MANAMA: Real estate specialist Cluttons is expanding its Bahrain residential lettings team.

The Bahrain office felt a need to expand its residential team to complement the existing management instructions and take advantage of the upturn in the number of new expats coming to Bahrain, specifically in the oil and gas industry, and the many medium- to long-term Bahrain-based expats who are looking to take advantage of lower rents and upgrade from their existing accommodation.

The new team includes Bayan Osborne, who specialises in the Amwaj Muharraq area, and Cathleen Collins, Francine Williamson, Sarah Ashbery, and Jennifer Perry who specialise in Saar, Jasra and Riffa Views.

"We chose to expand as we had been getting a lot of enquiries for residential leasing, but we were unable to service them," said head of agency in Bahrain Catesby Langer-Paget. "In March the opportunity arose to expand the team quickly when a well-regarded agency in Bahrain made the decision to close down and we were able to inherit a ready-made team with a combined 15 years' experience in Bahrain real estate and an excellent track record."