International real estate advisor Savills has bolstered its national retail agency team with the appointment of Isla Monteith who joins as a director in the firm’s Edinburgh office.
Isla, who has 15 year’s experience working in the retail property market, most recently as a partner at Cushman & Wakefield in Edinburgh, will focus on retail and leisure agency advice on behalf of landlord and occupier clients, covering high streets, shopping centres and retail parks throughout Scotland.
Nick Penny, head of Savills Scotland, comments: “We are delighted to welcome Isla to Savills who brings with her a wealth of experience working in the retail sector in Scotland. Isla will take a pivotal role as we look to continue growing our retail agency team north of the border while delivering the very best in class service for our clients.”
Isla adds: “I am extremely pleased to join Savills at an exciting time when the firm is expanding it’s retail and leisure teams across the UK. I look forward to working with the team to provide new and existing clients with the expertise they require in this changing retail and leisure landscape.”
Savills national retail team, which is over 60 people strong, operates from strategically located offices throughout the UK. Isla joins Estelle Forrester, Ian Buchan, Mike Spens and Victoria Freed who specialise in the retail and leisure markets in Scotland, working from the Savills offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh.