Knight Frank has made a new appointment to its Perth Office Leasing team in order to better service its clients in a dynamic leasing market. Rick McKenzie has come on board as Associate Director of Office Leasing this week.

He moves to Knight Frank this week from his previous role as Senior Negotiator in Office Senior Negotiator for Advisory and Transaction Services in Office Leasing. Prior to that, Rick was a Certified Practising Valuer at Opteon Property Group.

Knight Frank Partner and Joint Head of Office Leasing Ian Edwards said Rick would be a welcome addition to Knight Frank’s Office Leasing team and his experience would assist the business in providing an enhanced service offering to clients.

“Rick brings a significant amount of ability, knowledge and energy to the Knight Frank Office Leasing team in Perth,” he said.

“He has more than ten years’ experience in the property industry through both valuation and agency roles.

“His background as a licensed valuer, combined with his successful career specialising in Office Leasing across the Perth CBD, West Perth and Subiaco markets will bring great benefit to the Knight Frank business and our clients.”

Mr Edwards said activity in the Perth CBD Office Leasing market was starting to increase following the pandemic, with the outlook optimistic.

“Perth has weathered COVID-19 well, with minimal lockdowns, and businesses are increasingly positive particularly due to relatively strong economic fundamentals in our state,” he said.

“We are starting to see greater tenant enquiry and more activity across all office sectors which is why we are growing our team.”

Mr McKenzie said he was looking forward to providing a quality service to clients at Knight Frank as the market picked up.

“Knight Frank’s Office Leasing business provides a great platform for me to deliver high quality service and leasing success for our institutional landlords, high net worth investors and private owner clients,” he said.

“The strong rebound in the Perth Office Market in 2021 has delivered the opportune time for me to join the business and I look forward to partnering with both our existing and new clients in delivering outstanding real estate outcomes for all stakeholders.”

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