CBRE South West announces round of appointments

Richard Howell

Global real estate advisor CBRE has appointed Richard Howell as a Senior Director in its Capital Markets team, as well as Lee Halmshaw as a Director in its Rating division, as part of its latest recruitment drive.

Richard Howell joins from Avison Young, where he set up the firm’s Bristol investment team. In his role based at CBRE’s Bristol office, he will cover the South West and South Wales investment markets, working with sector team leads.

Lee Halmshaw

Lee Halmshaw also joins CBRE from Avison Young, where he built his career over the past 19 years. He will further drive CBRE’s Rating offering across the region.

Further new starters include two new Building Consultancy hires. Stephen Golding who will join as Associate Director, and Lauren Sporle as Assistant Surveyor. Furthermore, Sophie Haslum joins as Associate Director in the Development team, while Fraser Mitchell and Alistair Norman join as Senior Surveyors in the firm’s Property Management team.

“I’m excited to join such a well-established team and to bring my expertise in finding new opportunities for investors across the region,” said Howell.

Halmshaw added: “I’m looking forward to harnessing CBRE’s national knowledge as our team leverage our local market insights to support a number of organisations in the South West and South Wales on their Rating requirements.”

Tom Morris, Managing Director, Midlands and South Region at CBRE, commented: “We’ve been busy welcoming new colleagues in recent months and are excited to have everyone on board as we continue to grow our regional team. Attracting the very best talent across the growth areas of our business has been a priority for a number of years, so it is great to see this come to fruition. We continue to invest in where our clients need us most and I look forward to expanding our capabilities in 2024.”