Savills London residential business has been significantly bolstered by a major new appointment.

Liza-Jane Kelly, known as one of the industry’s most dynamic and successful sales directors, is joining Savills to head up its prime core market sales.

She was formerly sales director and owner of Marsh & Parsons, leaving last year after 12 years.

While there, she was instrumental in developing its areas of operation and growing the business significantly from five to 29 offices.

Before Marsh & Parsons, she was a director at Hamptons International, having started her career as a negotiator with Irish firm Sherry Fitzgerald – the company which backed Peter Rollings’ acquisition of Marsh & Parsons in 2005.

She has 20 years of estate agency experience in the capital, and in her new role at Savills she will be working with and evolving existing teams, concentrating on core prime markets across 35 London offices.

Justin Marking, head of global residential at Savills, said: “It’s an exciting appointment and great to have Liza-Jane join us; she’ll be a real asset to our London business as we continue our strategic push into the wider markets across London.”

Kelly, pictured, said: “I’m delighted to be joining the team at Savills, a company and brand I have long admired. I’m looking forward to contributing to an exceptional business whose culture, ambition and positive approach continues to deliver fantastic results.”