New hires for new homes team at Strutt & Parker

Strutt & Parker has appointed Robert Cox as Associate Director and Orla O’Sullivan as Senior Sales Negotiator to its London New Homes team.

Robert Cox joins the team having spent 13 years with Harrods Estates in Mayfair, and Orla has made the move to the sales team from lettings in the Strutt & Parker Kensington office.

Josh Ayres, Senior Director, London New Homes at Strutt & Parker, comments: “Robert and Orla are fantastic additions to the team.

“They join the division as we look to expand the number of high profile developments we are appointed on across the capital and continue to invest in this area of our business over the next few years.

“Robert brings with him a fantastic depth of knowledge and contacts within the Prime Central London markets.

“Orla is a rising star within Strutt & Parker and within a very short space of time has established herself as a fantastic operator in the Prime Central London market.”

New head of financial services at Yorkshire agency

James Kear is the newly-appointed Head of Financial Services at Yorkshire estate agents, Preston Baker.

A  sports-science graduate and keen sportsperson, James has big plans for Preston Baker Financial Service.

“[This] is a very proactive, forward-thinking company and there is huge potential to grow the Financial Services division and its reach. I want Preston Baker to be the place for mortgage consultants to work in Yorkshire.”

James worked in sport prior to launching his career in financial services. He was General and Sales Manager for two Powerleague five-a-side football centres in Leeds and it was from there that he joined William H Brown as a mortgage consultant, going on to manage the financial services arm of the estate agency business.