AI Issue 8 2017

Acquisition International - August 2017 57 London Calling over the months to come. I’ve long held the view that standards are too low across the residential management industry and have advocated greater skills for managers, that can only be delivered with higher training standards. “Integrity is an essential quality to ensure success in the property management industry today. At Bruton of Sloane Street, we pride ourselves on being trusted advisors winning repeat business through word of mouth and recommendations by a loyal clientele base. Andrew then shares his reflection on the company being selected in the 2017 Business Elite Awards and the specific challenges and opportunities he has faced during his time at the company. He also details the importance of attracting the right talent to work at Bruton of Sloane Street. “It’s a great honour to be recognised as one of the leaders in the property industry, dedicated to providing exceptional services.” “Prime Central London has long been amelting pot of cultures, one of the most exciting places on earth to live and work and a magnet for the world’s business elite. There is strong and growing demand for solid, dependable and seamless property management, that offers complete peace of mind to property owners that their asset is being carefully preserved and its financial performance optimised. This is what we offer our clients. Yes, we can arrange a personal trainer or a helicopter if that’s what they need, but ultimately our USP is our unrivalled knowledge of maintaining and managing London’s finest buildings so that they run seamlessly. “Building a stellar team requires not just recruiting, but also retaining the brightest talent in the property industry. We now have a team with over 90 years of combined property experience and extensive residential management and consultancy expertise, with all members either RICS qualified or undertaking their articles.” Finally, Andrew reveals the firm’s exciting plans. “We are launching Native Land’s Burlington Gate, Mayfair this year which marks a three- year consultancy project. Beyond that, we aim to develop our mixed-use consultancy practice and make further inroads into the PRS through our investment division, Bruton Realty. “As well as extending our platforms into the private rented sector, growth over the next 10-20 years will be led by London’s eastern districts. There will be an increasing level of activity at the eastern fringe of the city, the area running from Old Street Roundabout, south of Spitalfields Market. It was cheap office space that initially drew tech start-ups, designers and media companies priced out of Soho and Southbank, eastwards. “We opened our city office last year, to adapt to business growth towards the east. This followed our development consultancy work with Chinese developer, Reignwood Investments who, in partnership with Four Seasons, have created the Four Seasons Private Residences at Ten Trinity Square, right at the gateway to eastern edge of the city.”