South London estate agents KALMARs are proud to announce the appointment of Rachel Stanislaus and David McGuinness, who will be joining KALMARs as a new Land and Development Consultant and Senior Residential Sales Consultant respectively. These key new appointments are another signal of KALMARs’ continuing expansion in the South London property market following the opening of their brand-new office at 366 Old Kent Road earlier this year.

Rachel Stanislaus joins the KALMARs team with valuable experience in residential development with a particular focus on mixed tenure housing. She holds a BSc in Property Planning and Development and is passionate about land use and how it is promoted through the planning and development process. A South East London native, Rachel is excited to bring her passion for and interest in the area to its transformation through planning and development with KALMARs.

Rachel has spent the last five years working at Red Loft as a development surveyor where she has built a strong understanding and considerable experience conducting financial viability assessments and helping clients with strategic development consultancy advice. In her new role as Land and Development Consultant she will assist the development department by obtaining and sourcing new sites to build the already-impressive KALMARs portfolio of sites for development.

David McGuinness is a property consultant and advisor with over twenty years in the property and investment sector and an impressive track record of asset sourcing, disposal and portfolio management. Hailing from Dublin and educated at Dublin Institute of Technology, David has an impressive CV including senior leadership roles with notable international firms in Ireland, Australia, the US and the UK.

His most recent role was as a Business Development Manager and Investment Advisor at Westbury Investment Management Ltd. Here his responsibilities included sourcing development and key investment opportunities for clients, with a focus on PRS, BTR, Co-Living, Land Acquisition and Student Accommodation. David’s previous roles include as an Associate Director at Chestertons, where he was one of the top billing consultants in 2013. In his new position as the new Senior Residential Sales Consultant at KALMARs David will assist with sourcing and advising on new residential opportunities and sales.

Sebastian Kalmar, Director at KALMARs, says: “We’re delighted to welcome Rachel and David to the team at such a promising time for KALMARs. There are clear benefits to our clients and the service we provide with Rachel coming on board with her experience of working with housing associations but also on land transactions we are very excited and pleased to have her as an addition to the team. Equally, David’s track record, comprehensive understanding of the industry and the residential sector makes him a very exciting new addition to the team. I am very pleased to be working with both of them.”

Rachel Stanislaus, new Land and Development Consultant at KALMARs, comments: “This is a great next step in my career. KALMARs are particularly adept at finding and working on pockets of regeneration across South London and helping with strategic opportunities. I share a passion for development and regeneration in South London, and I look forward to working on the projects and areas that KALMARs have been so heavily involved within.

David McGuinness, new Senior Residential Sales Consultant at KALMARs, comments: “It’s always exciting to be joining a business at a time of expansion and growth and I’m very pleased to have started working with the team. KALMARs share my commitments to client care, delivering excellent new and period homes and getting people on the property ladder, and I plan to bring all my experience and expertise to this new challenge.”