Spear’s Review

Trevor Kearney is no stranger to high-value deals. Having spent 10 years at Savills advising on the sale of super-prime properties in sought-after locations such as St George’s Hill and Sandbanks, he started his own firm, The Private Office: Real Estate, in the summer of 2024.

For the charismatic CEO, it’s a risk that has paid off.

‘We’ve entered the market at the best possible time, when the clients that I’ve been assisting for two decades are looking at The Private Office as something truly curated for them,’ he tells Spear’s. ‘Today we have publicly and privately listed about £450 million worth of real estate.’

Kearney’s boutique-style offering is resonating with his client book and the wider market. He says that his firm is ‘becoming the obvious third choice’ behind the more established giants of Knight Frank and Savills.  

‘It's a tremendous amount of success,’ he adds. ‘Long may it continue.’

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Adviser Profile

Founder and CEO of The Private Office: Real Estate, headquartered in Surrey, Trevor’s long-held ambition to step out of corporate agency and build a brand with real purpose was realised in 2024. Under his guidance, TPO operates on a boutique, bespoke and curated ethos, providing a personalised service to each client. The firm offers global real estate services, ensuring absolute discretion and privacy for clients, alongside comprehensive protection, security and lifestyle management services.

Prior to founding The Private Office: Real Estate, Kearney held senior positions at prestigious firms such as Savills and Knight Frank, where he managed some of Surrey’s most desirable properties, including significant off-market sales with prices reaching tens of millions of pounds. Trevor is arguably the most successful agent of his time in the home counties.

Trevor enjoys a unique position within the property industry, with extensive directorship experience in the corporate agency world, while still working as a prime agent and actively buying and selling properties on behalf of his exceptional client base. To date, Trevor has managed transactions exceeding £5.8 billion.

As a leading and high-profile agent, Trevor identified that the industry needed to evolve to meet the needs of clients and talented agents alike and has revolutionised the traditional agency model by offering agents commission rates of up to 50 per cent of billings earned on sales, a significant increase from the industry average.

Trevor is passionate about the future of agency, and as well as changing the fortunes of talented agents, he is publicly supporting reform within the industry, suggesting the introduction of agent qualifications, a sales verification platform and greater levels of transparency throughout the buying and selling process.