Pictured above: (l-r) Alastair McChesney, John Dillon and Ian Kibble

The Birmingham office of national commercial property consultancy, Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH), has made a senior appointment to its Office Agency department as it gears the team up for the next financial year.

Alastair McChesney joins the Office Agency team as a Director, having spent three years as Development Director at BAM Properties, an international property development firm. During his time at BAM he headed-up the development of flagship schemes such as the 170,000 sq ft Fore in Solihull, and the 200,000 sq ft Parklands in Birmingham. Prior to this, Alastair led the office agency department at Donaldsons in Birmingham.

John Dillon, Director in LSH's Birmingham office, commented: "This is a major coup for LSH - Alastair brings with him extensive experience in the development as well as landlord communities, and an equally strong reputation in the wider West Midlands commercial property market."

Working alongside John and Ian Kibble, Alastair will be tasked with raising LSH's profile and business development opportunities with property owners and landlords. John added: "The current oversupply of office space in the city centre is putting pressure on landlords, who are all vying for occupiers' attention. It's imperative that LSH has the edge when it comes to winning those property instructions in what is a highly competitive market, and Alastair's previous experience will play a crucial role in securing these wins."

There is currently over 3 million sq ft of available office space in Birmingham city centre, and therefore good opportunities for a strong agency department to develop relationships with landlords as well as the occupier market.

Ian Kibble, newly appointed Head of LSH's Birmingham office and its Agency teams, added: "Over the last 12 months LSH has invested significantly in a national database that now fuels all agency teams across our 28 UK and Ireland offices. This company-wide, joined-up approach gives us and our clients complete visibility of local, regional and national market activity - an inevitable demand from property owners."

John concluded: "Historically, our Birmingham Office Agency team has enjoyed a strong track record among corporate occupiers, securing high profile property acquisitions for the likes of Severn Trent, Biffa and The Environment Agency. The experience and market knowledge that Alastair brings with him will be invaluable in replicating equal profile and dominance in the landlord sector."

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