Savills strengthens investment team in The Netherlands

International real estate advisor Savills has expanded its investment team in The Netherlands through the recruitment of Tom Burwinkel and Jasper Leydes.

Leydes has over eight years of experience as an investment consultant at Van Dijk and Ten Cate. He has been appointed as an associate director within Savills Residential Investment team, currently led by Bas Wilberts, and will assist with the selling and buying of property portfolios. He will also help drive the student accommodation business, currently a booming asset class in The Netherlands.

Tom Burwinkel spent over four years at FGH as a senior relationship manager for the commercial real estate division. At Savills he has taken on the role as an associate director, responsible for acquisitions of commercial investments.

Jan de Quay, Head of Investment at Savills The Netherlands, says: "We are delighted with the arrival of Tom and Jasper and their appointments are very much in line with our business strategy. Tom has excellent experience advising parties of existing and future loan portfolios and Jasper, with his extensive knowledge of the housing sector, will make a valuable contribution to the existing home team.”