Knight Frank prime player takes over key Winkworth office
Christian Lock-Necrews leaves Knight Frank after 18 years to take on Winkworth's Knightsbridge base.
Residential specialist Christian Lock-Necrews (main picture) has left Knight Frank to take over Winkworth’s Knightsbridge, Chelsea and Belgravia franchise.
Lock-Necrews joins Winkworth after 18 years with Knight Frank, operating in Marylebone and in Knightsbridge.
Refurbishment
He will be based in Brompton Road SW3 where Winkworth’s office has been located for 50 years. The office has undergone an extensive refurbishment following his acquisition of the franchise.
The Winkworth Knightsbridge, Chelsea and Belgravia office is part of Winkworth’s prime cluster of offices in Kensington, South Kensington, Paddington & Bayswater, Notting Hill, and Pimlico & Westminster.
This is an extremely exciting step to be taking to invest in my own business as part of the Winkworth brand.”
Lock-Necrews says: “Knightsbridge is one of the world’s best known addresses, synonymous with quality and luxury.
“This is an extremely exciting step to be taking to invest in my own business as part of the Winkworth brand, while retaining the agility of private ownership,” he says.
“The heritage and 190-year history of the brand is reassuring and part of the motivation for me to buy into the business, as well as the ability to utilise a wonderful network of 100 offices and its international presence.”
Best talent
Dominic Agace, CEO at Winkworth, says: “We are delighted that Christian has joined Winkworth.
“Our Knightsbridge office has played an important role in our prime London presence for over 50 years.
Christian is exactly the kind of talented and entrepreneurial professional who reflects my strategy.”
“We have a superb team running our prime London offices. Christian is exactly the kind of talented and entrepreneurial professional who reflects my strategy to bring in the best talent to match the platform we are investing in to be in the top three in terms of market share in all areas we operate across London.”
Earlier this year, the takeover of independent sales and lettings agency Jordan & Mason signalled Winkworth Salisbury franchise’s expansion.
