BGP has appointed Lizzie Knights as a director in its Central London leasing team.

Formerly with Colliers and BNP Paribas Real Estate, Lizzie has extensive experience of working on retail and leisure leasing across prime London locations including Grosvenor’s Mayfair and Belgravia estates; Shaftesbury’s Soho and Carnaby holdings; Argent’s Coal Drops Yard at King’s Cross; and Leadenhall Market in the City of London.

BGP managing director, Tracey Pollard, said “Lizzie is an expert in curating retail portfolios to deliver best-in-class brands and occupier mixes.

“Her previous experience is aligned to the growing number of prime instructions on which BGP is instructed across London.”

Lizzie has worked with a wide variety of brands to secure their first London sites, including HURR, Colourful Standard, Senturion and Aime Leon Dore.

She said: “I’m very much looking forward to being involved in projects such as MARK’s Borough Yards development, St Christopher’s Place for Columbia Threadneedle, and also continuing working with Grosvenor in Belgravia and Mayfair”.