NEW APPOINTMENT AT CARTER JONAS

Property agent Carter Jonas has announced the appointment of David Mackenzie, right, as head of residential sales in Bath.

He joins the company’s Queen Square office in advance of the opening of the firm’s new Wood Street office, which is due to open in the spring.

David, 33, who has returned to live in Bath after working in Gloucestershire for a short spell, has 12 years’ experience in the residential property industry, ten of which he spent selling prime Georgian townhouses and apartments in Bath, Bristol and the surrounding Somerset countryside.

Most recently, he was based in Cirencester as an associate director at Savills, advising on the sale of Cotswold country houses.

Following his appointment at Carter Jonas, David has moved to live in Bear Flat with his wife Alexandra and 18-month-old son Daniel. Alexandra was a pediatric nurse at Bath Royal United Hospital prior to becoming a mother.

David is a keen sportsman and rugby fan, supporting both Bath and Toulouse because of family connections.

He has also been a keen traveller and has lived in countries including the British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Oman, Yemen, Papua New Guinea, Rumania and Nigeria but has now firmly set his roots in Bath with his family.

Speaking of his appointment, David said: “I have always had a great respect for Carter Jonas and I am keen to embrace the challenge of building the residential business in and around this world heritage city. We are starting with a blank canvas with our new residential homes department and our key aim is to build a customer service that is second to none and meets and even exceeds the expectations of our clients.

“We will be the only national agent offering the combination of residential sales, lettings commercial, rural and auction departments from our new office in Bath.”

Philip Marshall, head of Carter Jonas in Bath, said: “We are delighted David has joined us and look forward to working with him in developing this exciting new part of our business.

“He has an excellent knowledge of the city and we are pleased to add a residential department to our existing commercial team.

“Our new Wood Street office will give us a great opportunity to build our business here and to offer our full range of property services to existing and new clients.”