Vail Williams expands presence in Thames Valley with new Oxford office

Expanding property consultancy Vail Williams has expanded its presence in the Thames Valley - opening a new office in Oxford to meet demand.

The new office is headed by Richard Dawtrey, partner and head of investment, while two new members of staff - experienced partner Mike Watson and surveyor Clark Tersol - have been hired. Both come from Cluttons in Oxford.

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Historic and listed building specialist Chris Bailey has been appointed to cover building consultancy and other hires are in the pipeline, including support staff, said Vail Williams.

Managing partner Matthew Samuel-Camps said: "This further strategic growth is aligned with our business plan, enhancing our offer geographically and synergising perfectly with our current office footprint, particularly that of Birmingham, London and Reading.

"Richard, who had six years’ commercial property experience at a national firm based in Oxford before moving to Vail Williams, has kept in touch with his old client base and is clearly the perfect person to lead our city team."

Samuel-Camps continued: "Oxford is a significant and world-renowned educational centre with a high growth wider region - including in Bicester, Abingdon, Banbury and Didcot where there has been substantial investment - and of course the significant business growth witnessed in the city itself allied to the university, especially in the life science markets."

Oxford now becomes the 12th Vail Williams office across the South East, Midlands and North.