Knight Frank has made two significant appointments to its team in Western Australia as optimism returns to the Perth market. Jeremy Robotham, currently Knight Frank Partner, Asset Management Services (AMS) in New South Wales, has relocated from Sydney to join Knight Frank’s WA team as Partner, Office Leasing.

Jeremy brings to the WA Leasing team a multitude of owner and occupier relationships having worked across major national Institutional landlord portfolios which will enhance his ability to transact across all of Perth’s office markets.

David Ivey has also been appointed as Knight Frank Partner, Valuation and Advisory in Perth. He was formerly head of Valuations and Advisory for JLL in Perth, but has spent the past two years working with Vicinity Shopping Centres as Leasing Executive.He will be responsible for building the Retail Valuations business nationally for Knight Frank Australia, while strengthening the business’s alignment with institutional clients across the country.

Craig Dawson, Knight Frank Partner and Head of WA, said the appointments were made as the Perth market was experiencing renewed optimism, with the anticipation of upcoming growth in the post-COVID recovery.

“The Perth market is entering what will believe will be the start of a period of growth, and in response we are growing the Knight Frank business in Western Australia,” he said.“Both Jeremy and David will be fantastic additions to our team, bringing their unique experience, knowledge and skills to enhance our service offering to clients.

“Jeremy has over 23 years’ experience working in institutional-grade commercial and industrial real estate across Australia and has worked for major national property businesses including The GPT Group, Centuria Capital and AMP Capital.“With proven success in our AMS team in Sydney, Jeremy wanted to make a change, and we were supportive of keeping someone of his talent at Knight Frank, while giving him an opportunity to broaden his skill set. "David, meanwhile, will prove invaluable to our Valuation and Advisory business. Retail is a core market for our business, and we want to better service our clients in both Western Australia and New South Wales in valuations.

“In addition to being the former Head of Valuations and Advisory for JLL in Perth, for the past two years David worked client side with Vicinity Shopping Centres, which has strengthened his relationships with key retail groups and will assist Knight Frank to deliver the best service for our clients.”

Mr Robotham said he was born and bred in West Australia and is pleased to have been given the opportunity to return home.

“I worked in the Perth market for nearly seven years before heading over to Sydney, where I’ve been based for the past 16 years,” he said.

“This is an exciting time to be in Perth commercial market with the recovery from COVID-19 starting to gather pace, and I look forward to using my significant experience to deliver value to the Knight Frank team, including in asset repositioning, project leasing and delivering focused asset strategies across single assets and portfolios.

“At Knight Frank I’m lucky enough to have been able to relocate back home, with the business very supportive of the move, helping me to secure a new role I’m enthusiastic about.”

Mr Ivey said he was excited to join Knight Frank and resume in an agency role, after developing additional skills over the past few years in a client-side role.

“For the past 15 years I have held a variety of leadership roles within the valuation and advisory department, and while more recently I have been involved on the client side of business, I look forward to going back to valuations to deliver the best service for Knight Frank’s clients.

“During my career I have developed long-lasting relationships with key real estate stakeholders as well as financial institutions, which I will bring to Knight Frank to ensure all parties requirements are met, while complying with statutory requirements.”

David Ivey appointed as Knight Frank Partner, Valuation and Advisory in Perth (pictured below)

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