With a decade of experience in delivering private houses in London and Switzerland, he is also a master at negotiating the spider’s web of planning applications for high net worth property investments. Operating in Mayfair, St James’s, Belgravia, Knightsbridge, Chelsea, Kensington and Marylebone, this might involve Historic England, the land-owning Estates (Cadogan, Grosvenor and Crown) and the building control departments of London boroughs.
What makes REDD truly valuable to private clients is the company’s focus on delivering on-going management services – for primary residences or a rental portfolio comprising luxury apartments, private houses and build-to-rent schemes. It’s a commitment marked by the launch of a mobile app that offers residents and tenants a range of members’ club services, from building maintenance to lifestyle offers in and around their property.
“Prime property management is more than simply running a property well, you need to deliver a certain lifestyle,” says Smithers.