Stuart Flint, Fisher German's divisional managing partner, is predicting an "exciting autumn of recruitment" for the firm's London team, after its decision to move to new offices at Becket House on Old Jewry. The move, which will see its London team relocate from nearby Ironmonger Lane, is driven by two factors: a focus on organic growth and the desire for premises which reflect its aspirations.

"The primary goal is to allow expansion," Flint tells CoStar News in a telephone call. "We have currently got 55 people in our London office and the reason we haven’t got more right now is because we just can’t accommodate them. We have got quite an ambitious plan that over the next three years will take us to just over 100 people [in London]."

The divisional managing partner adds studies of its other offices show a direct correlation between greater investment and higher staff retention, happiness and productivity. Flint says the firm has moved to future-proof its London home, acquiring a property with collaboration zones and video conferencing booths.

He expects staff numbers to swell after the move, with the company recruiting across a number of roles from September. "We know what an attraction [new offices] can be for staff because not only do they see a great working environment, but they see a business that is ambitious and they want to join it at the right time of the growth cycle."

Savills has recruited Victoria Turner as a director in its portfolio valuation team, with the recruit started to be based in the firm’s Finsbury Circus House office in London. Turner joins from Wells Fargo Bank International, where she held the position of executive director in its commercial real estate underwriting team. Prior to this, she spent 18 years at Allsop, with a decade as a partner specialising in regular portfolio valuations for fund and property company clients, as well as loan security valuations. Savills bosses said "her wealth of experience will be invaluable".

Gordon Brothers, a global asset adviser with its roots in the US, has launched a real estate services practice in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and appointed Ben Lovell to expand the unit. Lovell, who comes in as real estate senior director for EMEA has been asked to lead the growth of the practice in the region. He moves from Avison Young, where he was a principal, after 26 years. He is joined by Daniel Smith, and Richard Maden, who both join Gordon Brothers as directors in the real estate team. They have around 50 years' real estate experience in total.

A new leadership team has been appointed at the London Legacy Development Corporation, with Suki Kalirai set to become chair and Shazia Hussain entering as chief executive. Kalirai brings 20 years of experience in non-executive director roles in various sectors, including building, and is chair of Paragon Asra Housing. Hussain, the deputy chief executive at the London Borough of Waltham Forest, will take on the role of chief executive in the autumn and has 20 years of senior strategic and operation delivery experience.

Property group Eddisons has made two promotions to director in its Pugh auctions team. Will Thompson and Ed Feather take on the new roles and will help lead activity across the north of England for Pugh, part of Eddisons’ auctions division. They will work out of the firm's Manchester offices and are recognised for being "instrumental in driving the growth of the auctions business". They are promoted alongside 15 others across the firm nationally, which now employs more than 500 people across 30 offices in the UK.

Muse has continued to grow its southern team with the appointment of Hollie Boxall as project manager. Boxall joins the team from AtkinsRéalis, with eight years’ experience working on projects across the commercial, residential, and educational sectors for a mix of public and private sector clients, including Argent, iQ Student Accommodation, and the Department of Levelling Up, Housing & Communities and the Houses of Parliament. Before joining Muse, Boxall helped to deliver the first phase of the Bridge Close Regeneration masterplan in Romford, Essex. Mike Auger, Muse managing director for the South, said: "[Boxall's] diverse experience will add real value to our team and our established partners as we deliver our exciting pipeline of new places."