Philip Churchill has been appointed head of real estate at Gatehouse Bank, a Shariah-compliant wholesale investment bank based in the City of London.

Philip Churchill has been appointed head of real estate at Gatehouse Bank, a Shariah-compliant wholesale investment bank based in the City of London.

Churchill joined Gatehouse in December 2007 from HDG Mansur, a specialist in Shariah-compliant real estate investment. For the last four years Churchill was head of Investment Management, Europe at HDG, the fund manager of the HSBC Amanah Global Properties Income Fund.

David Testa, CEO of Gatehouse Bank, commented: 'The current market conditions are creating long-term opportunities for value focused investors, especially those looking to enter the UK market. Philip's depth of Islamic real estate experience is a perfect complement to the existing team and extends our global and product expertise.'