Head of Savills Manchester office takes national role

James Evans has been appointed national head of office agency at the international real estate consultancy.

Evans will continue to be the head of the Savills Manchester office while taking on the new role. He began his Savills career in 2006 and is a specialist in advising on disposals and acquisitions. Evans has been involved in several large office projects in Manchester, including Circle Square, 125 Deansgate and First Street.

Evans said his new role comes at a time of change in offices.

“The regional office markets have been through a period of fundamental change over the last two years as occupiers and landlords adjust to the impacts of the pandemic,” he said. “With the office world returning to greater levels of activity it is a very exciting time to be a part of this market and I am very much looking forward to working with our already strong national network to provide the best service to new and existing clients.”

Savills executive director and head of transactional services, Jeremy Bates, highlighted the firm’s commitment to regional markets.

“The growing strength and depth of Savills 50-strong national office agency team is underlined by the unrivalled presence we have in each of the key cities across the UK,” Bates said. “We have great confidence in the resilience and future performance of these and continue to invest in innovating our services for investors, occupiers and developers across the UK. I am very pleased to have James leading the team to further build on this success.”

Savills national office agency team is located across 15 offices in the UK including Manchester, London, Birmingham, Bristol and Edinburgh.