James Thorburn

About James

James joined the team at Bayleys after the recent merger with Knight Frank NZ. With over 18 years’ experience in commercial property, James is a skilled negotiator with an extensive network, in-depth market knowledge and the ability to build strong and enduring relationships with a wide range of market participants.

James has consistently been a top performer, his proven experience across many sectors of the market enables him to provide innovative and effective solutions with particular focus on assisting medium to large size businesses with the acquisition of new premises, renegotiation of leases and disposal of existing premises. He knows that understanding his clients business strategy and objectives is vital in order to develop and implement excellent, practical, and commercially minded real estate solutions which align with their future requirements.

Successful partnerships include; Vero, Aon, Nikko AM, Abano, 9 Spokes, Allianz, Aurecon, Spark, Pushpay, nib, Tegel, Nike, Perpetual Guardian, Lane Neave, ATEED, Custom Fleet, Fletcher’s, Exxon Mobil, WPP, Munich Re, Woods, Western Union, Berkshire Hathaway, NZTA, Harvey Norman and IWG.