in data analytics and customer insight, has appointed Kerry Smith to its Leeds office.
Ms Smith joins from Irwin Mitchell, having previously worked at hlw Keeble Hawson.
Richard Annett, head of legal at Lowell said: “We are delighted with Kerry’s appointment which brings additional legal experience and knowledge to the Lowell group.
“Kerry has a wealth of experience working for national clients and is a first rate lawyer who will ensure that we are able to strengthen the excellent service we already provide to the business.”
