Clarke Munro takes on five new members of staff 

Clarke Munro, which has offices in Billingham and Middlesbrough, has taken on five new members of staff.

The company has hired Alice Boddy as a sales negotiator, along with four apprentices, Kieron Leak, Ryan Dalton, Chloe James and James Nugent.

The firm, which is one of Teesside’s longest serving estate agency, rebranded as Clarke Munro in September 2020 after more than four decades as Thirlwells.

Partner Wendy Clarke, who owns the business with Nicola Munro, said: “We’ve been busier than ever this year, both in the estate agency and TS1, our student accommodation specialist.

“Thanks to initiatives such as the stamp duty holiday and more and more people working from home, the housing market has flourished, which is great to see.”

Boddy added: “I’ve been working in estate agencies for seven years, and I was over the moon to get the opportunity with Clarke Munro. I love speaking to people and building relationships, so I’m looking forward to putting these skills to good use.”

Knight Frank Capital Advisory expands with three significant new hires

Knight Frank Capital Advisory LLP (KFCA) has continued its ongoing expansion with the appointment of three new hires.

Andrey Redman and Farrah Brown both join Knight Frank as partners, while Ollie Wilkinson steps into the role of senior analyst.

Redman will work within the equity advisory team, while Brown will focus on debt advisory. Wilkinson will support both the debt advisory and equity advisory teams.

Redman has more than 15 years of advisory experience, and joins Knight Frank from PwC’s Debt & Capital Advisory team, where he held the position of assistant director. For the past nine years he has been advising clients on raising capital, predominantly in real estate across various asset classes

Brown begins her role at Knight Frank after spending 15 years at Nuveen Real Estate where she was Head of Treasury (Europe and APAC). She will be responsible for sourcing and managing acquisition, refinancing and development debt across multiple sectors and jurisdictions.

Wilkinson’s previous role was in the Divestment team at Watkin Jones. Here he focussed on Build to Rent (BTR) and Purpose Build Student Accommodation (PBSA) forward funding transactions. Prior to that, Wilkinson spent five years at Cushman & Wakefield, working within the business space and retail investment teams.

Birju Shah, CEO and head of Knight Frank Capital Advisory, said: “The appointments of Andrey, Farrah and Ollie will allow KFCA to continue to expand the spectrum of debt and equity advisory services we are able to offer our clients, and provide an even greater range of consultancy, agency and capital raising products to the market. We’re extremely pleased to welcome them all to Knight Frank.

“Our rapidly growing team possesses a breadth and depth of property and capital advisory experience that is unrivalled in the market, enabling our clients to benefit from a strategic partner that will be on hand to guide them through the life cycle of a transaction.”

Recognise appoints Paul Beadle as head of communications

Paul Beadle has been appointed as head of communications for Recognise Bank, a recently launched fintech bank, which serves the country’s small business sector, as well as offering personal and business savings products, including buy-to-let loans.

With more than 25 years’ experience in financial services, Beadle was previously head of external affairs for consumer and social media at Nationwide Building Society and was most recently an associate director at financial PR agency, MRM.

Beadle began working with Recognise Bank at the start of the year, managing its media relations and social media as it progressed through a successful funding round, the lifting of deposit restrictions by the regulator and the launch of its first range of personal saving accounts.

He now takes on the PR and media relations role full-time and will also oversee internal communications and social media, as well as issues management.

Beadle will report to deputy CEO, Bryce Glover, who said: “As a new entrant into the sector, we have ambitious plans to change the face of business banking, so Paul’s understanding of traditional media and digital channels will be vital to help us stand out and reach small businesses.”