Andrie Neophytou joins haart in east London

Andrie Neophytou has joined haart as the new area lettings director with responsibility for 12 offices in east London and its associated property management department.

Neophytou, 39, has joined haart from Stirling Ackroyd where she was the executive lettings director for the West End. Previously, she had a varied career in the property industry, including roles as the head of operations for YOPA.

Neophytou said: “I gravitate towards businesses which have a big vision and want to grow and move with the times. They stand out from the competition.

“My previous roles have involved overseeing a multi branch region. This role gives me greater responsibility in being involved with overseeing the property management division of the business which allows greater unity and alignment between two departments, which is so fundamental to achieving the overall results. For me it is a privilege to be working in East London – one of the most successful regions in the company.”

Neophytou fell headfirst into the property industry after joining Foxtons in 2005, following a change to her original career path in sports rehab due to a back injury. She continued: “In less than 18 months after starting in the industry I was managing a team of 12 in a £2 million office. My career has gone from strength to strength since then.”

Moneypenny appoints Joanne Tattum as head of its new partnership team

Moneypenny has appointed Joanne Tattum, former head of the estate agent sector, as head of its new partnership team.

The move will see Tattum take responsibility for developing and consolidating strategic relationships with referral organisations, key stakeholders and industry partners across all of the outsourced communication provider’s priority sectors – which include property, legal, finance, care, corporate and franchising.

Tattum, Moneypenny’s new partnership manager said: “Relationships underpin business and they’ve been crucial over the last few years, particularly as we adapted to the challenges of the pandemic.  I’m excited to put my skills to work in this new role and to really help Moneypenny build its network of people that share our passion for exceptional customer care.

“I’ve loved my time working closely with the property sector, but I relish the opportunity to work across so many sectors and champion what Moneypenny is all about.”

Sharon Boyle will take over as the head of Moneypenny’s property sector team – which provides call handling and live chat services to hundreds of estate and letting agents, housebuilders, developers and housing associations across the UK.

Samantha Jones, head of business development at Moneypenny said: “By creating a partnership specific role we’ll be able to take a much more strategic view of how we work with others, and look to maximise those relationships, unlock new business and add further value to our customers.

“Joanne has a wealth of relationship building skills that make her perfect for this role, not to mention her knowledge of and enthusiasm for all things Moneypenny too.”

Sam Knight returns to Irwin Mitchell 

National law firm Irwin Mitchell’s Property Division is re-recruiting Sam Knight to its Southern based team. He will be a partner based in the firm’s Chichester office. The new appointment takes Irwin Mitchell’s Property Division to 25 partners and over 150 qualified staff.

Knight has re-joined Irwin Mitchell from Coffin Mew which he joined last August and subsequently was promoted to their partnership.

Knight advises on all aspects of property legal services, with a specialism in strategic land and residential-led development, acting for landowners, developers and land promoters.

Knight is Irwin Mitchell’s 11^th partner appointment since the beginning of 2022, following on from the recent appointment of employment partner Helen Kidd in Manchester.

In addition to its newly recruited partners, Irwin Mitchell announced in May that it had added 13 new partners as part of this year’s promotion round.

Adrian Barlow, partner and director of legal services, real estate at Irwin Mitchell, said, “Sam’s decision to re-join Irwin Mitchell is welcome news. He is a highly respected and well-liked colleague, and he will enhance our real estate offering in the south of England and our reputation in the strategic land arena.

“His new skills in nitrate mitigation will complement our existing team and this will be an important service line for us in an era when environmental issues are to the fore.”