Broker JLL said on Wednesday that it has appointed Dan Brown to lead its newly-created EMEA Flex Space team.
Brown has more than 12 years’ experience in real estate and joined JLL in 2012 to lead the London serviced office team. Prior to that, he was a commercial real estate agent at UK-based workspace operator Landmark. In his new role, he will lead JLL’s leasing agency and advisory services for corporate and investor clients looking at the flex space market.
The creation of the new team reflects the ongoing growth in the European flex office market, which has more than doubled in size since 2014.
In 2017 alone the total amount of flex space in the top 20 largest markets globally grew by 30%, equivalent to around 1 million m2. In cities such as London it now represents 20% of take-up.
'The rise of flex space is just one of a number of structural changes taking place in the real estate sector globally,' said Guy Grainger, CEO of EMEA at JLL. 'The creation of this new team and Dan’s appointment to lead it are key first steps in helping us to continue to fulfil the needs of our investor and occupier clients as this exciting part of the market evolves.'
