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Shiells in Belfast, which was acquired last year by Lambert Smith Hampton, has been appointed National Head of Property & Asset Management. Patricia’s appointment comes at a time when Lambert Smith Hampton is in growth mode. The company recently bought ES Group and Tushingham Moore, the largest retail property specialist outside London, to strengthen its presence in the UK regions and increase awareness of its brand.
“We are essentially a one-stop-shop. We have all the services under one roof to enable us to create a bespoke and easy-tomeasure management service for our clients.” Patricia Dorrity and Gary Nesbitt photographed at Linen Hall Library.
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resulting in capital growth and generally an improvement of the physical space.”
Another service the Belfast office of LSH offers exclusively is expertise in building surveying and project management, an essential component in maintaining the physical environment of large properties and managing large capital expenditure projects. This supplements and dovetails into the core property management function.
Commenting further on Lambert Smith Hampton’s commitment to achieving tangible results for their clients, Gary also points to the team’s financial expertise.
“We are essentially a one-stop-shop. We have all the services under one roof to enable us to create a bespoke and easyto-measure management service for our clients,” he says. “We have proven that we can deliver added value to our clients and their assets. We see the added value as contributing to the enhancement of net rental incomes,
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“For example, we have been closely involved in some of the recent refinancing deals done by shopping centre owners. We play an integral part in the due diligence undertaken in any refinancing,” he adds. The market leading expertise and depth of experience LSH has recognised in its Northern Ireland operation has been reflected in the number of senior staff who have taken on UK-wide roles in their specialist areas. Patricia Dorrity who formerly headed the property management team for BTW
In her new role she will move from day to day management of the team in Northern Ireland to play a strategic role in directing how the firm delivers property management in all the regions of the UK and Ireland. Having been in the business for 27 years, Patricia has seen clients’ needs become more complex, which has created more opportunities for the property management experts at LSH to show their worth. “The expertise that exists in all parts of the business is being shared across the regions to ensure we have a strong proposition in all our key markets,” she says. “Our property management teams in London and across the UK are focused on delivering tangible benefits to landlords. I’m confident our Belfast office will continue to lead the way in demonstrating how property management with a commercial edge can benefit the bottom line.”
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