Christie & Co has announced the appointment of Beth Newman as senior surveyor for capital markets.

The role has been created following the appointment of Michael Hodges as managing director of capital markets in June as part of the company’s strategy to increase activity and build its profile within this area.

Newman has joined Christie & Co from Avison Young where she was part of the capital markets team based in Manchester, focusing on both acquisitions and disposals of investment property, in addition to providing investment advice to a range of clients.

Her role also included undertaking due diligence for large institutional transactions.

In her new role she will be working with Hodges across all Christie & Co’s sectors on a national basis across the various regions.

She said: “I am excited to be joining Christie & Co who are a clear market leader across the healthcare, hotel, leisure, medical, childcare, and specialist retail sectors.

“Many investors are now looking to actively target the alternative asset classes which reflects Christie & Co’s core business.

“I look forward to working with the Christie & Co team as we expand our capital markets proposition.”

Hodges adds: “I’m happy to announce that Beth is joining the company to grow our core capital markets team.

“Beth will be working closely with me and our sector teams to build on the strength of our investor relationships.”