Louise Emmott has launched a new homes sales, residential lettings and management agency called Kingsdene after she led a management buyout of JLL’s residential operations in the North.
Emmott, who worked for JLL for 20 years and for the last five years was head of residential agency and development at the firm, has been joined by co-directors Oliver Dolan and Lynsey Smith.
JLL’s residential offices in Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool will trade under the Kingsdene name and the new company will continue to work closely with JLL as joint venture partners sharing local, national and international resources to meet the needs of developer clients.
Emmott said: “When the opportunity presented itself for Oliver, Lynsey and I to take over JLL’s residential operations in the North, we jumped at the chance. We know our market inside out and have great relationships with our clients across the region.
“Kingsdene will offer unrivalled local expertise in city centre sales, lettings and property management, and this coupled with our unique relationship with JLL’s UK and global capital markets team means we have an exciting offer to help our ambitious property developer clients access international funding and investment.
“We are thrilled to be in a position where we can take the business forward in what is undoubtedly a significant period for residential development with both the rental and new homes markets performing exceptionally well. Our independence and ability to be nimble and agile will be essential to our consumer facing operations in Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool.”
Stephen Hogg, managing director of JLL’s Manchester office, added: “I have worked alongside Louise for 20 years and Oliver and Lynsey for 15 years and I think it’s fantastic how JLL can support this MBO and strategic partnership going forward. The focus is ensuring our client base receives the best service and this new hybrid model of global and local advisers gives us best in class advice. I look forward to working with the team for another 20 years.”
