Savills hires buy-to-let specialist Wiggans

Rob Wiggans has been appointed as operations director within the consultancy’s Investor Hub.

Wiggans has joined Savills from Property Hub, where he spent eight years, the latter three as investment manager. Prior to that he spent five years at Taylor Wimpey.

At Savills, Wiggans will head up the Investor Hub team alongside fellow directors Jamie Adam and Toby Greenhow. The hub provides a platform for residential developers to sell to investors and identify opportunities for new-build buy-to-let schemes.

Wiggans will be based at Savills’ Manchester office.

“Savills has an incredibly strong reputation in the market and I am joining an experienced and successful team, and I’m excited by the opportunities the Savills Investor Hub can provide,” Wiggans said.

“In a time of restructuring for the buy-to-let sector, expert advice is more important than ever and I look forward to working closely with colleagues across the wider Savills business to deliver for our clients.”

George Cardale, head of residential development sales at Savills, says: “This appointment underlines the importance we place on growing our business and investing where there are opportunities that will ultimately benefit our clients.

“Whilst the new homes market has faced challenging headwinds over the last 12 to 18 months there are positive signals – through encouraging sales rates and rising applicant numbers and viewings – reinforcing our feeling that demand in the market remains strong.”