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Our People

Our people are our strength. From humble beginnings we’ve assembled a collective of some of the most passionate and experienced names in their respective fields, we think it’s a pretty formidable team.

A healthy, balanced, driven and fun culture underpins all we do, encouraging everyone to bring their best self every day. What works for us, works for you.

Hannah Read
Hannah Read

Co-Founder, residential specialist and third-generation Covent Gardener – both Hannah’s parents and grandfather all worked in Covent Garden’s magazine publishing industry back in the day.

A self confessed foodie, she’s on better terms with many of the streets & buildings than the back of her own hand, loving nothing more than discovering the West End’s latest street food vendor, dinner destination or independent boutique.

Anne-Marie Murphy
Anne-Marie Murphy

Co-Founder Anne-Marie has specialised in the residential market across Covent Garden, Soho & Bloomsbury for two decades, bringing boundless energy and endless enthusiasm for all things West End to everything she does.

Heading up Lettings and Development Consultancy, Anne-Marie advises private & institutional clients, adding value by maximising returns on residential portfolios through comprehensive investment & development advice.

Jamie Read
Jamie Read

After graduating from the BRIT school in the 90’s, Jamie spent a lot of time crate digging in Soho’s record shops and gigging with bands in numerous venues across the West End, nurturing a life-long passion for the area that still drives him today.

The 25 year career in property that’s followed wasn’t necessarily ‘the plan’, but when it came to co-founding a business, there was only one place it could be…

Craig Simpson
Craig Simpson

As a Central Saint Martin’s fashion graduate and former interior designer, Craig’s creative career included working alongside illustrious architect Oscar Niemeyer on the Serpentine Pavilion.

Since making the switch to property sales in 2005, he’s become a specialist in transacting high value assets across the West End, having sold over £60 million worth of apartments in Centre Point Residences alone.

Leanne Saddington

Leanne Saddington

Lettings Associate

Leanne Saddington

Leanne is our girl about town, literally living & breathing the West End. She has a wealth of experience having honed her property chops on the vibrant streets of Soho with another independent agency prior to joining Team_TB.

In her own words “I enjoy the entire process of finding fantastic new homes for the amazing people I’m lucky to meet every day!” Prior to property, Leanne spent eight years working with special needs children as well as being a qualified swimming teacher coaching people of all ages.

Chelsea Summerscales

Chelsea Summerscales

Lettings Negotiator

Chelsea Summerscales

Chelsea joined our team in 2023 having cut her teeth in property at Foxtons. Hailing from the north and originally moving to London to study drama and theatre arts at the London Drama Studio, she is more than familiar with Theatreland. But she also has a family background in real estate, so the West End provides a perfect combination of her passion and experience.

Veronika Remeníková

Veronika Remeníková

Administrator

Veronika Remeníková

Veronika arrived at TB_HQ in the early summer of 2023, joining our team from Foxtons. She is the glue that holds us together, she is the oil in the cogs, she keeps us on track (she’s also a qualified barista and makes a mean flat white…)

Bringing a wealth of administrative experience, a first-class degree in Sociology & Psychology and currently completing a Master’s in Law, she’s a smart cookie with a cheeky smile and an infectious laugh, a welcome addition to the team who’s won plaudits from both clients and customers alike with her professional ‘get it done’ approach and extreme effectiveness.

Kareen Lawrence

Kareen Lawrence

Head of Property Management

Kareen Lawrence

Kareen oversees Tavistock Bow’s property management operation and has dealt with all manner of situations over the years, gaining crucial experience that enables her to deal with any management issues quickly and efficiently.

A fully qualified member of ARLA, Kareen operates tried and tested processes and systems ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the department, minimising the risk of any small issue escalating and giving peace of mind to both our clients and occupiers.

Stacy Greenwood 

Stacy Greenwood 

Senior Property Manager

Stacy Greenwood 

Stacy manages client relationships within our managed residential portfolio, boasting well over a decade’s experience in the residential management sector.

Her track record guarantees clients & occupiers are in safe hands, having previously been Head of Client Relationships for a large independent agency overseeing a portfolio of 1500 managed properties, and subsequently responsible for a team of property managers running a portfolio in excess of 2000 units.

Virgina Ewart-James

Virgina Ewart-James

Social Media & Content

Virgina Ewart-James

Vej (as she’s affectionately known) is well versed in West End life, having spent nearly a decade handling client portfolios across Covent Garden & Soho as a lettings associate for EA Shaw & CBRE.

After transferring to Asia with CBRE, she’s glad to be back in the West End after nine years away, keeping her finger on the pulse and sharing all the various goings on across our neighbourhoods (despite missing Thai food, tropical beaches and the luxury of never needing a jumper…)

Charlotte Boyd

Charlotte Boyd

Interior Styling Consultant

Charlotte Boyd

Charlotte is a freelance Interior Stylist and Writer with over 15 years experience working for some of the UK’s leading interiors magazines and brands. She’s styled everything from large room sets for decorating stories, outdoor dining features, ads and catalogues to real homes, as well as a number of successful styling projects for our clients here at TB_HQ.

A graduate of Winchester School of Art, Charlotte has a wealth of experience and an eye for creating exceptional interiors as well as the perfect detail shot. She regularly organises shoots in all corners of the UK and occasionally further afield having produced & styled shoots in mainland Europe and South Africa.

Richard Clare FRICS

Richard Clare FRICS

Chairman

Richard Clare FRICS

A Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and all-round industry legend, Richard is a leading authority within real estate, speaking widely around the world and consulting at local, UK and International Government levels.

He’s been there, done it, got the T-shirt: Group Chairman of EC Harris, Advisor to the British Property Federation, Property Advisory Committee of Imperial College London, Property Advisory Panel of University College London Hospital, member of the 2012 London Olympics Strategic Task Group, Governor of The Anglo-American Real Property Institute, Non-Executive Director of Grosvenor, and of course chair of Tavistock Bow.