Property consultancy Vail Williams has opened a new office to meet growing business demand.
Richard Dawtrey, Partner and Head of Investment, Vail Williams
The office in Oxford represents an extension of the firm’s Thames Valley region presence, and is to be headed up by Richard Dawtrey as Partner and Head of Investment.
Two new members of staff – Partner Mike Watson and Surveyor Clark Tersol, have been recruited, both from Cluttons in Oxford.
More hires
Historic and listed building specialist Chris Bailey has been appointed to cover building consultancy, and other hires are in the pipeline, including support staff.
The Oxford team is being augmented by senior colleagues Guy Parkes (agency), Sarah Isherwood (planning), Dan Pearce (valuation) and Roland Browning (occupier advisory).
Vail Williams will initially be located at New Barclay House in Botley.
This further strategic growth is aligned with our business plan.”
Matthew Samuel-Camps, Managing Partner, Vail Williams
Matthew Samuel-Camps, Managing Partner, says: “This further strategic growth is aligned with our business plan, enhancing our offer geographically and synergising perfectly with our current office footprint, particularly that of Birmingham, London and Reading.
“Richard [Dawtrey], who had six years’ commercial property experience at a national firm based in Oxford before moving to Vail Williams, has kept in touch with his old client base and is clearly the perfect person to lead our city team,” he says.
“There is no denying that Oxford and Oxfordshire are significant growth areas and bringing in Mike [Watson] was crucial to the process.”
Expanding sector
Dawtrey will continue to act as Head of Investment, servicing clients in the South East and Midlands regions, and is also tasked with expanding the sector.
Vail Williams employs 175 people, of which more than 50 are partners, based across its 12 offices in the Midlands and south of England.
Picture: The Vail Williams Oxford team
