haart appoints new area letting director 

Tannaz Bhoot has been named as haart’s new area letting director for West London and Berkshire. 

After a varied 18-year career in the property industry, she has joined from Belvoir where she was business development manager. Bhoot will be overseeing haart’s eight branches in the area. 

Her previous experience includes a successful spell as head of letting at John D Wood & Co. in Chiswick, while her time in the sector began as a negotiator at Foxtons. 

Bhoot, 39, said: ““I already knew a lot about haart so I was certain this was a great opportunity for me, helping them towards their target of doubling the size of their lettings book. I have worked in the West London market and grown up in Berkshire so the area I cover is ideal.” 

Spicerhaart letting MD Satwant Basi added: “Tannaz is a great addition to our ambitious team – her experience, knowledge of the area and commitment to development is a fantastic combination.” 

Allsop Letting & Management names new CEO in a series of senior appointments

Allsop Letting & Management (ALM), a major provider of professionally managed properties and a subsidiary of Allsop, has made a series of senior appointments as part of recent leadership structure.

Matt Smith, who joined ALM in 2018 as director of asset management, has been promoted to CEO with immediate effect. In his expanded remit, he is now responsible for the subsidiary’s performance and new business generation activity, as well as driving cross-business collaboration with other departments within the parent company, including Allsop’s specialist team advising on Build to Rent investment and development transactions.

Other senior appointments within ALM include Kelly Smith, promoted to COO, who will also sit on Allsop’s Risk Committee, and Richard Leek who is acting as the subsidiary’s CFO after 24 years with the business. Prior to their promotions, Kelly and Richard held the roles of director of operations and finance director, respectively.

Smith is required to report to the ALM board and its new chair, Tim Theakston, who has been newly appointed to the role following 41 years of service in a variety of senior leadership roles.

Andrew Boyd, who heads up Allsop’s Residential Transactional and Living Markets Team, has been nominated as a non-executive director, bringing with him advisory experience across the residential development and investment markets.

Established in 1999, the ALM team now comprises more than 100 members and manages over 1,300 BTR apartments in London, Manchester and Liverpool as well as an additional 5,700 privately rented properties across the UK including a significant single family portfolio of 918 units in the North West.

Smith said: “In our expanded remits, Kelly, Richard and I have hit the ground running as we continue growing the business from strength to strength. With these changes to our structure, we will be able to take advantage of additional sources of expertise from across the wider firm, which we expect to result in a range of new opportunities for the business as well as greater value for our clients.”

Scott Tyler, senior partner at Allsop, added: “Allsop Letting & Management has come a long way over the past two decades, having developed into one of the UK’s most respected residential asset managers, all thanks to the hard work and tenacity of its team. The new appointments demonstrate our commitment to investing in our people and are reflective of the business’s robust performance and strong client pipeline. The appointment of a new chairman and non-executive director will enable us to further strengthen cross-agency collaboration and tap into valuable sources of expertise, leading to an even better client experience and stronger results.”

Whites announce changes to the Salisbury office 

Salisbury based estate agency Whites has announced changes to their Salisbury office, which include new director of letting, Quentin Thatcher, and a new property manager, Samantha Jack.

Thatcher has joined Whites to support MD Marcus Shepherd. He will manage the day-to-day running of the letting department.

Thatcher joined from Bassets Lettings in Salisbury where he managed and ran the business over the last nine years.

He started his property career as a trainee sales negotiator in Kingston-upon-Thames in 1989 and then through the years and in his different roles gained plenty of experience across the estate agency sector, asset management, new homes and residential letting and property management.

Thatcher said: “I am excited to be working with Whites and going back to my roots, joining a family-run independent agent with an absolute focus on service and with fairness at the heart of everything it does.

“I look forward to sharing my experience and knowledge of the local lettings market to help existing clients, potential new clients, and landlords who are considering a change of agent.”

Jack joins Whites as a letting property manager having worked over the last fifteen years as office manager for McKillop and Gregory, a well-established Salisbury independent estate agency.

Marcus Shepherd, MD Whites say “They both [Thatcher and Jack] bring a wealth of property experience, ideas, and drive to our already strong department.  I am personally excited at working with them and together building a bright future.”

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