We have made a brace of senior promotions across our legal and consultancy practices at our Guildford office. 

As part of the annual promotions round, David Hutber, who specialises in land acquisition for housebuilders of all sizes, has been promoted to legal director. 

In addition, Jennifer Butterfill has been promoted to principal land consultant at Gateley Hamer, the Group’s specialist property consultancy. Jennifer leads Gateley Hamer’s land referencing and property research team and provides tailored and comprehensive service to government agencies, local authorities and private organisations through the statutory processes needed for projects across the UK. 

These promotions continue to support Gateley’s comprehensive property offering. With a team of more than 250 professionals, Gateley has the largest specialist residential development team in the UK, offering a complete acquisition to disposal service. Its integrated business model provides clients with a broad, complementary offering which marries legal advice with in-house consultancy expertise, creating a one-stop shop for clients. 

Louise Paterson, partner and Guildford office head, said: “Congratulations to David and Jennifer on their well-deserved promotions, which are testament to the fantastic results they have delivered on behalf of our clients in the past 12 months.

“Attracting and rewarding the very best local talent remains incredibly important to us as we continue to work on some of the region’s biggest development projects, so it gives us great pride to announce these promotions.”

Photo of promoted Guildford team members