We are delighted to announce the appointment of two new key members of staff to our Professional Services and Planning teams.
Desmond Hirsch MSc FRICS, joins as Associate Director and is to head up the Professional Services team. He will be primarily responsible for dealing with valuations, rent reviews, lease renewals, dispute resolution, relocation advice and consultancy work.
As Chief Estates Surveyor, Desmond was head of Cambridge City Council’s Property Services and was responsible for a commercial portfolio of properties producing rentals in excess of £6.5m p.a. He has experience in all aspects of landlord and tenant issues and commercial property transactions. His most recent project for the City Council included securing planning consent for change of use for the Visitor Information Centre, Guildhall and pre-letting the old library in Wheeler Street to Jamie Oliver’s Fresh Spaces restaurant group.
John Callin, Managing Director, commented. “We are very fortunate to secure the services of such an experienced person within the commercial property sector. Desmond has been working in Cambridge for many years and his local knowledge will undoubtedly be beneficial to our professional services team and we look forward to a long fruitful working relationship.”
Paul Belton has also recently joined as Senior Planner. He will be involved in a wide selection of planning work within the current Januarys team. He is a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and did his formal training at Newcastle upon Tyne University where he gained BA Hons and Diploma in Town Planning (DipTP).
Paul has excellent local planning experience beginning his career at South Cambridgeshire District Council where he worked as a Planning Assistant. He progressed on to Development Control Officer at Huntingdonshire District Council where he stayed for 2½ years prior to joining Januarys.
Colin Brown, Director of Planning, said. “We look forward to working with Paul and he will be an integral member of the team. His previous experience within Council departments will put him in good stead to deal with the many intricacies of the planning process.”
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