Knight Frank announces new head of sales in Islington & King’s Cross
Knight Frank’s London residential sales business has appointed Sebastian Toy as head of sales in its Islington & King’s Cross office.
Toy, a partner in the firm, joined Knight Frank in 2022 as a sales manager in the Islington office. With over 14 years of experience, he spent the majority of his career in South London before moving to north London to take up the role at Knight Frank.
Toy has now been promoted to department head, following Chelsea’s recent promotion to regional partner. He will be responsible for overseeing the performance of the King’s Cross & Islington office, managing the team of negotiators, and driving collaboration with teams across the Knight Frank network. He will take up his new position on 1st August 2024.
Toy commented: “The office has already seen considerable growth since I joined, and I look forward to continuing this trajectory.”
Whelan added: “Sebastian has been instrumental to the success of the Islington office in recent years, most recently steering his team to a record year. I am excited to see what he and the team can do to deliver the ambitious plans we have for the Islington office in 2024 and beyond.”
Eccord makes a double hire
Eccord, the property search and property management firm run by founder Jo Eccles, has bolstered its property management team with two experienced new hires.
Steve Wilson joins as senior property manager with over a decade of technical experience, including roles as property asset manager and head of property management for two highly regarded independent agencies in London.
Wilson has managed properties for individual and large portfolio landlords, building strong relationships through outstanding service and technical property knowledge.
Joining as property manager, James Markham brings extensive skills managing rental properties and considerable project management expertise gained from overseeing residential renovation projects in the UK and abroad.
Together, Wilson and Markham will work closely with Eccord’s prime and super prime landlords to proactively manage and maintain their investment properties.
Eccles said: “The consistent and overwhelming feedback from our landlords is their number one priority for a stringent vetting process to ensure we are placing good quality, reliable tenants in their properties. This is closely followed by net yield, which requires a proactive and experienced property management team to oversee expenditure and maintenance, protecting cash flows and net rental income. Steve and James bring a wealth of additional technical property knowledge and experience and I’m delighted to welcome them to our team.”
Wilson commented: “Eccord has built an outstanding reputation in the world of prime and super prime rentals. Their approach is based on robust preventative property management processes and this is an ethos I passionately share. I look forward to further building on this reputation within our growing portfolio.”
Markham added: “I first came to Eccord as a client and was immediately struck by the team’s professionalism, integrity and client-focused culture. For some landlords, their investment property is their pride and joy; others simply want peace of mind that their property assets are being efficiently managed on their behalf. It’s a privilege to be able to apply my hands on experience and knowledge to oversee some of London’s best prime and super prime rental properties.”
C&D Rural welcomes back Nick Scholefield
C&D Rural are has announced the return of Nick Scholefield, who will once again take the helm of the surveying team and grow C&D’s services in the Penrith area.
He undertakes all aspects of valuations, landlord and tenant matters, compensation claims, sales and lettings, planning and independent farm building advice.
He has a varied land agency and valuation background with many several years experience.
Prior to his initial stint with C&D Rural, he was the resident estate manager for a large farming and commercial estate and also operated his own company.
Louisa Thompson, managing director of C&D Rural, said: “Nick is very well respected in his field of expertise and an excellent addition to lead the surveying team.”