Strutt & Parker appointment

With over 15 years’ experience establishing and leading business development teams in the B2B and B2C sectors, Strutt & Parker are delighted to welcome Chris Brand as Head of the Client Services team.

After managing the Client Services team at Chestertons, he most recently worked for a London-based independent property business, London Shared, as a Sales Director and brings a wealth of experience to the role. His focus will be on building the team, unlocking opportunities within the customer database through a consistent and robust contact strategy, as well as helping to optimise all inbound revenue generating opportunities.

Chris comments, “I’ve always admired the Strutt & Parker brand during my career in residential property. Its quintessentially British appeal, combined with the firm’s dynamic approach to client service were key drivers for me joining the team.”

New appointments on the south coast

Henry Adams has appointed two new sales negotiators at its busy Emsworth branch on the south coast. Conor Kinmonth-Murphy and Nancy Templar are both experienced negotiators who are already making their mark under the leadership of Matthew Inker who has managed Henry Adams Emsworth for 10 years.

Conor Kinmonth-Murphy initially specialised in selling cars, both in his home country of Australia and since settling in the UK, before he turned his attention to property sales around four years ago. “I had always wanted to be an estate agent so when I moved to London and went on a rental viewing, I soon ended up working for that estate agency. I was based in their Clapham office which was the number one sales office across their entire London network.

“More recently I was keen to return to life by the coast and as my partner’s parents live in this area, we decided to relocate. Everything lined up with Henry Adams so I’m very excited to be here and looking forward to getting to know the area and the people who live here. I like to explore and outside work I’m really keen to jump back into kayaking and try sea kayaking. This really is such a great place to live and work.”

Sales negotiator, Nancy Templer also brings a breadth of experience in property sales having worked in estate agency for nearly three years, prior to which she had held different sales roles. “I’d always had an interest in property and interiors and Henry Adams was definitely the one company I wanted to work for. There were no sales roles available when I was initially looking so when this opportunity came up, I immediately applied.

Commenting on the new appointments, Matthew Inker said, “Both Conor and Nancy have already got off to a flying start and I’m delighted to welcome them both to our team at Henry Adams in Emsworth. Together with Helen Wilkins, who brings a very valuable 19 years of experience here at our Emsworth office, we have a uniquely strong team with in-depth knowledge of this local marketplace.

Reapit expands into Europe

Reapit, backed by technology-focused private equity firm Accel-KKR, has announced that they have completed the acquisition of Mindworking A/S Limited, the leading provider of estate agency and marketing technology in Denmark. Mindworking also has customers in Norway and Finland.

The Mindworking solution has grown exponentially since launching their innovative technology in 2003. Today, approximately 80% of Danish real estate agents rely on Mindworking’s software for automated production and delivery of their marketing material via intelligent templates, saving estate agencies significant external design fees as well as internal time spent on core real estate operations. Mindworking’s case-handling system has also become increasingly relied upon by Danish real estate agencies.

Reapit, an Estate Agency Business Platform provider, delivers software solutions to 65,000 users in 5,200+ offices and supports in excess of 225,000 tenancies across the UK and Australia. This acquisition comes as part of Reapit’s ambitious global expansion programme and provides Reapit with a firm foothold in Northern Europe.

Park Durrett, Managing Director of Accel-KKR and a member of Reapit’s board of directors commented, “We are pleased to support Reapit with their acquisition of Mindworking, which marks their expansion into Continental Europe and with it, the delivery of Reapit’s commitment to PropTech excellence in a new region. The combination of Reapit’s expertise, resources and support with Mindworking’s marketing solutions will undoubtedly bring significant value to the estate agency industry in the region.”

New North-East property company

Newcastle-based Hadrian Real Estate PLC is aiming to establish a portfolio of build-to-rent developments in key UK regions, predominately in the North and Midlands.

Facilitating the company’s entrance into the PRS market are significant investments and support from a number of capital partners both locally and internationally.

The company’s board is led by Chairman Andrew Marsh, who takes the role alongside his current position of group chair of global executive peer group organisation Vistage International.

He is joined by non-executive director Rachel Turnbull, who is best known in the North East as the former chief executive of Tyne Tunnels operator, TT2 Ltd.

Also joining the non-executive team is Kevin Willetts, who is currently the Executive Director of Development Sales and Procurement at Midlands-based The ExtraCare Charitable Trust. He is responsible for the site identification, construction and sales of the largest retirement villages in the UK .

Andrew Marsh said:

“We want to help lift the quality of the rental housing provision throughout the UK, and in particular regions, such as the North East and West Midlands, which will benefit from the government’s levelling up agenda and require a high standard of PRS homes for professional people.”