Property agency Savills has appointed senior residential sales director Alistair Heather as head of its Bath office.
Alistair, pictured, has worked as an agent in London and Bath for nearly two decades.
Savills said his arrival, from Strutt & Parker’s Bath office where he was head of sales, further bolstered its senior team in the city and reflected the rapid growth of the business.
Alistair started his career with leading London agencies Foxtons and Hamptons covering the Chelsea, South Kensington and South West London markets.
In 2011 he joined Strutt & Parker, co-founding its Notting Hill office before relocating to Bath with the firm in 2019.
He specialises in the sale of prime residential homes in the countryside market.
Alistair takes over from Luke Brady, who has been at the helm in Bath since 2012. Luke will continue in his role as head of Savills Southern residential sales business.
Luke said: “When Savills established its Bath office I don’t think anyone could have expected that we would grow into the business we are today.
“Our local business has grown considerably over the last decade and we have seen our turnover quadruple.
“We decided that 2022 would be the ideal time to expand our senior team and for me to focus my time on my regional role, which has also doubled in size, alongside my client work.
“It is a great pleasure to welcome Alistair to the team and I am looking forward to working closely with him on the continued evolution of our business here in Bath.”
Alistair added: “Savills has an incredible reputation and I am hugely excited to be joining such a strong team here in Bath.
“I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to market homes in one of the most architecturally and naturally beautiful parts of the country.
“The pandemic has been an enormous catalyst for the property market and has brought Bath and its surrounds into sharper focus for national and international buyers. It is a genuine privilege to be entrusted by my clients with their homes and I really look forward to helping more people secure their ideal move this year.”
Alistair joins an experienced and well-established residential sales team of eight in the Bath office, including director Matthew Pegler, who, with more than 25 years’ experience as an agent, focuses on the sale of country and village properties, and associate director Jack King, who has worked in agency in Bath for 12 years.
Savills’ Bath office also includes a team of rural professionals and a specialist residential development sales team, which advises on and sells new homes developments in and around the city.
Global real estate services provider Savills has an international network of more than 600 offices.
