Prime London specialist estate agency Oliver Bernard has made five ‘key hires’ including ‘a legend’ to bolster the business.

The two most senior of the recruits make the move from Knight Frank to join the Mayfair-based estate agency.

Harvey Cyzer, who is described as a legend, joins as an equity partner, and Rob Gittins as lettings manager.

Three other new faces, Rosa Halliday, William Bishop and Christian Marks, are all advisors, as the business seeks to rapidly expand with a new office covering Notting Hill, Knightsbridge and Chelsea by the end of the year.

Global expert

Cyzer is an award winning and “globally experienced property expert”, who specialises in delivering a high level of strategic and operational expertise from within the luxury residential London property sector.

He was a proprietary partner and department head of Mayfair and St James’ residential sales at Knight Frank, before running its central London offices, including Knightsbridge, Belgravia and South Kensington.

Expand

Gittins, who will expand the lettings team, boasts over 15 years’ experience, including ten with Knight Frank.

Halliday joins from Savills and Bishop from Marsh & Parsons, as senior advisors, whilst Marks bolsters the Mayfair lettings team.

“I am delighted to have finally captured Harvey Cyzer”

Charlie Gibson, MD at Oliver Bernard, says: “We are very committed to growing our team, so I am delighted to have finally captured Harvey Cyzer and invited him into the proprietary partnership, whilst William, Rosa and Christian add to the overall capacity of the firm, and Rob adds huge operational value to the already successful letting team.

“Combined, their depth of experience, knowledge and connections will complement our growing force here in Mayfair.”

Cyzer says: “Oliver Bernard is a deeply ambitious company developing rapidly from a strong base, with great potential to capture a very significant part of the market in prime central London.”