Pope left HFF in wake of its acquisition by JLL in March
JLL has agreed to buy capital markets services provider HFF in a transaction valued at $2bn (£1.5bn)
HFF has hired Tom Brook and Andrew Laing as directors in its London office.
US real estate services provider HFF further demonstrated its intentions to make inroads into the UK property advisory market this week by poaching two senior directors from CBRE.
London agents Jamie Pope and John Starkie have quit CBRE to join the new London office of US broker HFF
Pennsylvania-based property adviser HFF is set to break into the UK market after agreeing a deal to buy Leon Partners.