EG Moves

PeopleLaw firm Harrison Drury has expanded its team with the appointment of solicitor Iain Hall. Joining from Marsden Rawsthorn, he has more than 20 years experience in commercial property (01254 268791).Residential specialist WA Ellis has promoted three people to partners: Karen Carpmael, residential lettings and development consultancy; Peter Thatcher, chartered building surveyor; and Stephen Smith, partnership secretary and accountant. Angela Mercer and Kerry Morley, residential lettings, and Rob Lewis, residential agency house sales, have been made associate partners (020 7306 1600).Drivers Jonas has promoted Julian Record to partner. A specialist in project management and building consultancy, he has been instrumental in driving key projects for the Birmingham office (0121 236 8777).Bulleys Chartered Surveyors has appointed Alice Walton assistant surveyor at its Telford office (01952 292233).Hartnell Taylor Cook has expanded the building consultancy department at its London office by bringing in Neil Lofting as associate director (020 7788 3812).John Darling has joined StructureTone as a project manager in its interiors division, specialising in commercial office fitout (020 7204 7000).Paul Vernon-Smith, former director of SMPA’s City of London office, has joined Newton Perkins as a consultant (020 7456 0700).Internos Real Investors has made Richard Peskin its chairman. He was previously chairman of Great Portland Estates for 23 years (020 3178 5783).Mark Braithwaite has resigned as a director of Easter Group. The firm’s business in the North West will now be dealt with by Mike Forster of the company’s Luton office (01582 406991).Surveyor MJ Mapp has appointed Adam de Acetis to partner (020 7908 5500).Steve Dixon, Richard Parkins and Matt Courage have joined the board of Reading-based consultancy JDP as commercial, IT and engineering directors respectively (0118 972 2911)Retired property lawyer Geoffrey Lander has added the non-executive chairmanship of coaching and mentoring group Make Life Easy to his portfolio of non-executive directorships, which include a property investment company, a construction firm, a mixed-use developer and a facilities provider (020 7798 5614).Start-upsJohn and Marie Hayward have launched Hayward Commercial, a surveying practice specialising in agency and professional services. It is located at 197-199 New Road Side, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 4DR (0113 281 9929) www.haywardcommercial.co.ukJoshua Prince has set up Bella Stone, a property consultancy focusing on development and investment opportunities across the UK (020 8500 8080). www.bellastoneproperty.comNew addressesKinney Green’s West End office has relocated to 15 Bruton Place, W1J 6LU (020 7495 1222). www.kinneygreen.comM Retail Estates has changed its name to Murleigh Retail Estates and moved office to 25-28 Old Burlington Street, W1S 3AN (020 7440 2533). www.mretail.co.ukRetirementPaul Cole is retiring in July after 30 years at Croudace Properties, previously known as Maybrook Properties. Cole’s surveying career began 39 years ago with Matthews & Goodman.