Savills bolsters its Country House Department with three key director appointments

第一太平戴维斯 has kicked off 2024 with two key external hires and an internal move into its country house team, meaning the firm will offer industry-leading specialist expertise in every region of the UK.

James Toogood has been appointed to lead the South and South West regions. Born in the west country and having worked in the area for nearly 30 years, Toogood is widely regarded as one of the most experienced and highly regarded agents in the area. ?Toogood joins the firm after 23 years at Knight Frank and is well placed to turbo charge the prime country house business in the South and South West.

Toogood began his career in Bath and most recently headed up Knight Frank’s Bristol office advising clients in the sale of prime residential property both in the city and surrounding countryside.

Toogood will be focusing on the country house market above ￡2m and working closely with the firm’s network of offices across the region including Clifton, Bath, Salisbury, Wimborne, Exeter and Cornwall, while ensuring high-net-worth buyers from around the globe are aware of properties owned by his clients.

Barclay Macfarlane joins the team as director to cover country house sales across the East Anglia region. Macfarlane is based near Long Melford in Suffolk and joins after 16 years at Strutt & Parker where he built a solid reputation as a trusted advisor guiding numerous vendors on the sale of their residential properties.

Charlie Kannreuther who has been with Savills since 2012 joins the Country Department in his new role after six years running Savills North West region. Kannreuther has 25 years’ experience in the Cheshire property market and has acted in the sale of many best-in-class properties across a range of locations. He has particular expertise in the market for country houses, village and town houses and thrives on smoothing the sales process and building rapport with his buyers.

Savills?team of highly experienced country house specialists now numbers 23 and covers the length and breadth of the UK from the South to Scotland. With each team member having a regional countryside specialism and in-depth knowledge of key locations, plus direct access to Savills London and International networks, including the Private Office, the department is able to provide a unique a 360 degree service to clients.

Of the appointments, head of Savills Country Department, Phillippa Dalby-Welsh comments; “We are thrilled to step into 2024 by welcoming three industry heavyweights to the team. James, Barclay and Charlie collectively have over 70 years’ experience between them and an outstanding track record of sales.? Their appointments fulfils our objective to have a regional prime country house specialist providing a direct, personal link to our London and International network operating in every region of the UK. We look forward to strengthening our business in their respective areas this year with a keen focus on delivering an exceptional personal service to clients.”

Andrew Perratt , head of Savills Residential adds;?“We are?delighted to welcome James and Barclay to the fold. They are exceptional agents who I know will be instrumental in this team’s evolution under Phillippa’s leadership. I’m also thrilled that Charlie has agreed to take on a crucial role within the country house department. The bolstered team has a very impressive track record, a wealth of experience and they care dearly about their clients.

Visit the country department page for further information.

As seen on Prime Resi 29 Jan 24