Pictured above: Ian Kibble (left) new Head of Office and the retiring Terry Corns of Lambert Smith Hampton in Birmingham

The Birmingham office of national commercial property consultancy, Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH), has appointed Ian Kibble as Head of Office, where he will also lead the Agency team. Ian is taking over from Terry Corns, who has headed up the Birmingham office for five years, and is now retiring from this role.

Ian joins the Birmingham office having been Head of LSH's Hertfordshire office in St Albans for over 20 years, and Head of LSH's East Region for six years. He brings with him extensive experience of office and industrial development and agency, working with high profile clients such as SEGRO, ProLogis, Canada Life, MEPC and Frontier Estates. Ian has also advised many public sector bodies, including Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire County Councils and Homes & Communities on landmark and strategic projects.

Ian commented: "This is a marvellous opportunity for me to join an energetic and highly skilled team of professionals, at a time when property markets appear to be recovering from one of the sharpest downturns ever experienced. We will be looking to build on our extensive private and public sector client base by continuing to invest strongly in people and technology so we can continue to justify our prime aim of being a trusted advisor."

In addition to taking on the role of Head of Office, Ian has been appointed as Regional Director for LSH's Central Region, incorporating nine offices across the Midlands including Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton. This joined-up approach, underpinned by Ian's role in Birmingham as the region's largest office, will ensure that clients benefit from multiple service lines and co-ordinated expertise.

Ian added: "LSH has an unrivalled spread of offices across the UK and Ireland, meaning that our clients benefit from market knowledge on national, regional and local levels. The regional structure of our business, directed by on-the-ground professionals, will ensure that this expertise and experience is delivered consistently and effectively to the benefit of commercial property owners, occupiers and public sector bodies."

In retiring from his Head of Office role, Terry will now oversee the recently formed non-executive advisory board in developing new business opportunities. Terry will also continue his extensive dispute resolution work with arbitration and independent expert appointments which he receives from the President of the RICS and others, and will remain available for strategic client advice in support of the Birmingham team.

For more information on Lambert Smith Hampton, view their website here: www.lsh.co.uk