Dutch property services firm Capital Value has expanded its residential team with new hires in London and Utrecht.

Dutch property services firm Capital Value has expanded its residential team with new hires in London and Utrecht.

Capital Value said the expansion is a direct result of the increased foreign demand for Dutch rental housing properties.

From 1 July, Alexander van der Laan will join the firm and serve clients from London while Jelle Tinke will focus on foreign investors from Capital Value’s base in Utrecht.

Van der Laan previously worked more than seven years as a valuation specialist with DTZ Zadelhoff and was also active in the firm’s investment department.

Tinke recently graduated from the University of Amsterdam with a Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning.

‘By stationing one of our employees in London we can play an active role in better positioning the Dutch residential market for foreign investors,’ said Capital Value’s managing director Kees van Harten, adding: ‘It is our aim to act as a bridge between the Dutch residiential investment market and foreign demand.’