Cluttons has hired the residential valuation and development team that quit struggling agency Chesterton last month.
The move, revealed by EG (27 January, p29), will see the group join Cluttons before Easter.
The team announced it intended to quit the company two weeks ago amid fears that Chesterton’s management buyout was stalling
Headed by Tim Glover, and supported by Nigel Macdonald, they will join Cluttons’ residential professional services team based in Berkeley Square.
Richard Cotton, managing partner of Cluttons, said: “We regard residential professional services as a core activity.”