Knight Frank has appointed Ben Hill from British Land as a partner in its commercial property asset management team in Leeds.
Hill has 20 years’ experience in the commercial property sector and at British Land he was a director and member of the retail property management senior leadership team, with responsibility for the management of approximately £1bn worth of assets in Sheffield, including Meadowhall Shopping Centre.
Prior to joining British Land Hill spent 12 years working as a director of property management at Smith Young Partnership in Sheffield.
Michael Lewis, head of property and asset management at Knight Frank, said: “Hill has a proven record as one of the leading property management experts across UK retail space and will have a key role to play in our expansion of our shopping centre team in Leeds.
“Shopping centres are an integral part of our retail capability. Servicing a range of REITs, institutions, property companies and local authorities, our experience in the core market of strong regional centres is unrivalled. Hill brings with him an in-depth knowledge of one of the UK’s most complex and well-known retail assets and we are delighted to have him on board.”
