Knight Frank Reviews
Updated 16 Jan 2020
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Alistair Elliott
92 Ratings
Pros
"An extremely friendly and approachable working environment" (in 12 reviews)
"Great work-life balance (flexi-time and work from home days)" (in 11 reviews)
Cons
"The majority of senior management have been there for decades" (in 9 reviews)
"no career progression even if you’ve outperformed male counterparts" (in 7 reviews)
"Working at Knight Frank LLP"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Knight Frank full-time for more than a year
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Fun, supportive working environment that puts the people and clients at the heart of everything they do.
Cons
IT support can sometimes be frustrating.
Knight Frank2019-11-28Thank you for your feedback. Sally Chacatte
Continue reading"Partner"
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Culture is good as is freedom
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MArket fluctuations significantly impact comp
Knight Frank2020-01-09"Opportunities, but depends whether you fit in the team"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Knight Frank full-time for more than a year
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- Open for suggestions and new ideas - Positive atmosphere and business culture - Lot of different work across many service lines and optional to move across
Cons
- As with any big firm, experience and culture can differ greatly between teams and service lines - Diversity not great, culture is not really open for people from different backgrounds
Continue readingKnight Frank2020-01-03Knight Frank Response
January 7, 2020 – HR Director
Thank you for your feedback. Our diversity strategy is high on the Group Exec Board's agenda working with a number of external consultants to make sure we get it right. Any thoughts you have on this would be gratefully received by email me on sally.chacatte@knightfrank.com
Continue reading"Amazing People, Outdated Ethos"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Knight Frank full-time for more than 3 years
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Brilliant group of peers. Possibility to move within the company.
Cons
Severe lack of diversity. In terms of progression, being the right sort of person (hunting, shooting fishing) often more important than being exceptional at your job. Not enough room for progression as an administrator. Salary is not benchmarked so people doing the same job can be on vastly different salaries.
Knight Frank2020-01-15"Big company"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Knight Frank full-time for less than a year
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Large Company, the baker street offices are lovely
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Very replaceable women are secretaries and men are estate agents There no room for progression if you work in the administrative departments unless you want to become an estate agent
Knight Frank2020-01-13"A firm that cares about its people"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Knight Frank full-time for more than 3 years
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-I have been working for Knight Frank for around 4 years and really believe that Knight Frank is a company that cares for its employees. Therefore I can see myself wanting to work for KF long term. - I feel trusted and have responsibility for own workload. - Training is excellent and there have been some innovative new training sessions which have been really interesting to attend.
Cons
There is still some work to do to create gender balance across top level management but I know this is something Knight Frank are very invested in addressing.
Knight Frank2019-11-25Knight Frank Response
January 7, 2020 – HR Director
Thank you for your feedback. Sally Chacatte, Group Head of HR
Continue reading"Strong global brand"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Knight Frank part-time for more than 10 years
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High integrity & work ethic. First class service to its customers. Strong learning & development as well as career progression opportunities.
Cons
Unfortunately, still largely a “posh boys club”. Hardly any women in senior roles.
Knight Frank2019-11-14Knight Frank Response
November 18, 2019 – HR Director
Thank you for your feedback. Our ambition is to better balance the business and recently our Senior Partner and Group Chairman committed to an ambition of having no more than 60% of any gender at any level of the organisation. It will take time for the profession and Knight Frank to get there however we are determined. Kind regards Sally Chacatte
Continue reading"Great company"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Knight Frank full-time for more than 3 years
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Good opportunities if you want to progress, friendly
Cons
Some stereotypes , they are estate agents!
Knight Frank2019-11-14Knight Frank Response
November 18, 2019 – HR Director
Thank you for your feedback. Kind regards Sally Chacatte
Continue reading"A great firm with great people"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Knight Frank full-time for more than 10 years
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Knight Frank is a great place to progress your career, with excellent training and personal development opportunities. Having spent nearly 14 years at Knight Frank, I have never been held back from opportunities to progress my career within the business, whilst making great friends and having fun.
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It is difficult to find a negative about working at Knight Frank. Sometimes the decision making process can appear slow, but I think this is a reflection that the people making the decisions care.
Continue readingKnight Frank2019-11-12Knight Frank Response
November 18, 2019 – HR Director
Thank you for your feedback. Kind regards Sally Chacatte
Continue reading"Collaborative and enjoyable place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Knight Frank full-time for more than 8 years
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Collaborative work culture; Great training opportunities; Rewarding experience; and Responsibility for own workload.
Cons
Hours can be long; and Some benefits don't extend out of London to the regional offices.
Knight Frank2019-11-13Knight Frank Response
November 18, 2019 – HR Director
Thank you for your feedback. Please do contact Pippa Nicholls, who leads Benefits and Wellbeing as the key benefits are available across the UK. Kind regards Sally Chacatte
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