The joint venture partnership behind UK build-to-rent operator Get Living, has appointed Jeremy Helsby, former Chief Executive of Savills, to its Supervisory Board as Non-Executive Chairman.

AEW, one of the largest real estate investment and asset managers, has appointed Xavier de Saqui de Sannes as Head of Institutional Asset Management in France. He will be based in Paris and will report to Raphaël Brault, Head of France - Institutional Division.

Law firm Irwin Mitchell has appointed planning and environmental partner, Claire Petricca-Riding to take over as National Head of a newly combined Planning & Environment department.

Commerz Real has appointed Tobias Huzarski (37) as the head of its newly-created Impact Investment division. 

Property consultancy Cluttons has added two new hires to its business development team who will help support Cluttons’ experts across sectors such as telecoms, infrastructure and not for profit. 

UK real estate investment trust SEGRO has announced a number of senior leadership changes, with Phil Redding, Chief Investment officer, stepping down from the Board at the end of January and leaving the business at the end of April 2020 following the transitioning of his responsibilities.

Barings has appointed Robbert-Jan van Baal as Head of Real Estate Acquisition for Benelux and Thorsten Slytå as Regional Head of Real Estate for Scandinavia.

Stephen Welton, founder CEO of BGF, has been appointed by the company’s Board to the new role of Executive Chairman. 

Another deal has been concluded by Moorfield Group at the Innovation Park in Bridge of Don, with data analytics and visualisation company, Sensalytx agreeing terms for two units at the James Gregory Centre.

Quadrant, a UK real estate asset management and development company, and Eccleston Capital are launching a single-purpose joint-venture aimed at repurposing redundant department stores and other large retail units across the UK.