MEET THE COMMERCIAL TEAM
Meet our Commercial Property Team
Meet Your Commercial Team
Lead by one of Stirling Ackroyd’s founding family members, Brett Sullings, our Commercial Team has over 50 years of experience, alongside a deep knowledge of our local areas.
Brett Sullings
Head of Commercial
Brett has a passion for the commercial property market with a wealth of experience and professionalism to advise both clients and applicants on all their needs.
Having joined the commercial team in 2005 and progressed to heading up one of the most active and successful teams within Stirling Ackroyd, Brett's knowledge of the market and passion for Stirling Ackroyd is infectious. He enjoys offering advice on values, marketing advice and development or investment appraisals to a range of client bases. He is also a keen supporter of Rugby but prefers to watch rather than play these days…
Lucy Stephens
Senior Commercial Negotiator
From making teas for a small property company in Smithfield in the late 90s, Lucy quickly caught the bug for commercial agency rising through the ranks rapidly.
With over 20 years’ experience under her belt including working as an LPA Receiver for Allied Irish Bank, Lucy enjoys all aspects of the market, from working closely with clients on large redevelopment strategies to letting and acquiring offices, nothing is considered too big or too small. Lucy is a mum to two beautiful boys, Harry and George, and a very noisy French bulldog called Cyril. Her main hobby is picking up Lego bricks off the living room floor!
Iftakhar Khan
Commercial Agent
Iftakhar focuses upon on the commercial property market, with acquisition and disposal transactional experience in retail, office and industrial properties as well as investment and development sites.
Iftakhar joined the Commercial team in 2006 and built a wealth of experience primarily in diverse and expanding East London property markets. He enjoys offering advice on property values and marketing, as well as development and investment appraisals to a range of private and institutional clients. Iftakhar's loyalty and passion for East London explains his decision to be a life-long supporter of West Ham United, he is also a keen cricket fan.
Samantha-Jo Roberts
Commercial Agent
Samantha-Jo is a specialist in the Shoreditch, Clerkenwell & Islington ‘City Fringe’ office markets – she works with landlords and tenants to deliver inspirational working environments.
Samantha-Jo excels in the dynamic and fast paced City Fringe market and has fast become one of the most successful agents in the sub 5,000 sq ft range – focusing particularly on servicing the creative and rapidly growing TMT sectors. She is completing a part time degree in Estate Management with a view to becoming accredited by the RICS. Outside of work, Samantha-Jo travels, surfs and cooks and on her Sundays loves to explore different parts of London.
George Brereton
Commercial Agent
George joined the office in 2014 and has since become an integral part of the office agency team.
George is involved in all aspects of office agency for both sales and lettings acting for a variety of landlords and tenants. His energy and passion for the City Fringe market has established himself as a key member of the commercial department. He has developed a strong reputation for delivering an efficient service to a broad range of clients.
Lucy Bendien
Commercial Coordinator
Lucy joined the team in June 2017 and has since thrived in co-ordinating the team alongside building a strong understanding of the commercial property market.
Lucy’s role as our coordinator has provided her with a fundamental understanding of our business, and will greatly assist in her future progression of becoming a commercial agent. She is dedicated in her pursuit of building a successful property career and expanding her professional network, and as a naturally personable character, she is unsurprisingly adept in social settings and has rapidly become a highly valued member of our team!