Olivia Boulting joins Strettons from Auction House UK
Strettons has appointed Olivia Boulting as a director and auctioneer as it looks to grow its property auctions business.
Boulting joins the London-based firm from Auction House UK, where she was regional manager and auctioneer for southern UK territories, leading a team across Bristol, Devon and Cornwall.
She has more than 15 years’ experience in the property industry spanning estate agency and auctions, covering residential and commercial property and land.
In the newly created role, Boulting will focus on developing Strettons’ auction department alongside client management and auctioneering.
She also sits on the advisory board of Propertymark’s NAVA and chairs the Plymouth Area Property Professionals Association.
Andrew Brown, director and auctioneer at Strettons, said: “Olivia is one of the most recognisable auctioneers in the business and we are delighted she has chosen to join us.
“That combination of rostrum experience and profile is exactly what we want as we continue to grow the department.”
Boulting, who has relocated from the South West for the role, said: “Strettons is one of the best-known auctioneers in the country with a catalogue that runs from London investments through to lots the length of the UK, so the chance to be part of that was one I did not want to miss.”
Colliers appoints director to expand South East advisory business
Colliers has appointed Will Foster as a director in its national offices team as it looks to expand its landlord advisory business in the South East.
Foster joins from BNP Paribas Real Estate and has more than 25 years’ experience in the office market, advising landlords on leasing, asset positioning and development.
His previous clients include NFU Mutual, Praxis, CLS, L&G and Royal London.
Foster said: “The South East offices team have an excellent track record of advising on some of the region’s most significant occupier transactions while also developing a growing and highly respected landlord advisory business, which I look forward to helping expand further.”
Willem Janssen, director at Colliers, said: “Will’s appointment significantly strengthens our landlord advisory capabilities and is another important step in the continued growth of the team.”
Knight Frank appoints public sector advisory lead
Knight Frank has appointed regeneration and infrastructure specialist Richard Dixon to lead its public sector advisory team.
Dixon has more than 25 years’ experience working with government, investors and developers on infrastructure, regeneration and public-private investment programmes.
He joins from Morgan Sindall Investments, where he served on the executive board and oversaw more than £1bn of capital deployment and regeneration and infrastructure projects worth more than £2bn.
His experience includes NHS Lift, Scottish Hub, the Priority Schools Building Programme and Building Schools for the Future, as well as chairing a number of public-private regeneration joint ventures.
At Knight Frank, Dixon will advise local authorities, emergency services, central government departments and NHS organisations on property, regeneration and infrastructure projects.
Charlie Hart, partner and head of development land at Knight Frank, said: “Richard’s experience sits at the intersection of public policy, investment, regeneration and delivery, making him uniquely placed to help our clients navigate increasingly complex development and infrastructure challenges.”
Dixon said: “At a time when public sector organisations are under increasing pressure to do more with less, the role of property and place in securing better outcomes has never been more important.”
